Congratulations to all this year's winners
A night of celebration for our Professional Services
The University’s Professional Services Recognition Awards were given out at a gala dinner on Thursday 22 June. Winners were announced in eight categories, showing how colleagues are bringing the University’s values to life in their outstanding work.
A record almost-800 votes were cast for the David Allen Hero/ine of the Year award, seeing Jon Barnes, Computer Development Officer in CLES being crowned the winner, and Samuel Garcia, from the Campus Services facilities team, as a close runner up.
The gala dinner was sponsored by UPP, BidFood and Warwick Event Services. Winners are listed below – follow the category link for a reminder of the achievements of all our finalists.
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Ambition | Rebecca Takeda-Frost - ESE / CEMPS |
| Challenge | Amy Campbell - Professional Services Cornwall (CLES) |
| Collaboration | Gemma Bartlett - Communications and Marketing Services / SSIS |
| Community | Anne-Marie Baker - HR Services |
| Impact | Green Consultants team : Dawn Lees, Karen Gallagher, Steve Wallers, Jen Hardwick, Ian Osborne, Josie Turner, Jo McCreedie - ESE |
| Rigour | Paula Frost - Research Services |
| The Roddy Ross Award for Innovation | Charlotte Bailey - Professional Services Cornwall |
| The David Allen Hero/ine of the Year | Jon Barnes - Exeter IT/CLES; runner up Samuel Garcia - Campus Services |
Mike Shore-Nye, Registrar and Secretary, who hosted the gala dinner said: “Many congratulations to all this year’s winners. You are an inspiration to me and all colleagues here with your positive contributions and commitment. I was pleased to see a high number of nominations across the categories this year, and would like to thank everyone for participating. These awards are a fantastic way of recognising the outstanding contribution of our Professional Services colleagues, who are central to the University’s success.”
Linda Peka, Director of College Services and College Registrar, who chaired the organising committee said: “Congratulations to the winners, shortlisted finalists and all who were nominated this year. Many thanks to our judging panels, who had an extremely hard job deciding between so many strong nominations. All the colleagues nominated demonstrate our values so well so we’ll be celebrating their achievements throughout the year as well as on the awards night.”
Date: 22 June 2017
