The achievements of our School faculty have been recognized by the accounting profession, the University, academic colleagues in Canada and around the world, and other award-granting organizations.
Where awards are for lifetime achievement, we include retired faculty to show the fine tradition of quality faculty in the School of Accounting and Finance.
10 FCAs (Fellows of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario), which are awarded to recognize "outstanding career achievements and leadership contributions to the community and the profession" and comprise less than 3% of the Institute's membership:
- 3 of our current faculty: James Barnett, Efrim Boritz, and Ken Klassen
- 5 of our retired faculty: Robert Beam, David Carter, Len Eckel, Jack Hanna, and William Scott
3 FCMAs (Fellows of the Society of Management Accountants of Canada), which demonstrates "excellence in management accounting, commitment to CMA Canada, and a civic-mindedness that brings community respect", and has been given to less than 2% of the Society's membership
- current faculty Duane Kennedy and Grant Russell
- retired faculty Anthony Atkinson
3 recipients of the Award of Outstanding Merit of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, which is the Institute's highest award. For all other universities, only one faculty member has received this award.
- current faculty Efrim Boritz (ICAO media release)
- retired faculty members Jack Hanna and Morley Lemon (ICAO statement)
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Award for Excellence in Income Tax Practice and Education. This award is given "to the professional who best exemplifies the highest qualities of a tax leader in Canada through public practice, corporate or other organizational work and through the promotion of tax education" and has only been awarded once.
- retired faculty member Robert Beam
5 recipients of the University of Waterloo Distinguished Teaching Award
- Jim Barnett, Stanley Laiken, Morley Lemon, Grant Russell, Nancy Vanden Bosch
1 recipient granted Honorary Member of the University
- David Carter
1 recipient of the University Research Chair (7 year term)
- Tony S. Wirjanto
(2009 - 2016)
1 recipient of the University of Waterloo Award for Excellence in Research
- Phelim Boyle, retired
Canadian Tax Journal, co-editor 2004-present
- Alan Macnaughton
Editorial boards participate in deciding which articles submitted by authors are worthy of being published. Being invited to join an editorial board of a journal is a mark of respect for a faculty member's judgement and contribution to knowledge in the area of research of that journal.
Journal of Accounting Research - Patricia O'Brien
Accounting Review - Patricia O'Brien
- Prof. O'Brien is the only faculty member at a Canadian university on the editorial boards of the above two journals.
Contemporary Accounting Research: 3 Associate Editors (Kenneth Klassen, Patricia O'Brien, and Alan Webb) and 3 members of the Editorial Board (Efrim Boritz, Bill Scott and Christine Wiedman). At this journal, Associate Editors make the final decision as to whether a paper will be published.
Accounting Perspectives - Efrim Boritz, Editor; Christine Wiedman, Editorial Board
Canadian Tax Journal - Stanley Laiken
Accounting Horizons - Efrim Boritz and Ken Klassen, Editorial Board
Advances in Accounting, and Issues in Accounting Education
Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory - Efrim Boritz
International Journal of Accounting Information Systems - Efrim Boritz
International Journal of Auditing - Efrim Boritz
Issues in Accounting Education - Efrim Boritz, Editorial Board
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy - Patricia O'Brien
Journal of Management Accounting Research (US) - Anthony Atkinson (retired)
Management Accounting Research (UK) - Anthony Atkinson (retired)
Law and Ethics Journals
Journal of Legal Studies Education - Sally Gunz
Journal of Business Ethics (Associate Editor for Accounting) - Morley Lemon
6 recipients of the Canadian Academic Accounting Association's L.S. Rosen Outstanding Accounting Educator Award
- current faculty Efrim Boritz, Duane Kennedy and Stanley Laiken and retired faculty members Jack Hanna, Morley Lemon and William Scott
3 recipients of the Canadian Academic Accounting Association's Haim Falk Award for Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Thought
- current faculty members Patricia O'Brien and faculty member William Scott
- retired faculty member Anthony Atkinson
2 recipients of the CAAA's George Baxter Award
- current faculty member Efrim Boritz and retired faculty member Alister Mason
The Canadian Academic Accounting Association Distinguished Service Award
- Duane Kennedy
Redington Award, 1999. Awarded every three years by the Society of Actuaries for the best research paper
- Phelim Boyle, retired
International Actuarial Association Centennial Gold Medal for Outstanding Scientific Achievement within the Actuarial Profession
- Phelim Boyle, retired
INA Award (Italian Academy of Sciences) for distinguished research in insurance
- Phelim Boyle, retired
Kay
Duffy Memorial Board, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, for "services
to the Academy"
-
Sally Gunz
L.S. Rosen Outstanding Educator Award
- Alan Webb
Publications of individual faculty are listed on their faculty profile web pages.
 |
School of Accounting and Finance University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 519 888 4567, |
contact us | www.saf.uwaterloo.ca | privacy statementprivacy statement