Areas of Expertise

• The design and control of business and accounting processes and accounting information systems

• The strategic use of technology in organizations

• Designing sustainability information systems and associated metrics

• The building and measuring of university-community partnerships

• The instructional pedagogy of service-learning where students perform projects for non-profit and government agencies as part of their coursework.

• Community-based research

• Mentoring, networking, and advocacy work for minority faculty and minority students, and minority-serving institutions.

Current Courses

• ACT 350 Accounting Information Systems

• ACT 501  Accounting for Sustainability

• KEY 192 Key Academic Community Freshman Seminar for Business

• Other Courses Designed and Taught:

• CIS 412 Technology Strategy and Business Cases

• MBA and Executive MBA Program
  1st Year Course: Financial and Managerial Accounting        2nd Year Course: Electronic Enterprise Business Strate

• ACT 311 Intermediate Accounting

• ACT 321 Cost Accounting

• ACT 622 Controllership Function Responsibilities

• ACT 210 Introduction to Financial Accounting

• ACT 220 Introduction to Managerial Accounting

Office Hours

• Change each semester, please email if interested in current office hours: margarita.lenk@colostate.edu

Education

• Ph.D., University of South Carolina - College of Business Administration, 1991; Major Areas: Accounting and Management Information Systems.

• MACC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - School of Accounting, 1987; Kenan-Flagler College of Business, Minor Areas: Cognitive and Social Psychology.

• BSBA, University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration, 1981; Major Area: Accounting, extra coursework in computer information systems

Professional Certification

• Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Institute of Management Accountants, 1992.

Academic Experience

• Colorado State University (1991- present). Associate Professor. Joint Appointment:  Dept. of Accounting and Dept. of Computer Information Systems.

• University of South Carolina (1988 - 1990). Teaching Assistant. School of Accounting.

• Plymouth State College, NH (1987 - 1988). Faculty in Residence. Department of Business.

• University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (1982 - 1983 and 1984 –1987). Teaching Assistant. School of Accounting.

Some Teaching/Advisory Awards

• 2008  KPMG National Faculty Fellow award for work with minority accounting students and minority faculty.

• 2006 Excellence in Service-Learning Instruction Award, CSU

• 2006  Outstanding Educator, American Accounting Association, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Section (national teaching award)

• 2006 Outstanding Service Award for Enhancing Minorities in the Accounting Profession, American Accounting Association, Diversity section (national award)

• 1996 Outstanding Accounting Professor in the State of Colorado, Colorado Society of CPAs.

  Some Publications

• “Asset-Security Goals Continuum: A Process for Security”, double-blind refereed article in The Handbook of Information Security, ed. Hossein Bidgoli; John Wiley & Sons. 2006.

• “Service-Learning in Information Systems Courses: Community Projects that Make a Difference” (with J. Hoxmeier) Journal of Information Systems Education, Vol. 14, No.1, 2003.

• “Strategic Communication Capital as an Intangible Asset”, (with Jackie Hartman) International Journal of Media Management, p. 7-13. December, 2001.

• “Instructional Case: Community Outreach” (with B. Donnelly). Issues in Accounting Education American Accounting Association. Vol. 13. No. 1. p. 173-190. 1998.

• “How Client Pressure Affects the Appraisal of Residential Property” (with E. Worzala and W. Kinnard), Appraiser Journal. 1998. p. 416-427.

• “Let Your Students Have A Piece of the Action: Real World Projects for AIS Courses”, The Review of Accounting Information Systems. p. 11-20. Summer 1997.

• “Discipline-Specific Knowledge in Service-Learning: A Strategic Alliance Between Universities, Professional Associations, and Non-Profit Organizations”, Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning. 1997. p. 104-108.

• “High Tech Valuation: Should Artificial Neural Networks Bypass the Human Valuer?” (with E. Worzala & A. Silva), Journal of Property Valuation and Investment, Vol. 15, No. 1, 1997. p.8-26.

• “Internal Customer Satisfaction In Quick Service Restaurants” (with S. Gregory and K. Smith) Journal of Restaurant and Food Service Marketing. Vol. 2 No. 4, 1997. p. 21-48.

• The Saudi Equity Investor: A Descriptive Survey”, (with O. Almotiari and N. Schultz). The International Journal of Commerce and Management, Vol. 5, No. 3, 1995. p. 73-89.

• A Guide For Service Learning In Higher Education, (translated from Spanish title), published by the Argentine Ministry of Education, National Program for School and Community, 2001. 18 pages.