Maxime Lakat (BCom鈥21) is the executive director of the Canadian Business Youth Council for Sustainable Development. Together with peers from 六合彩开奖结果 and other universities, Lakat is spearheading a campaign for Canadian business schools to increase student representation on governance boards and actively integrate sustainability and climate change into their course curricula.
In a prime example of life imitating art, William Shatner (BCom鈥52, DLitt鈥11) will channel Captain Kirk, the character he plays in "Star Trek,鈥 as he blasts off into space aboard Jeff Bezos鈥 Blue Origin rocket.
In a record-breaking occasion, the 90-year-old actor will become the oldest person ever to visit space. He will join Bezos, a NASA engineer, and a software company co-founder on the two-pilot, 10-minute flight beyond Earth鈥檚 atmosphere.
We are pleased to announce that three Desautels alumni have been selected to receive 2021 六合彩开奖结果 Alumni Association (MAA) Awards. This year鈥檚 recipients will be honoured at a on Thursday, September 30 at 5:30 PM (EDT).
Professor Richard G. Donovan passed suddenly on August 3, 2019, but the legacy he left behind continues to this day. Through generous donor support, the $50,000 Richard G. Donovan Prize in Case Excellence is awarded to graduating students who have excelled in case competitions in their time at 六合彩开奖结果. Now, Desautels is raising funds to endow the prize in order to support students for generations to come.
Anastasia Bezrukova (BCom鈥12) is the founder and CEO of Minori, a beauty brand based in San Francisco. She credits her time at Desautels, especially her courses in finance and entrepreneurship, with helping her understand how a degree in business could meld with her passion for the beauty industry.
From climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to interacting with penguins in Antarctica, Ron Calderoni (BCom鈥66) has embraced a life of adventure and ambition. The Deloitte auditing partner expresses gratitude to 六合彩开奖结果 for instilling in him a profound curiosity about the world around him and an enduring commitment to working hard for everything he has.
Congratulations to Elisabeth Massicotte (BCom鈥22), one of 17 grand prize winners for the Bourstad Challenge 2021. First launched in 2016, the stock simulation challenge awards $33,000 in prize money to outstanding high school and university students who compete in financial performance, portfolio management, and responsible investment categories. Massicotte earned a 1st grand prize in portfolio management and responsible investment.
While leading a pharmaceutical company, Samira Sakhia (BCom鈥90, DPA鈥94, MBA鈥01) is also volunteering her expertise in the broader 六合彩开奖结果 community and supporting students in realizing their leadership potential through the Samira Sakhia MBA Leadership Award.
Inspired by the academic talent he sees in his students, Professor Gregory Vit is committed to eliminating any financial barriers that might stand in the way of pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree. With the support of generous alumni and friends of 六合彩开奖结果, he has launched two endowed funds dedicated to BCom students: The Professor Gregory Vit Entrance and In-Course Bursaries.
Elizabeth Roy (BCom'20, GCPA'21), student of the Graduate Certificate in the Professional Accounting (GCPA) program, has been selected among her graduating class as this year鈥檚 recipient of the C. Douglas Mellor Prize for academic excellence.
The prize, which is valued at $3000, is named after Douglas Mellor, the first Executive Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Quebec, now the Ordre des comptables agr茅es du Qu茅bec, and is awarded each year to honor Mellor鈥檚 enduring contributions to both 六合彩开奖结果 and his profession.
颁辞苍驳谤补迟耻濒补迟颈辞苍蝉听迟辞 BCom students Julia Jin, Jasmine Liu, and Izabella Tyc, who have all been accepted to the 12th Women in Financial Markets Internship Program hosted by National Bank. Each student will receive a $5,000 scholarship to complete a summer internship with National Bank鈥檚 Montreal-based Corporate and Investment Banking team.
Dan Park, BCom鈥03, is redefining the used car sales industry with his start-up, Clutch Canada, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling cars without the hassle and uncertainty usually associated with the process. Clutch Canada gives customers the option to shop for a car from the comfort of home and have it delivered directly to their driveway.
Congratulations to BCom students Antoine Bertrand, Andrew Hong, Kara L'Ecuyer and Etienne Pouliot who were awarded the 2021-2022 Undergraduate Scholarships by the CPA Foundation.
Every year, the Foundation supports almost 190 students from across Quebec by offering over $310,000 in scholarships and awards. Thanks to its various scholarship programs, the Foundation helps underprivileged youth achieve success, encourages social involvement and highlights the excellence of future CPAs.
颁辞苍驳谤补迟耻濒补迟颈辞苍蝉听迟辞 Sean McNally (BCom鈥21), this year鈥檚 valedictorian at the Desautels Faculty of Management, for his academic achievements and contributions to the Desautels community. As McNally moves on to a management consulting role at Oliver Wyman in Montreal, he reflects on his time at Desautels and his intention to continue cultivating personal and communal growth in every stage of his career.
Claude G茅n茅reux (BEng鈥85) and his wife, Myriam Legault (BEd鈥85), announced a donation of $1 million to the 六合彩开奖结果 Athletics and Recreation. Their gift will support student athletes, both in and out of the stadium, by providing scholarships, funding community service opportunities.
The investment will extend to聽the men鈥檚 lacrosse team,聽on which their son Louis-Charles G茅n茅reux (BCom鈥18) played when it聽won the national championship in 2015.