Name: P.N. Saksena
Title: Dean and Professor of Accounting
Education: Ph.D., Georgia State University
MAcc, University of Georgia
Fellow Chartered Accountant, India
Bachelor of Commerce (Honors), Delhi University, India
Office: 204 Thurmond Building
Phone: 803/323-4826
E-mail: saksenapn@winthrop.edu
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Area(s): Forensic Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Accounting Education
P.N. Saksena, who goes by P.N., is serving as dean of the College of Business and Technology at Winthrop University. P.N. majored in business and earned his accounting certification (Fellow Chartered
Accountant) in India where he worked for four years in public (with an affiliate of
Ernst and Whinney) and private accounting.
P.N. moved to U.S.A. in 1989 to attend the University of Georgia where he completed
the Master of Accountancy degree. While there he was deeply affected by the kindness
and example of two faculty members who were champions for students, Dr. Ron Clark
and Dr. Doug Schneider. Their example motivated him to pursue his doctorate in accounting
from Georgia State University so he could play his part in helping students achieve
success.
In 1995 P.N. moved to Indiana University South Bend (IU South Bend) where he served
as an assistant, associate and professor of accounting till June 2017. He had the
privilege of serving in a number of leadership positions there too including as chair
of accounting, director of graduate studies, assistant dean, associate dean and interim
dean. While at IU South Bend he also had the opportunity to teach a variety of accounting
courses including financial and managerial accounting, intermediate accounting, accounting
information systems, auditing and advanced auditing, forensic accounting, and consulting
and strategic cost management in the undergraduate, MBA and MS in Accounting programs.
P.N.'s focus has been on teaching and interacting with students. He received over
twenty teaching awards while at IU South Bend including IU South Bend Alumni Association
Faculty Legacy Award, IU President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, IU South Bend
Distinguished Teaching Award, Faculty of the Year Award, and [co-recipient] of the
Educator of the Year Award. Additionally, he has conducted research in forensic accounting,
managerial accounting and accounting education.
P.N. is most blessed because he is married to his childhood sweetheart, Monica, whom
he has known since they were 12 years old. They have been life partners for over three
decades and have two grown sons. The family dotes on their Havanese dog, Snowy, who
enjoys running on the treadmill and going for long drives.