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Two Students Receive The Prestigious Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International Award At Canisius College

11-May-2017

Two Students Receive The Prestigious Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International Award At Canisius College

Special to TAG Educa News Agency

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - The Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International Awards for Excellence in the Graduate Accounting Programs at Canisius College were presented during the Annual Accounting Banquet that was held on April 27, 2017.  This year there were two recipients of the prestigious award:  Mr. Joseph Kassel, a graduating student from the MBA Program in Professional Accounting, and Mr. Adam Harris, a graduating student from the MBA Accounting Program.

These prestigious awards were given to the two graduating students who have not only excelled in the rigorous academic program of Canisius College but who have also demonstrated the potential for contribution to the accounting profession.  The awards were presented on behalf of HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh by Dr. Edward J. Gress, the Director of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Center for Business Research at Canisius College. 

In receiving the awards, both awardees expressed their gratitude to HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh for supporting the study of accounting internationally.  They have also expressed their admiration of Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh and his accomplishments in building the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization in a critical part of the world.  
In presenting the awards Dr. Gress thanked HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh for seeing in Canisius College an accounting program that is worthy of his support.

The Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International Award for Excellence in the Graduate Accounting Programs at Canisius College was established in 1989 and has been given each year to a graduate from the MBA Program in Professional Accounting or from the 150 Hours MBA Program in Accounting.  Outstanding graduating students who meet certain criteria are invited to apply for this prestigious award and the winner is selected by a committee from the Canisius College Council on Accountancy.