by
Alyana
Versolatto
Efrim
Boritz
is
recognized
for
his
significant
contributions
to
the
development
of
the
accounting
profession
in
Canada
and
globally.
Boritz
was
previously
president
of
the
Canadian
Academic
Accounting
Association
(CAAA)
and
is
one
of
only
two
people
to
receive
all
the
top
CAAA
awards.
The
School
of
Accounting
and
Finance
(SAF)
is
pleased
to
share
that
professor
Efrim
Boritz
was
inducted
this
year
into
the
Canadian
Accounting
Hall
of
Fame
for
his
extraordinary
contributions
to
the
accounting
profession.
During
Boritz’s
illustrious
40-year
career
at
the
University
of
Waterloo,
he
has
been
a
prolific
writer
and
researcher
with
24
books
and
monographs
to
his
credit
and
over
40
articles
in
refereed
journals.
His
research
involves
investigating
areas
of
professional
practice
in
external
auditing
and
internal
auditing
which
rely
on
the
exercise
of
professional
judgment.
Boritz
earned
his
Bachelor
of
Arts
and
Master
of
Business
Administration
from
York
University
and
his
PhD
in
Accounting
and
Management
Information
Systems
from
the
University
of
Minnesota.
Apart
from
five
years
spent
articling
with
Clarkson,
Gordon
and
Co.
for
his
Chartered
Accountancy,
Boritz
has
spent
his
entire
career
at
SAF.
Within
SAF,
he
has
taught
undergraduate,
master’s
and
PhD-level
courses,
and
served
as
an
approved
doctoral
dissertation
supervisor.
He
also
leads
SAF’s
Centre
for
Information
Integrity
and
Information
Systems
Assurance,
holds
the
Certified
Information
Systems
Auditor
designation,
and
has
been
CPAO
Chair
for
over
twenty
years.
With
his
broad
experience,
he
has
been
sought
after
as
an
external
examiner
for
advanced
degrees
at
universities
and
has
served
on
both
the
Auditing
and
Accounting
Standards
Boards
of
Canada.
Over
the
years
he
has
been
president
of
the
Canadian
Academic
Accounting
Association
(CAAA)
and
was
one
of
only
two
people
to
receive
all
three
of
the
top
CAAA
Awards.
The
CAA
Awards
include
the
L.S.
Rosen
Outstanding
Educator
Award
which
he
received
in
2006,
the
George
Baxter
Award
received
in
2009,
and
most
recently,
the
Haim
Falk
Award
received
in
2018.
Bortiz’s
monumental
accomplishment
is
a
testament
of
the
impact
he
has
made
on
the
accounting
field.
“It
is
gratifying
to
be
recognized
in
this
way
by
my
peers,”
he
says.
“I
am
especially
thankful
for
the
kindness
and
generosity
of
the
many
individuals
who
mentored
me,
helped
me
along
the
way
and
valued
my
contributions
enough
to
nominate
me
for
this
great
honour.”
In
light
of
Boritz’s
numerous
contributions
to
the
accounting
profession,
it
is
unsurprising
to
those
that
work
with
Boritz
that
he
was
recognized
as
an
inductee
to
the
Canadian
Accounting
Hall
of
Fame.
“He
has
been
a
prominent
figure
at
the
forefront
of
auditing,
information
systems,
and
assurance
for
as
long
as
I
can
remember.
In
the
major
North
American
sports,
you
need
to
be
retired
for
at
least
three
years
before
you
can
be
inducted
into
the
hall
of
fame,
and
he
is
still
going
strong
in
academia
after
40
years.
Efrim
Boritz
has
been
an
ever-steady
source
of
wisdom,
integrity,
foresight,
and
innovation
in
that
time
and
is
an
incredibly
deserving
recipient
of
this
honour,”
says
Tim
Bauer,
associate
professor
at
the
School
of
Accounting
and
Finance.
Read
more
about
Efrim
Boritz’s
research
and
accomplishments.
