UPEI business graduate receives regional gold medal
UPEI congratulates business graduate Janell MacDonald who recently received the regional Gold Medal from the Chartered Accountants of Canada for the highest standing in Eastern Canada. MacDonald, a 2012 UPEI business administration graduate, earned Eastern Canada's highest mark on the Uniform Final Evaluation (UFE).
In addition, MacDonald received the Gerry Gillis Memorial Award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of PEI for the highest standing in Prince Edward Island. MacDonald will also be placed on the Atlantic School of Chartered Accountancy's David Hope Honour Roll and the UFE Honour Roll for her accomplishment.
MacDonald is currently employed at BDO Canada LLP in Charlottetown as a junior staff accountant. 'The partners and staff at BDO are proud of Janell's well deserved accolades. Her dedication and hard work in receiving this significant achievement in the accounting profession has paid off, and we are thrilled to celebrate in her accomplishments,' said Jennifer Dunn, Tax Partner, BDO Canada LLP.
During her time at UPEI, MacDonald competed on the UPEI case team that placed first at the IIBD Case Competition in Hong Kong, and second place at the Royal Roads University International Undergraduate Case Competition in British Columbia. MacDonald placed first in the 2012 Estey Undergraduate Student Paper Competition hosted by the University of Waterloo's Centre for Accounting Ethics.
Other prizes MacDonald has received include: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of PEI Prize for Auditing; The Institute of Chartered Accountants of PEI Prize for Accounting; The Institute of Chartered Accounts of PEI - T. Earle Hickey Prize; and The Yousef Hashmi Award of Excellence in Business Administration.
'Hearing this news is wonderful and it fills us with great pride that Janell, and our other accounting graduates, have consistently performed so well throughout the CA program,' said UPEI's Dean of the School of Business Juergen Krause. 'On behalf of the School of Business and UPEI, I would like to congratulate Janell who has just added another great award to her string of extraordinary accomplishments. Janell is an exceptionally high achiever and has laid the foundation for a great professional career.'
Congratulations, Janell!
