Derek Acland

Derek Acland (BCom, MBA’63) died March 16. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joan (Reid); his three sons, Charles (Haidee Wasson), Bruce and Stephen (Meghan Lauber); and seven grandchildren. He was a noted academic, working as a professor at QSB (1963-1970); in the Department of Economics and Accounting at Carleton University (1970-1983); and in the Department of Accountancy at Concordia University (1983-2001), from which he retired as Professor Emeritus. He was elected a Life Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario in 2007 and was an active member and past-President of the Canadian Academic Accounting Association.