Professor Emeritus Alvin Arens earned his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctorate degrees from the University of Minnesota. Now retired after thirty-eight years in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, Alvin’s invaluable contributions included serving the university in the capacities of faculty member, researcher and author.  He served as president of the American Accounting Association (AAA) from 1990 to 1991.  He was selected as one of five national auditing educators to be named a PricewaterhouseCoopers Auditing Professor and was held the first named accounting professorship at Michigan State University.

 

Also known for his auditing text book, Auditing: An Integrated Approach, Alvin has given back to Michigan State University and beyond in many different ways. He traveled to the People’s Republic of China among other Southeast Asian countries as the AAA Distinguished International Visiting Lecturer. Travel is important to Alvin and Irene, who frequently visit Norway to see Irene’s family.