Dale L. Flesher

Dale L. Flesher is an accounting scholar and professor who contributes to the field of accounting research. Flesher is married to Tonya K. [Maloney] Flesher. Khanna, Samiha.(2016) CPA couples’ best relationship advice, www.journalofaccountancy.com, para 3. Available at: https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/newsletters/2016/feb/cpa-couples-relationship-advice.html Flesher is a long-time professor of accountancy and associate dean at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), having first joined the faculty in 1977. He previously taught four years at Appalachian State University, two years at the University of Cincinnati, and three years at Ball State University. Pugh, Elaine.(2011)Longtime Accountancy Professor Dale Flesher Chosen for Distinguished Research Award, news.olemiss.edu, Available at: https://news.olemiss.edu/longtime-accountancy-professor-dale-flesher-chosen-for-distinguished-research-award/ Flesher has published over 50 book titles, plus over 300 journal articles, across over 100 professional journals. 
Additional information can be found in Dale L. Flesher's Curriculum Vitae which has been updated to the date of his Emeritus appointment in September 2021. Dale L. Flesher's Curriculum Vitae accessed on July 27, 2023. He continues to conduct additional research and provide scholarly presentations. Dale L. Flesher at cpajournal.com accessed on July 12, 2023. Dale Flesher at researchgate.com accessed on July 27, 2023 Dale Flesher on GoogleScholar accessed on July 27, 2023 
==Career==
Flesher served as president of the Academy of Accounting Historians in 1988 (as referenced in this message). Flesher, Dale L. (1988) "Message from the president [1988, Vol. 10, no. 1]," Accounting Historians Notebook: Vol. 11 : No. 1 , Article 2. Available at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/aah_notebook/vol11/iss1/2 Flesher was editor of The Accounting Historians Notebook from 1980 to 1989. Flesher, Dale L. and Ariail, Donald L. (2013) "Voices of Experience Series: An Interview with Dale Flesher, Ph.D., CPA," Accounting Historians Notebook: Vol. 36 : No. 2 , Article 4. Available at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/aah_notebook/vol36/iss2/4 He then edited The Accounting Historians Journal from 1989 to 1994. 
Flesher has published in a variety of accounting history areas and has published volumes on the history of various accounting organizations, include the following:
* Dale L. Flesher, The Institute of Internal Auditors: 50 Years of Progress Through Sharing (Altamonte Springs, FL: Institute of Internal Auditors, 1991). Reviewed in The Accounting Review, April, 1992.
* Dale L. Flesher, Serving the Public Interest: 100 Years of NASBA (Nashville: National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, 2007). Serving the Public Interest: 100 Years of NASBA accessed on August 9, 2023
* Dale L. Flesher, The History of AACSB International (Tampa: AACSB International), 2017. Smith, Edwin.(2007)UM Accountancy Professor Wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award, news.olemiss.edu, para 7. Available at: https://news.olemiss.edu/um-accountancy-professor-wins-sec-faculty-achievement-award/ 
* James W. Davis, Dale L. Flesher, and Annette Pridgen, MSCPA Centennial History: A Century of CPAs in Mississippi, 1920-2020 (Ridgeland, MS: Mississippi Society of CPAs), 2020. 2023 Davis, James W.; Flesher, Dale L.; Pridgen, Annette; and Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, MSCPA Centennial History: A Century of CPAs in Mississippi. Publications of Accounting Associations, Societies, and Institutes. 193.
In addition to his books on accounting organizational histories, he, along with Gary John Previts of Case Western Reserve University, wrote the screenplay and produced a 32-minute video in 1996 on the centennial history of the CPA Examination and the role of CPAs in America. That video won the 1997 Crystal Award of Excellence.
==Education==
* Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, 1975 (Major: Accounting; Minors: Finance, Marketing, and Quantitative Methods). 
* M.A., Ball State University, 1968 (Major: Accounting). 
* B.S., Ball State University, 1967 (Major: Business Education; Minor: Economics).
==Selected awards and honors==
*Academy of Accounting Historians First Annual Thomas J. Burns Biographical Research in Accounting Award, 2005.List of Past Thomas J. Burns Biographical Research Award recipients, American Accounting Association website 
*American Institute of CPAs Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award, 2011 (Lifetime Achievement Award). Dale Flesher at Gleim.com accessed on July 27, 2023 
*Academy of Accounting Historians Hourglass Award, 2014 (Lifetime Achievement in Research Award). (2014) Dale L. Flesher Receives 2014 Hourglass Award, Accounting Historians Notebook: Vol. 37 : No. 2 , Article 12. 
*Academy of Accounting Historians Best Paper Award, 2014 (for a 2013 publication); 2020 (for a 2019 article); 2021 (for a 2020 article). (2014) 2013 Best Paper Award to Dale L. Flesher and Gary J. Previts, Accounting Historians Notebook: Vol. 37 : No. 2 , Article 7. 
*Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award, 2017 (selected as the top faculty member on campus). Flesher is the only accounting professor to ever receive the award at any of the 14 SEC campuses. . Hahn, Tina.(2022) Fleshers Support New Accountancy Home, news.olemiss.edu. Available at: https://news.olemiss.edu/fleshers-support-new-accountancy-home/
*Patterson School of Accountancy Hall of Fame, University of Mississippi, 2020.Alumni Hall of Fame List, Patterson School of Accountancy website 
==Personal life==
Flesher was born on June 27th, 1945. He is married to Tonya K. [Maloney] Flesher. Tonya is a Professor Emerita, at Ole Miss as well and an expert in Tax accounting. Tonya Flesher profile on olemiss.edu accessed on August 9, 2023 Bonnie Brown: Q&A with Dr. Tonya K. Flesher, Professor Emerita of Accountancy accessed on August 9, 2023 . Together, they have one son, Flyn, who is an attorney and one daughter, Felicity, who works as a film archivist in Hollywood. 
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