U. accounting professor Barry Cushing, 59, dies

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Barry Cushing, a distinguished professor in the School of Accounting at the University of Utah, died March 1, 2005, after a long battle with cancer. He was 59.

Dr. Cushing joined the faculty at the University of Utah in 1977. He was chairman of the U.'s accounting department from July 1982 until December 1985.

He left the U. in 1986 for a position at Pennsylvania State University, where he was later named the Arthur Andersen Professor of Accounting.

Dr. Cushing returned to the University of Utah in 1991 and was named the David Eccles Professor of Accounting in 1996. Among the many awards he received during his career are the American Accounting Association's 1997 Wildman Medal for the most significant contribution to the advancement of the practice of accounting and the American Accounting Association's 2004 Outstanding Auditing Educator Award recognizing outstanding contributions to auditing education.

The U. recognized his many years of service by awarding him the Doctoral Faculty Teaching Excellence Award from the David Eccles School of Business in 1997. Colleagues say his contributions helped establish the School of Accounting as one of the top programs in the West, reflecting his academic leadership.

A viewing will be held Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 Highland Drive. The memorial service will be held at the home of Professor Gerald Searfoss on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Directions can be obtained by calling 944-4393.