Barry Cushing
Barry E. Cushing of
Salt Lake City, Utah, died March 1 after a
four-year battle with GIST. He was 59.
Colleagues at the University of Utah, where
he taught accounting, hailed him as a
“distinguished professor” who made a lasting
impression on his students, fellow
professors and co-workers. Jack Brittain,
dean of the university’s David Eccles School
of Business, said Cushing helped establish
university’s School of Accounting
as
one of the top programs in the West. The
school’s stature today is Cushing’s academic
legacy, which included hiring dedicated
scholars with excellent research skills who
are committed to students, Brittain said.
“This was Dr. Cushing’s vision, and the
school’s ongoing achievements are an
important legacy,” Brittain told the Salt
Lake Tribune. Cushing joined the faculty in
1977. He served as chairman of the
Accounting Department from 1982 to 1985,
leaving in 1986 for a position at
Pennsylvania State University. He returned
to Salt Lake City in 1991, and was named
university’s David Eccles Professor of
Accounting in 1996. He was born July 6,
1945, in Lansing, Mich., to William and
Abigail Cushing. He graduated with honors
from Grand Ledge High School and studied
accounting at Michigan State University,
obtaining his bachelor of arts degree with
high honors in 1966, and his doctorate in
1969. He married his lifetime partner,
Cherry Lee Barker, on June 25, 1966. Barry
celebrated his life by traveling around the
world with his family. He showed his passion
for being a professor by authoring numerous
textbooks and research articles. Barry
received various national and university
awards recognizing the excellence of his
research and teaching contributions. In
addition to his wife, he is survived by two
sons, Dennis (Kristin) and Andy; two
daughters, Becky and Christy; brothers,
Eldon (Maxine) and William (Marion), and
grandchildren Travis, Kady, and Camden. The
Cushing family has expressed sincere thanks
to both The Huntsman Cancer Institute and
VistaCare hospice for their excellent care.
A celebration of life was held March 5 at
the home of his dear friend, Professor D.
Gerald Searfoss. Donations in Barry’s name
are preferred to The Huntsman Cancer
Institute or to VistaCare hospice
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