Michael T. Dugan

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Michael T. Dugan
Born (1957-09-27) September 27, 1957 (age 66)
Dallas, Texas, USA
NationalityAmerican
OccupationUniversity professor
TitlePeter S. Knox III Distinguished Chair of Accounting at Augusta University
SpouseDivorced
ChildrenTwo
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of New Orleans
University of Tennessee
Thesis (1982)
Doctoral advisorWayne J. Morse
Academic work
DisciplineFinancial Accounting
InstitutionsUniversity of New Orleans
University of Alabama
University of Southern Mississippi
Augusta University

Michael Timothy Dugan (born 1957) is an accounting academic, currently serving as Professor of Accounting at Augusta University. He is noted for research contributions in the area of predictive ability and market-based archival research.[1] Peers external to his home institution have recognized Dugan for teaching excellence.[2]

Early life and education

Dugan was born on September 27, 1957, as the youngest of the four children of Albert Francis Dugan and Ruth Margaret Dugan (née Welsh).

Roman Catholic parochial school in New Orleans and subsequently graduated from Jesuit High School of New Orleans
in 1975.

Dugan matriculated with a

audit opinion
received.

Teaching career and research

Dugan became a

full professorship
in 1995.

In 2010, Dugan became Horne Professor of Accountancy at the University of Southern Mississippi.[1] There Dugan continued to pursue his research in the development of bankruptcy prediction models and win teaching and research awards.[4] In 2014, Dugan relocated to Augusta University (then Georgia Regents University) to become Peter S. Knox Distinguished Chair of Accounting, where he remains as of the Spring semester 2017.

Dugan has developed bankruptcy prediction model limitations[5][6] and accounting-based estimation techniques for corporate risk[7][8][1] His assessments reveal limitations in the accuracy of some widely accepted bankruptcy prediction models. The estimation techniques provide measures of degrees of risk inherent in corporate stock.

Major publications

Dugan has 71 publications in the

citations according to Google Scholar
. Selected additional major publications include:

  • M. Dugan, D. Minyard, and K. Shriver, “A Re-examination of the Operating Leverage – Financial Leverage Tradeoff Hypothesis,” Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (Fall 1994), pp. 327–334.
  • M. Dugan and K. Shriver, “An Empirical Comparison of Alternative Methods for the Estimation of the Degree of Operating Leverage,” The Financial Review (May 1992), pp. 309–321.
  • C. Zavgren, M. Dugan, and J. Reeve, “The Association Between Probabilities of Bankruptcy and Market Responses – A Test of Market Anticipation,” Journal of Business Finance and Accounting (Spring 1988), pp. 27–45.
  • M. Dugan and T. Forsyth, “The Relationship Between Bankruptcy Model Predictions and Stock Market Perceptions of Bankruptcy,” The Financial Review (August 1995), pp. 507–527.

Awards and recognition

Dugan received 10 teaching awards at the departmental, business school, university, and accounting professional levels, which includes his receipt of the Alabama State Society of CPAs 2009 Outstanding educator award.[2] His 2010 publication entitled "The Impact of Academic Accounting Research on Professional Practice: An Analysis by the AAA Research Impact Task Force" received the Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award in 2010.[9] In 2017, Augusta University awarded Dugan with their graduate school's outstanding research award for the recognition that his research brought to the university.[10] Dugan received the 2020 Accounting Department Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of New Orleans.[11]

Personal life

Dugan is a divorced father of two children and resides in Evans, Georgia.

References

  1. ^ a b c Harris, Danielle. "Dugan Named Distinguished Chair in Accounting". greport.gru.edu. Augusta University. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "UA's Dugan Named 2009 Outstanding Accounting Educator". University of Alabama. ua.edu. May 12, 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Birth and Death Certifications". dshs.texas.gov. Texas Health and Human Services. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Annual Report - FY13/FY14". Southern Miss College of Business Annual Report 2013-4. 2014.
  5. S2CID 152519561
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  6. ^ Tennyson, M.; Ingram, R.; Dugan, M. (Summer 1990). "Assessing the Information Content of Narrative Disclosures in Explaining Bankruptcy". Journal of Business Finance and Accounting: 391.
  7. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6288.1989.tb00333.x
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  8. doi:10.1108/JFEP-10-2014-0056
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  9. ^ "Accounting Horizons and Issues in Accounting Education Annual Best Paper Awards". aaahq.org. American Accounting Association. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Distinguished Research Award Winners". augusta.edu. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  11. ^ Kaylor, Lisa. "Hull Professor Receives Outstanding Alumni award from University of New Orleans". jagwire.augusta.edu. Augusta University. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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