Patrick A. Hennessee, Ph.D., CPA, has taught numerous accounting courses, including graduate-level Oil and Gas Taxation, at the University of Tulsa since 1977. He served as Director of the School of Accounting at the University of Tulsa from 1995-1998. Prior to his faculty appointment, he earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma, a master's degree from Western State College of Colorado and a doctorate from North Texas State University. He is a member of the Oklahoma Society of CPAs, the American Institute of CPAs and the Tulsa Chapter of the OSCPA, and serves as a trustee for the OSCPA Educational Foundation.

Dr. Hennessee is noted for drawing upon his wealth of practical and technical knowledge of the oil and gas industry to present crisp, insightful classes. Through engaging presentations, problem solving and interactive discussion, students and practitioners effectively learn about property acquisition, geological and geophysical costs, development and depreciation of properties, deal structuring, tax credits and other complex areas of oil and gas taxation.