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Date of Birth: July 27, 1953
Marital Status: Married
Family: 1 Son and 1 Daughter

Educational Information:

BS in Accounting: Virginia Commonwealth University
MBA: Virginia Commonwealth University
Ph. D. in Business: Virginia Commonwealth University

Professional Experience:

1983 - 1992 Southern Seminary College - VP of Administration and Planning
1980 - 1983 Virginia Commonwealth University - Treasurer
1979 - 1980 Coopers and Lybrand - Senior Auditor
1977 - 1979 Auditor of Public Accounts - Staff Auditor

Academic Experience at RU:

1996 - Present Associate Professor
1995 - 1998 Director, CGNA (Center for Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting)
1992 - 1996 Assistant Professor

Personal Notes:

Dr. Bruce Chase has been on the faculty at Radford University (RU) since 1992.  Since that time he has made some tremendous contributions to the campus.  He assisted in establishing the University's Center for Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (CGNA) and served as its director for three years.  He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has earned both his MBA and his Ph.D.  He has been a member of the VGFOA's Education Committee and the VSCPA's Not-for-Profit Committee.

Prior to becoming a faculty member at Radford Universirty, he spent over 15 years in governmental and nonprofit accounting.  He began his career with the Auditor of Public Accounts and then continued on with the firm of Coopers and Lybrand.  He served as Treasurer of VCU and later as the CFO of Southern Seminary College.

He has written numerous articles on governmental and nonprofit accounting and is a frequent speaker on these topics.  He was awarded the VSCPA's Broadus Award in 1997 for valuable contributions to the profession.