Donald E. Chizu has a BA from Aurora University and a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Illinois. He is currently the KPMG Peat Marwick Professor Emeritus of Accounting at Northern Illinois University. He has public accounting experience with Price Waterhouse & Company (San Francisco and Chicago) and Arthur Andersen & Company (Chicago) and research experience with the Research Division of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (New York). He has done postdoctoral work as a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley, and has received the NIU Teaching Excellence Award and four Golden Apple Awards for Teaching. Professor Kiso is the author of other books in accounting and business, and is a member of the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Illinois CPA Association. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee of Aurora University, as a member of the Board of Directors of Castle BancGroup Inc. , Treasurer and Director of Valley West Community Hospital.