SACL Prize-giving ceremony
The annual function to celebrate the School of Accounting and Commercial Law prize and scholarship winners was held on Monday, 13 May 2013 on the 12th Floor of Rutherford House.
The annual function to celebrate the School of Accounting and Commercial Law prize and scholarship winners was held on Monday, 13 May 2013 on the 12th Floor of Rutherford House. Professor Ian Eggleton, Head of the School of Accounting and Commercial Law welcomed all prize winners, representatives of sponsor organisations, family members, friends and staff to this event to celebrate SACL’s best students.
In his welcoming speech, Professor Bob Buckle, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Victoria Business School explained that these prize winners were the top students in the courses receiving the prizes, “which sometimes also means being the top student in a class of 300, which is a significant achievement.” Professor Buckle went on to encourage and congratulate each prize winner and their corresponding sponsor.
The top students for 2012 in a number of Accounting, Commercial Law and Taxation papers were: Baden Adams, Sarah Burr, Johanna Clayton, Alan Fieldes, Abby Franklin, Krishant Goyal, Taegan Hale, Danielle Hurst-Kiely, Linh Nguyen, Katherine Skinner (winner of two prizes), Yvonne Tse, Michelle Tustin, Wayne Verhoeven and Nicholas Young. Aidan Copps, Ha Ta and Neil Walsh-Smith received their prizes in absentia.
These students were the recipients of prizes sponsored by the following organisations: Office of the Auditor-General, CPA Australia, Deloitte, InternetNZ, KPMG, the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants, Pearson NZ and two individuals – the Bhagwan Khanna Prize and also the RW Steele Scholarship.
It was a truly enjoyable event where students, guests and staff members amiably discussed student life, plans and dreams for the future over refreshments.