Robert M. Bowen

PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor of Accounting

Bob Bowen

Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Paccar Hall, Box 353226
Seattle, WA 98195-3226, USA

Email: rbowen@uw.edu

Office: Paccar Hall 457

Tel: 1-206-543-4569

Fax: 1-206-685-9875

TEACHING

Executive MBA Teaching:

  • EMBA 505A -- Financial Reporting and Analysis (Regional Program)
  • EMBA 505B -- Financial Reporting and Analysis (North America Program)
  • EMBA 512A -- Managerial Accounting (Regional Program)
  • EMBA 512B -- Managerial Accounting (North America Program)

Other Executive Teaching:

  • Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Executives (FANE)
  • Other custom programs

Teaching Awards:

  • Foster All Star, 2010-11
  • Charles E. Summer Outstanding Teaching Award, 2010 (A vote of graduate students at the Foster School)
  • Ron Crockett Award for Academic Excellence, 2010
  • Excellence in Teaching Award from the “Regional” sections of the Executive MBA classes graduating in June: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011. (24 years out of 25 opportunities)
  • Excellence in Teaching Award from the “North America” sections of the Executive MBA classes graduating in June: 2000 (inaugural class), 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011. (11 years out of 12 opportunities)
  • Lex Gamble (Dean’s) Award for Best Teaching Case – "WaMu’s Option ARM Strategy" (with Jane Kennedy), 2009
  • Dean’s Award for Best Teaching Case – "Exxon Mobil: the politics of profits" (with Jane Kennedy), 2007
  • Dean’s Award for Best Teaching Case – "Microsoft’s ‘Red-Ink’ Xbox," 2006
  • Case, “Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy” (with Dawn Matsumoto) included in Harvard Business School Publication’s "Premier Case Collection," 2006-2011
  • William A. & Helen I. Fowler Award for Special Achievement, 2005
  • Best Teaching Award for core classes, graduating INSEAD MBA class of December 2001
  • Outstanding Ph.D. Mentor Award, 1998
  • Excellence in Teaching Award from Management Program class of 1991
  • Burlington Northern Distinguished Teaching Award, 1984
  • Professor of the Quarter (election based on per capita vote of the MBA students); first place (Fall 1986, Winter 1983, Winter 1979); second place (Winter 1990, Winter 1985, Winter 1981); third place (Fall 1980, Fall 1982)
  • Nominated, University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award (multiple years)