{"id":47975,"date":"2017-11-21T14:26:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T19:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=47975"},"modified":"2017-11-21T16:30:51","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T21:30:51","slug":"goodman-prof-receives-highest-accounting-honour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/11\/goodman-prof-receives-highest-accounting-honour\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodman prof receives highest accounting honour"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Council of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario) has granted the highest honour in the accounting profession to Goodman School of Business Associate Professor <\/span>Pascale Lapointe-Antunes<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lapointe-Antunes <\/span>has<\/span> earned the title of Fellow and the FCPA designation<\/span><\/a> to put behind her name, which formally recognizes her as an outstanding CPA member who has demonstrated excellence in her career and contributions to the field of accounting.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBecoming a Fellow is the profession\u2019s highest mark of distinction, but this is not just about awarding a prestigious designation,\u201d said Carol Wilding, President and CEO of CPA Ontario.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEach Fellow embodies the unique value proposition offered by professional accountants \u2014 navigating an ever-changing business environment, while holding the designation\u2019s high standards of professional excellence and integrity,\u201d she said. \u201cThey are demonstrated leaders who have made significant contributions to their communities and advanced the profession. They truly reflect the immense diversity and range of skills required by today\u2019s CPAs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lapointe-Antunes obtained the Chartered Accountant (CA) designation in 1999 after ranking first in Quebec and ninth in Canada on the qualifying exam.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before joining Brock\u2019s Goodman School of Business in 2005, she worked as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers and obtained a PhD in accounting from Concordia University. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI really did like public practice and I probably would have enjoyed a career in assurance and eventually becoming a partner in audit, but I was approached by Universit\u00e9 Laval to teach, and once I tried it, it was clear that this was going to be my path,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

A highly-respected and dedicated instructor, Lapointe-Antunes has mentored hundreds of CPA candidates in Goodman\u2019s Master of Accountancy program to help them on their way to becoming professional accountants.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTeaching got integrated into who I am and it\u2019s just part of me. It\u2019s not that it\u2019s my job, it\u2019s not that it\u2019s work, it\u2019s just part of what I do. Knowing that I make a difference to students is so rewarding,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, this distinction is the most important recognition I can get for what I do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lapointe-Antunes has been actively involved with several professional accounting bodies in different capacities over the past 18 years. In 2016, she was appointed editor-in-chief of <\/span>Accounting Perspectives<\/span><\/i>, a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Canadian Academic Accounting Association, where she also serves on the board of directors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lapointe-Antunes is the third professor in the Goodman School of Business to become a Fellow, joining Associate Professors of Accounting<\/span> Barbara Sainty<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> Allister Young<\/span><\/a>, who became Fellows in 2016 and 2013, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPascale being recognized this way shows the effort she\u2019s put into the accounting profession and into representing the Goodman School,\u201d said Goodman Dean Andrew Gaudes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the students, staff and faculty of the Goodman School, we\u2019re very proud to have her as a representative and congratulate her on receiving this great honour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lapointe-Antunes will be honoured at a celebration hosted by CPA Ontario Tuesday, Dec. 5 along with 68 other recipients from Ontario.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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