Dr. John Stephen (Steve) Grice holds the following degrees and certification:

• Ph.D. in Accounting, The University of Alabama 1997
• MAcc., The University of Alabama 1994
• B.S. in Accounting, Troy State University 1989
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) 1989

Dr. Grice currently serves as a scholar-in-residence for the Troy University School of Accountancy and for the accounting firm of Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, LLC. Previously, he served as the Director of Troy University’s School of Accountancy and the Botts Professor of Accounting. Prior to rejoining Troy University, he was the Director of the Master of Accounting program and a professor of accounting at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The Alabama Society of CPAs honored Dr. Grice with the Lifetime Member Award in 2022. In 2021, Dr. Grice was selected as the Sunbelt Conference Faculty of the year as well as Troy University Faculty of the Year by the Student Athletic Advisory Committee. Dr. Grice was the 2018/2019 Outstanding Accounting Educator awarded by the Alabama Society of CPAs. In 2016, he was a gubernatorial appointment to serve on the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy and he was assigned to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Education Committee for 2019/2020. In 2020 he began serving on the AICPA Board of Examiners. In 2011, Dr. Grice was the recipient of the UAB President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2010 he was honored as the Beta Gamma Sigma Professor of Year and in 2008 he was the recipient of the Loudell Ellis Robertson Teaching Excellence Award, both at UAB. In 2003, he was honored as the first recipient of Troy University worldwide system Wallace D. Malone, Jr. Distinguished Faculty Award. In 1998, he was honored as the Delta Sigma Pi Business Professor of the Year at Troy University. Dr. has also been named Faculty of the Semester by the Student Government Association on three occasions. Dr. Grice has authored more than 50 articles for various journals including Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Journal of Business Research, Advances in Accounting, The CPA Journal, Practical Tax Strategies, The National Accounting Journal, The Cooperative Accountant, The Journal of 21rst Century Accounting, Southern Business & Economic Journal, National Public Accountant, Ohio CPA Journal, Today's CPA, Business Quest, Tennessee CPA, and the TSU Business and Economic Review.

Dr. Grice has designed professional education courses on various accounting and auditing topics. He has taught more than 240 continuing professional education courses for the Alabama Society of CPAs, Mississippi Society of CPAs, and various CPA firms and organizations. He received the Alabama Society of CPAs Outstanding Discussion Leader Award in 2002 and 2005. He also has designed Internet based Executive Master of Business Administration accounting courses that are taught exclusively through Internet capabilities. Dr. Grice has provided technical consultation to various CPA firms and currently serves as the Scholar-in-Residence for Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, LLC.

Prior to earning a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Alabama, Dr. Grice was employed by the Accounting Firm of Coopers & Lybrand. While at The University of Alabama, he was the Doctoral Consortium Fellow at the American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium in Tahoe City, California sponsored by the Accounting firm of Deloite & Touche. As a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Dr. Grice received the highest honor awarded a doctoral candidate in the College of Commerce and Business Administration at The University of Alabama.

Dr. Josh McGowan is an accounting professional and educator, holding a Doctorate in Business Administration from Creighton University, along with both a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Troy University. His career path began in accounting services and later as an auditor at a regional accounting firm. Dr. McGowan later took a job as CFO for a company, spearheading long-term strategic initiatives.

In academia, Dr. McGowan began his teaching career at Troy University in 2018.  He presently holds the position of Associate Director and Assistant Professor within the William H. Carr School of Accountancy at Troy University. In this capacity, he dedicates himself to teaching and mentoring students across both undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. McGowan has maintained a CPA license from the State of Alabama since 2017, further solidifying his professional credentials. His scholarly contributions include articles published in the ASCPA Connections magazine, Tennessee CPA Journal, Today’s CPA, the International Journal of Accounting & Business Finance, and the International Journal of Accounting & Finance Review.