St. Bonaventure University

Faculty Emeriti

Professors from all schools in the university who have been bestowed the title of "emeritus" upon retirement from full-time teaching.

The title of professor emeritus is an honorary designation that may be awarded to recognize those who have retired with the earned rank of associate professor or professor after at least 10 years of full-time meritorious service to the university and their field of knowledge. While no longer full-time faculty members, some continue to teach on occasion as adjunct instructors.

Orsini, Larry L.

  • Larry Orsini 2023

    • ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
    Accounting
    ACADEMIC SCHOOL
    School of Business

    TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
    Professor Emeritus, Accounting
    CONTACT

    Phone: (716) 747-7571
    email: larryo1488@gmail.com

    OFFICE
    COURSES TAUGHT

    Undergraduate:

    • Financial and Managerial Accounting
    • Intermediate Accounting
    • Advanced Accounting
    • Auditing

    Graduate:

    • Accounting Foundations
    • International Accounting
    ACADEMIC DEGREES
    • MBA – St. Bonaventure University, 1981
    • B.S., Accounting – State University of New York at Buffalo, 1969
    • A.A.S., Agriculture – State University of New York at Alfred, 1961
    OTHER EDUCATION
    PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
    • CPA, New York state
    • Military Service – 1962-1965, SP5, E-5
    • Prior to joining St. Bonaventure, I held position of partner in charge of Research and Professional Development with the European practice of Ernst & Young
    ACCOMPLISHMENTS
    • Publications mainly in international accounting. Primary publication: World Accounting – In Three Volumes with John McAllister, John Gould and Rajeev Parikh.
    • Other scholarly research published in The CPA Journal, The International Journal of Accounting, The Journal of Accountancy as well as presented at academic conferences.
    • Received St. Bonaventure Award for Professional Excellence in Service, 2001.
    TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

    Teaching is about serving students beginning on the first day of the semester and never ending.  Serving them in their academic as well as their professional careers is the reason that I left public accounting and became a faculty member.

    CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS/PROJECTS
    PERSONAL INTERESTS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
    After a long association with Mt. Irenaeus, I became professed as a Secular Franciscan and am a member of the Secular Franciscan Order. My wife, Bonnie, and I are active members of the St. Irenaeus Fraternity.
     
    Along with Jim Mahar and others, I was a founding member of BonaResponds. This has been and continues to be particularly satisfying and I have participated in numerous trips in response to natural disasters. I continue to participate, but now more on a consulting basis.
     
    Most of all, I take great satisfaction in my family. Being a husband, father and grandfather tops everything.
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