John Stephen Grice, Sr., Ph.D., CPA

Dr. John Stephen Grice, Sr. holds the following degrees and certification:

Ph.D. in Accounting, The University of Alabama 1997.

MAcc., The University of Alabama 1994.

B.S. in Accounting, Troy State University 1989.

Certified Public Accountant [CPA] 1989.

Dr. Grice is currently a member of the accounting faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Prior to joining UAB, he served as the Director of the Troy University School of Accountancy. Dr. Grice currently serves as a Scholar-In-Residence for the firm of Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, LLC. In 2003, Dr. Grice was honored as the first recipient of Troy University worldwide system Wallace D. Malone, Jr. Distinguished Faculty Award. In 2002 and 1999, Dr. Grice was a finalist for the University’s Ingall's Award for excellence in classroom teaching. In 1998, Dr. Grice was honored as the Business Professor of the Year awarded by the Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity of the Sorrell College of Business. Also, he has been named Faculty of the Semester by the Student Government Association on three occasions. Dr. Grice has published more than 35 articles in various journals including Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Journal of Business Research, Advances in Accounting, The CPA Journal, Practical Tax Strategies, The Cooperative Accountant, The Journal of 21rst Century Accounting, Southern Business & Economic Journal, National Public Accountant, Ohio CPA Journal, Today's CPA, Business Quest, Tennessee CPA, and the TSU Business and Economic Review.

Dr. Grice has designed professional education courses on various accounting and auditing topics. He has taught more than 50 continuing professional education courses for the Alabama Society of CPAs, Mississippi Society of CPAs, and various CPA firms and organizations. He received the Alabama Society of CPAs Thomas A. Ratcliffe Outstanding Discussion Leader Award in 2002 and 2005. He also has designed Internet based Executive Master of Business Administration accounting courses that are taught exclusively through Internet capabilities. Dr. Grice routinely provides technical consultation to various CPA firms.

Prior to earning a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Alabama, Dr. Grice was employed by the Accounting Firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers [Coopers & Lybrand legacy]. As a CPA in the Business Assurance division of Coopers & Lybrand, he serviced clients in the banking, healthcare, and manufacturing industries. While at The University of Alabama, he was the Doctoral Consortium Fellow at the American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium in Tahoe City, California sponsored by the Accounting firm of Deloite & Touche. As a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Dr. Grice received the highest honor awarded a doctoral candidate in the College of Commerce and Business Administration at The University of Alabama.