Katherine Schipper is an American

accounting research Accounting research examines how accounting is used by individuals, organizations and government as well as the consequences that these practices have. Starting from the assumption that accounting both measures and makes visible certain economic ...

er and educator. Currently the Thomas F. Keller professor of accounting at

Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...

, she has also been a professor at

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

and

Carnegie-Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a Private university, private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became t ...

. She is a past president of the

American Accounting Association The American Accounting Association (AAA) promotes accounting education, research and practice. The Association mission is to further the discipline and profession of accounting through education, research and service. The organization is the larg ...

. Also, she has taught the MBA programs at University of Frankfurt's Goethe Business School. For many years, she was editor of the ''

Journal of Accounting Research The ''Journal of Accounting Research'' (''JAR'') is a leading peer-reviewed academic journal associated with the University of Chicago. It was established in 1963 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Chookaszian Accounting Research ...

'', which is hosted at the University of Chicago. She received the Outstanding Accounting Educator Award of the American Accounting Association in 1999. She began a five-year term as a member of the

Financial Accounting Standards Board The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is a private standard-setting body whose primary purpose is to establish and improve Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) within the United States in the public's interest. The Secur ...

in 2001, and completed that in 2006. In 2007, Schipper was inducted into the

Accounting Hall of Fame The Accounting Hall of Fame is an award "recognizing accountants who are making or have made a significant contribution to the advancement of accounting" since the beginning of the 20th century. Inductees are from both accounting academia and pract ...

. She was the first woman and the 81st inductee.

Education

She has a B.A. summa cum laude from the

University of Dayton The University of Dayton (UD) is a Private university, private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary (Marianists), Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the U ...

and M.B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

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Biography upon induction into Accounting Hall of Fame
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