CHICAGO — For the second time, John Ahern, an accounting educator at DePaul University, was selected to be a Fulbright Scholar in Russia. This time he will spend approximately five months teaching financial accounting and auditing courses to Russian college students at Kazan Federal University.

“It is a great honor to be selected as a Fulbright Scholar and be assigned to the Russian Federation,” said Ahern, an associate professor in the School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems in DePaul’s 100-year-old Driehaus College of Business.

“Russian universities are among the finest in the world, with a rich history of research and teaching,” said Ahern, who has been on faculty at DePaul since 1973. “I am looking forward to working alongside such outstanding students and scholars.”

Ahern previously taught as a Fulbright Scholar at Kazan Federal University in 1995-96. His areas of expertise include financial accounting, auditing and attestation, forensic accounting and online instruction. Ahern received his bachelor’s degree and MBA in accountancy from DePaul, and his doctorate in business administration in accountancy and monetary economics from University of Kentucky.

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar program sends an estimated 800 American scholars and professionals per year to about 130 countries, where they lecture and/or conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields, according to the Fulbright website.

Kevin Stevens, director of DePaul’s School of Accountancy, said Ahern’s appointment will help grow DePaul’s global presence and collaboration.

“Professor Ahern’s trip to Russia expands opportunities for all students by encouraging Russian students to come to DePaul to study and encouraging our students and faculty to travel to this key part of the world,” Stevens said.