[3] Albert Dugan was a geophysicist employed by Mobil Oil Company in Dallas, Texas, and was transferred to his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1959.

Dugan matriculated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting at the University of New Orleans in 1978 after three years of study.

[2] Dugan's doctoral thesis was "An Empirical Examination of the Association Between the Degree of Operating Leverage and the Incidence of Receipt of Uncertainty Qualifications".

This work examined how companies' business risk can influence the type of external audit opinion received.

Selected additional major publications include: Dugan received 10 teaching awards at the departmental, business school, university, and accounting professional levels, which includes his receipt of the Alabama State Society of CPAs 2009 Outstanding educator award.