Spring 2007 Senior Awards

Ngoc Can was awarded the Outstanding Finance Senior Award for Spring 2007.

Ngoc is completing a dual degree in Finance and Accounting and has accomplished many things at Eller College, including achieving a 3.974 cumulative GPA, acting as teaching assistants for the business communications support lab and the undergraduate business math class as well as acting as a counselor for Credit-Wise Cats. She has actively participated in student associations such as the Eller Appropriation Board (Secretary) and Students Consulting for Non-Profit Organizations (Director of Education). Ngoc was the winner of numerous scholarships and awards, including the Gerald Bott Family Scholarship and the Financial Executives International - Arizona Chapter Scholarship for 2006.

Ngoc has been active in the finance department with volunteer research projects for Professors Helwege and Dyl and has held numerous internships in accounting and finance. Ngoc will represent the Finance Department and Eller College well as she begins her career as a Financial Analyst in the Corporate Finance Group of the Los Angeles office of Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin.

Brad Conrad was awarded the Finance Department Head's Award for Academic Distinction for Spring 2007.

Brad is completing a degree in Finance with an International Business Certificate and a 4.0 GPA. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Bott Family Scholarship for a Finance major undergraduate. Brad was the Vice President of International Business Student Organization, president of the Eller Pre-Professional Student Association, and active volunteer at the Tucson Community Food bank since fall 2003. Brad plans to return to Canada to work in portfolio management.

Joseph Peccolo was awarded the $2,000 Fielding-Singh Award for a 2006-7 finance senior.

Joseph (Joe) is completing a degree in finance with a 3.972 GPA. He received several scholarships, including the George Gregson Scholarship for a finance major and the CFA Level I exam scholarship for the June 2007 exam. After his graduation, Joe will be joining Edward Jones in the full-time rotational development program, starting in the equity traders group in Tempe, Arizona.