Doug Barney, Business Administration, IU Southeast

With a background in agriculture—he grew up on a farm—Barney eventually found he had a knack for numbers and fell in love with accounting. Since 1993, he has taught accounting and advanced taxation at IU Southeast.

For the past three years, Barney has taught tax problems to practicing Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) across the country at the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) National Tax Education Program. “The big firms have their own schools. The smaller firm s can’t afford one,” Barney said. A CPA himself, Barney is also a Certified Management Accountant and a Certified Financial Manager. In 1993, he earned his doctoral degree in accountancy from the University of Mississippi.

Barney has written numerous articles for scholarly journals and continues to do collaborative research into the use of statistical models to predict debt rescheduling. IU has honored Barney with a Teaching Excellence Recognition Award in 1997 and 1998. In 1998, he was inducted as a member of IU’s Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching.

In his community, Barney brings his business expertise to teenagers through his involvement with Junior Achievement. Last year, Barney taught students at New Albany High School about cash flow, setting up a solid financial statement, production and “break even” strategies. Off campus, Barney regularly serves as a consultant and conducts management development seminars for LG&E and Kelley Dental Laboratory.

But his first love is teaching. He describes his style as “open,” and he loves to initiate discussion among his students. Of IU Southeast, Barney said he enjoys the level of interaction created in a small classroom. “People are friendly here. It’s a nice place to be!”