Dr. Walter T. Harrison Jr. is a professor emeritus of accounting at the Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University. He got his BBA from Baylor University, his MS from Oklahoma State University, and earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University.

He is the recipient of numerous teaching awards from student groups as well as from university administrators. Dr. Harrison has also taught at the University of Texas, Michigan State University, Cleveland State Community College, and Stanford University.

Walter has lectured in several foreign countries and published articles in numerous journals, including Journal of Accountancy, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, Issues in Accounting Education, Economic Consequences of Financial Accounting Standards, and Journal of Law and Commerce.

He has received fellowships, scholarships, and research grants or awards from Deloitte & Touche, the Ernst & Young Foundation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the KPMG Foundation.