The Faculty of Business at Atlantic Technological University (ATU) celebrated student achievements at its annual Awards and Spring Prize Giving ceremony held recently in Letterkenny.
During the awards ceremony, twenty-seven students from across the four departments within the Faculty; Department of Business Studies, Design & Creative Media, Tourism and Sport & Department of Law, Public Service & Education were presented with awards.
Michael Margey, Head of Faculty of Business comments, “The Faculty of Business and Spring Prize Giving is a tremendous event every year and is designed to celebrate student success and also our partnership between our faculty staff and students, and everyone involved in building a university education as a stepping stone to the future.”
The awards ceremony is highly valued within the faculty and looks to foster positive attitudes towards student endeavours during their studies and presents an opportunity for staff and students to celebrate this success.
The award winners on the evening were as follows:
Department of Business Studies;
Best 1st Year Student 2022/23, Conor Dunne
Best 2nd Year Student 2022/23,Lina Borske
Best Student in Accounting, Lina Borske
Best Final Year Student in Marketing and Management, Niamh Conaghan
Best Final Year Student in BBus (Hons), Tiffany Marley
Enterprise Development Award, Orla McManus
Department of Tourism and Sport;
Best 1st Year Sport Student 2022/23, Dervla Dunnion
Best 2nd Year Sport Student 2022/23, Arielle McDevitt
Best PE Student, Jack McSharry
Best Personal Fitness Instructor, Conor McGlynn
Best Sports Volunteer, Arielle McDevitt
Best Student Chef of the Year, Alfredo Campas
Best Pastry & Baking Chef of the Year, Brian Breslin
Best Front of House – Student Hospitality, Laura Grant
Department of Design and Creative Media;
Best 1st Year Student 2022/23, Daria Hres
Best 2nd Year Student 2022/23, Ceara Daly
Best Competition Submission, Hazel Gibbons
Best International Competition Submission, Farahnaz Sharifi Doherty
Best Student in Design Theory, Daria Hres
Best Design Project, Emma McKinney
Best Collaborative Project, Ciara McElroy
Department of Law, Public Service & Education;
Best Overall Academic Performance in 1st Year, Greta Baronaite
Best Overall Academic Performance in 2nd Year, Teresa Germaine
Best Advocate, Greta Baronaite
Award for Collegiality & Cooperation; Aaron Fitzgerald, Muhammad Memon, Cian McCollum Gallagher and Thomas Gallagher
Contribution to Student Engagement, Edward Reid
Best Writing & Research, Dovydas Aleliunas
Overall Outstanding Student for Excellence – Faculty Of Business – Nisha McDonagh
