BDO endows Service Award to UBC 'DAP' program
News Release
January 6 , 2009
TORONTO: BDO Dunwoody has recently endowed a service award of $2,000 to recognize a student in the Diploma in Accounting Program (DAP) at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.
“It is an honour for BDO to award the top achiever of one of the most respected accounting programs in the country,” said Keith Farlinger, CEO of BDO Dunwoody. “We congratulate all award candidates on their hard work and dedication and wish them great success.”
The BDO Dunwoody LLP Service Award is made on the recommendation of the Sauder School of Business to a part-time or full-time student enrolled in the DAP Program and demonstrates high levels of community service and volunteerism within the university or community. Award candidates must also demonstrate high academic standing in the DAP Program.
“We are pleased to present this award, on behalf of BDO, to our top DAP student whose generosity, determination and commitment to learning have earned them this recognition,” said Daniel F. Muzyka, Dean of Sauder School of Business at UBC.
The first BDO Dunwoody LLP Service Award will be available for the 2009-10 Winter Session.
For more information, media may contact:
Michelle Lee
Manager, National Talent Aquisition
BDO Dunwoody
T: 416-369-6055
E: mlee@bdo.ca
About BDO Dunwoody LLP
BDO Dunwoody LLP
Chartered Accountants and Advisors
www.bdo.ca
BDO Dunwoody LLP is Canada's sixth largest accounting services and advisory firm. Our team serves a highly diverse clientele, which includes owner-managed businesses, large enterprises, mid-market public companies, community organizations, not-for-profit agencies, and professional firms. From agriculture to real estate, technology to union pensions, and aboriginal communities to municipalities, the professionals of BDO Dunwoody have the expertise to handle any business sector.
BDO Dunwoody LLP is a Member Firm of BDO International. BDO International is a global network of public accounting firms, called BDO Member Firms, serving international clients.
About BDO International
BDO International is a world wide network of public accounting firms, called BDO Member Firms, serving international clients. Each BDO Member Firm is an independent legal entity in its own country. The network is coordinated by BDO Global Coordination B.V., incorporated in the Netherlands, with its statutory seat in Eindhoven (trade register registration number 33205251) and with an office in Brussels, Belgium, where the International Executive Office is located. The combined total fee income of all BDO Member Firms was US$ 5.14 billion in 2008. The global network has more than 670 offices in 110 countries, and more than 44,000 partners and staff provide business advisory services throughout the world.
About The Sauder School of Business
The Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia is Canada's leading academic business school, recognized globally for its contributions to the transformation of business practices through innovative research and teaching. The school has over 29,000 alumni in 70 countries around the world.
About UBC DAP
The UBC Diploma in Accounting is a demanding credit-based program designed primarily to prepare university graduates who have limited training in accounting for entry into a professional designation program. Its intensive curriculum satisfies many of the course requirements for both the CMA and CGA programs, and is recognized by the Chartered Accountant School of Business (CASB).
For more information:
Diploma in Accounting Program
Sauder School of Business
604-822-8412
dap@sauder.ubc.ca
