Thomas R. Finnegan is the Director of Academics for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. As a member of the Department of Accountancy faculty at Illinois, he is currently teaching undergraduate and graduate managerial and financial accounting courses. He has received numerous teaching awards including Illinois' Executive MBA Outstanding Teaching Award. Finnegan holds a Ph.D. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois, a Juris Doctor (law) degree from the University of Illinois, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical En...