Recent graduate earns top CPA score in the nation | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Recent graduate earns top CPA score in the nation Recent graduate earns top CPA score in the nation Published: March 05, 2003 Author: Dennis Brown Joseph Rutledge, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Notre Dame in 2001 and ‘02, has won the Elijah Watts Sells Gold Award for attaining the highest score in the nation on last year’s Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination.p. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants recognizes the three CPA candidates with the top scores on the exam with gold, silver and bronze awards that are named in honor of Elijah Watts Sells, a founding partner of Haskins&Sells, a predecessor of Deloitte&Touche LLP.p. TopicID: 3221 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn