Cassy BuddProfessor Budd has been a faculty member at Brigham Young University since 2005. Prior to coming to BYU, she was on the faculty at Utah State University for three years. She received a BS degree in accounting at Brigham Young University and a MAcc deree in tax at Utah State University. Before pursuing a career in academics she worked as an auditor for the firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in its Salt Lake, San Jose, and Phoenix offices and continues to maintain her CPA license. Professor Budd has taught financial accounting at all levels, introductory managerial accounting, undergraduate and graduate auditing, and partnership taxation. She is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching and student advisement, including the Dean Fairbanks Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship, Brigham Young University; School of Accountancy Advisor of the Year, Utah State University; State of Utah Campus Compact Service-Learning Engaged Scholar Award, and the Joe Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Recognition Award from Utah State University. She has been active in serving on various committees of the American Accounting Association, including chairing the annual Conference on Teaching and Learning in Accounting. Professor Budd is currently serving as the VP-Academic for the Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section of the American Accounting Association. Read More Read Less