Professor Pam Smith — Ph.D., CPA, MBA
HJ CPAexcel Author and Video Lecturer

Northern Illinois University: KPMG Professor of Accountancy

Dr. Smith has won awards voted on by her students (Executive MBA Golden Apple) and by her peers (Illinois CPA Society's 2008 Educator of the Year). As faculty advisor, Pam sparked the creation of an honor pledge and code of conduct. She is co-author of NIU's Building Ethical Leaders handbook and a developer of the college's BELIEF initiative (Building Ethical Leaders using an Integrated Ethics Framework), both of which have been integrated across the college. Because of her research in accounting for derivatives and hedging, she was called as an expert witness in the Enron trial. Pam and her husband are licensed handlers of their certified therapy dog, Shelby, who provides emotional therapy to seniors and special needs children.