Barry Bryan

Barry Bryan, PhD, CPA (New York), serves as the Nolan E. Williams Teaching Professor of Accounting in the William Dillard Department of Accounting at the University of Arkansas's Walton College of Business. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Audit and Assurance Services and Auditing Standards, directs the Accounting Internship Program, and acts as the department's CPA Exam Advisor.

• Education: BSBA and MBA from University of Arkansas; PhD from Texas A&M University

His research focuses on auditing, peer review, quality control, and accounting education, with publications in academic and professional journals. He has delivered assurance training courses for PwC, Audit & Attestation courses for Gleim CPA Review, and continuing education programs for regional/local accounting firms and state professional societies.

Barry has been recognized with multiple awards including Poets & Quants Top 40 Undergraduate Professors, Texas Society of CPAs Outstanding Educator, and the 2025 Walton College Teaching Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. He was named an AICPA Academic Champion in 2023 for his work in developing the CPA pipeline and serves on the AICPA's Academic Executive Committee.

• American Accounting Association member
• American Institute of CPAs member
• Arkansas Society of CPAs member