Faculty & Staff Directory

iconiconNameDaniel ShortImageDaniel ShortFirstnameDanielLastnameShortOffice Phone(817) 257-4643
Emaild.short@tcu.edu
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Vitae
Position:Professor and Former DeanDepartment:AccountingOffice:Smith Hall 332Role:FacultyEducation
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ph.D., August 1977
  • M.B.A. with major in Accounting, April 1974, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
  • B.S. in Business Administration, August 1967
Areas of Expertise / Research
  • Accounting
Work Experience
  • Dean, Neeley School of Business at TCU, August 2004-June 2008; Professor of Accounting, June 2008-Present
  • Dean, Richard T. Farmer School of Business, Miami University, July 1995-July 2002; Professor of Accounting, July 2002-August 2004
  • Dean and Professor, Kansas State University, June 1992-July 1995
  • Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, July 1977-June 1992
  • Associate Dean, The University of Texas at Austin, July 1987-June 1992
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Chicago, July 1979-July 1980
Key Publications
  • Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (current edition with Bob and Pat Libby), McGraw-Hill, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009
  • Fundamentals of Financial Accounting, Canadian Edition (current edition with Bob and Pat Libby, George Kanaan, and Maureen Gowing), McGraw-Hill, 1987, 1990, 1993, 2003, 2006, 2008
  • "For Some Companies, FIFO Accounting Makes Sense" (with Michael H. Granof) The Wall Street Journal, August 30, 1982. Reprinted in Journal of Accountancy, January 1983. Reprinted in Financial Accounting-Theory: Issues and Controversies, McGraw-Hill, 1985. Reprinted in The Accounting Sampler, McGraw-Hill, 1986. Reprinted in Readings and Notes on Financial Accounting, McGraw-Hill, 1994
  • "A Comparison of Alternative Methods of Estimating Constant Dollar Depreciation," The Accounting Review, July 1985
  • "The Impact of Price-Level Adjustment in the Context of Risk Assessment," Journal of Accounting Research, 1978 Supplement
Awards / Recognition
  • Outstanding Graduate Business Professor Award (Core Class) - 2008
  • Undergraduate Business Council Award for Teaching Excellence, 1988
  • Texas Excellence Teaching Award, 1987
  • Hank Harkins Award for Teaching Excellence in Undergraduate Classes, 1985
  • Outstanding Graduate Business Professor Award, 1982
  • Outstanding Graduate Business Professor Award, 1981
  • Jack G. Taylor Teaching Excellence Award, 1980
  • Beta Alpha Psi Teaching Excellence Award, 1978
International Experience
  • Singapore, London, England, Iverness, Scotland, Brussels, Belgium
  • Developed Annual European Executive Seminar, 1987-1992
Fellowships
  • John Burns Faculty Fellowship, 1988-92
  • Fayez Sarofim Faculty Fellowship, 1985-88
  • Graduate School of Business Course Development Grant, 1985
  • Graduate School of Business Research Grant, 1984
  • Peat, Marwick, Mitchell Faculty Development Grant, 1984
  • University Special Research Grant, 1983
  • Department of Accounting Research Grant,1979
  • Exxon Foundation Research Award, 1978
  • Ernst & Ernst Doctoral Dissertation Award, 1976-77
  • American Accounting Association Fellowship, 1976
  • William A. Paton Fellowship, 1976-77
  • Beta Gamma Sigma, 1974
  • Beta Alpha Psi, 1974