The seven recipients were chosen from a total of over 30 nominees for Awards across the following categories:

• Rising Star Award
• Leadership Award
• Exceptional Citizen Award
• Enhancing the Student Experience

The successful awardees are:

1.      Ms Emma Connolly - Rising Star Award (International Education Office)
Ms Connolly’s achievements and activities in the area of international student recruitment were highly commendable.

2.     Dr Harry Gijbels and Ms Lydia Sapouna - Exceptional Citizen Award   (School of Nursing and Midwifery & School of Applied Social Studies respectively)
T heir work in relation to the development of the ‘Critical Voices Network’ ( a coalition, supporting a more democratic, person-centred mental health system) offers an exceptional service to the citizens of the wider community and contributes to enhancing the quality of life of many people who have traditionally been ‘silenced’.

3.     Prof Alan Kelly - Leadership Award   (Dean of Graduate Studies)
As Dean of Graduate Studies, Prof Kelly has proven outstanding in successfully leading the changes that are currently taking place in the area of postgraduate education at an institutional, national and international level.

4.     Dr Caitriona Ni Laoire - Leadership Award   (Institute for Social Sciences in the 21st Century)
Dr Ni Laoire demonstrated outstanding leadership skills in her contributions to creating and delivering a new vision for Social Science in UCC.

5.     Dr Seán Cian Ó Mathúna - Leadership Award   (Tyndall National Institute)
Dr Ó Mathúna developed and articulated a vision for research challenges in the PowerSoc space and for resulting business opportunities.

6.     Dr Margaret O’Rourke – Enhancing the Student Experience   (School of Medicine)
Dr O’Rourke demonstrated outstanding skills in the development of novel Programmes (including LIFEMATTERS Uni-V and SAFEMED) that provide inspiration and innovation in enhancing the student experience in UCC

Congratulations to the following who were nominated for awards:

• Ms Majella O’Sullivan - College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences
• Dr Aodh Quinlivan - Department of Government
• Dr Siobhan Mullally - Faculty & Department of Law
• Dr Emanuel Popovici – Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
• Dr David Ryan - School of History
• Dr David Cocker - Chemistry Department
• Ms Margaret Desmond – Finance Office
• Ms Joanne Fearon - School of Food & Nutritional Science
• Mr JP Quinn - Visitors Centre
• Mr Dave Waldron – School of Food & Nutritional Science
• Ms Mary McNulty - Careers Service
• Dr Julia Walsh, Dr Fiona Chambers, Dr John Bradley, Dr Susan Crawford, Ms Maria Nash, Ms Sinead Luttrell - School of Education
• Dr Julia Jansen , Dr Kieran Keohane, Dr Hans-Georg Moeller, Dr Alfred Moore, Dr Cara Nine, Dr Patrick O’Mahony, Dr Joel Walmsley, Mr Andre Whitehead - School of Sociology & Philosophy
  

Selection Committee:
Chair:  Professor Helen Whelton (Chair of Former Staff Enhancement and Professional Development Committee-SEPDC)
Vice Chair: External Member of Governing Body
Other members:  Two members of the former SEPDC
Staff Representative

Recipients of Awards each received a specially commissioned canvas by the Irish artist, Shane Johnson.  Each painting relates to UCC and specifically to the achievements of the awardees.  Further information about Shane Johnson can be found at: http://www.shanejohnsonartist.com/

Picture:  Bottom row L-R: Dr Cian Ó Mathúna, Dr Caitríona Ní Laoire, Dr Harry Gijbels. Top row L-R: Professor Alan Kelly, Ms Emma Connolly, Prof Helen Whelton, Dr Michael Murphy, President, Mr Shane Johnson (artist), Dr Margaret O’Rourke & Ms Lydia Sapouna.

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