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Desautels alumnus named CFO of Immersion Corporation

McGill alumnus Aaron Akerman (BCom’91; GCPA'93) has been appointed as the next Chief Financial Officer of Immersion Corporation, a leading developer of touch feedback technology based in California. Following a successful career in financial leadership, Akerman is looking forward to driving growth alongside a quality team.

Published: 20 Dec 2019

GCPA studentsÌýawarded prestigious C. Douglas Mellor Prize

Carlo Frediani (GCPA’19) and Ashley James (GCPA’19), students of the Graduate Certificate in the Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, have been selected among their graduating class as this year’s recipients of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.

Published: 16 Jul 2019

Accounting scholarship recipients

Congratulations to Kiwon Choi (BCom’19), Hugo Ouimet (BCom’19 – currently in GCPA program) and Christopher Wolf (BCom’20), undergraduate scholarship recipients from the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec.

Published: 2 Jul 2019

Announcing the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients

Congratulations to Jessica Delucilla (BCom'18), Audrey Langlois, Malcolm Sharpe, and Yu Wei PanÌý(BCom'18) who were awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship by the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) program.

Published: 14 Jun 2019

Teaching excellence celebrated at Desautels convocation

Congratulations to Amanda Abrams, Faculty Lecturer, and Elliot Lifson, Professor of Practice and Desautels Faculty Advisory Board member, who were honored at McGill’s Management Convocation ceremony for their excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels respectively.

Published: 29 May 2019

Welcoming a new cohort of GCPA students

The first week of May saw the start of the GCPA program for a new incoming cohort of 54 students. An additional 60 students also returned to the program in further preparation for the Common Final Exam, which they will write in September 2019.

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Published: 9 May 2019

GCPA participants score top marks on CFE

Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) participants Liane Brick (BCom’17) and Michael Richardson have placed on the National Honour Roll for their results on the Common Final Examination (CFE), with Richardson earning a gold medal for placing 1st among the six Quebec students who made the list.

This marks the second consecutive year that a GCPA student wins the gold medal for Quebec.

Published: 3 Dec 2018

C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence awarded to GCPA student

Michael Richardson (GCPA'18), student of the Graduate Certificate in the Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, has been selected among his graduating class as this year’s recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.

Published: 11 Jul 2018

2018 Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients

On June 12, theÌýGraduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) programÌýawarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship to the following students: Sorana Gyorgy, Eleni Panaritis, Michael Richardson and Ghassen Sabri.

In the memory of Lionel Pelham Kent, CA, this scholarship was established in 1998 to recognize academic excellence and strong communication skills among students entering the final year of the GCPA program.

Published: 14 Jun 2018

Welcoming a new cohort of GCPA students

The first week of May saw the start of the GCPA program for a new incoming cohort of 66 students.

An additional 44 students also returned to the program in further preparation for the Common Final Exam, which they will write in September 2018.

Published: 7 May 2018

Desautels alumnus named to CFE National Honour Roll

Richard DespatieÌý(BCom’16) has been named to the National Honour Roll of the Common Final Exam (CFE). He is among the top-three writers in Ontario of the Common Final Exam.

Written in September, the CFE is a national three-day evaluation that assesses competencies including essential knowledge, professional judgment, ethics, and the ability to communicate.Ìý

Published: 5 Dec 2017

2017 CFE Results

Congratulations to our 44 Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (GCPA) graduates for successfully passing the Common Final Examination (CFE), and to Kai He (BCom’16, GCPA’17) for sharing the Gold Medal in Quebec!ÌýRichard Despatie (BCom’16) placed on the National Honour Roll.

Published: 1 Dec 2017

Six Desautels graduate students awarded by the Fondation CPA

The Ordre des comptables professionels agréés du Québec is the province’s third-largest professional order, and covers accounting services across the public, business, education and non-profit sectors.

Through the Fondation CPA, the organization offers scholarships and awards at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The graduate awards have just been announced, and six of the 30-plus award recipients are students in the Desautels GCPA program.

Published: 26 Jul 2017

GCPA student awarded C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence

Kaihua He, student of the Graduate Certificate in the Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, has been selected among the graduating class as this year’s recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.

Published: 18 Jul 2017

GCPA students awarded with Lionel Pelhan Kent scholarship

On June 13, the GCPA program awarded the Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship to students Matthew Minuk, Joelle Salzman, Matthew Schryver and Angelica Wen.

The Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship was established in 1998 to recognise academic excellence and strong communication skills, and is open to students in the final year of the GCPA program. The winning team is chosen based on outstanding skills in written and oral communication as demonstrated in a case competition.

Published: 20 Jun 2017

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