Mr. Robert C. Webber

Sally Webber received her B.S. and M.A.S. degrees in Accountancy from Northern Illinois University. Her love of teaching and research prompted her to get her Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington. She began her career with Coopers and Lybrand. After leaving public accounting, she worked in tax research for DeKalb AgResearch. Sally joined the Department of Accountancy at Northern in 1999 as an assistant professor. She was promoted to associate professor in 2002 and full professor in 2008. She was an active member of the American Accounting Association and served as Chairman of the Education Committee of the Information Systems section.Sally won a number of teaching and research awards while at NIU, and in 2008, was awarded NIU’s Outstanding Mentor Award in honor of her work mentoring colleagues and students. Sally was also a passionate advocate for Beta Alpha Psi, serving as Faculty Advisor for NIU’s chapter and Director of the Midwest Region. Sally was presented with Beta Alpha Psi’s highest and most prestigious award, the National President’s Award in 2007 for her contributions to students and for her professionalism and service ideals espoused by Beta Alpha Psi. Sally was named an NIU Department of Accountancy Outstanding Alumni in 2006 for her ongoing commitment to the department and was also selected for the HSBC Professorship in Accountancy.Sally was a loving wife to Robert and the proud mother of Sarah Laczo and Roxanna Webber. Sarah is an accounting professional with McGladrey and Pullen, and Roxanna is a postdoctoral student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.