Student Union Participation Awards
The Participation Awards is now in its fourth year, it is a chance for the Student Union to showcase and reward the students that have been involved in Union activities throughout the year. These include societies, volunteering, union community reps, STARS, the student media, student representative council, diversity convenors, campaigns and the 30 plus student forums that we currently have in the Student Union.
This year, 2010, there were a record number of people who attended the event, 221. The event was held in Ghandi Hall with an after party in The Union bar at Headingley. The awards ceremony lasted just under 2 hours and 39 trophies were given out to the most committed students. This year the event was the culmination of the Student Union's celebrations of it's 40th anniversary.
Susan Price the Vice Chancellor at Leeds Met University attended and gave a short speech as did Aaron Porter the current NUS president and there were six alumni students who came back to present awards.
This year there were 24 students involved in the planning of the event or who helped out on the night, this was in the main why it was the most successful participation awards the Student Union has held so far.
List of Winners
STARS of the Year
Becky Hughes
Jemma Louise Woodcock
Grace Duarte
Noah Kabaira
Romie Thompson
Laura May Shields
Student Union Community Representative Award
Aimee Boyd
Community Initiative Award
Law Society for Knowledge
Well Being Campaign
C-Swap
Best Diversity Event
International Student's Forum: World Food and Dance Festival
Most Improved Forum Award
Students with Caring Responsibilities Forum
Most Dedicated Activist
Cara Riggall
Best Public Relations Campaign Award
Big Boys Don't Cry
Outstanding Commitment Award for Met Air
Jen Hocking and Rick Whitfield
Best Editor Leeds On
Jack Adlam, Poltics
Best Newcomer Leeds On
Fern Pullan, Culture
Best Design Section Leeds On
Chris Hall, Music
Outstanding Dedication Met TV
Matt Prior
Outstanding Contribution Met TV
Rebecca Jane and Willis Brown
Outstanding Newcomer Award CALM Volunteering
Jamie Adler
Outstanding Project CALM Volunteering
Sports Coaching
Outstanding Commitment Award CALM Volunteering
Natasha Widmer
Volunteering England Gold Award for Dedication
Jeevaka Weerasena
Volunteering England Gold Award for Achievement
Megan Edwards and Sophia Dryden
Volunteering England Gold Award for Leadership
Josie Self
Society of the Year Award
Leeds Met Hiking Club
New Society of the Year
Events Society
Outstanding Achievement Awards for Society leaders
Libby Willetts (Events Society)
Moneeb Minhas (ISOC)
Maria Coughtrey (Leeds Met Hiking Society)
Fiona Anderson (RAG)
Dan Wharrier (Law Society)
Sukhy Mann (Sikh Society)
Development Executive Award Chosen by Ben McDougall, AP Development
Jon Clough, Met TV Station Manager
Diversity Executive Award Chosen by Vicki Baars, AP Diversity
Jawanza Ipyana LGBTQ Convenor
Community and Well Being Executive Award Chosen by Liam Challenger, AP Community Well Being
Arna Van Goch, Union Community Representative
Education Executive Award Chosen by Will Watson, AP Education
Kate McNaboe, Contact Carnegie Convenor
Student Unionist of the Year-chosen by Lewis Coakley SU President
Hiba Khurshid, member of CALM Committee, member of society forum and ISOC committee member
