Remembering Questrom’s Philip E. Meyer, Alum Irving J. Heller
Remembering Questrom’s Philip E. Meyer, Alum Irving J. Heller
Philip E. Meyer
Questrom School of Business
PHILIP E. MEYER, a Questrom School of Business professor emeritus of accounting, died March 2, 2024. He was 80 years old.
Meyer earned bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree at the Ohio State University. A certified public accountant, Meyer joined the BU faculty in 1970 and went on to become chair of the accounting department.
He researched how companies’ financial reporting reflects their business management decisions. He was active in several professional societies at the state and national levels. He wrote articles in a variety of professional and scholarly journals, including the Accounting Review, Abacus, and the Journal of Accounting Research, and was the author of Mastering the Statement of Cash Flows (American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers, 2013).
Meyer retired from BU in 2003
Irving J. Heller (Wheelock ’50, ’51)
BU Hall of Fame
IRVING J. HELLER (Wheelock’50,’51), who was a starting tackle for BU football as a student and who later became the first president of the Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame, died September 21, 2024. He was 98.
Heller earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from BU. He was a star athlete. “Heller was considered a specialist,” according to the Hall of Fame website. “He specialized in everything. Blocking, tackling, opening holes for the tailbacks, protecting the quarterback, covering kicks—he did it all.”
After graduating from BU, Heller signed a contract with the NFL’s Detroit Lions but chose to coach at BU and, later, at Brandeis University. After coaching, he became an insurance professional. But he remained invested in his alma mater. Besides serving as Hall of Fame president, he established the Irv Heller BU Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship, which supports student-athletes who exhibit good sportsmanship and citizenship.
Heller was inducted into the BU Hall of Fame as a player in 1964 and into the Brandeis University Hall of Fame as a coach.
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