Mulford, Charles W. 1951-

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MULFORD, Charles W. 1951-

PERSONAL:

Born May 5, 1951, in Blue Island, IL; son of Charles W., Sr. and Geraldine (Miller) Mulford; married Deborah Nemark, May 24, 1975; children: Michael, Steven. Ethnicity: "White." Education: University of South Florida, B.A., 1974; Florida International University, M.S.M., 1979; Florida State University, D.B.A., 1983.

ADDRESSES:

Home—4200 Kenwyck Ct., Marietta, GA 30062. Office—Dupree College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 303320520; fax: 770-579-6020. E-mail—cmulford@mindspring.com.

CAREER:

Coopers & Lybrand, Miami, FL, senior auditor, 1974-77; Racal-Milgo, Inc., Miami, assistant controller, 1977-78; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, professor of accounting and holder of Invesco Chair, 1983—. Consultant to Bank of America, Sun-Trust Banks, and Bank One. Huntington disease care-giver.

MEMBER:

American Accounting Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Elijah Watt Sells Award, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Roane Beard Teaching Award, Georgia Institute of Technology.

WRITINGS:

(With Eugene E. Comiskey) Financial Warnings, Wiley Publishing Group (New York, NY), 1996.

(With Eugene E. Comiskey) Guide to Financial Reporting, Wiley Publishing Group (New York, NY), 2000.

(With Eugene E. Comiskey) The Financial Numbers Game: Detecting Creative Accounting Practices, Wiley Publishing Group (New York, NY), 2002.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Creative Cash Flow Reporting and Analysis: Uncovering Sustainable Financial Performance.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Journal of Accountancy, December, 2002, Stanley Person, review of The Financial Numbers Game: Detecting Creative Accounting Practices, p. 88.

Strategic Finance, March, 2002, review of The Financial Numbers Game, p. 59.

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