Dr. Stephanie M. Bryant is the Director of the USF School of Accountancy and a USF faculty member since 2001.  She received her Ph.D. and B.S. in Accounting from Louisiana State University and is a Louisiana CPA.  Dr. Bryant specializes in accounting information systems, and previously worked for KPMG Peat Marwick.  She has also helped develop an accounting symposium for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and has taught Corps accountants from all over the world.  Dr. Bryant has co-authored two accounting textbooks, and numerous academic articles.  Dr. Bryant has won seven teaching awards, notably, the 2002-2003 USF Undergraduate Teaching Award and the 2006 Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Faculty award.  In 2003, Dr. Bryant received the USF President’s Award for Faculty Excellence.  She is also active in the American Accounting Association, having served as the 2005-2006 national President of the Information Systems Section, and recently spoke in China on behalf of this national organization.  She is also the International President-Elect of Beta Alpha Psi, overseeing 268 chapters of Beta Alpha Psi in the United States, Hong Kong, and Australia.  In 2004, Dr. Bryant was named as the inaugural Dan R. and Tina P. Johnson Distinguished Professor in Accounting.  In her spare time, Dr. Bryant enjoys spending time with her husband of nearly 30 years, Gary, playing the piano, and reading.