Undergraduate Team Places Second and Graduate Team Receives National Finalist Award
November 19, 2007
NEW YORK, NY, November 19, 2007 – The Mason School of Business at The College of William & Mary continued its tradition of strong showings at the Deloitte Tax Case Study National Competition held November 19 in Orlando. Competitions were held at both the graduate and undergraduate divisions.
The teams are coached by Professor James Smith, the John S. Quinn Professor of Accounting.
The Undergraduate team was awarded second place behind Brigham Young University in the Undergraduate division. Each member of the team will receive $500 in scholarship funds and the school will receive $5,000 in scholarship funds. The Undergraduate Team members are:
Ariel Causey
McKenzie Dodd
Daniel Gibbons
Cydni Griswold
The Graduate team received a national finalist award in the graduate division along with Georgia State University, University of Southern California, and Utah State University. Each student on the team will receive a $250 award, and the School will receive $2,500 in scholarship funds. Members of the Graduate Team are:
Sean Brune
Sharon Bernacki
Kait White
Anna Young
“We all know how much work is involved in this effort and we are very proud of Jim and his team members. They have honored all of us, The Mason School, and The College of William and Mary by their hard work and their accomplishments,” said Mason School Dean Lawrence B. Pulley.
At a time when the future talent shortage within the tax profession is an issue of critical concern, the sixth annual Deloitte Tax Case Study National Competition put the spotlight on the skills of future tax professionals who will fill the pipeline and help to solve the tax challenges of the future.
“Every team competing in the finals made us proud to again host this competition,” said Shaun Budnik, president of the Deloitte Foundation. “Each of the national teams participating offered insightful responses to the complex case study and earned our confidence about the caliber of professionals that will be working within our industry in the future.”
The University of Denver received first place in the Graduate Division.
As the first place winners, Brigham Young University and the University of Denver will each receive a $10,000 award. Individual team members will each receive a $1,000 scholarship. In addition, Brigham Young University is heading home with second place honors in the Graduate Division.
“Not only did each team compete at a very high level, but these tax students cracked the code – the tax code, that is – of the real-world, complex tax problems we presented to them,” said Chet Wood, chairman and chief executive officer of Deloitte Tax LLP. “At Deloitte, we are committed to helping develop the next generation of tax professionals. These students have proven that they are future leaders of our profession.”
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