Background
Kinney, William Rudolph was born on August 13, 1942 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of William R. and Beulah M. (Timberlake) Kinney.
researcher accounting educator
Kinney, William Rudolph was born on August 13, 1942 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of William R. and Beulah M. (Timberlake) Kinney.
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1963; Master of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1968.
Auditor, Ernst & Young, Oklahoma City, 1963-1965; assistant professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1967-1968; John F. Murray professor accounting, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1969-1983; Price Waterhouse Auditing professor, director Paton Accounting Center, University of Michigan, 1983-1988; Prothro Regents Chair in Business Administration, University Texas, Austin, since 1988.
Member American Institute Certified Public Accountants (auditing standards board), American Accounting Association, American Statistical Association.
Married Carolyn K. Dreessen. Children: Kristi, Jeff, Robert.