We are pleased to acknowledge our students who have achieved academic excellence by being inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honours Society (BGS).
Eligibility
Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive. Students who achieve membership in BGS are recognized as the top business students in the world!
Eligibility for Beta Gamma Sigma is based on overall average, the top 10% of Goodman undergraduate students and the top 20% of Goodman graduate students are invited to membership following the chart below.
Invitation and Eligibility Timeline
| Program | Spring Induction (June) | Fall Induction (October) |
| Top 10% of BBA/BAcc students | • Students with 10-13 credits (Junior) • Students with 13.5-16 credits (Senior) • Students who applied to graduate (Senior) | • Students who applied to graduate (Senior) |
| Top 20% of MBA/MAcc students | • Students with 5 credits • Students who applied to graduate | • Students who applied to graduate |
| Top 20% of MSc students | • Students who applied to graduate | • Students who applied to graduate |
Benefits
Expanded Network for BGS Members
With over 800,000 BGS members worldwide, you gain access to a massive source for expanding your network helping you to achieve your career goals. Wearing the pin on your lapel and placing Beta Gamma Sigma recognition on your resume or LinkedIn profile makes you stand out.
Targeted Job Board for BGS Members
Employers looking to hire the “best in business” post their job opportunities on the BGS CareerCentral board. With your lifetime membership you have access to these postings for positions all around the world.
Unforgettable Experiences
Apply to attend the Global Leadership Summit for a weekend you will never forget. Student leaders from all over the world attend this conference; engage with hundreds of BGS members as you reflect on your leadership capabilities and goals to become a successful leader of tomorrow.
Chapter Honourees
Distinguished community and national leaders are annually recognized for their contributions to the business industry.
Fall 2022 Honouree
Enzo De Divitiis
Co-Creator and Chair, Pride Niagara
Spring 2022 Honouree
Jenn Harper
Founder of Cheekbone Beauty
2021 Honouree
Lynn Wells
Provost and Vice-President, Academic, Brock University
2019 Honouree
Robin Ridesic
Founder & CEO, The Exchange Brewery
2018 Honourees
Gervan Fearon
President & Vice-Chancellor, Brock University
Bill Haines
Recently Retired Global Head of Rates Trading RBC Capital Markets
2017 Honourees
Rhonda Klosler
Chief Operating Officer, Collins Barrow Toronto
Shirley Cheechoo
Brock University Chancellor
Award-winning aboriginal Canadian actress, playwright and filmmaker
2016
Shannon Passero
Owner, The Post Office
Jason Sparaga
CEO & Founder, Spara Capital Partners
Founder and Co-CEO, Spark Power Corp.
2015
Dr. Ned Goodman
Founder and CEO, Dundee Corporation and Dundee Wealth
Chancellor, Brock University
Ed Werner
Co-founder, Trivial Pursuit
2014
Deborah Rosati
Board member & Chair, Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Sears Canada
Founder, RosatiNet, inc.
Gary Comerford
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated
Marty Philp
Managing Director, Kilbride Partners
2013
David Anyon
Executive VP and CMO International,
RGA International Corporation
Founder, The D. Stuart Co. Inc. & former Chair and CEO, Vintex Inc.
2012
John Zoccoli
President, Jamzoc Holdings Limited
2011
Michael McCain
President and CEO, Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
2010
Dr. Roy Cairns
Chairman, Charlesway Corporation
Senior Counsel, Chown, Cairns LLP
Anthony Lacavera
Founder, Chairman and CEO, Globalive Communications Corp. (Wind Mobile)
2009
Dr. David Howes
President and Chief Executive Officer, Lincoln Fabrics Limited, and Lincoln Fabrics Inc.
Chair, Brock Board of Trustees
2008
Paul Jenkins
Senior Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada
2007
Dr. Raymond Moriyama
Co-founder, Moriyama and Teshima Architects
Paul House
Chairman, CEO and President TDL Group Corp (Tim Hortons)
2006
Dr. Archie Katzman
General Manager, The St. Catharines Club
Robert L. Neill
Managing Partner, Durward Jones Barkwell & CO. LLP
2005
Dr. Kenneth Fowler
Entrepreneur, Real Estate/Hospitality Industries
Jack Edds
Professor, Goodman School of Business
One of “founding fathers” of business, accounting and cooperative education at Brock
2004
John Walker
Founder, Walker Industries
Suzanne Rochon-Burnett
Métis broadcaster and businesswoman
