E. Vance Grange
PhD, CPA, CFP, Associate Professor of Accounting, Utah State University

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E. Vance Grange is the Director of Tax and Personal Financial Planning Programs in the School of Accountancy at Utah State University. He teaches courses in income taxation, personal financial planning, retirement planning, and estate planning.

Dr. Grange holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Brigham Young University, a Master’s of Accountancy degree from Utah State University, and a Ph.D. in Accounting (Taxation) from the University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Grange is a licensed CPA in the state of Utah and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional. He holds a series 7 (stockbroker) securities license in both Utah and Idaho. He is an investment advisor associate of Beacon Financial Planning, LLC, a registered investment advisory company in Utah.

From 1997 through 1999, Dr. Grange served on the seven-member Board of Examiners of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. He served as chair of the Board of Examiners in 1999. As a member of the CFP Board of Examiners, he helped in putting together the CFP® Certification Examination. In 1999, he also served as a member of the CFP Board of Governors.