2009 Press Releases
26.11.2009
The National University of Ireland (NUI) celebrated the academic achievements of its graduates and students at its annual awards ceremony held in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on November 25th 2009.
In 2009 almost 100 students and graduates from the constituent universities and recognised colleges of the federal university received awards. UCC, UCD, NUI Maynooth, NUI Galway, RCSI and NCAD were represented among the award winners. The value of the NUI Awards in 2009 is in the order of €0.68 million.
Speaking at the event, the NUI Chancellor Dr Maurice Manning referred to the recommendation in the McCarthy Report that NUI should be abolished. Dr Manning said that: “This proposal does not stand up to impartial scrutiny. Abolishing NUI would not save money but would remove a national institution, which has served the country well for over a century. While the crisis in the public finances must be addressed, at this time, the Government should not be panicked into making short-term damaging changes to our educational infrastructure, such as would occur if the abolition of NUI were to proceed. Be in no doubt about it. If NUI were to disappear, the identity of each of the member institutions would be altered and fragmentation, which has long been identified as a weakness of the university sector, would increase.’”
Nine graduates received Travelling Studentships with a combined value in excess of €250,000. The prestigious Irish Historical Research Prize was awarded to Dr Maurice Bric, of the School of History and Archives, UCD for his book ‘Ireland, Philadelphia and the Re-Invention of America, 1790-1800’.
Other awards presented include the Dr H H Stewart Scholarships and medals, the Dr Mary L Thornton Scholarship in Education of €5,000, the Denis Phelan Scholarship of €14,000, the Mansion House Fund Scholarships and the NUI Art and Design Award.
NUI Awards 2009 – UCC
Travelling Studentships in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Ciara Kennefick
Patrick McGauley
Ann-Marie Hanlon
Travelling Studentships in the Sciences
William McCarthy
Maria Kirrane
Dr Mary L Thornton NUI Scholarship in Education
Jacinta McKeon
The NUI/Denis Phelan Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Elaine O’Sullivan
Mansion House Fund Scholarship in Irish History
Claire Fitzgerald
French Government Medals and NUI Prize for Proficiency in French
Orla Cotter
Dr H H Stewart Literary Scholarship in English
2nd Prize – Shane M. Forde
Dr H H Stewart Literary Scholarship in French
2nd Prize – Isabelle Ruane
Scoláireacht an Dr H H Stewart sa Ghaeilge
Scoláireacht - Caoimhín Pádraig Ó Fearghail
3ú Duais – Eugene M. Costello
Dr H H Stewart Literary Scholarship in German
3rd Prize – Julia Wintersohl
Dr H H Stewart Literary Scholarship in Italian
Scholarship: Roslyn A. Steer
2nd prize: Aoife L. O’Mullane
Dr H H Stewart Literary Scholarship in Latin
Commendation: Shane Ford
Dr H H Stewart Literary Scholarship in Spanish
2nd Prize: Olivia Flynn
Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarship in Biochemistry
2nd Prize: Benjamin Lai
Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarship in General Practice
2nd prize Hannah Flemming
Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarship in Medical Microbiology
2nd prize: Don B. Stott
Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarship in Medicine
3rd prize: Adrian M. Whelan
Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarship in Pharmacology
Scholarship: Dearbhla Kelly
Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarship in Physiology
3rd prize: Antoinette O’Connor
Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarship in Psychiatry
Scholarship: Daithi de Baroid
3rd Prize: Joseph A. Jordon
Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarship in Public Health
Scholarship: Grace Neville
2nd prize: Daniel Gilmartin
3rd prize: Seán Reynolds
Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarship in Surgery
2nd prize: Heather M. Leonard
3rd prize: Gillian Fitzgerald
Dr H H Stewart Medical Scholarship in Dentistry
Scholarship: Mahfaruddin Mohammed
2nd prize: Claire Noreen Foley
3rd Prize: Amanda McLaughlin
The NUI Club London Scholarship in Early Childhood Studies
Sarah O’Regan
Picture shows: UCC award winners with Dr David Redmond, Registrar, NUI, Maynooth; Dr Attracta Halpin, Registrar, NUI; Dr Maurice Manning, Chancellor of the University; Dr Michael Murphy, President, UCC and Vice-Chancellor, NUI; Dr Martin Butler, Vice-President for Students, UCD and Ms Mary O’Riordan, Vice-President for the Students' Experience, NUI, Galway.
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