The Center for Accounting Ethics, Governance, and the Public Interest brings prominent individuals to campus to speak about topics related to accounting ethics, governance, and the public interest.
The Loyola Marymount University community and the public are welcome to attend all lectures in the Distinguished Speaker Series at no cost.
October 21, 2009
Charles A. Bowsher came to campus as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. During his visit, Mr. Bowsher met in small groups with students and faculty throughout the day. In the evening, he gave an informative, timely and candid presentation titled, “The Banking Crisis, Debt, and Ethics,” to a standing-room-only audience of more than 300 students, faculty, alumni, and guests from the community. Bowsher was presented the Accounting in the Public Interest Award by the Center for Accounting Ethics, Governance, and the Public Interest. The award was given in recognition of Mr. Bowsher’s “recognition of his ethical leadership and values in his service to the public and the accounting profession.”
March 17, 2009
Robert L. Bunting came to campus as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. During his visit, Mr. Bunting met in small groups with students, faculty, and professionals. In the evening, he gave a very timely presentation titled, “Global Ethics and Auditing Standards for the 21 st Century” to an audience of about 150 students, faculty, alumni, and guests from the community. In his presentation, he discussed the development and implementation of global ethics and auditing standards and their importance to the global economy, financial reporting, and corporate governance. His remarks also addressed the current financial crisis and the need for a thoughtful, measured, and coordinated response by regulators worldwide. After his presentation, Bunting was presented the Accounting in the Public Interest Award by the Center for Accounting Ethics, Governance, and the Public Interest in recognition of “his leadership and commitment to ethical standards and values in the accounting profession.”
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October 15, 2008
John C. Hueston came to campus as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. During his visit, Mr. Hueston met in small groups with students and faculty throughout the day. In the evening, he gave an informative presentation titled, “A Perfect Storm of Investigation and Governance Failures: Why Enron Failed and Why Its Failure is Relevant Today,” to an audience of about 250 students, faculty, alumni, and guests from the community. Hueston was presented the Accounting in the Public Interest Award by the Center for Accounting Ethics, Governance, and the Public Interest. The award was given in recognition of Mr. Hueston’s “commitment to the pursuit of justice and his dedication to the public interest.”
April 16, 2008
David Cay Johnston came to campus as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series . Johnston, long one of America’s top investigative reporters, joined The New York Times in 1995 and in 2001 won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the U.S. tax system. His 2004 best-selling book, Perfectly Legal : The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich--and Cheat Everybody Else, won a medal from Investigative Reporters and Editors as book of the year. His most recent book, Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill) , is about how government economic policy violates Adam Smith’s teachings. During his visit, Mr. Johnston met in small groups with students and faculty throughout the day. In the evening, he gave an enlightening and provocative presentation titled, “Perfectly Legal: Inequities in America,” to an audience of more than 350 students, faculty, alumni, and guests from the community. Johnston was presented the Accounting in the Public Interest Award by the Center for Accounting Ethics, Governance, and the Public Interest. The award was given in recognition of Mr. Johnston’s “ongoing investigative reporting about our tax and legal systems and for his commitment to social justice and the public interest.”
Feb. 12, 2008
R. Chad Dreier came to campus as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. Dreier is president, CEO, and chairman of the board of The Ryland Group, a Fortune 500 company. He is an accounting graduate and the chairman of the board of trustees of Loyola Marymount University. During the day, Mr. Dreier met in small groups with students and faculty. In the evening, Mr. Dreier gave a motivational and educational presentation titled, “Ethics in Everyday Business,” to an audience of about 400 students, faculty, alumni, and guests from the business community. The audience reacted very positively to his message and down-to-earth approach. Dreier was presented the Accounting in the Public Interest Award by the Center for Accounting Ethics, Governance, and the Public Interest. The award was given in recognition of Mr. Dreier’s “ethical leadership and integrity in business, and personal and financial support to Loyola Marymount University and many other community organizations.”
Sept. 24, 2007
Mrs. Bunnatine (Bunny) Hayes Greenhouse, best known for challenging improper Iraq no-bid contracts, came to campus as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. During the day, Mrs. Greenhouse met in small groups with students, faculty, alumni, and guests from the Los Angeles community. In the evening, Mrs. Greenhouse gave an inspiring and informative presentation titled, “Ethics and the Whistleblower,” to an audience of nearly 400 students, faculty, alumni, and guests from the business community. Mrs. Greenhouse also was presented the Accounting in the Public Interest Award by the Center for Accounting Ethics, Governance, and the Public Interest. The award was given in recognition of Greenhouse's “ethical leadership, integrity, and distinguished service in the public interest.”
Nov. 8, 2006
Ms. Cynthia Cooper, best known for her role in uncovering the $11 billion fraud at WorldCom, was the first to visit campus as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. During the day, Ms. Cooper met with students in the accounting ethics class, had lunch with faculty and the dean, and later met with another small group of faculty and students. In the evening, Ms. Cooper gave an inspirational and informative presentation titled, “WorldCom Warnings: What Went Wrong and Corporate Governance Lessons Learned,” to an overflow crowd of more than 500 students, faculty, alumni, and guests from the business community. Ms. Cooper also was presented the first Accounting in the Public Interest Award by the Center for Accounting Ethics, Governance, and the Public Interest. The award was given in recognition of Ms. Cooper’s “ethical leadership, professionalism, and distinguished service in the public interest.”
