Glenn Van Wyhe is a full-time Associate Professor (in Accounting) at
PLU. Prior to joining the PLU Faculty in 1979, he was employed by
Arthur Andersen & Co. in the Chicago office's small business
division. The work consisted primarily of auditing, with some related
work in tax reporting and government contract reporting. He holds a
Ph.D. in education (1991) from the University of Washington and a
Master's Degree in accounting (1977) from the University of Iowa, and
is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
Washington Society of CPAs, American Accounting Association, Beta Gamma
Sigma, Beta Alpha Psi, and has a CPA certificate in Illinois and
Washington (received after one sitting for the exam, when the entire
exam was given in two-and-one-half days).
His primary teaching and research interests are in the areas of
auditing, financial accounting, and managerial accounting, though he
also does some teaching in managerial finance. Rather than using
standard textbooks, he incorporates his own insights into a course by
using his own book-length materials in the auditing and financial
accounting courses. He has also presented papers on business ethics and
has published a book on the history of higher education in accounting.
He also holds a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary (1974), and a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of South Dakota (1968). He enjoys reading, thinking, and writing about theological, philosophical, and historical topics. He also enjoys reading and writing fantasy books. His greatest accomplishment has been holding on to the most wonderful of women, his wife Melony, since their marriage in 1968. Their three sons—Gabriel, Joshua, and Michael—are good, godly, and great sources of pride.