Thomas R. Hrubec

Dr. Tom Hrubec
Program Chair, Business Forensics and Forensic Accounting
Franklin University
201 South Grant Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
HrubecT@franklin.edu

Dr. Tom Hrubec is the Program Chair for the Business Forensics and Forensic Accounting programs at Franklin. Tom holds both a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and a Master of Accounting Science from Northern Illinois University and a Doctorate in Education from Illinois State University. His professional credentials include Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Tom has over 20 years of experience in teaching and consulting in accounting and accounting education. In 1992, he was the recipient of the Outstanding Accounting Educator Award from the Illinois CPA Society. Prior to coming to Franklin University, Tom was a consultant to Caterpillar, Inc. on their College of Accounting initiative where he designed and developed the web-based course materials to create a complete, organizationally-specific, on-line accounting curriculum to accommodate the educational needs of Caterpillar's worldwide accounting staff. This initiative won the division's Award for Excellence. Tom is also the co-author of two managerial accounting assessment books.

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Education

Ed.D.,	Illinois State University, 2004, Curriculum and Instruction, Instructional Design emphasis, Industrial Technology (Complementary area of study)
M.A.S.,	Northern Illinois University, 1986
B.S., Minor in Economics,	Northern Illinois University, 1984

Professional Licenses and Certifications

2004 Certified Fraud Examiner

1985 Certified Management Accountant

1985 Certified Public Accountant

Academic/Professional Experience

2006-Present	Franklin University, Program Chair Forensic Accounting; Program Chair Business Forensics; Lead Faculty: Accounting 310-Intermediate Accounting I, Accounting 320 - Intermediate Accounting II, Accounting 330 - Cost Management, Accounting/Business Forensics 341 - Fraud Examination, Accounting/Business Forensics 342 - The Behavioral Basis of Detecting and Deterring White Collar Fraud, Accounting 360 - Government & Not-for-Profit Accounting, Accounting 401 - Accounting Ethics and Professional Responsibilities, and MBA 716 - Applying Financial and Managerial Accounting Concepts
2005-Present	Franklin University, Course Manager, Accounting, Undergraduate Courses: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Government & Not-for-Profit Accounting, Accounting Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Accounting Research and Analysis, Fraud Examination, and The Behavioral Basis of Detecting & Deterring White Collar Fraud
2004-2005	S4NetQuest, Powell, OH, Director of Operations, Managed all aspects of training and development projects ranging from course development to complete training strategy creation. Primary responsibilities included instructional design, project management (e.g., budgeting, personnel assignment, client relationship management) and providing other consulting expertise (e.g., cost analysis, contingency planning).
1998-2002	Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL, College of Accounting project-Consultant. Designed and developed the web-based course materials to create a complete, organizationally-specific, on-line accounting curriculum to accommodate the educational needs of Caterpillar's worldwide accounting staff. Also included the design and development of an on-line reference library to support the curriculum. Project won the division's Award for Excellence in 2001.
1989-1998	Waubonsee Community College, Accounting Professor, Courses taught covered all levels of financial and cost accounting delivered in both traditional and distance education classroom environments.
1988	Cost Accounting System Review, Square D Corporation, Consultant
1984-1998	Northern Illinois University, Accounting Professor, Courses taught covered all levels of financial and cost accounting delivered in both traditional and distance education classroom environments

Publications/Presentations

1990	Alternate Test Bank (to accompany Managerial Accounting by Garrison and Noreen) (ISBN 0-256-24021-3)
1987	The Managerial Accounting Quizmaster (ISBN 0-07-034472-8)

Community Service/Engagement

	Member, Planning Committee, Emerging Trends Fraud Conference, Columbus, OH
	Member, Association of Certified Fraud
	Examiners Member, Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
	Member, Institute of Management Accountants

Recognition

Recipient, Outstanding Accounting Educator Award, Illinois CPA Society, 1992.