Washington University’s Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) Chapter held its second annual Awards Dinner in the Anheuser-Busch Dining Room at the Knight Center the evening of December 7. BAP, founded in 1919, is an international honorary organization for accounting and finance students and professionals. Olin’s chapter was officially installed in April 2015.

Approximately 60 members of the University community attended the Weston Career Center and Specialized Masters Programs-sponsored event, including alumni, accounting firm representatives, students, faculty, and staff.

Highlights included valuable insights from guest speaker Jacob Myers, Director in Deloitte’s St. Louis Office, encouraging remarks by Dean Mahendra Gupta, and the presentation of six awards to both undergraduate and graduate accounting students for :

• Academic excellence: Weijie (Daniel) Zheng and Gina Choi;
• Outstanding class contributions: Yingzhi (Coco) He and Gabe Leiter;
• Outstanding chapter involvement: Justin Kirtley and Kameryn Moore

In addition, the current BAP officers surprised all with a video as a way to say thanks to Professor David B. Pearson and Professor Mark Soczek, who are BAP’s two dedicated and excellent faculty advisors.

The organization’s officers, both the newly elected officers and those who are completing their terms in office, as well as graduating members were honored at the event.