Associate Professor
Office: College of Business 252
Accounting, Economics, and Finance
College of Business
louorchard@clayton.edu
Dr. Orchard has taught accounting for over twenty-five years. He earned his B.A. and his MBA from the University of Washington, and his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona.
Ph D, Business Administration (Accounting), University of Arizona, 1998
MBA, University of Washington, 1992
BA, Business Administration (Accounting), University of Washington, 1978
Heritage Bank University Professor (2016-2018), CSU, Heritage Bank and the Clayton State University Foundation, Award, 2016
2010 Teaching Professor of the Year, Clayton State University College of Business, Award, 2011
Lou Orchard, Matthew L Hoag, Revenue process internal controls for manufacturers: An evaluation tool for independent auditors and managers, Journal of Business & Economics Research – March 31 2014
Scott L. Butterfield, Lou Orchard, Corporate Inversions and Fair Play, Journal of Applied Business Research – May 2013
Lou Orchard, Scott Butterfield, An Internal control evaluation tool for revenue in the homebuilding industry, Business Journal for Entrepreneurs – December 2011
Lou Orchard, An internal control evaluation tool for advertising revenue in the newspaper and magazine publishing industry, Journal of Business & Economics Research – September 2010
Lou Orchard, Scott L. Butterfield, An internal control evaluation tool for the construction industry, Journal of Business & Economics Research – December 2009
College, Assessment Committee, Committee Chair – August 15 2011 to August 15 2018
University, University Hearing Panel, Committee Member – August 15 2016 to August 15 2019
University, Miscellaneous Fee Committee, Committee Member – September 15 2015 to December 31 2022
University, Alice Smith Faculty Award Committee, Committee Member – August 15 2009 to May 10 2017
College, Curriculum Committee, Committee Member – August 15 2018 to December 31 2020