William Huizingh, 97, died March 18, 2016. During World War II he was drafted into the Army Air Corps, and served 27 months in the Mediterranean Theatre war zone as a cryptologist. He earned seven battle stars, the Bronze Star, and a Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster. In 1945 when he left the military, he settled in Denver where he established his own furniture manufacturing business. In 1949 he went to the University of Denver where he completed his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and in 1954 completed his Master's degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting. After being asked by the chairman of the Accounting Department to teach a class during the spring quarter and then full time, he decided his heart was in education rather than the manufacturing business, but he knew he needed a PhD. In 1956-57 he took more classes at the University of Denver and finished the coursework in two semesters while working as CEO of his company and teaching 15 hours a week. In 1959 he came to Phoenix on a spring-break vacation and visited the ASU campus and the College of Business. By accident he met Glenn Overman, dean of the College of Business and by the end of the visit, had a job as a faculty member. He returned to Denver, sold his business and moved to Arizona. In 1961 he became the first assistant dean of the College of Business. In 1962-63 he took a leave of absence to complete his oral exams and dissertation for the PhD at the University of Michigan, and then returned to ASU where he served as assistant dean and headed the accounting department until 1969. In 1969-71 he was director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research. He served as associate dean from 1970 to 1981. Dr. Huizingh was a full time professor from 1981 until he retired in 1985 as Professor Emeritus of Accountancy. Upon on his retirement, a former student, John B. Mumford, established a $1.2 million endowment to provide scholarships in the name of Dr. Huizingh. Other endowments followed, including the Huizingh Scholarships at the ASU College of Business and the William Huizingh Teaching Award at ASU. Huizingh was certified in Arizona as a CPA; active in the Arizona Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. After retirement, Dr. Huizingh became a philanthropist and community volunteer. At the Desert Botanical Garden he served as board chairman as well as informal advisor to each Garden director since 1987 and served twice as interim director. His name is memorialized in the Garden executive director's title and in the Huizingh Operating Reserve. His first wife, Vera, died in 1977. In 1979 he married Edith who preceded him in death in 2007. He had no children.  Dr. Huizingh’s ASURA Video History interview may be seen at ASURA Video History Interviews