Dr. Delwyn D. DeVries
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Information Systems
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Office: Barbara H. Massey Hall, Suite 438
Dr. DeVries earned his B.S.B.A. in Accounting at the University of South Dakota-Vermillion. He became a certified public accountant and obtained certification to be an Information Systems Auditor before earning his Ph.D. in Accounting from Arizona State University.
His non-academic experience includes work as the Chief Financial Officer for Sullivan, Inc. and management positions at Deloitte & Touche and Citibank. He holds memberships in the American Accounting Association and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
While at Arizona State University, he was a teaching assistant. He moved to the University of Tennessee as an instructor and remained there as an Assistant Professor. Dr. DeVries has taught accounting and information systems courses including: Accounting Information Systems, Strategic Information Management, Business Process Analysis, and Information Systems Audit, Security & Controls.
An active researcher, his research interests include: Accounting Information Systems, Decision Making, IT Governance, Strategic Information Systems, and Educational Research related to systems, auditing and controls. His findings have been published in the Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, Compendium of Classroom Cases and Tools for AIS Applications, and CPA Journal.
In addition to teaching and research, Dr. DeVries serves as the advisor to Beta Alpha Psi, the student honor society for accounting, finance, and information systems majors.
