Many prestigious investment firms work with The Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing to offer Ivey students monetary prizes. These are awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in Dr. Athanassakos' Value Investing classes and/or in value oriented projects and research.
Current Prizes
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Prize
The Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Prize is awarded annually and recognizes the best HBA and MBA value investing valuation report in each Value Investing class.
The winning teams are selected by Professor Athanassakos.
Robotti & Company Advisors LLC Prize
The Robotti & Company Advisors LLC. Prize is awarded to the group, among all value investing classes, whose stock recommendation received the highest recognition by the Fund's Advisory Board and was consequently added to the Ivey Value Fund.
Stacey Muirhead Capital Management Ltd. Prize
The Stacey Muirhead Capital Management Ltd. Prize is awarded annually to students who, in the judgment of Professor Athanassakos, demonstrate exceptional promise in understanding and applying value investing concepts and techniques.
Previously Awarded Prizes
Chou Associates Management Inc. Prize
The Chou Associates Management Inc. Prize was awarded to the best MBA value investing valuation reports and/or the HBA students with the highest grade in each Value Investing class.
Giraffe Capital Corp. Prize
The Giraffe Capital Corp. Prize was awarded to the student from each HBA and MBA Value Investing class with the highest grade in the course.
Patient Capital Management Inc. Prize
The Patient Capital Management Inc. Prize was awarded annually and recognized the student with the highest grade among all Value Investing classes.
Saxon Financial Prize
The Saxon Financial Prize was awarded to the student from each MBA Value Investing class with the highest grade in the course.