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The Accounting Department hosted the Annual Accounting Awards Banquet in Locatelli Center on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. More than 100 professionals, faculty, students, and guests gathered to honor ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Accounting & A&IS students as they received scholarships and awards. We were honored to have many distinguished alumni, including several of our Accounting Advisory Board and Accounting Alumni Board members, and several supportive family members, attend the event.

Accounting and A&IS majors submitted applications for the scholarships in March and April. Over $120,000 in scholarships and awards, funded by generous contributions and grants from accounting organizations, alumni, faculty, public accounting firms, and Silicon Valley companies, were presented to the students.  The evening commenced with a cocktail hour, followed by a plated dinner, and an engaging awards program moderated by Dr. Siqi Li, Dr. Michael Calegari and Dr. Matthew Cedergren.   Michael and Matthew shared interesting, fun facts about each of the student scholarship recipients, and Siqi introduced our remarkable student awardees.  We are fortunate to have a great group of talented students with diverse interests.

Four students received awards for their academic achievements. 

• Seniors Fiona Holdaway ’26 (Accounting) and Ingrid Sanchez Claudio ‘26 (A&IS) received the O. Robert Anderson Accounting Award, which is awarded annually to the graduating senior accounting and A&IS majors judged outstanding in scholarship, leadership, and service by the faculty of the department. 
• Cassidy Furutani ‘26 received the Jerry Kasner Accounting Award, which is given annually to an outstanding ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ accounting student selected by the Silicon Valley Chapter of the California Society of CPAs.  
• Alyssa Eimer ‘27 received the Thomas B. Maier Memorial Award for outstanding achievement as the junior accounting student with the highest GPA. 

This year, we were especially grateful to recognize the new P. Joseph Maglione Endowed Scholarship, which honors the perseverance and determination of P. Joseph (Joe) Maglione, the first member of his family to attend college. As the oldest of six brothers, Joe left high school during the Great Depression to help support his family in the Bronx. He was later drafted into the U.S. Army and served in Europe during World War II. After earning his high school diploma while recovering from tuberculosis, he pursued a Jesuit education at Fordham University, where he graduated as the university’s top business student.Established by his children—including his son Joseph Maglione, an ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ alumnus, former Big Four accounting firm partner, and current adjunct professor at ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½—the scholarship provides financial assistance to accounting majors who are the first in their families to attend college. The scholarship reflects Joe’s belief in the transformative power of education and creates opportunities for future generations of students to pursue their academic and professional aspirations.

Jack Lazar ‘87, Advisory Board Member, presented the Alumnus of the Year award to John Ebner ’89, reflecting that John is a good and caring person whom he is embraced by his late son Justin. John graciously accepted his award, stating that he was proud of the nominating committee for thinking out of the box and selecting an awardee that is not on their Accounting Advisory Board. Read more about John in the 2026 Alumnus of the Year news story.

Tori Hack ‘12 received the Rising Alumni Impact Award for her continued support of the Accounting Program through the Alumni Board, guest lecturing, and also serving as a panelist for Accounting Information Night.  Kristin Sterling Oliphant ’10, EY, Partner, Climate Change & Sustainability Services introduced Tori, sharing her passion for both accounting and sustainability continue to excel from her experience as the accounting and business lead for the 2009 Solar Decathlon House still on the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ campus. Read more about Tori in the 2026 Rising Alumni Impact Award news story. 

Graduating Accounting Association senior officers, Cassidy Furutani, Fiona Holdaway, and Ashlyn Wang presented the Professor of the Year award to Professor Danny Wallace, whose dedication to student success was evident in the countless ways he showed up for his students, both as an exceptional professor and a respected role model.  Read more about Danny in the 2026 Professor of the Year Award news story.

The complete list of 2026 Award and Scholarship recipients may be viewed on the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Accounting Award and Scholarship webpage.   Photos from the even may be viewed

Photo credits: Jim Gensheimer Pictures / LiPo Ching