Mostafa Sarhan

Biography

Mo Sarhan joined Savannah State University as Dean of the College of Business Administration and Professor of Accounting in January 1999. Prior to moving to Savannah, Mo was the KPMG Peat Marwick Faculty fellow and Chair of the George W. Daverio School of Accountancy at the University of Akron in Akron Ohio. Dr. Sarhan earned a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Arkansas and an MBA from Texas A&M University. He is also a Certified Management Accountant. He worked in public accounting and in industry prior to receiving his doctorate. Dr. Sarhan has published numerous articles in academic and practitioner journals and presented his research at academic conferences. He had worked with several companies in manufacturing, service, retailing, and healthcare. His work focused on cost management and activity-based costing system design and implementation. Throughout his career, Dr. Sarhan has been active in professional organizations. In addition to serving on numerous national and regional committees, he has served as President of The Akron Chapter of IMA, National Director of IMA, President of the American Accounting Association's Ohio Region, Member of the American Accounting Association National Council, member of the Board of Trustees of the IMA Foundation of Applied Research, and President of the Southern Business Administration Association. For many years, he has been involved with AACSB International in business and accounting accreditation processes. Recently, he served as Chair of the University System of Georgia's Academic Advisory Committee of Business and Economics. Currently, he is serving as a member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of the Small Business Assistance Corporation in Savannah.

Research Interest

The Use of accounting information for managerial decisions and accounting education research.