VITA

NAME: Donald Ray McWilliams, CPA, CFE

ADDRESS, TELEPHONE & EMAIL: P.O. Box 17970 Jackson, MS 39217 (601) 979-2699 [email protected]

RANK/TITLE: Full-time Instructor of Accounting, Non-tenure track

DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT AT JSU: August 13, 2009

EDUCATION:

Jackson State University, Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) received in August 1991.

Graduate study – Arkansas State University, August 1988 – May 1990, Mathematics

Mississippi Valley State University, B.S. received in May 1988. Major, Mathematics.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION: CPA, , 1996 CFE, ACFE, 2004

PRIMARY COURSES TAUGHT AT JSU OVER PAST FIVE YEARS

Course Number Course Title ACC 211 Principles of Financial Accounting ACC 212 Principles of Managerial Accounting ACC 381 Principles of Governmental and not-for-profit accounting ACC 321 Cost Accounting MAT 100 Intermediate Algebra

TEACHING AND OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi (College of Business, Department of Accounting). Full-time Instructor, August 2009 to present

Donald R McWilliams, CPA, CFE. Associate Accountant, Turner & Associates LLC, Jackson, Mississippi with a concentration on providing financial accounting reporting services, income tax preparation, fiduciary services and litigation and support.

Mississippi State Tax Commission, Senior Tax Auditor/Accountant, Aug 1994 to 2004 Special Agent/Criminal Investigator, Aug 2004 to 2009 Duties: Sales, use, income and franchise tax audits of individuals and corporations for compliance with the state tax laws and regulations. Provide expert guidance in the area of sales tax compliance to general public. Investigated over ten criminal tax fraud cases. Provide testimony and forensically sound evidence which resulted in the successful prosecution in 100% of cases submitted to court.

Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas; Graduate Assistant in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (teaching and math lab tutor) August 1988 to May 1989.

Jackson Public Schools, , Jackson, Mississippi; Academic teacher subject Algebra I & II. August 1991 to May 1992

Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Mississippi, Instructor of freshman studies and adjunct mathematic department, August 1992 to August 1994

Part-time teaching: , Department of Mathematics, January 2004 to May 2009 (taught all levels of College Algebra)

ACADEMIC AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Faculty Advisor, Accounting Society, Jackson State University, School of Business, August 2009 to present

Member, American Accounting Association, Governmental & NFP Accounting Section, Forensic Accounting Section

Member, National Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, January 2005 to present

Secretary, Central Chapter of the Mississippi Society of CPA’s, June 2010 to present

Treasurer, Greater Bethlehem Temple Church, Jackson, Mississippi, January 2007 to present

Internal Revenue Service, VITA program site coordinator and training instructor

HONORS AND AWARDS

Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship, Jackson State University, September 1989

Freshman Class Favorite Teacher Award, 1993

CPA Mentor, Mississippi State Tax Commission, January 2009

Teacher of the Year Award, School of Business, JSU 2009-2010 Academic Year

MEMBERSHIPS IN ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Accounting Association Association of Certified Fraud Examiners National Association of Black Accountants

AACSB QUALIFICATIONS DESIGNATION

Professionally Qualified, earned masters’ degree in accounting plus CPA and CFE, completed over 27 graduate hours in mathematics. Also, over 15 years of professional career work experience in accounting. Special Agent for Criminal Investigations for Mississippi State Tax Commission, 2004-2009.

Professional training • Forensic Accounting, Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy, Gleynco, GA, 2008

• Computer Forensic, Center for Cyber Crime Training, Mississippi State University, Jackson, MS, 2008