Celebration of first EY degree graduates' success
Published 17 July 2009
Lancaster University Management School hosted a celebration lunch for the first class of EY Degree graduates, who will be moving on to join Ernst & Young UK (EY) later this summer.
Graduates and their families joined faculty members for lunch at the Lancaster House Hotel, alongside guests from Ernst & Young UK and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), Lancaster's partners in delivery of the degree.
EY Degree graduands
Sue Cox, Dean of the Management School, said: "We were delighted to meet with our graduates and their families and take time to find out more about their future hopes and plans. The EY Degree is a marvelous example of what can be achieved though collaborative partnerships with industry, and the School is committed to developing this and other professionally oriented degrees in the future."
Barry Flynn, Sponsoring Partner at EY, took the opportunity to congratulate the class and extend a welcome to new colleagues on behalf of the firm. In addition, he awarded the prize for best overall Part 2 (honours) performance to Ben Dickinson, who will join the Manchester Office from August.
Barry Flynn (right), Sponsoring Partner at EY, presenting Ben Dickinson with his prize for best overall Part II performance.
The final toast was given by Mark Allison (Executive Director, Education at ICAS), who looked forward to meeting future EY Degree graduates moving on to complete their Chartered Accountants (CA) training with ICAS.
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