Faculty

William Kresse
Title: Assistant Professor
Dept: Graham School of Management
Room: GSM117
Phone: (773) 298-3640
Email: Kresse@sxu.edu
Fax: (773) 298-3610

Courses Taught

BUS 200 Principles of Economics - Macroeconomics
BUS 220 Business Law I
BUS 221 Business Law II
BUS 223 Legal Environment of Business
BUS 311 Individual Income Taxation
BUS 313 Cost Accounting
BUS 315 Intermediate Accounting I
BUS 316 Intermediate Accounting II
BUS 317 Advanced Accounting
BUS 319 Auditing
BUS 323 Advanced Accounting Issues
BUS 370 Business and Society
BUS 390 Business Strategy
BUS 412 Corporate Income Taxation
   
BUSGR 491    Accounting Foundations
BUSGR 492 Economic Principals
BUSGR 510 Managerial Economics
BUSGR 520 Managerial Accounting
BUSGR 570 Government, Business and Society
BUSGR 590 Strategic Management

Education / Certifications

Ph.D. (Business Administration) Candidate, University of Illinois, in progress
J.D., University of Illinois, 1985
M.S. (Accounting), University of Illinois, 1996
B.B.A. (Accountancy), University of Notre Dame, 1980
C.P.A., C.F.E

Member of the Bar

United States Supreme Court
Illinois Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Tax Court
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court for Military Appeals

Professional Activities and Experience

Professor Kresse began his professional career as a CPA in the Audit Division of the firm of Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte & Touche). He has also worked in the Tax Division of Arthur Andersen. After completing law school, Professor Kresse was employed as the Law Clerk to Federal Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and worked as an attorney in the commercial litigation departments of the law firms of Hinshaw & Culbertson and Ross & Hardies. Professor Kresse has also been the President of an information technology company, and he has headed his own law and accounting practice. Professor Kresse has been a member of the faculty of the Graham School of Management since 1992.

Publication and Presentation Areas

Professor Kresse has published articles on Federal Civil Procedure and on the history of the Federal Judiciary in Chicago. He has most recently conducted presentations on the future of the CPA profession.

Community Service

Professor Kresse has served as a board member and President of the Saint John Fisher School Board. He has also served on the Parish Council at Saint John Fisher Church, and has been involved in various parish committees and activities. He has also worked with the Circuit Court of Cook County as an arbitrator in its Court-Annexed Arbitration Program, and with the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners as an Elections Attorney. Additionally, Professor Kresse is involved with the various activities of the B.P.O. Elks and the Knights of Columbus. Professor Kresse has also served as moderator of the Saint Xavier University Business Students Association.

Professional Memberships

  • American Accounting Association
  • American Economics Association
  • Midwest Accounting Society
  • Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business
  • Midwest Business Economics Association
  • American Association of Attorney/CPAs
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
  • American Bar Association
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Illinois CPA Society
  • Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
    • Treasurer (1991 - 1993),
    • Director (1989 - 1991)
    • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois History Association, Director and Charter Member (1995 - present).

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