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Before
joining the faculty at USU, Cindy taught accounting at Florida
State University (FSU) for five years. Her areas of specialty
include accounting for business combinations and derivates.
She also has a background in forensic accounting. At FSU,
she taught a master’s level forensic accounting course,
and she has presented forensic auditing information to many
professional and academic groups.
Cindy is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma, and
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Societies. She is also an honorary
member of Delta Sigma Phi and she is on the Habitat for Humanity
finance committee.
Professor Durtschi earned a master’s degree in economics
from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She earned both
a MAcc and a PhD from the University of Arizona. In 2002,
she was a nominee for the AAA Innovation in Accounting Education
Award.
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the morning concurrent session, Cindy will discuss how
to detect fraud. She will focus on the most common types
of fraud perpetrated against businesses, and who is most
likely to commit such frauds.
In the afternoon Cindy will introduce the Benford Analysis,
a method of identifying suspect accounts. She will discuss
how to use this analytical tool most effectively.
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Cindy
Durtschi