Mark C. Dawkins, CPA, CMA, is the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and an Associate Professor of Accounting in the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia (UGA).  He has been on the faculty at UGA since Fall 1994.  He received his Ph.D. in Accounting from Florida State University, and his MBA (finance) and MACC (auditing) degrees from the University of Florida.  He received his B.S. in Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Professor Dawkins teaches Financial Accounting classes at the graduate and undergraduate levels (intermediate and MBA financial accounting).  His research interests include bankruptcy, market effects of information asymmetry, and market reactions to information disclosures.  He has published in The Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis, the Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, the Journal of Business, Finance & Accounting, the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, the Journal of Managerial Issues, and others.

Professor Dawkins was a co-recipient of the 2006 and 2003 Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Teacher of the Year award at UGA, and received the 2006 and 2003 Alpha Kappa Psi Accounting Teacher of the Year Award.  He is a member of the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the National Association of Accountants, the Georgia Society of CPAs, and the PhD Project (www.phdproject.org).

Professor Dawkins co-coordinates the Accounting Residency Program (ARP) at UGA.  This 4-day on-campus program is designed to expose high school students to career opportunities in accounting.  The ARP is hosted by the J.M. Tull School of Accounting and the Terry College of Business at UGA, and is funded by student sponsorships from accounting firms, publicly held corporations, and private individuals.

In 2009 Professor Dawkins was one of five (5) inaugural recipients of the Ernst & Young Inclusive Excellence Awards for Accounting and Business School Faculty.  This nationwide award recognizes faculty for mentoring diverse students and for supporting diverse students and diversity-related organizations.  In 2010 Professor Dawkins was appointed to the American Accounting Association's Executive Council which provides oversight and guidance for the professional association of accounting faculty worldwide. 

                        Terry College of Business

                        341 Brooks Hall

                        Athens, GA30602

Phone:            706-542-8068 (office)

                        706-369-1274 (home)

                        404-542-9330 (cell)

Fax:                706-542-3858 (office)

E-mail:            mdawkins@terry.uga.edu