Lawrence Kalbers, Associate Dean, Faculty and Academic Programs
R. Chad Dreier Chair in Accounting Ethics
Loyola Marymount University
Professor Lawrence (Larry) Kalbers is Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Programs as well as the R. Chad Dreier Chair in Accounting Ethics. He earned a B.A from Wittenberg University, an M.S. from Kent State University, and a Ph.D. from Penn State University. Before joining the LMU accounting faculty in 2005, he served as professor of accounting, the director of the School of Professional Accountancy, and the associate dean of the College of Management at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. Kalbers also taught at Wittenberg University, Penn State University, and John Carroll University. His teaching interests include accounting and business ethics, auditing and financial reporting.
Kalbers gained auditing and accounting experience working for J.K. Lasser & Co., Ernst & Ernst, Kalbers and Sturges, Inc., Ernst & Young, and as a sole practitioner. He also served as treasurer for several not-for-profit organizations. Kalbers is a CPA and a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the American Accounting Association, the Institute of Internal Auditors, the National Association of Black Accountants, and the California Society of CPAs.