Southern Miss Business

DR. STEVE JACKSON
EMERITUS FULL PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY, GULF PARK CAMPUS
Dr. Steven Jackson spent 16 years of his career teaching students at The
University of Southern Mississippi before retiring as a full professor and receiving
emeritus status in fall 2019. Southern Miss was where Dr. Jackson took his first
tenure-track position after he earned his PhD at Arizona State. He shared that
the area, specifically the Gulf Park campus, brought him to Southern Miss, and
although he spent 10 years teaching at other universities, he ultimately came back
to Southern Miss for the remainder of his career for the same reasons.
Dr. Jackson devoted himself to his students and to serving the universities where he
taught. Throughout his career, he received two outstanding research awards and six outstanding teaching
awards, including our college’s highest teaching award, the Joseph A. Greene Teaching Excellence Award
in 2012, which is only given to one faculty member per year. From 2007 to 2009, Dr. Jackson served as the
director for the School of Accountancy. He has held distinguished professorships at the University of Tennessee
at Martin and Loyola University New Orleans, where he also served as the director of the accounting program.
He has been listed in Who’s Who Among American’s Teachers and Who’s Who in Business Higher Education.
Additionally, he was a member and held officer positions for several university councils and committees and
remained active in the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of CPAs and the International
Management Accounting Association.
Dr. Jackson’s research interests are in accounting education and behavioral issues in ethics and auditing. He
has published articles in such refereed journals as Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, Journal of
Economic and Social Measurement, Journal of Economic and Business Perspectives, Journal of Business and
Economic Research, Accounting Educators Journal, and Journal of Accountancy. Dr. Jackson served as the
editor of the journal, Advances in Accounting, Finance and Economics from 2007 to 2009. Dr. Jackson is the
co-author of Managerial Accounting: A Focus on Ethical Decision Making, now in its ninth edition.
JEWEL ADAMS
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST, SCHOOL OF FINANCE
After serving Southern Miss for 24 years, Jewel Adams has retired from the
College of Business and Economic Development, School of Finance. Adams
began her journey with Southern Miss by accepting a position with the National
Food Service Management Institute. She then accepted a position in the School
of Human Performance and Recreation, where she stayed for 17 years before
ultimately becoming the administrative specialist in the College of Business and
Economic Development. She served as president for the Association of Office
Professionals for two terms and served on numerous committees, including the
Southern Miss Diversity Committee and Staff Council.
During the 2020 Eagle Awards Ceremony, Adams was selected as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement
Award. This is the event’s top award and is given to one recipient each year that has dedicated his or her life to
making an impact in the lives of others.
Other Awards
Department of Athletics Outstanding Staff // Association of Office Professional (AOP) Office Professional of the Year
// University of Southern Mississippi Staff Excellence College of Health Distinguished Office Professional // African
American Student Organization (AASO) Outstanding Black Staff
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