Gerry Myers received his Master’s Degree in
Accounting from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1975. After a
brief stint in academic administration, he attended the University of
Iowa, where he earned a PhD in Business Administration in 1984.
Gerry
has been on the PLU faculty since 1982. He teaches managerial
accounting, cost accounting, accounting information systems, and
introductory MIS. Since his arrival here at PLU, Gerry has worked
aggressively to promote the use of computers and spreadsheet technology
in managerial and cost accounting classes. He has also been a vocal
advocate of greater use of the Web as a tool for both instructors and
students.
Gerry is an amateur meteorologist and routinely tracks weather conditions across the United States. His home weather station is linked to a desktop computer where he monitors local conditions as well as nationwide real time weather radar. Gerry and his wife, Martha, have two daughters; they live in Renton, Washington.