Students enjoy awards success

More than 200 people picked up prizes at the college's annual awards show at the Civic Theatre on Monday night.

A packed audience enjoyed a ceremony compered by broadcaster Alan Wright and the college's external relations director, Sue Campbell. The evening included performances from students and a fashion display.

Prizes were presented by members of the College Corporation Board - Darlington councillor Dorothy Long, Beaumont Hill School headteacher Dame Dela Smith, Darlington Building Society director Peter Rowley, college principal Sarah Farley and board chairman Alasdair MacConachie.

Mr MacConachie said: "The awards are a great credit to all the students and staff who have done such a wonderful job and I would like to thank Darlington businesses for supporting the college with such enthusiasm."

Award-winning mature student Vivienne McLoughlin told last night how learning to operate a computer helped her cope with tragedy.

The 57-year-old, from Darlington, lost her son Martin on September 13 after he was killed in a motorcycle accident in the Yorkshire Dales. The 34-year-old died on the Richmond to Reeth road after colliding into a tree.

"It was dreadful," Mrs McLoughlin said. "But I had just finished my basic computer course at Darlington College and it meant I could use email to break the tragic news to relatives and friends.

"When there is a death people are often embarrassed by it. I've known people cross the road because they don't know what to say. So it is easier to talk using emails."

She was named the college's Community Learner of the Year.

DARLINGTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY ROLL OF HONOUR

JOURNALISM AND MEDIA

Evening Gazette Prize for best pre-entry new journalism, Ian Paul Holyman. BASF Media Law prize for best performance, Ian Paul Holyman. Yorkshire Post prize for best NCTJ journalism performance, Danny Brierley. Tyne Tees Television prize for outstanding journalism performance, Joseph Tulip. The Northern Echo Award for best feature writing, Daniel Williams. BASF public affairs prize, Alice Ryan. College prize for best media student, Lyndsey McCabe. NCTJ pre-entry certificate journalism students of the year, Huw Griffith. HND journalism students of the year, Faye Clements. Student ambassador of the year, Steven Wheeler.

SPORTS, LEISURE AND TOURISM

Derek Wills Travel Award for best travel and tourism student, Tommy Wright. The Happy Skischule Wildschonau Student of the year uniformed services, Daniel Bursey. The Happy Skischule Wildschonau student of the year outdoor education, Matt Waller. The Headlam Hall prize for travel student of the year, Joanne Graham. Sherwoods Trophy for sports studet of the year, Matthew Damian Pearson. College prize for best leisure and tourism student; Russell Smith. College prize for best sport student; Paul Nisbet. College prize for best football development centre student; Stephen Hutchinson. Pre-16 student of the year in sports, leisure and tourism, Kayleigh Tait. Student ambassador of the year, Simon Frost. Special Awards: Winners of National FA Colleges Cup and Northern Conference League, College Football team, Gareth Bainbridge, Stephen Banks, Paul Burrell, Martin Butterworth, Craig Culyer, Bobby Elliott, Jamie Oldroyd, Jonathan Hole, Stephen Hutchinson, Nicholas Lyons, David Manners, Karl McMann, Paul Nisbet, Craig Radcliffe, David Raine, Kevin Towers, Samuel Vernalls, John Wenn, Kyle Fowler.

HOTEL, HOSPITALITY AND CATERING

Sheila Walsh Memorial Award for kitchen and larder, Louise Forster. Sheila Walsh memorial Award for patisserie and confectionary, Mark Britton. Sheila Flook Memorial Award in hotel, hospitality and catering, Nicola Brown. Nicola Colley Award for student making most of college resources, Samantha Barratt. Academy Catering Trophy, Paul Hutchinson. Bakery Skills award, Matthew Dobson. College prize for best catering student, Nicola Headon. College prize for best hotel and hospitality student, Emma Holt. Oldfields Restaurants modern apprentice of the year in hotel, hospitality and catering, Michelle Cooper. HND Hospitality management student of the year, Marian Emery. HNC hospitality management student of the year, Dawn Cobb. Pre 16 student of the year in hotel, hospitality and catering, David Abbott. Student ambassador of the year, Michael Buckley.

HEALTH AND CARE

GlaxoSmithKline prize for part time student of the year in health and social care, Julie Ross. GlaxoSmithKline prize for full time student of the year, Kelly Anne McWilliams. Best science student of the year, Jackeline Mosley. The Elspeth Moir Trophy for health and care student who merits special consideration, Katrina Jayne Hamilton. Blyford Progress Award BTEC nursery nursing, Haley Wells. Vic Brown Memorial Award for best access (science)student, Kevin Boyle. ICI division T8 award for BTEC nursery nursing, Abigail Ann Hodgson. The Guillan Barre Syndrome award for AVCE most dedicated student, Kirsty Maria Dickinson. Harriet Taylor for NNEB student of the year, Laura Ann Stephenson. Margaret Deehan award for health and care student who made the most progress, Kati John. Student of the year for CACHE certificate in childcare, Kimberley-Anne Lane. Darlington Borough Council prize for student of the year in care, Elizabeth Renton. College prize for best health and social care student, Judith A Nicholson. Early Years NVQ Levels 2 and 3 childcare and education, Lisa Jayne Orr. Registered manager award NVQ4 student of the year, Derek William Young. NCFE diploma in counselling student of the year, Isobel Bird. HNC in care practice student of the year, Tracey Flemming. Pre 16 student of the year in health and care, Faye Holliday. Modern apprentice of the year, Jennifer Butcher. Student ambassador, Ashley Robinson.

PERFORMING ARTS

Ron's Music rock and Pop student of the year, Samantha Babooram. Dance student of the year, Lyndsay Louise Raw. Acting student of the year, Claire Metcalfe. Student ambassador, Sara Coatsworth.

HAIR AND BEAUTY

Dermalogica student of the year, Beth Forster. Dermalogica retail student of the year, Linda Catherine Flanagan-Parks. Saks prize for Level 1 hairdressing student of the year, Kimberley Crang. Level 2 hairdressing student of the year, Samantha Padgett. College prize for best hairdressing student, Juliette McLaren. College prize for best beauty student, Tiffany Marie Brown. Pre 16 student of the year for hairdressing, Charlene Wood. Beautique Modern Apprentice of the year in hair and beauty, Jacqukiel-Elise Barnes. Student ambassador of the year, Delva Nalleli Guerrero.

ENGINEERING

Tallent engineering award for BTEC National Diploma Year 1, Robert Johnson. Flight Precision Ltd prize for HNC electrical/electronic engineering, Simon Laverick. HNC electrical and electronic engineering student of the year, Simon Laverick. Cummins prize for HNC mechanical/electrical engineering, David Hatton. HNC Mechatronics student of the year, David Hatton. Institution of Incorporated Engineers Arnold Cook Memorial Prize for BTEC HNC manufacturing, Malcolm Holt. HNC manufacturing engineering student of the year, Malcolm Holt. Institution of Incorporated Engineers Henry Williams Donation prize BTEC HNC mechanical, John Cronan. HNC mechanical engineering student of the year, John Cronan. Darchem Award for City and Guilds 229 Part II fabrication and welding Year 2, Ben Alderson. Roy Smith Award for City and Guilds part time 4000 service and repair of vehicles, Adam Collins. Brammall Ford Award for City and Guilds NVQ3 motor vehicle, Andrew Willey. Electrolux Outdoor products prize for BTEC National Certificate Year 2, Lee Shepherdson. Allerton Engineering prize City and Guilds 201 fabrication and welding, Andrew Dorman. College priz e for best engineering student, Wayne Monaghan. Vehicle Refinishing Level 1 full time student of the year, Craig Robert Evans. 4100-02 progression award in automotive service and repair Level 2 full time student of the year, Richard Firth. HNC telecommunications engineering student of the year, Alan Hiscock. HND electrical engineering student of the year, David Jobling. HND telecommunications engineering student of the year, Adrian Lazenby. HND mechanical engineering student of the year, Tim Hamilton. HND manufacturing engineering student of the year, Chris Teasdale. HND Mechanotronics student of the year, Paul Dodds. Pre 16 student of the year, Charlie Whitfield. Alan Reed modern apprentice, Ryan England. Student ambassador of the year, Grant L Bowley.

BUSINESS AND COMPUTING

OyezStraker prize for NVQ 1 administration, Kelly Louise Harland. Darlington Building Society prize for part time student of the year, Kevin Dolan. Principal's Award for most innovative application with an IT project, Jeannette Seers. Returners to work award, Pam Fletcher. Newcastle Building Society award for the most promising 1st year student in business and computing, Ben Walton. Award for best achievement in business and computing, Jane Egner. Taylor Woodrow prize for part time student NVQ administration, Mary Redhead. College prize for best business admin student, Lisa Osmond. HNC/D computing student of the year, Rachel Hunter. Pre 16 student of the year for computing, Aimee McGee. Edward Robertson Modern Apprentice of the year, Sarah Guymer. Student ambassador, Emma Thomas.

ART AND DESIGN

Art shop prize for first diploma in design, David Bradley. Art Shop Award for AVCE art and design student of the year, Emily Hutchinson. National diploma graphics full time student of the year award, Javed Miah. Hilary Midgley prize in art and design, Harriet Crossland. National diploma fashion full time student of the year, Joanne Hall. Leggs Award for the most commercial 2nd year art and design student, Victoria Sowerby. Pre 16 student of the year for pottery, Rachael Louise Brown. Student Ambassador of the year, Robert Allen. Special Awards: Mayor's Ball logo design, Scott Brown. Civic Trust logo design, Melanie Anderson, Laura Green, David Bradley, Liz Whelan.

CONSTRUCTION

Prize for full time craft programme student, Alex Bird. Construction industry training board award for best school pupil on a Link programme, Ian Weston. Wharton Construction prize for NVQ2 carpentry and joinery Year 2, Chris Munro. Randall Orchard prize for National certificate Building Studies Year 2, Michael Pallister. Stephen Bell Memorial Award sponsored by Walter Thompson for best brickwork student, Stephen Pattison. John Hare award for NVQ3 brickwork, Stephen Pattison. Shepherd Construction prize for HNC in building studies, Andrew Clarkson. Prize for NVQ2 1st year student, carpentry and joinery, Michael Lea. Prize for NVQ3 carpentry and joinery, Nicholas Barrett. Prize for BTEC national certificate 1st year, Phillip Dickens. Anderson Ellis Award for AVCE built environment 2nd year, David Gannon. College prize for best construction student, Peter Gosney. Chartered Institute of Building Level 4 diploma in site management student of the year, Philip Daley. Pre 16 student of the year, Simon Casling. Robert Woods modern apprentice of the year in construction, Robert Dominick. Student ambassadors of the year, Scott Munro and Paul Hauxwell. Special Awards: National Skillbuild bronze medal in bricklaying, Stephen Pattison. National Skillbuild gold medal in joinery, Nicholas Barrett. World Skillbuild champion, Lee Fawcett.

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Huddersfield of certificate of education/PGCE year 1 student of the year, Stephen Gregory. Huddersfield certificate of education/PGCE year 2 student of the year, Anne Wall. Sunderland certificate of education/ PGCE student of the year, Emma Lamb. CMI diploma in management student of the year, Sara Hopkins. CMI executive diploma in management student of the year, Ann Workman. CMI executive diploma in strategic management student of the year, Michael Dixon. ESOL student of the year, Ka Lok Leung. Access humanities and social science student of the year, Graham Walker. BA history and English student of the year, Dorothy Raine. TUC student of the year, Eddy Wallace. Language student of the year, Jill Jackson. Sign language student of the year, Judy Johnson. 7407 certificate in further education teaching student of the year, Helen Robinson. Sage student of the year, Anthony Lees. SMK award for institute of operations management, Roberto Del Zotto. CIPS student of the year, Patricia Kassell. Darlington Building Society prize for best student of the Association of Accounting Technicians, Joyce Atherton. Latimer Hinks prize for ILEX student of the year, Lori-Beth Parsley. Project management student of the year, Neil Gray. CIMA student of the year, Tanya Greenwell. NEBS certificate in management student of the year, Ron Blewitt.

CURRICULUM

Gary Boutell Memorial Award for progress in maths, Eileen Brown and Hilda Russell. Darlington Lecture Association Award for best English language student, Ailsa Moran. Darlington Lecture Association Award for best English Literature student, Margaret Woodcock. John H Wooley Memorial Award for best achievement, Heather Rowland. Pathways progress award, Steven Pawley. Best adult learner award, Pauline Pentony and Judith Hindmarsh. Pre 16 student of the year literacy/numeracy, Kenneth Winter and Dwayne Howard. Student ambassador, Mabel Louise Daniel.

DARLINGTON COLLEGE AT Catterick

Army student of the year, Rachael Morris. Women returners student of the year, Lisa Robson. North Yorkshire Learndirect student of the year, Anne Ferries. Army Torch Learndirect student of the year, Devi Gurung. Commitment to lifelong learning award, Devi Gurung. Complementary therapies student of the year, Joyce Keys. Catterick Learning Centre student ambassador, Lisa Wheldon.

ADULT AND COMMUNITY LEARNING

Senior learner of the year, Betty Allen. Community learner of the year, Vivienne McLoughlin. Community Learndirect student of the year, Betty Davies. Community Award for personal achievementl, Jane Tunstall. Newsquest North East Communigate award for community group of the year, Dodmire School Group (Pam Leonard, Richard Toth, Joanne Smith, Susan Robson, Dianne Carr, Angela Shaw, Jane Smith, Kristie Myers, Val Rubacs, Angela Jane Shaw, Paula Wiper)

STAFF AWARDS

2002-03 Association of Colleges Beacon Award for Delivering Business Excellence and North East Regional winners in the UK skills national training awards, the Newsquest Journalism team. Annual achievement award BS1-4, Martin Flanagan. Annual achievement award PM1-4 workshop tutor/lecturer, Julie Davison. Annual achievement award PM104 manager, Andrea Cartwright. New employee of the year, Alf Fulcher. Team award, Ufi team. Employee of the year award, Claire Mitchell.