Gary John Previts
Gary John Previts (born 1942) an American accountant, is a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio USA). From 1979 to June 30, 2023 he was Professor of Accountancy in the Weatherhead School of Management teaching undergraduate, masters, and doctoral courses. He is known for his work on the history of the theory and practice of accountancy. Biography Youth, education and military service Previts was born in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1939 his father, Julius A. Previts, received a master's degree from Teachers College, Columbia University and was a faculty member in the Cleveland Municipal School District. After obtaining his BA from John Carroll University, under the guidance of Professor of Accounting F.J. McGurr, in 1963, he obtained his MA in accounting at The Ohio State University in 1964. In 1972 under the guidance of Williard E. Stone, his received a PhD at the University of Florida. He held a CPA designation in Ohio and Alabama. In 2012 he acquired the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation through the AICPA Pathway. Previts served in the US Army (1965–67) during the Vietnam War, where he was stationed in Thailand during 1967. Back in the States he worked at