Edwin B. Jones Professorship in Accounting Unveiled

(l-r) Stan Eakins, ECU College of Business Dean and Mrs. Joan Jones, wife of the late Edwin B. Jones

The unveiling of the plaque for the Edwin B. Jones Family Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Accounting was held with Mrs. Joan Jones present for remarks and reflections. The presentation was held on May 24, 2016 on the first floor of the Harold H. Bate Building on the campus of East Carolina University. Mr. Greg Abeyounis also attended as he was instrumental in the establishment of the endowed professorship.

(l-r) Mrs. Joan Jones, Dean Stan Eakins and Greg Abeyounis

The professorship is named in memory of Edwin B. Jones, a 1958 College of Business graduate, who enjoyed a long-time career with the U.S. Department of Treasury as an investigator.  His impressive career spanned across the country as he rose to hold the third highest investigative position in the IRS. In an earlier ECU publication printed before he passed, Ed Jones said “ECU changed from the little red engine that could to the sleek locomotive that is driving the economy of eastern North Carolina”.

Dr. Doug Schneider, Accounting Professor

Doug Schneider, Professor in the Department of Accounting, was honored with the Edwin B. Jones Family Endowed Professorship in Accounting, a five-year award that recognizes an eminent scholar and faculty member at the full professor level in the ECU College of Business. The awarding of the Jones Professorship recognizes Dr. Schneider’s extensive record of teaching, research, and service during his career at ECU, which began in 1991.

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