Young Alumni Award

The School of Accounting and Finance Young Alumni Award has been established to recognize the accomplishments of School of Accounting and Finance alumni from the University of Waterloo.

The Young Alumni Award, created in 2009, was established to provide tangible recognition of young alumni who have distinguished themselves through their professional achievements, and community and public service.

The award will examine the accomplishments of the nominee based on the following:

Accomplishments/Achievements:

Has achieved notable level of success based upon, but not limited to the following two criteria, including activities that inspire their peers, other UW alumni, and students:

Demonstrated business, entrepreneurship, and/or management accomplishments
Demonstrated volunteer leadership and humanitarian endeavours

Time Period:

Graduated within the last 10 years with an undergraduate and/or graduate degree from the School of Accounting and Finance at the University of Waterloo and/or an accounting designated degree program including math and science at the University of Waterloo

Is 35 years of age or younger

Definition of an Alumnus:

In this document, School of Accounting and Finance alumni will be broadly defined to include graduates from the School of Accounting and Finance undergraduate and/or graduate programs, graduates from the Arts Accountancy program, the Mathematics Chartered Accountancy program and Biotechnology Chartered Accountancy program

Award Nomination Procedure

The School of Accounting and Finance welcomes nominations for its Young Alumni Award from anyone (alumni, students, faculty, staff, retirees, and members of the public) familiar with the work, character and/or achievements of a UW School of Accounting and Finance alumnus.

To nominate an individual for the Young Alumni Award, an online nomination form must be completed and submitted.

Where there is not sufficient room to include all of the pertinent information on the nomination form, nominators are invited to attach additional information and submit directly to Alexandra Lippert, SAF Alumni Officer.

Award Selection Procedure

1. Call for nominations continues throughout the year. Friends, family,

    colleagues, faculty members and other alumni may nominate alumni

    candidates.

2. All nominations will be reviewed by the Selection Committee, which

    consists of the Director of the School of Accounting and Finance, SAF

    alumni, faculty, staff and past award recipients.

3. The Selection Committee will select the Young Alumni Award winner.

4. The Young Alumni Award winner will be notified by the President of

    the UW Accounting Alumni Association.

5. Alumni nominated but not chosen by the Selection Committee will

    remain in a nomination pool for consideration in subsequent years.

6. The School of Accounting and Finance Young Alumni Award is

    presented in the fall at the School of Accounting and Finance Awards

    Dinner (subject to change).

Nomination Deadline

All nominations must be received by April 30th. Nominations received after April 30th will be considered in the following year.

For further information about the award program or nominations, contact Alexandra Lippert, Alumni Officer, School of Accounting and Finance.

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2010 SAF Young Alumni Award

In the second year of the SAF Young Alumni Award, the School of Accounting and Finance is proud to have presented the award to Shikha Gandhi (MAcc '04), who has made an outstanding contribution through her professional achievements and community and public service.

2009 SAF Young Alumni Award

In the first year of the SAF Young Alumni Award, the School of Accounting and Finance is proud to have presented the award to Amit Seth (MAcc '02), who has made an outstanding contribution through his professional achievements and community and public service.