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, Mississippi, 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, Provine High School, 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: Hinds Community College, 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, Tougaloo College 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