J.T. Eagan
Clinical Assistant Professor
Accounting
J.T. Eagan, EA, MBA is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting at Purdue University. He has almost 20 years of diverse tax experience from Fortune 100 while a Senior Manager in KPMG's State and Local Tax practice to discrete high net worth individual and business consulting at his firm, NWI Tax, LLC. He is a nationally-recognized speaker on tax topics and contributor to numerous publications including McGraw-Hill’s Taxation of Individuals and Businesses, Gleim Publication’s CPA and EA review courses, and J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax.
J.T. has been the recipient of numerous awards including:
- Purdue University Daniels School of Business Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher for 2023-2024
- Purdue Northwest College of Business Graduate Programs Faculty of the Year – May 2023
- Purdue Northwest College of Business Quantitative Business Studies Faculty of the Year – May 2023
- NAEA Excellence in Education Award – December 2022
- ATA Teaching Innovation Award – August 2020
- McGraw-Hill Financial Accounting Symposium Best Course Design – March 2019
- Purdue Northwest College of Business Teaching Innovation Award – January 2019
J.T. Eagan named one of 2025's Best Undergraduate Professors by Poets & Quants
Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting J.T. Eagan was named one of 2025's best undergraduate professor by Poets & Quants.
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Professor J.T. Eagan recounts student reaction to a project that brought a fictional family to life to sharpen accounting knowledge and hone soft skills. - Keeping Clients Happy is No Vacation
In the second of a three-part series, J.T. Eagan discusses how he brings the fictional Griswold movie family to life to help teach soft skills. - Teaching Soft Skills and Maximizing Engagement Through AI
In the first of a three-part series, J.T. Eagan discusses the need for designing an innovative case study that would emphasize course content while enhancing students’ soft skills.