26 April 2005
At the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants’ (CIMA), NHS Student Excellence Awards ceremony last week, Lorna Harper from Oxford was announced the winner at Intermediate level.
The award, sponsored by The Financial Training Company, has been given based on the overall highest mark gained at Intermediate level of the CIMA Professional Chartered Management Accounting qualification.
As a celebration of the commitment to outstanding performance, Lorna was presented with her certificate and an Apple iPod by Richard Douglas, Director of Finance and Investment at the NHS.
Lorna also achieved the highest mark in the “Management Accounting Decision Making” paper at Intermediate level.
Lorna said:
“I am honoured to receive this award and this has motivated me to continue to do well in the future. I am looking forward to putting the qualification to good use in the NHS.”
Robert Jelly, CIMA Director of Education, commented:
“The NHS is now the largest single employer of Chartered Management Accountants in the UK. We are impressed with the high level of commitment demonstrated by the NHS in training CIMA students and employing fully qualified Chartered Management Accountants to take on management roles.”
He added:
“Lorna should be extremely proud of her achievement and we wish her every success in her future career.”
Claire Grewer, Press Assistant, CIMA
020 8849 2300
claire.grewer@cimaglobal.com
CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is a leading professional body that offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy, focussing on accounting in business. It is the fastest growing UK based membership body, in terms of members, in both the UK and worldwide and is the voice of over 85,000 students and 65,000 members in 156 countries. CIMA is responsible for the education and training of management accountants who work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit and has more members in the public sector than any other UK based body. CIMA prides itself on the commercial relevance of its syllabus, which is in tune with the activities of high performance organisations, and evolves continually reflecting the latest developments in global business. It is committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards of members and students, and to maintaining public confidence in management accountancy.
