A WOMAN who switched careers to fulfill her ambition of becoming a surveyor has been named a Student of the Year.
Kay Devlin, 42, who works for Darlington Borough Council, and is a day release student at the town's College of Technology, is the first female to receive the honour from the Chartered Institute of Building.
She started working in administration but is now an estimator surveyor and is studying for an HNC in building studies.
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