Ray Schmidgall
Professor
Hilton Hotels Professor of Hospitality Financial Management
The School of Hospitality Business
Phone: (517) 353-9211
Email: schmidga@bus.msu.edu
PhD Michigan State University
Vita
Research interests/Areas of expertise
- Managerial accounting in the hospitality industry
Bio(s)
- Ray Schmidgall, Ph.D., CPA is the Hilton Hotels Professor of Hospitality Financial Management and The School's accounting and financial management expert. He serves on industry committees of the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals and American Hotel & Lodging Association. He conducts managerial accounting seminars for CMAA, HFTP, and GCSAA.
The fifth edition of his Managerial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry was released in June 2002. In 2003 he had a eight articles published to add to over 160 articles in the past. His current research includes (1) Leasing Practices of Clubs and (2) Job Satisfaction of Lodging Financial Executives. His most recent foreign venture was to the Bahamas where he worked on a missions project. He also arranges and hosts The School's annual Hilton Lecture Series.
Prior to teaching, Schmidgall was the financial controller of the Educational Institute, American Hotel & Lodging Association and worked as an auditor with Ernst & Ernst. He has authored several hospitality accounting and finance textbooks.