The Union Awards are happening, and you are all invited!
It is with a heavy heart that we had to cancel our 2020 Union Awards which were due to be held at Wycombe Town Hall on Wednesday 13 May. Clearly circumstances are beyond our control and the safety of our students, staff and friends of the Union comes first.
We have some good news though. Despite the fact we can’t come together to celebrate in person we are holding this year’s awards virtually, on Thursday 28 May and we are encouraging everyone to dress up and enjoy the awards from the comfort of your own homes. Why not invite your family and open a bottle of bubbly?
Starting on Tuesday 5 May we will be releasing two of the award shortlists each day, one in the morning and one at the end of the day, as we look to build up to the big night itself.
Tuesday 5
Sport for Fun Ambassador of the Year
Charlie Batterbee
Tamsin Grainger
Alex Ditchburn
Karlo Pigac
Membership Services Staff Member of the Year
Mark West
Anita Pascoe
Lisa Connell
Scarlett Thomas
Wednesday 6
Commercial Services Student Member of the Year
Zac Saunderson
Tyler-Louise Griffiths
Courtney Gray
Jack Williams
Student Rep of the Year
Lisa Connell
Greg King
Michelle Ginnane
Steph Webb
Thursday 7
Professional Service Employee Partner of the Year
Heather Boyd-Savidge
Jean Whitehouse
Emma Binnie
John Ide
RAG Fundraiser of the Year
Georgia Miller
Jade Mather
Women's Netball
BNU Dance
Friday 8
Academic Staff Partner of the Year
Melanie Hayward
Phill Hoddinott
Nic Fryer
Carol Rogers
Volunteer of the Year
Tim Garner
Tom Featherstone
Josh Creber
Millie Richmond
Monday 11
Media Contributor of the Year
Zuzanna Majewska
Abby Gray
Tom Featherstone
Alex Ditchburn
Campaigner of the Year
Kia Wing
Lisa Connell
Megan Bullock
Darren Hannay
Tuesday 12
Committee Member of the Year
Amy Leverton
Tomek Siemieniuch
Tamsin Grainger
Jordan Penning
Society of the Year
Snowsoc Society
Green Society
Acapella Society
Aviation Society
Wednesday 13
Student Leadership Award
Karlo Pigac
Natasha Neal
Kia Wing
Jordan Penning
Thursday 14
Excellence in Learning and Teaching Awards
Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching Practice
Lorna Dean Gibbs
Allison Savoy
Sarah Thirtle
Stan Henshaw
Excellence and Innovation in Student Learning Support
Poppy McKinnon-Evans
Suzanne Doria
Julia Robertson
Barbara Nicholls
Excellence in Demonstrating Academic Leadership
Phill Hoddinott
Christopher Johnston
Paul Fowler
Poppy McKinnon-Evans
A full programme for the Awards will be available in advance of the night, providing a detailed running order and information about all of this year’s nominees.
We look forward to being able to recognise the full scale of student and staff achievement, even during such abnormal circumstances.
In particular we would like to thank our sponsors, ITC Concepts, Print and Digital Associates, Bromarpeak and RockBox who have continued to support the Awards despite the fact that the current crisis is impacting their organisations. Your support means a great deal to our members. We will continue to support your businesses through the rest of 2020 and beyond and we encourage all of our students to do the same.