Kelowna News

Returning business students at Okanagan College will benefit from a new financial award established by the CGA-BC Educational Foundation.

The $100,000 donation to the Okanagan College Foundation was created to encourage education and research in accounting, auditing and related disciplines.

The scholarship will annually assist one or more students in need, those pursuing research projects and will promote the field of accounting generally.

In acknowledgment of this partnership, Okanagan College will recognize CGA-BC through a named classroom in its new Centre for Learning at the Kelowna campus.

“The goal of the CGA-BC Educational Foundation is to assist students in financial need and to promote excellence in professional accounting and related disciplines,” says Pamela Skinner, Director of Member Services for CGA-BC.

“The trustees are very excited about this opportunity to partner with our North Okanagan Chapter in establishing an endowment fund with the Okanagan College Foundation, leveraging the Educational Foundation’s strength in this vibrant community.”

She says in order to qualify for the award, students will have completed two or more years of full-time study in the Business Administration program at any campus of Okanagan College and will be returning for a subsequent year of full-time study in the program.

Recipients will be selected based on a combination of academic achievement and financial need, and will be in good academic standing.

“This new partnership with the CGA-BC Educational Foundation is a great development for Okanagan College and our students,” says President Jim Hamilton. “Our students’ achievements in the field of accounting are many and this new award will recognize their efforts in the field and assist them in their educational pursuits.”