Top ten receive Chancellor’s Prizes at November ceremonies
Thu, 17 Nov 2016 13:12:00 GMT
Chancellor’s Prizes are given to students across the University’s schools who score the highest marks
THE top ten students of 2016 have received special awards at the University of Huddersfield’s November Award Ceremonies.
Every year, Chancellor’s Prizes are given to students across the University’s schools who score the highest marks – at least 75 per cent – and they are handed out at special events during the week-long awards ceremonies that take place in July and November.
► Postgraduate recipients (l-r)
- Gareth John Eyre (MSc Mechanical Engineering)
- Hannah Louise Seat (MA Education)
- Oliver James Merry (MSc Investigative Psychology)
- Lydia Krystyna Czolacz (MA Graphic Design)
- Linh Thuy Pham (MSc Financial Economics)
- Ellis Fletcher-Heeley (MSc Forensic Science - Body Fluids/DNA)
Professor Christine Jarvis, who is the University’s Pro-Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning, presided over the ceremony, at which six postgraduate and four undergraduates were honoured for their high marks in subjects that included mechanical engineering, forensic science, investigative psychology, graphic design, adult nursing, law, financial economics and learning support.
Professor Jarvis said that Chancellor’s Prizes were initiated as a mark of distinction to reward the elite students whose hard work and results placed them at the upper end of the performance spectrum.
“The awards were also designed to act as an incentive, so that students who were already doing well would try to perform even better,” said Professor Jarvis.
► Undergraduate recipients (l-r)
- Charlotte Heywood (BSCH Nursing - Adult)
- Daniel Miszewski-Wall (BEngHSW Mechanical Engineering
- Gemma Faye Kenworthy (BAH, Learning Support)
- Law graduate Aysha Anum Matloob (LLBH, Law) also received a Chancellor’s Prize, but unfortunately was unable to attend the ceremony.
Chancellor’s Prizes are also, in many cases, a testament to the excellence of the support the winners have received from their families and friends, she added.
“It is not always easy being the wife, husband, child, parent, friend of a single-minded high flyer, and your understanding, your practical support and your willingness to let them shine is critical. In many cases, the prize-winners might have been the first in their families to attend university, which is a great vindication of our determination to widen access to Higher Education.”
Professor Jarvis concluded by urging prize winners “to honour your exceptional gifts”.
“You owe it to society and your communities to use your talents in the best way you can, and perhaps even more, you owe it to yourselves to go on and be the very best you can. So go out there and shine.”
