Past Winners
We are proud to announce our 2021 Special Award Winners as follows:
Award name |
Awarded to |
Sponsored by |
Orkney College UHI Further Education Student of the Year |
Jasmine Jamieson |
Orkney College UHI |
Orkney College UHI Higher Education Student of the Year |
Lesley Spence |
Orkney College UHI |
Agriculture Student of the Year |
Jansen Garrett |
Orkney Agricultural Society |
Judith Robertson Memorial Prize (Orkney Archaeology) |
Holly Young |
Orkney Archaeology Society |
Best Performance in Undergraduate Archaeology Student |
Mairead Morgan |
Andre Artymiuk |
Best Undergraduate Archaeology Student Dissertation |
Mairead Morgan |
Andre Artymiuk |
Best Performance in Postgrdauate Archaeology Student |
Rachel Nicholson |
UHI Archaeology Institute |
Freya Rose Dalrymple Memorial Award |
Arwen Haselden |
Art Dept |
The Pier Arts Centre Award for HE Art & Design Student of the Year |
Ruth Tait |
Pier Arts Centre |
Soulisquoy Mal Cowtan Award for Experimental Print |
Molly Shearer |
Soulisquoy Printmakers |
Excellence Award for Academic Achievement |
Graeme McCulloch |
Orkney College UHI Business Dept |
Part Time Business Student of the Year HE |
Donna Wishart |
Orkney College UHI Business Dept |
Full Time Business Student of the Year FE |
Rachel Vincent |
Orkney College UHI Business Dept |
Full Time Business Student of the Year HE |
Inga Antonio |
Orkney College UHI Business Dept |
IT Student of the Year |
Scott Stewart |
Orkney College UHI Computer Science Dept |
Bricklaying Apprentice of the Year Award |
Ewan Scott |
Orkney Construction Training Group |
Carpentry & Joinery Apprentice Award |
Gary Johnston |
Orkney Housing Association Ltd |
Wood Machining Apprentice Award |
Andrew Harvey |
Orkney Construction Training Group |
Best Graduating Student (Culture and Heritage) |
Charlene Forbes |
Orkney College UHI Culture and Heritage Dept |
Best Interdisciplinary Project/Dissertation |
Jan Lloyd |
Orkney College UHI Culture and Heritage Dept |
Best National Certificate in Professional Cookery |
Louis Pottinger |
Pierowall Hotel |
Best Professional Cookery at SCQF Level 5 |
Kristen Norquoy |
Hospitality Dept |
Best Hospitality Supervision & Leadership Student |
Sinead Mulpeter |
Kirkwall Hotel |
Industry Award for Hospitality Student of the Year |
Amanda Kirkness |
Merkister Hotel |
Gaelic Legacy Prize |
Gabrielle Barnby |
UHI Institute for Northern Studies |
Gaelic Legacy Prize |
Catriona Weiser |
UHI Institute for Northern Studies |
Best Dissertation |
Neil Conway |
UHI Institute for Northern Studies |
See a gallery of our special award winners below
Please note that some of the above named students opted not to share their photograph.
Students may purchase these photographs on Orkney Photographic's website via this link.