Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy

SSE-2411 | 619-594-5070 | [email protected]
Monday – Friday: 8am – 4:30pm

Preparing Accounting Professionals to Shape the Global Business Environment.

The school is named after Dr. Charles W. Lamden, who was the driving force in the founding of SDSU's College of Business Administration in 1955 and served as the college's first dean from 1955 to 1965. The school was the first accounting program in California and one of the first in the U.S. to gain accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in 1982.

We have three active students organizations on campus—ALPFA, Beta Alpha Psi, and Student Accounting Society—and SDSU's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), which has operated on campus for over 20 years and prepares over 800 individual federal and state tax returns each year.

CalCPA 100 percent member

As a CalCPA 100% Membership School, our full-time and part-time students who have never been a licensed CPA, nor achieved a bachelor's degree are eligible to apply for free student membership.

Membership Resources

Our vision is to promote an educational environment worthy of students’ and the accounting profession’s trust through:

Rigorous and engaging academic programs that enable students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in the global field of accounting
Core values of the accounting profession—ethics, technical competence, communication, and global perspective—embedded throughout our academic programs to provide the foundation for our students to positively affect the dynamic business environment
Research and interactions with the business community that benefit our students and extend our reach to academics and professionals around the world.

Read our 2021-2022 Annual Highlights Report to see all that we have accomplished.

Meet the Advisory Board

A position of involvement, support, and commitment to educational excellence.

The purpose of the Leadership Advisory Board (LAB) is to serve as a bridge between the business community and the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy (the School). The specific objectives of the LAB are to:

Promote opportunities for students to enrich their education through interactions with business professionals, internships, as well as facilitate job-seeking activities;
Provide guidance on curriculum and academic programs;
Support the solicitation and cultivation of private philanthropic support for the School;
Connect faculty with the business community to increase the impact of their research and teaching; and
Provide input on the continuous strategic planning of the School and how the School can enhance its impact on various stakeholder groups

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Stephen J. Brownell
Lindsay & Brownell, CPAs
Founding Partner
'95 MSA

Lee Duran

Lee Duran
BDO Seidman, LLP
(Retired) San Diego Office Managing Partner
'82 Accounting

Blaine Faulkner

Blaine Faulkner
Alsana, Inc.
CFO
'86 Accountancy

Victor J. Gonzalez
Holthouse Carlin & Van Tright LLP (HCVT)
Partner
'89 Accounting

Mike Howard
Ernst & Young LLP
Partner, Assurance & Advisory Business Services

Dr. William Lamden
Lamden Family Trust
President

Joe Strain
PwC
Partner

Sam Mascareno
RSM US LLP
West Market Leader, Partner
'92 Accounting, '93 MST

James Nakagawa
ShopCore Properties
Executive Vice President & CFO
'88 Accounting

Cheryl Rhode
West Rhode & Roberts
Partner
'93 Accounting

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Laura Roos
Moss Adams LLP, Not-for-profit Services Group
Partner
'91 Accounting

Rick Rosas

Rick Rosas
PwC
Tax Partner
'87 Accounting

Keith Troutman

Keith Troutman
Baker Tilly
Tax Partner & Tax Practice Leader (SD & OC)
Friend

Jane Chau
Deloitte
Audit & Assurance Managing Director

Peter Wall

Peter R. Wall
Sempra Energy
Senior VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
Friend

Mark Clemens

Mark Clemens
KPMG
Orange County Managing Partner
'89 Accounting

Ryan Kennedy

Ryan Kennedy
KPMG
Partner
'04 Accounting

Paul Sager

Paul Sager
Formerly Senior VP at SAIC
Retired Financial Executive & Educator

Camille Alexander

Camille Alexander
Petco
VP & Controller
'02 Accounting

Accountancy Programs

The Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy offers bachelors and masters degree programs, including a combined 4+1 bachelors-masters (BMACC) program. Our degree programs prepare students to meet the education requirements for the CPA exam and other professional accounting examinations.

Accountancy (Major)

Accountancy (Minor)

BMACC

Accountancy (MBA Specialization)

Accountancy (MSA)

Taxation (Adv. Cert.)

Who Hires Our Graduates?

KPMG

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Deloitte

Ernst Young

Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy alumni have gone on to either found or serve in executive level positions in Big 4 accounting firms as well as companies such as Volcom, Qualcomm, SAIC, Sempra Energy, San Diego Zoo, WD-40, Taylor Guitars, San Diego Gas & Electric, and Karl Strauss Brewery.

Who Hires Our Graduates?

Research & Engagement

VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)

ESeC (Enterprise Systems e-Learning Club)

Student Organizations