Home Page of Dr. Ralph L. Benke, Jr.

Dr. Ralph L. Benke, Jr.

Administrative Experience	Business Experience
Consulting Experience	Teaching Experience

Interim Director, School of Accounting, James Madison University, July 1, 1993 to June 30, 1994.
Director, James Madison University's Center of Professional Development, July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1993.
Director (and Founder), Accounting Information Systems Concentration, School of Accounting, 1988-1993.
Director (and Founder), School of Accounting's Center for Research in Accounting Education, November 1981 to August 1984, September 1986 to 1993.
Director, School of Accounting, James Madison University, September 1984 to July 1986.

Bank teller, National Bank of Washington, Fort Lewis Branch, (Summer Intern).
Bank teller, Puget Sound National, Tacoma Washington, (Summer Intern).
US Army Officer, Military Police on loan to the Army Security Agency. Top Secret/Cryptographic security clearance, (2 1/2 years).
Bank trust department trainee, Seattle First National Bank, (1 year).
Administrative Assistant to Company President, Korry Manufacturing Company, Tacoma Washington (1 year)
Distribution Manager, Pacific Northwest Division, Union Oil of California Subsidiary (4 years)

1979-1990: IBM Corporation, International Finance, Planning, and Administration School, Briarcliff, New York - Financial and education consultant. Taught courses in New York, Kentucky, California, Illinois, Florida and the Bahamas; Developed computer based software used by IBM worldwide; Taught interactive classes via satellite to as many as 5 locations simultaneously and 50 students.
1984-1991: IBM Corporation, International Finance, Planning, and Administration School, La Hulpe, Belgium. Taught courses yearly to an international group of IBM employees.
1985-1988: Corning Glass Works, Corning, New York - Financial and educational consultant. Taught courses in New York and North Carolina; Developed computer based educational software for use worldwide.
1988-1989: IBM Corporation, Advanced Business Institute, Armonk, New York. Taught interactive courses to marketing representatives via satellite to as many as 30 locations simultaneously and 200 students.

Professor in Accounting, School of Accounting, James Madison University, Fall 1981 to present.
Assistant Professor of Accounting, School of Accounting, University of Georgia, Spring 1977 to Spring 1981.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Accounting, College of Business, Florida State University, 1974 to 1977.
Assistant Professor of Management, Department of Business, College of Business and Economics, University of Idaho, Fall 1972 to Summer 1974.
School of Accounting Teaching Awards (University of Georgia) 1979, 1981.
School of Accounting Teaching Awards (James Madison University) 1989, 1991.
College of Business Teaching Award - Innovation in Teaching, College of Business, 1992, for the development of the Accounting Information Systems concentration in Accounting.

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