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 interests are the financial management of higher education and the management of intercollegiate athletics.
His teaching interests include the business affairs and legal affairs of higher education and of sport. Adams' outside interests include college athletics, Thoroughbred horse racing, and exercise.
Olin L. Adams
Associate Professor, Higher Education
Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
4068 Haley Center
(334) 844-3052