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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