John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation

Professor

Office: Stranahan Hall 3037

419.530.4264

Diana.Franz@utoledo.edu

scholars profile

Education

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 1993
Doctor of Philosophy, Accounting

Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 1985
Master of Professional Accountancy, Accounting

Honors and Awards

• Beta Alpha Psi National Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award 2018
• Participant in The University of Toledo’s Course Design Institute Summer 2018.
• Recipient of the Andrews Best Paper Award at the Ohio regional meeting of the American Accounting Association, May 2009, for “Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on the Relationship between Debt Covenant Violation and Earnings Management.” with coauthors Hassan HassabElnaby and Gerald Lobo.