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University of Toronto students win CA$H
St. George Campus teams place first and fifth in CA Institute competition
Toronto, Ontario (January 12, 2009) – Three University of Toronto – St. George Campus business students came in first in this year’s edition of the Battle for CA$H, while another team from the same school placed fifth. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario held its annual competition on January 10 to give teams of university students considering a career as a Chartered Accountant the opportunity to compete, have fun and earn some cash prizes.
The 2009 CA$H winners are:
- 1st Place – The University of Toronto – St. George Campus, represented by Rimoun Marbain, Houng Saint and David Zhang, who win $3,000 plus an additional $1,000 for their school’s accounting club
- 2nd place - The University of Western Ontario – Richard Ivey School of Business, represented by Nick Chan, Victor Lu and Sarah Chiu, who win $1,500
- 3rd place – The University of Guelph-Humber, represented by Adelina Severino, Nina Chander and Sy-Minh (Kevin) Ngo, who win $750
- 4th place – The University of Toronto – Scarborough Campus represented by Maithilee Juvekar, Sharron Xiao and Prashanth Mohan, who win $300
- 5th place - The University of Toronto – St. George Campus, represented by Andrew Lenjosek, Isaac Wong and Josh Xu, who win $300
- 6th place – The University of Windsor, represented by Christine Munroe, Tanya Dottor and Mathew van Sintern-Dick, who win $300
To win, the three-person student teams took part in a friendly competition stressing the use of Chartered Accounting skills such as teamwork, leadership, organizational ability and time management. Thirty-six teams from 22 university programs were run through a skill-testing simulation designed by Eagles Flight to test the participants’ ability to think on their feet and problem solve.
“The competition was excellent this year and all of the students worked hard and showed off their skills,” said Mona Ghiami, Director, Career Information at the Institute. “Everyone had a great time and, even if they didn’t win, we like to think CA$H gave participating students another opportunity to consider becoming a Chartered Accountant, a decision that would certainly make them a sure winner in the long run.”
Other campuses taking part in the competition included:
- Brock University
- Carleton University
- Lakehead University
- Laurentian University
- McMaster University
- Nipissing University
- Queen’s University
- Ryerson University
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
- University of Ottawa
- University of Toronto – Mississauga Campus
- University of Toronto – Mississauga Campus: Masters of Management and Professional Accounting
- University of Waterloo
- University of Western Ontario – Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- York University – Atkinson College
- York University - Schulich School of Business
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About the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario:
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario is the qualifying and regulatory body of Ontario's 33,000 CAs and 5,000 CA students. Since 1879, the Institute has protected the public interest through the CA profession's high standards of qualification and the enforcement of its rules of professional conduct. Recognized internationally, the CA designation denotes financial expertise, strategic thinking, business insight and leadership. The Institute website is: www.icao.on.ca and the student website is www.guidetorulingtheworld.ca.
For more information, please contact:
Perry Jensen
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
69 Bloor St. East Toronto, Ontario M4W 1B3
416-969-4271 or 1-800-387-0735 ext. 271
pjensen@icao.on.ca