Ken Brackney

Experience

1. Professor - Accounting

   Appalachian State University

   Aug 2003 — Present

   MS-Accounting Program Outstanding Faculty Award (2025)•Dr. Claudia Kelley Teaching Excellence Award (2023)•MS-Accounting Program Outstanding Faculty Award (2022)•UNC Board of Governors College Award for Excellence in Teaching (2019)•Student Government Association Outstanding Professor Award - Walker College of Business (2015)•North Carolina Association of CPAs Outstanding Educator Award (2011)•Walker College of Business Sywassink Tenure-Track Teaching Award (2009)Recent publication -\"Instructional Case: Investigating the Predictive Accuracy of Acquirers\' Pro Forma Earnings Disclosures\"(co-authored with Megan A. Temple), Journal of Business Cases and Applications, Volume 49, 2025.Recent publication - “The Lingering Differences between IFRS and GAAP: Examining the Largest Foreign Filers in U.S. Markets” (co-authored with Dr. Wenye Tang), The CPA Journal, January/February 2024 issue.•Recent publication -\"GlaxoSmithKline plc: Identifing and Analyzing IFRS vs. U.S. GAAP Differences\"(co-authored with Dr. Tom Downen), Journal of Business Cases and Applications, September 2022 issue.•Recent publication -\"Reveal Technologies: A Case of Key Differences Between U.S. GAAP and IFRS and the Impact on Financial Performance Evaluation\"(co-authored with Dr. Lynn Stallworth), Southeast Case Research Journal, Summer 2021 issue.•Recent publication -\"Arctic Automotive Co. Case: EVs, EV Batteries and IFRS\"(co-authored with Dr. Tom Downen), Accounting Instructors\' Report, Summer 2019 issue.

Skills

• Gaap
• Team Leadership
• Financial Reporting
• Research
• Financial Accounting
• Time Management
• Internal Controls
• Strategic Planning
• Leadership
• Accounting