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David Ryan, Associate Professor of Accounting

Degrees: BS (accounting)
MIBS (International Business)
PhD (accounting) .
Courses I teach: Federal Income Taxation, Financial Accounting - Honors; Advanced Accounting

  • Jobs I have had in my lifetime…
    • During high school and college, I worked in a small local grocery store, in a fast food restaurant and a furniture warehouse. After college, I became a CPA. But I was also an accounting instructor in the early 70's at the Ungku Omar Politeknik in Ipoh Malaysia and at Adrian College in Michigan in the mid 80's and a financial intern in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Movie I can watch over and over…
    • Moonstruck
  • Places I have lived…
    • Erie, State College and Philadelphia, Pa; Columbia, SC; Adrian, MI; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Ipoh, Malaysia
  • Favorite sports teams…
    • The Phillies & PSU football
  • Favorite TV show…
    • It's a toss-up between Bones and As Time Goes By.
  • Foreign place I have traveled to…
    • England, Ireland, Scotland, Brazil, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, The Netherlands and Canada (does that count as foreign?).
  • Favorite spot on the Jersey Shoreline…
    • I'm not a big fan of the Jersey shore. I think Cape May is the nicest part, but I like Cape Cod or the Maine coast much more.
  • Websites I visit daily…
    • None, except for work related stuff. I rarely go to websites other than for something connected with teaching or academic research. I am not into Facebook, Twitter or getting the news online. I'd much prefer to read the morning newspaper or a newsmagazine like the Economist. I guess that makes me old fashioned.
  • Favorite foods…
    • Anything dark chocolate. I'm becoming addicted to chocolate croissants
  • Favorite Philly restaurant…
    • I'm not sure that I have just one favorite.' There are several in my neighborhood of Mt Airy that I like, including Bacio & Tiffen.
  • Favorite things to do outside of work…
    • Working in my garden, riding my bike on the many local bike paths, yoga, reading a book (mysteries, history, novels - I'll read anything that is interesting)
  • Coolest thing I’ve ever done…
    • What is cool? How about touring the island of Bali with a guide while riding on the back of his little motor scooter? Or sailing on a schooner off the coast of Maine?
  • If I could eat dinner with one person, it would be…
    • Bill Bryson
  • Favorite flavor of ice cream…
    • Homemade Chocolate
  • Favorite toy as a child…
    • A stuffed puppy dog
  • Book (not textbook!) I am currently reading…
    • I am reading Crossing Mandelbaum Gate by Kai Bird as I write this and I just finished the Stieg Larsson mystery trilogy