Russell James Petersen, 80, passed away on August 28, 2017. After graduating from high school, Russ entered the US Navy and was accepted into the Naval Cadet (NAVCAD) program, then attended Aviation Officer Candidate's School in Pensacola, Florida. He received his Naval Aviator wings and was commissioned as an Ensign in the US Navy in 1957. He served 21 years in the US Navy and US Navy Reserve, and in 1976 retired at the rank of Commander. Russ earned a Bachelor's Degree from Oregon State University in 1963, a Master's Degree from the University of Oregon in 1964, became a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Oregon in 1966, and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Accountancy from the University of Washington in 1971. Russ served as a faculty member at Duke University, Willamette University and the University of Illinois. He served as the Chair of the School of Accountancy at ASU and the Chair of Accounting at the University of Iowa. He then served as the dean of the colleges of business at the University of Alabama, the University of Akron and the University of Texas at Arlington. Before retiring he joined Seattle University, where he ended his career by teaching accounting. Russ is survived by his wife, Nancy, a sister, a son, two daughters and five grandchildren. A memorial service was held on September 2 at the Willamette Memorial Park Chapel, 2640 Old Salem Rd, NE Albany. Memorial gifts in Russ' honor may be sent to Burns's Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home, 2765 Kingwood St., Florence, OR 97439 in favor of either the American Diabetes Association or the National Kidney Foundation.