01.07.2011
Listed below are details of NI Awards 2011 Competion winnners.
Irish Historical Research Prize
| Bernadette Cunningham BA, PhD | UCD |
NUI Publication Prize in Irish History
| Caitriona Foley BA (Dub), PhD | UCD |
Dr Mary L. Thornton NUI Scholarship in Education
Six candidates will be interviewed on Monday 4 July 2011.
The members of the Selection Panel were:
Dr Paddy Walsh, Institute of Education, University of London (Chair), Professor Denis O’Sullivan, School of Education UCC, Dr Mary Fleming, School of Education, NUI, Galway, Dr Aidan Mulkeen, Education Department, NUI, Maynooth.
The Scholarship was awarded to:
| Hannagh McGinley | NUI, Galway |
NUI Travelling Studentships in the Humanities and the Social Sciences
Forty-three entries were received. Fifteen applicants were shortlisted for interview. The interviews took place in NUI on 7 and 8 July 2011.
The members of the Selection Panel were:
Dr Mary Shine Thompson, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra (Chair); Dr Kevin Costello, School of Law, UCD, Dr Maeve Conrick Dean of Arts, University College Cork Professor Marian Lyons, Department of History, NUI, Maynooth; Dr Edward Herring, Dean of Arts, NUI, Galway.
Travelling Studentships were awarded to the following:
| Emma Edwards BA | History | NUI,Maynooth |
Gemma Carroll BA, MA |
Art History |
UCC |
Bríd Ní Ghráinne BCL, LLM (Leiden) |
Law |
NUI, Galway |
Leesa Wheatley BA |
German |
NUI, Maynooth |
Ciarán McDonnell BA, MA |
History |
NUI, Maynooth and UCD |
Eoghan Ahern BA, MA |
History |
UCC |
Conor O’Brien BA, MSt (Oxford) |
History |
UCC |
Fiona Morrissey BA, LLB, LLM |
Law |
NUI, Galway |
NUI Travelling Studentships in the Sciences
Nineteen applications were received. Eight candidates were shortlisted for interview. The interviews took place in NUI on 23 August 2011.
The members of the Selection Panel were:
Professor Patrick Cunningham, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government (Chair),
Professor Maurice Boland, College Principal, College of Life Sciences, UCD, Professor John Gamble, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UCC, Dr Pat Morgan, Dean of Graduate Studies, NUI, Galway, Dr Bernard Mahon, Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, NUI, Maynooth.
Travelling Studentships were awarded to the following.
| Ciara Kyne | Chemistry | NUI,Galway |
Eimear Dolan BE Hons |
Engineering |
NUI, Galway |
Kevin Farrell BSc Hons |
Chemistry |
UCD |
| Niamh Fahy BSc Hons, MSc | Orthobiology/Regenerative Medicine | NUI, Galway |
| Michelle Harris BSc Hons | Chemistry | UCD |
The NUI Denis Phelan Scholarship in Humanities and Social Sciences
| Anne Rosenbusch BA Hons PCertTLHEd | NUI, Maynooth |
Scoláireacht agus Duais Chiste Theach an Ardmhéara / Mansion House Fund Scholarship and Prizes
| Simon Egan | Irish History, Scholarship | UCC |
| Dara Folan | Scoláireacht, Gaeilge |
NUI, Galway |
| Dara Folan | Irish History Prize | NUI, Galway |
| Colm Ó Cuaig | Duais, Gaeilge |
NUI, Galway |
NUI Art and Design Prize
| Sarah Mooney-Wiegersma | Ceramics | NCAD |
Pierce Malone Scholarship in Philosophy
| Kate Smith BA Hons | UCD |
The French Government Medal and NUI Prize for Proficiency in French
| Katherine Sherlock BComm Hons | UCD |
| Kate Smith BA Hons | UCD |
| Amy Coleman BCL Hons | UCC |
| Philip Morrow | NUI, Galway |
| Eloise McNeely BA Hons | NUIM |
The Dr Henry Hutchinson Stewart Literary Scholarships and Prizes
| Derek Egan | English, Scholarship | NUI, Maynooth |
| Niall Culligan | English, 2nd prize | NUI, Galway |
| Brian Nolan | English, 3rd prize | UCC |
| Alacoque Doyle | French, Scholarship | UCD |
| Ellen Howley | French, 2nd prize | UCD |
| Siobhan Rafferty | French, 3rd prize | UCC |
| James Moss | French, Commendation | UCC |
| Micheál Ó Súilleabháin | Gaeilge, Scoláireacht | NUI, Maynooth |
| Síofra Cronin | Gaeilge, 2ú duais | UCD |
| Síle Dolan | Gaeilge, 3ú duais | NUI, Galway |
| Kristina Soden | German, Scholarship | UCD |
| John Mooney | German, 2nd | NUI, Galway |
| Sarah Ryan | German, 3rd prize | NUIM |
| James Moss | Italian, Scholarship | UCC |
| Niall Bart O’Beirne | Italian, 2nd prize | UCC |
| Martina Viscardi | Italian, 3rd prize | UCC |
| Denis Canty | Latin, Scholarship | UCC |
| Eoin Dornan | Latin, 2nd prize | UCD |
| Shaun Murphy | Latin, 3rd prize | NUI, Galway |
| Christin Hollweck | Spanish, Scholarship | UCC |
| Rebecca Mann | Spanish, 2nd prize | NUI, Galway |
| Niall Crowley | Spanish, 3rd prize | UCD |
The Dr Henry Hutchinson Stewart Medical Scholarships and Prizes
| James Lord BSc (Pharm) Hons | Anatomy, Scholarship | RCSI | |
| Margaret Gleeson | Anatomy, 2nd Prize | UCC | |
| Niamh Walsh | Anatomy, 3rd Prize | UCD | |
| Dearbhla Doherty | Biochemistry, Scholarship | UCD | |
| Cillian McNamara | Biochemistry, 2nd Prize | NUI, Galway | |
| Karen McNamara | Biochemistry, 3rd Prize | NUI, Galway | |
| Joey Donovan | Dentistry, Scholarship | UCC | |
| Elise K. Doyle | Dentistry, 2nd Prize | UCC | |
| Patrick Carolan | Diagnostic Imaging, Scholarship | UCD | |
| Niall Burke | Diagnostic Imaging, 2nd Prize | UCD | |
| Danielle Anstett | General Practice, Scholarship | NUI, Galway | |
| Evelyn Murphy MB BCh BAO H ons | General Practice, 2nd prize | UCC | |
| Julianne O’Shea | General Practice, 3rd prize | NUI, Galway | |
| Larissa Higgins | Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Scholarship | NUI, Galway | |
| Teresa O’Dowd | Gynaecology & Obstetrics, 2nd prize | NUI, Galway | |
| Syarifah S. Ibrahim MB BCh BAO Hons | Gynaecology & Obstetrics, 3rd prize | UCC | |
| Siobhan Neville MB BCh BAO Hons | Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Commendation | UCD | |
| Karen McCarthy | Medical Microbiology, Scholarship | UCC | |
| Helen O’Brien | Medical Microbiology, 2nd prize | UCC | |
| Cliona Small | Medical Microbiology, 3rd prize | NUI, Galway | |
| Alan Carew | Medicine, Scholarship | RCSI | |
| Shane Parfrey MB BCh BAO Hons | Medicine, 2nd prize | UCC | |
| Roisin O’Connor MB BCh BAO Hons | Medicine, 3rd prize | UCD | |
| Aideen Kelly | Midwifery, Scholarship | UCC | |
| Siobhan Eccles | Midwifery, 2nd prize | NUI, Galway | |
| Jennifer Candy | Midwifery, 3rd prize | UCD | |
| Ester Afolalu BNSc Hons | Nursing, Scholarship 2010 | NUI, Galway | |
| Maria Jarosinski BSc Hons | Nursing, 2nd prize 2010 | UCD | |
| Elizabeth Weathers BSc Hons | Nursing, 3rd prize 2010 | UCC | |
| Laura M Coyne | Nursing, Scholarship 2011 | NUI, Galway | |
| Barry J. Ryan | Nursing, 2nd prize 2011 | UCC | |
| Adele O’Mahony | Nursing, 3rd prize 2011 | UCC | |
| Orla Ní Ghriofa | Occupational Therapy, Scholarship | NUI, Galway | |
| Mairead Crowley | Occupational Therapy, 2nd prize | NUI, Galway | |
| Louise Hickey MB BCh BAO Hons | Paediatrics, Scholarship | UCD | |
| Grace Neville MB BCh BAO Hons | Paediatrics, 2nd prize | UCC | |
| Una Clancy MB BCh BAO Hons | Paediatrics, 3rd prize | UCC | |
| Larissa Higgins | Paediatrics, Commendation | NUI, Galway | |
| Siobhan Neville MB BCh BAO Hons | Paediatrics, Commendation | UCD | |
| Robert Grant | Pathology, Scholarship | RCSI | |
| Miroslawa Gorecka | Pathology, 2nd prize | NUI, Galway | |
| Stephanie Mancini | Pathology, 3rd prize | RCSI | |
| Yasir Loai | Pharmacology, Scholarship | NUI, Galway | |
| Maeve McCarthy | Pharmacology, 2nd prize | RCSI | |
| Gerard Lambe | Pharmacology, 3rd prize | UCD | |
| Matthew Smyth | Physiology, Scholarship | NUI, Galway | |
| Eoin Young | Physiology, 2nd prize | UCD | |
| Murray Connolly | Physiology, 3rd prize | UCC | |
| Emily Ratzlaff | Physiotherapy, Scholarship | RCSI | |
| Unoda Oarata Chepete | Physiotherapy, 2nd prize | UCD | |
| Siobhan Neville MB BCh BAO Hons | Psychiatry, Scholarship | UCD | |
| Jessica Barnes MB BCh BAO Hons | Psychiatry, 2nd prize | UCD | |
| Paul Kinsella | Psychiatry, 3rd prize | RCSI | |
| Thomas Moore | Public Health, Scholarship | UCC | |
| Catherine Rowan MB BCh BAO Hons | Public Health, 2nd prize | UCD | |
| Elaine Fallon | Public Health, 3rd prize | NUI, Galway | |
| Laura Tobin | Speech and Language Therapy, Scholarship | NUI, Galway | |
| Michelle Foley BSc Hons | Speech and Language Therapy, 2nd prize | UCC | |
| Sean Reynolds MB BCh BAO Hons | Surgery, Scholarship | UCC | |
| Gerard Healy MB BCh BAO Hons | Surgery, 2nd prize | NUI, Galway | |
| Anna McDonough MB BCh BAO Hons | Surgery, 3rd prize | UCD |
The NUI Club London Scholarship
| Terence Parkes | Information and Library Studies | UCD |
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