About the author
Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, CPA, received her bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from Texas A&M University and is currently pursuing her PhD in adult education also at Texas A&M University. She is an Associate Professor at Austin Community College, Austin, TX. Previously she served as a Senior Lecturer at Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, and has taught as an adjunct at University of Texas-Austin. Miller-Nobles has public accounting experience with Deloitte Tax LLP and Sample & Bailey, CPAs.
Miller-Nobles is a recipient of the American Accounting Association J. Michael and Mary Ann Cook prize, Texas Society of CPAs Rising Star award, TSCPA Austin Chapter CPA of the Year award, TSCPA Outstanding Accounting Educator award, NISOD Teaching Excellence award and the Aims Community College Excellence in Teaching award. She is a member of the Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges, the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Texas State Society of Certified Public Accountants. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors as secretary/webmaster of Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges and as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants financial literacy committee. In addition, Miller-Nobles served on the Commission on Accounting Higher Education: Pathways to a Profession.
Miller-Nobles has spoken on such topics as using technology in the classroom, motivating non-business majors to learn accounting, and incorporating active learning in the classroom at numerous conferences. In her spare time she enjoys camping and hiking and spending time with friends and family. Brenda L. Mattison has a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in accounting, both from Clemson University. She is currently an Accounting Instructor at Tri-County Technical College in Pendleton, South Carolina. Mattison previously served as Accounting Program Coordinator at TCTC and has prior experience teaching accounting at Robeson Community College, Lumberton, North Carolina; University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Rasmussen Business College, Eagan, Minnesota. She also has accounting work experience in retail and manufacturing businesses and is a Certified Management Accountant.
Mattison is a member of the American Accounting Association, Institute of Management Accountants, South Carolina Technical Education Association, and Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors as Vice President of Conference Administration of Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges.
Mattison previously served as Faculty Fellow at Tri-County Technical College. She has presented at state, regional, and national conferences on topics including active learning, course development, and student engagement.
In her spare time, Mattison enjoys reading and spending time with her family. She is also an active volunteer in the community, serving her church and other organizations. Ella Mae Matsumura, PhD is a professor in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems in the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is affiliated with the university's Center for Quick Response Manufacturing. She received an AB in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and MSc and PhD degrees from the University of British Columbia. Matsumura has won two teaching excellenc
