Rich Flaherty, dean of UNLV's College of Business, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of AACSB International -- the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. He will serve for a three-year term.

Flaherty is a member of the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Beta Alpha Psi, and Beta Gamma Sigma.

His work with AACSB International includes chairing the Accounting Accreditation Committee and the Peer Review Improvement Task Force.

He has served as a research associate with the Financial Accounting Standards Board and as a consultant on financial reporting issues to a number of businesses. He also taught in numerous professional development programs and is the author of many journal articles on financial accounting theory and practice. In addition, he is co-author of an intermediate accounting textbook that is now in its sixth edition.

Prior to joining UNLV, Flaherty was on the faculty at Arizona State University, where, among his many other responsibilities, he served as director of the School of Accountancy.

AACSB International is the premier accrediting agency for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting. It also is the foremost professional organization for management education.