Accounting Professor Re-Elected as Allied Services Board Chair
Douglas M. Boyle, DBA’88, professor and chair of The University of Scranton’s Department of Accounting, was recently re-elected chair of the Allied Services Foundation Board of Directors. Dr. Boyle, an award-winning professor and researcher, has served on the board for 15-plus years.University of Scranton accounting chair and professor Douglas M. Boyle, DBA’88, was recently re-elected to serve as chair of the Allied Services Foundation Board of Directors. Allied Services Integrated Health System, which has offices and centers throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, is a nationwide leader in rehabilitation and elderly care services.
Dr. Boyle has been a member of the board since 2010. He was named chair in 2016.
“We are privileged to have Dr. Boyle reappointed as board chairman for Allied Services Foundation," said Bill Conaboy, Esq., president and CEO, Allied Services Integrated Health System. "Doug’s past professional expertise leading a healthcare company, coupled with his academic credentials and research accolades, make him an invaluable asset as a volunteer leader of our board of directors.
"Our 2,700 employees making a difference in a dozen post-acute, long-term care, human services and home care programs across 55 locations and in countless homes across Northeast Pennsylvania, truly appreciate board members like Doug who understand the critical importance of each program, while balancing the fiscal responsibility and needs of thousands in our region who rely on Allied Services every day.”
An award-winning educator and researcher who’s worked 30-plus years in industry in startup, middle market and Fortune 500 companies, where he has held the positions of board chair, president, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer. He is professor and chair of Scranton’s Department of Accounting and director of its Ph.D. program. He recently ranked No. 2 worldwide for accounting education publication volume in the past six years, according to the Brigham Young University Accounting Research Rankings, which also placed the University No. 1 worldwide for research published by Ph.D. students. He is also ranked No. 1 internationally for research published in leading refereed accounting practitioner journals, according to “The Intersection of Academia and Practice: Publishing in Leading U.S. Accounting Organizations’ Journals,” Issues in Accounting Education (2020). He was honored as the Distinguished Scholar of the Institute of Management Accountants Research Foundation in 2022.
Under Dr. Boyle’s leadership, The University of Scranton’s accounting program in the Kania School of Management was selected as one of the nation’s Best Business Schools by the Princeton Review. U.S. News and World Report recently ranked Scranton’s accounting program top 40 in the nation.
