Olin L. Adams III earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education at Ohio University. He also holds the M.B.A. in Accounting, cum laude, from Mount Saint Mary's College and the A.B. in History from Centre College. Adams joined the faculty of EFLT at Auburn in Fall 2000, following ten years on the accounting faculty at Ohio University. Licensed as a C.P.A. by the State of Maryland, he practiced accounting in that state for eight years prior to pursuing an academic career. Adams' research interest is higher education finance, with emphasis on the development of a business model in colleges and universities. His teaching interests include educational finance, management, and legal affairs. Adams' outside interests include college athletics, Thoroughbred horse racing, and politics.