Certified General Accountants Association of B.C. Announces its Top Ten
Graduates for 2010

VANCOUVER, Nov. 27 /CNW/ - The Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia (CGA-BC) is pleased to announce the top ten graduating students in the CGA Program of Professional Studies for the 2009-2010 academic year. The students who achieved the highest overall average grade are:

1. John Hoekstra, CGA, Abbotsford
2. Bin Han, CGA, North Vancouver
3. Lishan Lin, CGA, Surrey
4. Leah K. Wilson, CGA, New Westminster
5. Bryan H. Layfield, CGA, Burnaby
6. Janice W. Lim, CGA, Burnaby
7. Jie Ou, CGA, Vancouver
8. Virginia Sou, CGA, Richmond
9. Deborah Jean Stewart, CGA, Delta
10. Yining Ma, CGA, Richmond

The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada also recognizes the top ten graduating students nationally based on the highest average mark obtained in selected PACE Level exams. For 2010, there are five graduates from B.C.:

1. Janice W. Lim, CGA, Burnaby
2. Catherine A. Woo, CGA, Burnaby
3. Sarah E. Carty, CGA, Salt Spring Island
4. John Hoekstra, CGA, Abbotsford
5. Natalie Minenko, CGA, Coquitlam

As the province's largest professional accounting association, CGA-BC represents more than 14,000 CGAs and students. Members work in industry, commerce, government and in public practice. The Association promotes the excellence of its members and advances the accounting profession through education, certification and the protection of the public interest.

CGA-BC leads the profession in the integration of ethics into its academic program, and has now introduced a rules and standards course for all new graduates of the CGA program to complement an ongoing ethics requirement for members.

The Association also offers a wide range of employment services and programs to its members, students and the business community. These services include CGAjobs.org, a job postings website for finance and accounting professionals, and the Partners in Employment Program (PEP), which recognizes organizations that provide an effective working and training environment for CGAs and CGA students.

For further information:

Edward Downing, Director of Communications
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]