Scholarships and Awards

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New initiatives and scholarships and awards

Donations received as part of its first major fundraising campaign will allow the Foundation to triple the value of the scholarships and awards that will be given to the next generation, an investment of more than $1.4 million.

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2011 CMA CEGEP Scholarship recipients:
students with promise

The Foundation made a lot of happy students by awarding no less than 44 scholarships worth $500 each to CEGEP students across Quebec.

2011 CMA CEGEP Scholarship recipients

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2010 CMA University Scholarship recipients:
the crème de la crème among candidates to the profession

Top-performing undergraduate students automatically received a $1,000 scholarship in the fall of 2010. The crème de la crème among students are targeted by this program since the scholarship is paid to those who have maintained a cumulative academic average of 75% at the end of their undergraduate program, and are registered in the CMA Strategic Leadership Program or in a master’s program recognized by the CMA Order. In 2010, 75 of them were rewarded for their excellence.

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2011 CMA Graduate Fellowship recipients

Fellowships for Research in Accounting
Fellowships of $3,000 each are awarded to candidates to the profession engaged in master’s level studies who have shown that their research will contribute to the advancement of knowledge in accounting. The recipients are:

• Alexandre Beaulieu
  Maîtrise en administration des affaires (MBA) - comptabilité
  Université Laval
• Maurice Bouchard Thomassin
  Maîtrise en administration des affaires (MBA) - comptabilité
  Université Laval
• Christine Gilbert, CMA
  Maîtrise en administration des affaires (MBA) - comptabilité
  Université Laval

Doctor of Accounting Fellowship
A $20,000 fellowship is awarded to a CMA or candidate to the profession who plans to teach at a university in Quebec. The recipient is:

• Marc Journeault, CMA
  Assistant Professor, School of accounting of Université Laval
  Doctoral student in economics and management, Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium)

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2011 CMA World Passport Scholarship recipients

Scholarships of $2,000 each are awarded to university students who have chosen to take the path leading toward the CMA profession and want to improve their knowledge by participating in a study abroad program. The recipients are:

• Anne Gagné-Guimont
  Université Laval
• Caroline Garneau
  HEC Montréal
• Ariane Guay
  Université Laval
• Jérémie Hrycak Leclaire
  HEC Montréal
• Joanne Seminara
  Concordia University

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2011 CMA University Scholarship for Regional Youth recipients

In partnership with Place aux jeunes en région, scholarships of $2,000 each are awarded to candidates or young CMAs who intend to practice their profession outside the metropolitan areas and are engaged citizens involved in their community. The recipients are:

• Jeanie Caron, CMA
  Director of Operations and Development
  Biosphère Télévision
• Alexandre Côté-LeBlanc, CMA
  Financial Director
  Gescobec Inc.
• Mona Doucet, CMA
  Accountant and Vice President
  Gescobec Inc.
• Vincent Perron, CMA
  Financial Analyst
  Tafisa Canada
• Sébastien Rocheleau
  Financial Analyst
  Fonds régional de solidarité FTQ Abitibi-Témiscamingue

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2010 CMA Entrepreneurial Award recipients

In partnership with the QuebecEntrepreneurship Contest, $10,000 and $5,000 awards are offered to entrepreneurs who are in the preliminary stages of starting their own business. The recipients are:

$10,000 CMA Entrepreneurial Award

• Yan Basile-Bellavance, Joël Lavoie, Vincent Lévesque and Hakim Rouab
  Founders of Inovae inc. (Montreal region)

$5,000 CMA Entrepreneurial Award

• Maurice Chevarie and David Demers
  Founders of S Automation (Eastern Townships region)

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2010 CMA Merit Award recipients

Entrance Examination Grand Prize
Accompanied by a $1,000 scholarship, this prize is awarded to the candidate who received the best grade in Quebec. With a grade of 93%, the recipient is:

• Hongguan Li
  Diplômée de HEC Montréal

Case Examination Grand Prize
This prize is the reward for earning the best grade in Quebec by a candidate to the CMA profession. The candidate who finished in first place with a grade of 95% receives this prize, which is accompanied by a $2,000 scholarship. The recipient is:

• Sophie Beauregard
  Diplômée de l’Université de Sherbrooke
  Comptable
  Lyrco Nutrition

Fernand-Cloutier Awards
Established in memory of the late Fernand Cloutier, FCMA, an outstanding ambassador for the profession, the Fernand-Cloutier Awards are given to two teams of candidates, one from the regular path and the other from the executive path, which have earned the best results in the final step of the accreditation process, the Report to the Board of Directors (written report and oral presentation).

The Fernand-Cloutier Awards are accompanied by a medal of honour and $6,000 divided up equally among the members of the winning teams. The recipients are:

- Team from the regular path

• Marie-Noël Corriveau, CMA
  Analyste financière
  Quad Graphics inc.
• Isabelle Cuillerier, CMA
  Analyste financière
  L’Oréal Canada
• Jonathan Labrèche, CMA
  Analyste financier senior – Finance commerciale
  Molson Coors Canada
• Marc Rioux, CMA
  Directeur, Comptabilité de gestion et coût de revient
  Kruger Vins et spiritueux
• Philippe Roy-Bélisle, CMA
  Analyste financier
  Commission des relations de travail
  dans la fonction publique

- Team from the executive path

• Vincent Arlas, CMA
  Premier conseiller, Conseils et transactions
  PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
• Isabella Gasselsdorfer
  Comptable
  Groupe Lépine
• Mita Patel, CMA
  Analyste financière, Information de gestion
  TD Assurance
• Ying Shu
  Analyste financière
  AVEOS Fleet Performance
• Dorina Sovejanu, CMA
  Analyste financière
  Services de sécurité Garda
• Vivianne Taylor, CMA
  Analyste d’affaires principale
  Tembec

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