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Bissett students place second in CPA Business Challenge

The CPA Business Challenge case competition was held on Friday, March 7, 2020, in Calgary.

A total of 15 teams representing the University of Calgary, University of Lethbridge, University of Alberta, SAIT, NAIT, MacEwan University, Athabasca University and of course, our two Bissett teams from Mount Royal University participated in this prestigious case competition sponsored by the CPA Education Foundation (CPAEF).

This year, one of our two teams from the Bissett School of Business was placed second overall, which comes with a cash prize of $5,000. An outstanding achievement indeed! Our team that was placed second overall was comprised of the following four students:

Ben Barfuss
Martin Keskin
Chantelle Linares
Linda Tran

The students presented their case with poise and in a very organized fashion. Their analysis of the case was solid and in-depth. The team members confidently answered all questions from the judges. They were fantastic, and without a doubt, the team is worthy of this recognition.

The success of our students is not only indicative of their talent, hard work, and professionalism but also of the rigor of our accounting program and mentorship by our dedicated professors who continue to educate students to strive to attain excellence. (This is the second year in a row that a Bissett team has placed high in this prestigious competition!) Special thanks to our three Accounting faculty, including Rafik Kurji, Simon Magennis and, Osama El-Temtamy, for their hard work, coaching, guidance, and mentorship.

The Bissett School of Business sincerely thanks CPAEF for their generous support over the many years. Thanks to all and congratulations!