James Don Edwards, CPA, had the honor of running in his son’s footsteps
this summer. As part of a worldwide relay commemorating the 2004 Olympic
Games, Edwards carried the symbolic torch through the streets of
Atlanta. Edwards’ son, recovering from a serious illness, was a
torchbearer when the games were held in that city in 1996. A prominent
accounting educator, Edwards is a member of the Accounting Hall of Fame,
retired J.M. Tull Professor of Accounting at the University of Georgia,
author of A History of Public Accounting in the United States,
a former member of the AICPA board of directors and a recipient of the
Gold Medal Award, the Institute’s highest honor. 
