He holds numerous professional designations and is very active in the internal auditing profession having eight years experience as an auditor prior to entering academia. Dr. Ziegenfuss was awarded the 1996 Leon R. Radde Award as the Institute of Internal Auditors "Educator of the Year." Dr. Ziegenfuss developed an "Operational Auditing" course for delivery over the internet which can be viewed at the following website: http://web.odu.edu/dziegenf