GCU celebrates outstanding students at recent SCEBE Celebration & Prizegiving 2022

(Pictured left to right) Best Performing 3rd Year Students Paul Hawthorne & Johanna Otto
(Pictured left to right) Best Performing 3rd Year Students Paul Hawthorne & Johanna Otto

GCU has recently held their annual School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment’s Celebration & Prizegiving 2021/22 ceremony – an opportunity to celebrate our fantastic students and industry links. 

The event, which was held online this year due to the ongoing pandemic, invited guests to celebrate the strong collaboration between our courses and professional bodies by recognising the outstanding achievements of our students. 

The annual event was supported by national, international and global businesses which provided sponsorship for the awards on the night. Awards were presented for a number of categories in different subject areas, such as Best Performing 3rd Year Student, Best Project Award, Student Building Engineering Award and many more. 

We spoke to 3rd year Computer Games (Art & Animation) student Johanna Otto, who proudly accepted the award for Best Performing 3rd Year student for her programme. She said: “I really did not expect to be selected for the award and quite frankly, I was brought to tears when I found out. The last year had been incredibly challenging for me on an academic and personal level. 

Seeing that my hard work paid off gave me a boost of confidence in my own abilities and for my last year at GCU. 

3rd year Audio Technology student Paul Hawthorne was delighted to have received the award for Best Performing student on his programme, and is glad to see that the hard work of students has been recognised in such a challenging time. He said: “It’s a great honour and I am proud to have been nominated for this award.  

The last couple years has presented challenges for both students and staff and it’s a great reminder that all the hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed, especially during these difficult times. 

 

You can see the full list of awardees below: 

 

Best Performing 3rd Year Student 

 

BSc (Hons) 3D Animation and Visualisation                            Paul Ramage  

BSc (Hons) Audio Technology                                                Paul Hawthorne 

BSc (Hons) Computer Games (Art and Animation)                  Johanna Otto 

BSc (Hons) Computer Games (Design)                                  Rachel Estell 

BSc (Hons) Computer Games (Software Development)           Bethany Hughes  

BEng (Hons) Computer Networking                                       Maghrik Markarian 

BSc (Hons) Computing                                                         Joshua Douglas 

BSc (Hons) Digital Design                                                    Hannah Dougan  

BEng (Hons) Electrical Power Engineering                              Darren MacKay 

BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering                  Michael Jeans 

BSc (Hons) Software Development for Business                     Ikeoluwa Ajibola 

BSc (Hons) Health and Safety                                              Paul Breslin 

BSc (Hons) Fire Risk Engineering                                          Katharine Skinner 

BSc (Hons) Construction Management                                   Cameron Bowie 

BSc (Hons) Cyber Security and Networks                               Sneha Saktivel 

BEng (Hons) Building Services Engineering                             Lucas Quinn Toye 

BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying                                              Amanda Jane Davis 

BSc (Hons) Real Estate                                                         Anthony Rowley 

BEng (Hons) Environmental Civil Engineering                          Jamie Gray 

BSc (Hons) Mechanical Systems Engineering                           Abby Semple 

BSc (Hons) Digital Security and Forensics                                James Simmons 

BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation                                           Sophie Singer 

BEng (Hons) Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering               Reece Manson 

BSc (Hons) Building Surveying Callum Robert                           John Bain 

BSc (Hons) Environmental Management                                   Kirsten Elizabeth Allan 

 

 
Professional Awards: 

 

Scottish Geotechnical Group Prize 
BSc (Hons) Environmental Civil Engineering                            Iain Anthony Dawson Starkey 

 
Student Building Engineering Award 
BSc (Hons) Environmental Civil Engineering                            Colin Ferguson 

 
Top Student in Dispute Resolution 
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying                                               Dominic Crichton 

 
CIBSE Scotland Student Award   
BEng (Hons) Building Services Engineering                               EoinLisibach 

 
Graduate Prize for Top Management Student 
BSc (Hons) Building Surveying                                                 Andrija Kraljic 

 
Certificate of Excellence Prize to Top Honours Student 
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying                                                Anthony Toolan 
 

Certificate of Excellence Prize to Top Honours Student 
BSc (Hons) Building Surveying                                                 Marcus McLuskie 
 

 
Certificate of Excellence Prize to Top Honours Student 
BSc (Hons) Construction Management                                      Gary Davidson 

 

Institution of Civil Engineers Prize 
BSc (Hons) Environmental Civil Engineering                              Fiona McIntosh 
 

Top Structural Engineering Student 
BSc (Hons) Environmental Civil Engineering                               Zhiyuan Liu 
 

Outstanding Achievement Award 
BSc Audio Systems Engineering & BSc Audio Technology             Jacob Bhattacharyya 

 

Mediaspec Education Award 
BSc Audio Systems Engineering and BSc Audio Technology          Zoe Bentley 

 
Mediaspec Education Award 
BSc Audio Systems Engineering and BSc Audio Technology           PimRommelaere 

 
Best Project Award 
MSc Applied Instrumentation and Control                                    Jamie Kenneth Stewart 

 
Best Student Award in an accredited programme 
Range of programmes                                                                Adam Scott 

 
Frederic Barnes Waldron Award  
Mechanical Electronic Systems Engineering (PT)                           Harry Clark 

 
The Best Student Certificate  
BEng/BEng (Hons) Mechanical Electronic Systems Engineering      Joseph Lafferty 

 
The Institution Project Award  
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Electronic Systems Engineering              Lindsey Brown 

 
The Best Project Certificate  
BEng (Hons) Computer Aided Mechanical Engineering                  Louis Henry Carlin 

 
Best Student Award 
BEng (Hons) Computer Aided Mechanical Engineering                  Edward Massey 

 
Best Student Award  
BEng (Hons) Mechanical Electronic Systems Engineering              Matthew Richmond 

 
Best FRE Dissertation 
BSc Fire Risk Engineering                                                          Colin Hird 

 

 

By Rachael McAlonan 

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