Prizewinners honoured for stellar achievements

Prizewinners honoured for stellar achievements

The outstanding achievements of Abertay University’s best performing students were celebrated across two prize-giving ceremonies.

An array of prizes were handed to students from across the schools of Science, Engineering and Technology; Social and Health Sciences; Dundee Business School and the School of Design and Informatics (formerly Arts, Media and Computer Games).

A full gallery of the winners is available here.

Ceremonies ran on both Wednesday and Thursday evening, with Principal Nigel Seaton welcoming guests.He said: “We are very proud of our students at Abertay, and these prizewinners have demonstrated outstanding success in their fields of study.

“The University is extremely fortunate in having a substantial community of friends and supporters who have donated prizes – as individuals or families, and as companies, professional bodies and public services.

“We value our links with the wider community, which are both broad and deep. The sponsoring of prizes, which I know is greatly appreciated by our students, is one of the ways in which our friends help us to make Abertay the special place it is.”

Prizes awarded included Dave’s Prize - established in memory of David Carnegie who studied Computer Games at Abertay University - which was awarded to the student on the BA (Hons) Game Design and Production Management programme who produced the best proposal for an external project.

The C J Lang & Son Prize was awarded to the student in the honours year of the BA (Hons) Marketing and Business programme who was deemed to be the best student overall.

Donated by the Sword family, the Sword Prize for Sport was awarded to the student who demonstrated exceptional achievement in competitive sport.

The Alexander D G Kydd Prize was presented in memory of the former Governor of the University and the John Wilson Lawson Memorial Prize went to the fourth year student on the BSc (Hons) Web Design and Communication programme who achieved a high level of performance.

The Lothian Family Awards were made to the student, in each of the four Schools, who in the demonstrated the greatest positive impact, and the Hannah Maclure Prize was awarded from a bequest by the late Myra Falconer in memory of her mother, Hannah Maclure.

Full list of prizes and prizewinners:

School of Science, Engineering and Technology

• Ashok Adya Memorial Prize - Keela Pikkarainen
• Axis-Shield Diagnostics Prize - Rachel Hill
• The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences Prize -Marcella Ferrero
• John Currie Award - Laura Fordyce
• Ede & Ravenscroft Prize - Rebecca Coakley
• Food & Drink Federation Scotland Prize - Nikki Anderson
• Honorary Fellows Prize for Innovation - Rachel Divers
• IBMS President’s Prize - Rachel Hill
• Institution of Civil Engineers Prize - Aleksandra Tomczyk
• Institution of Structural Engineers Prize - Julie Gladin
• Alexander D G Kydd Prize - Sarah Miles
• The Lothian Family Award - Paul Sherriffs
• Hannah Maclure Prize - Rachel Terrell
• Mars Prize - Ross Smith
• Nisbets Award for Food Studies - Robyn McLean
• Rautomead Ltd Prize - Julie Gladin
• Roche Diagnostics Ltd Portfolio Prize - Ashley Bewley
• Scottish Geotechnical Group Prize - Julie Gladin
• Society of Biology Top Student Award - Rachel Hill
• Tayside Contracts Prize - Sarah Miles
• Wright Health Group Prize - Keela Pikkarainen
• Young Prize - Lee Meiklem

School of Design and Informatics (formerly Arts, Media and Computer Games)

• Dave’s Prize - Inka Nieminen
• David Carnegie Prize - Robyn McMillan
• Ede & Ravenscroft Prize - Robert Sherry
• Honorary Fellows Prize for Innovation -Gregory Hill
• Alexander D G Kydd Prize - Nikita Kotter
• John Wilson Lawson Memorial Prize - Philip Laing
• The Lothian Family Award - Alberto Taiuti
• Hannah Maclure Prize - Jonathan Kings
• The Malcolm Prize - James Wood
• Mars Prize - Jonathan Ross
• A D D McKay Senior Prize - Jock MacDonald
• Mitchell Prize - Gary McCartan
• NCR Prize - William Goard
• NCR Prize (Computing) - Amy Parent
• NCR Prize (Ethical Hacking Honours Project) - Jordan Constantine
• NCR Financial Solutions Group Ltd Network Security Prize - Tomasz Dziwok
• David Potter Memorial Prize - James McAdam

Dundee Business School

• Bonar Yarns Prize - Alessandro Santoro
• Butterworths Prize for Law - Erin Scott
• Warwick Dobson Prize - Abbie Brown
• Ede & Ravenscroft Prize - Jamie Taylor
• EQ Chartered Accountants Prize - Abbie Brown
• Family Law Association Prize - Amy Tares
• W Green Prize in Law - Jamie Taylor
• Honorary Fellows Prize for Innovation - Jennifer Hedge
• ICAS Charles Scott Prize - June Brandie
• Alexander D G Kydd Prize - Andrew Martin
• C J Lang & Son Prize - Joy Ewert
• Joseph Leveson Prize - Joshua Havens
• The Lothian Family Award - Emilie Lumineau
• Hannah Maclure Prize - Hannah McArthur
• Management Prize - Jennifer Hedge
• Oxford University Press Prize - Ashley Paterson
• The OUP Law Trove Prize - Jamie Taylor
• Scott Prize - Kevin Duxbury
• Donald T Stewart Prize - June Brandie
• Sweet & Maxwell Prize for Law - Erin Scott
• Thorntons Prize for Conveyancing - Lauren Alexander-Smith

School of Social and Health Sciences

• Blackwell’s Book Prize - Jennifer Christieson
• British Psychological Society Undergraduate Award - Joseph Hamilton
• Ede & Ravenscroft Prize - Blythe Davis
• Sarah Fletcher Memorial Prize for Compassionate Practice - Sumiyah Mahmood
• Graduate Women Scotland East Academic Prize - Susan Donaldson
• Honorary Fellows Prize for Innovation - Eilidh Hope
• Alexander D G Kydd Prize - Louise Jonard
• Joseph Leveson Prize - Ian Hill
• The Lothian Family Award - Ursa Klobucar
• Hannah Maclure Prize - Jack Brennan
• George McKenzie Memorial Prize - Kimberley Chesney
• Queen’s Nursing Institute (Scotland) Prize - Charlotte Milliken
• Sociology of the Culture and Civilisation Prize - Rebecca Sherriff
• The Sword Prize for Sport - Christopher Low
• Tayside NHS Board Prize -Ellie Stevenson
• Technical Education Development Prize - Patrycja Kusiak