by Ralph Mackinder, D&S technical projects officer

The evening of Thursday 19 June saw outstanding teams and inspirational teachers celebrated at the D&S Faculty Team Awards 2014. The event took place at the Mercure St Pauls Hotel, where Professor John Leach led proceedings, which were also attended by Vice-Chancellor Philip Jones.

Although the evening coincided with other Faculty events including the highly popular Architecture degree show and a crucial world cup match, the event was very well attended, with a tangible sense of fun and celebration in the air.

In a break from previous years, the 15 faculty winners of the Inspirational Teacher award were announced and presented with commemorative silver stars. This addition made the event a true celebration of faculty staff, and gave all in attendance the chance to see both teamwork and individual excellence rewarded.

As the evening drew to a close, the team award winners were announced, starting with a well deserved Highly Commended award for Faculty helpdesks – introduced by our Head of Professional Services, Michelle Nolan. John Leach then announced two joint runners up

Runner Up :

Be|Spoke Project Team

Runner Up :

Student Volunteer Fair Team (DLC, PSP)

And the Overall Winner:

Business to Business Development Team for Barratt Homes

Team Nominated: Aimee Stonehouse (Barratt Homes), Amy Dixon, Denise Hobart, Liz Gamlen, Rachel Wolstenholme, Sam Moorwood and Suzie Flynn (Barratt Homes)