Jillayne Halverson

Jillayne Halverson serves as Professor of Accounting in the College of Business at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, bringing 20+ years of marketing research and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) expertise to her teaching. Her faculty appointment spans UW Oshkosh and the UW Fox Valley/UWO Fox Cities Campus since 2012, where she integrates real-world business experience into curriculum development and student mentoring.

Educational background includes:

• Graduate Certificate, Concordia University Wisconsin (2011)
• MBA, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (1999)
• BS, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (1991)
• Associate of Science, University of Wisconsin Fond du Lac (1988)

Her research focuses on accounting pedagogy innovation and competency-based educational frameworks, with significant contributions to business communications, ethical decision-making tools, and curriculum design in constrained academic environments. Recent scholarship examines the impact of university system mergers on business education and the development of flexible degree pathways that balance rigor with accessibility.

Publication trends (2014-2022) reveal consistent emphasis on educational transformation within business disciplines, particularly through competency-based models and ethical frameworks. Her work bridges theoretical accounting principles with practical classroom applications, addressing challenges like online assessment integrity and interdisciplinary integration in crowded curricula.

Award recognition includes:

• Volunteer of the Year, Junior Achievement (2022)
• Outstanding Member of the Year, Winnebagoland IMA Chapter (2018)

Academic service spans departmental, campus, and system-wide leadership: Chairperson of Faculty Tenure Committee (2019-2021), College of Business Communication AOL Working Group member, and UW System Curriculum Committee contributor. Community engagement features Board of Trustees service at Elisha D. Smith Public Library and sustained Junior Achievement involvement since 1995.

Her collaborative work on the Flexible Option Bachelor of Business (Flex BSBA) degree demonstrates cross-institutional teamwork across the University of Wisconsin System, particularly in designing implementation frameworks for competency-based business education.