Bruce Phinney (’81), CA, Past President of the Associated Alumni of Acadia University and a member of Acadia’s Board of Governors, was named on Dec. 2, 2011 by the Nova Scotia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICANS) as a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a member of the CA profession. According to ICANS: “a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) designation is awarded to a CA who has rendered meritorious service to the profession or whose career achievement or achievements in the community have brought honour to the profession.”

In related news, Rebekah Melvin (’11) of Canning, N.S., was honoured by ICANS as well. She placed on the 2011 CICA National Honour Roll, first in Eastern Canada, and received the Chartered Accountants of Canada Gold Medal for the highest standing in Eastern Canada on the 2011 Uniform Evaluation.