SACL Prize and Sponsorship winners celebrated
The annual function to celebrate the School of Accounting and Commercial Law prize and scholarship winners was held on Monday, 12 May 2014 on the Mezzanine 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 Eggleton explained that these prize winners were the top students in the courses receiving the prizes, therefore a significant achievement. He went on to encourage and congratulate each prize winner and their corresponding sponsor.
The top students for 2013 in a number of Accounting, Commercial Law and Taxation papers were: Benjamin Allan, Georgia Allen*, Zoe Brandon, Ming Xiao Chan, Brittany Earl*, Evelyn Elisara, Abby Franklin*, Hien Hoang, Haein Jeon, Ngahuia Leighton*, Michelle Lu (who received three prizes), Kirsten McCutcheon*, Linh Nguyen*, Caitlin Olsen*, Melissa Peters*, Samantha Richardson, Katie Skinner and Yih Ling Tan*. (*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 including the Wellington Not-for-Profit Special Interest Group which gave a separate award, Wiley publishing house and two individuals who have long supported accounting students – the Bhagwan Khanna Prize and the RW Steele Scholarship.
It was a truly enjoyable event where students, guests and staff members mingled, discussing student life, plans and dreams for the future over refreshments.