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The Accounting Historians Journal Vol. 17, No. 2 December 1990 1990 ACCOUNTING HALL OF FAME INDUCTION: CHARLES T. HORNGREN INTRODUCTION by Sidney Davidson Accounting Hall of Fame Member Arthur Young Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Accounting and former Dean, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business It is my great personal pleasure to present the citation for "Chuck" Horngren on his induction to the Accounting Hall of Fame. We all know "Chuck" as an excellent teacher, a dedicated contributor to the effective working of the accounting profession, and a truly outstanding author. But as a friend for three decades and as a colleague in various endeavors for much of that time, I can testify to more than that. "Chuck" is a warm, friendly soul, always willing to help, doing more than his share of the work without claiming credit for it. There is not a single malicious bone in his body. My life has been enriched by knowing him, working with him, and enjoying his company and that of Joan for these many years. With memory of this lifetime of friendship, I am proud to read this citation. INDUCTION CITATION by Thomas J. Burns Professor and Chairman Committee on Accounting Hall of Fame Faculty of Accounting & Management Information Systems The Ohio State University College of Business Among the few most influential teachers of his generation, he has been a dominant force in changing the traditional courses in internal accounting from cost accounting's overemphasis on accu-mulation and calculation of product costs, to managerial account-ing, which explores the uses of costs for various purposes. A chief