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This year’s John D. O’Connell Prize for Accounting Excellence was presented to Jessica McCaffrey ’08, at the annual Accounting Banquet, held on April 24 in the Hogan Campus Center. The prize was established in 1994 by Richard Cummings ’76 and other former students of John D. O’Connell ’53—in acknowledgment of his significant contribution to the College and the economics/accounting department. The award is given each year to a third-year accounting major who best represents the traditions associated with O’Connell: a record of academic excellence, service to the community and commitment to the profession of public accounting. A number of his former students attended the banquet to honor the professor they credit with preparing them for professional success.
“J.D. is legendary,” says Nancy Baldiga, associate professor of economics, who notes that O’Connell has prepared thousands of Holy Cross students over the years for careers in accounting. “J.D. has taught every semester of every year for 50 years without any sabbaticals—an indication of his amazing devotion to the department and our students.”
Though officially retired, O’Connell continues to teach a few courses each semester. The department held a separate event April 19 in his honor.
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