Prizes
Committee
P07-M1
Minutes
of the Prizes Committee held on Thursday 22 February 2007
Present: A Bailey, Dr K Gregory (Chair), C
Harrison, Dr R Kinna
Apologies: Dr H Drake, Dr D Gillingwater, Dr R Heath,
Dr J Lawrence
In
attendance: M Ashby
07/1 Minutes
The minutes of the meeting
of the Committee held on 9 November 2006 (P06-M2) were confirmed.
07/2 Matters Arising from the Minutes
07/2.1 Senate
and Council Action
It was noted that that Senate and Council had APPROVED:
a) the establishment of the
following prizes:
·
Balfour Beatty Construction Prize
·
(Department of Chemistry) Penultimate Year MChem
Prize
·
(Department of Computer Science) BSc Finalist Prize
·
(Department of Computer Science) MComp Finalist
Prize
·
Department of Economics Travelling Exhibition
·
Edmund Nuttall Surveying Prize
·
Nimal Waijayaratna Prize
·
Professor Peter Nevitt Prize
·
Tarmac Prize
b) amendments to the
following prizes:
·
adidas Sports Technology Prize
(formerly the Adidas – Saloman
Sports Technology Prize)
·
IET
Manufacturing Engineering Student Prize
(formerly the IEE Manufacturing
Engineering Student Prize)
·
(formerly the
·
Loughborough
University Graduate School Progression Prize#
(formerly the
·
Ross-Menzies
Prize
(formerly the Robert-Menzies Prize)
·
School First-Year Merit Prize
(formerly the
·
School Second-Year Merit Prize
(formerly the
·
W H Purnell Prize
#
Amendments approved by Chair of
Council on behalf of Council
c) the discontinuation of
the following prizes:
·
(Final Year) School Merit Prize –
Manufacturing Engineering and Management
·
RK International Machine Tools Prize
·
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Prize
(Postgraduate Prize)
·
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Prize (Finalist Prize)
07/2.2 Chair's Action
a) The Committee ratified the action of the
Chair in recommending the establishment of the following prizes and AGREED to
make a recommendation to Senate for their establishment:
·
Chemical Sciences Merit Prize
·
Special Library Association
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b) The Committee ratified the
action of the Chair in recommending amendments to the following prize and
AGREED to make a recommendation to Senate for its amendment:
·
GlaxoSmithKline Prize
(formerly the Glaxo-Wellcome Prize)
07/2.3 Terms of reference
Arising from 06/17.3, the Committee noted that Clause 2 of its Terms of
Reference, including reference made to Statue XIII.6 (xvi) and Statute XIV.6
(xvi), remained relevant.
07/2.4 Departmental Prize Survey
Arising from 06/M18, the Committee noted that the Chair had written to
heads of academic departments providing them with feedback from the
Departmental prize survey and that the email had prompted action by several
departments The Committee AGREED that the Secretary should write to academic
departments over the summer to remind them of the contents of the email and to seek
further information on action taken by departments as a result this feedback.
ACTION: SECRETARY
07/3 Future Funding of
Arising from 06/19, the Committee noted that the Chair had provided the Loughborough University Development Trustees with guidance for the funding of the LUDT departmental prizes, the Loughborough University Graduate School Prize and the Loughborough University Graduate School Progression Prize from 2008 onwards.
The Committee noted that the trustees had agreed in principle to fund the existing departmental prizes in perpetuity but had reserved the right to withdraw funding for the prizes in the future, giving two years notice of doing so if funding was to be withdrawn. The Committee noted that the trustees had also agreed to fund two new departmental prizes for the Department of Computer Science (see 07/4.3 below).
07/4 Establishment of New Prizes
07/4.1 Graduate
School
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a) Arising
from 06/16 and at the request of the Research Committee, the Committee approved
the establishment of the Graduate School
Three prizes, one per faculty, each to the
value of £400 may be awarded to postgraduate research students in the second or
third year of their research student registration, for outstanding academic
performance and academic achievement.
It was AGREED to recommend the establishment of the prizes to Senate.
b) the Committee approved further details
and a nomination form for the prizes, both of which would appear on the prizes
webpages. The Committee noted that the proposed process for considering
applications could prove cumbersome. It AGREED to review the effectiveness of
the process after the first set of nominations had been considered.
ACTION: CHAIR
07/4.2 Department of Chemical Engineering
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At the request of the Department
of Chemical Engineering, the Committee considered the establishment of the following
prizes:
a) ABB
Engineering Services Prize
A prize to the value of £250 to be
awarded to the Part C student on one of the Department of Chemical
Engineering’s MEng programmes with the best overall performance in Part C
of their programme in the view of the Programme Board. The prizewinner will
also be offered an expenses-paid visit to ABB.
b) AMEC
Shaping the Future Award
A prize to the value of £250 and a
work experience placement, either in the form of vacation placements or an
industrial placement, to be awarded to a Part C student on one of the
Department of Chemical Engineering’s MEng programmes who, in the view of
representatives nominated by the Department and by AMEC, has been most
successful in demonstrating skills and producing ideas that are innovative and are
likely to improve the future for the better.
It was AGREED to recommend the
establishment of the prizes to Senate.
07/4.3 Department
of Computer Science
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Further to 07/3 above and at the request of the Department of Computer Science,
the Committee considered the establishment of two
For Part A students
A prize to the value of
£50 to be awarded to an exceptional first-year student who the Department
judges either to have overcome
significant difficulties (academic or personal) to complete the year of study or to have made the best overall
contribution to the Department and fellow students.
The prize is funded
through the Development Trust. The Trust exists to support the University in
giving students an outstanding quality of educational experience. It raises
funds from former students and other friends of the University. Their
generosity has made this prize possible.
For Part B students
A prize to the value of
£75 to be awarded to an exceptional second-year student who the Department
judges either to have overcome
significant difficulties (academic or personal) to complete the year of study or to have made the best overall
contribution to the Department and fellow students.
The prize is funded
through the Development Trust. The Trust exists to support the University in
giving students an outstanding quality of educational experience. It raises
funds from former students and other friends of the University. Their generosity
has made this prize possible.
It was AGREED to recommend
the establishment of the prizes to Senate.
07/4.4
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At the request of the
A prize to the value of £150 to be awarded
annually to the IPTME postgraduate taught student who has best demonstrated
aptitude and enthusiasm for their MSc project in the view of the Programme
Board.
It was AGREED to recommend
the establishment of the prize to Senate.
07/5 Amendments to Existing Prizes
07/5.1 University Prizes
Arising from a
review of endowment fund expenditure (see 07/8 below) and, in the case of the
Hannah Community Prize, at the request of the T S Shipman Prize and Hannah
Community Prize assessors (see 07/9 below), the Committee considered changes to
the following prizes and AGREED to make recommendations to Senate as follows:
(a) Hannah Community Prize
Existing wording:
A
prize to the total value of £180 may be awarded to students of
To nominate a student, groups of students or a
student household please use the Nomination
Form
The Hannah Community Prize is awarded using
funds originally bequeathed to the University in memory of Mr George Alexander
Hannah, a student who attended
Proposed
wording:
A prize or prizes to the total value
of £180 may be awarded to students of
To nominate a student, groups of students or a
student household please use the Nomination
Form. If nominating a student/s for
both the Hannah Community Prize and the T S Shipman Prize, please complete
separate forms for each nomination.
Individuals who are primarily and originally registered as students of
the University may be considered for the prizes. However individuals who are
primarily and originally employed by the University will normally be excluded
from consideration due to the nature of the prize. Also due to the nature of this award, it is the usual
procedure to make nominations without the student(s) knowledge.
The Hannah Community Prize is awarded using funds originally bequeathed
to the University in memory of Mr George Alexander Hannah, a student who
attended
(b) Loughborough College of Education
Commemorative Awards
Existing wording:
Two annual awards to the
value of £175 each are given to assist students in the Departments of Design
and Technology, English and Drama, Geography and the
The Amenities Fund of the former Loughborough
College of Education was established for the benefit of students of that
College. When the College amalgamated with the University it was resolved by
the Amenities Committee to use the residual funds to establish a trust to
commemorate the College by awarding annual prizes open to each of the
Departments of the University which had previously been in the
Proposed wording
(change to first paragraph only):
An annual award
or awards to the total value of £700 are given to assist students in
the Departments of Design and Technology, English and Drama, Geography and the
(c)
Existing wording:
A prize to the value of
£400 plus a commemorative medal may be awarded annually to a student of
outstanding all round achievement in the University, including academic
achievement.
Proposed wording:
A prize to the value of £1,000 plus a commemorative medal may
be awarded annually to a student of outstanding all round achievement in the
University, including academic achievement.
(d) Sir Robert Martin Faculty Prizes
Existing wording:
Four prizes, (one in
Engineering, one in Science and two in Social Sciences and Humanities) to the
value of £300 each, may be awarded annually to an outstanding student in the
Faculty for both academic and non-academic achievement, but not to the Sir Robert
Martin Prizewinner.
Proposed wording:
Four prizes, (one in
Engineering, one in Science and two in Social Sciences and Humanities) to the
value of £500 each, may be awarded
annually to an outstanding student in the Faculty for both academic and non-academic
achievement, but not to the Sir Robert Martin Prizewinner.
(e) T S
Shipman Prizes
Existing wording:
Two prizes to the total
value of £300 may be awarded to students of the University or Colleges who are
considered to have contributed most to the development of co-operation and aid
between the University or Colleges and the local community.
All students are eligible for this prize ie full-time and part-time,
undergraduate, postgraduate taught and research.
This prize comes from a prize fund presented to the University by the T
S Shipman Trust, established by Mr T S Shipman, joint Managing Director of A A
Jones and Shipman,
Proposed wording (changes to first and second
paragraphs only):
A prize or prizes to the total value of £600 may be awarded to students of the
University or Colleges who are considered to have contributed most to the development
of co-operation and aid between the University or Colleges and the local
community.
Individuals who are primarily
and originally registered as students of the University may be considered for
the prizes. However individuals who are primarily and originally employed by
the University will normally be excluded from consideration due to the nature
of the prize.
(f) Ursula Lockley Travel Bursary
Existing wording:
A bursary to the value
of £250 is awarded annually to assist a student or group of students to
undertake activities to promote Anglo-German relations.
Canon Lockley was a local vicar for many years.
When his wife died he wanted to establish a bursary to commemorate her and in
particular to recognise their joint interests in Anglo-German relations.
Proposed wording (change to
first paragraph only):
A bursary or bursaries to the total value of £500 is
awarded annually to assist individual students
or groups of students to
undertake activities to promote Anglo-German relations.
07/5.2
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At the request of the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, the Committee
considered changes to criteria for the G
V Sibley Memorial Prize and AGREED to make a
recommendation to Senate as follows:
Existing wording:
A plaque and a framed photograph to be awarded in the
Proposed wording:
A plaque and a framed photograph to be awarded to the best undergraduate student on the BSc Sport and Exercise Science
programme as judged by the Programme Board.
07/6 Discontinuation of Prizes
07/6.1 Department
of Civil and Building Engineering
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At the request of the Department of
Civil and Building Engineering, the Committee considered the
discontinuation of the MJT Smith Prize
and AGREED to make a recommendation to Senate.
07/6.2
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At the request of the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, the Committee
considered the discontinuation of the Institute
of Leisure and Amenity Management Prize and AGREED to make a recommendation to Senate.
07/7 Nomination of Prize
Assessors
The
Committee noted the need for nominations for assessors for the following prizes
for 2006/2007:
07/7.1
It was AGREED that the Secretary would approach heads of departments in
the Faculty of Engineering to request suggestions for an individual to fill the
vacancy for an assessor from the Faculty to serve for 3 years until 31 July 2009.
ACTION:SECRETARY
07/7.2 Loughborough College of Education
Commemorative Awards:
it was AGREED that the Secretary would approach the heads of the Department of
Design and Technology, the Department of English and the Department of
Geography to request suggestions for three departmental representatives to serve
as assessors for three years until 31 July 2009.
ACTION:SECRETARY
07/8 Review of Endowment Fund
Expenditure
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Arising from M06/17, the
Committee received a report on expenditure of endowment fund income and
considered recommendations for action for funds which revealed an overspend or
underspend. The Committee AGREED:
a)
that
the Secretary should write to departments where there had been an overspend of
fund income to propose that named prizes be reduced in value and/or rested for
a number of years;
ACTION: SECRETARY
b)
that the
Secretary should write to named departments where there had been an underspend
of fund income to propose that the value of named prizes be increased;
ACTION: SECRETARY
c)
to make
a recommendation to Senate that the criteria for the following University
prizes be changed to incorporate an increase in the value of prizes awarded and/or,
where indicated, the option of awarding more than one prize (see 07/5 for
changes to criteria):
Hannah Community Prize
Loughborough College of Education Commemorative Awards
Sir Robert Martin University Prize
Sir Robert Martin Faculty Prizes
T S Shipman Prizes
Ursula Lockley Travel Bursary
d)
that the
Lillian Elizabeth Bowmaker Prize should be rested until the 2009-10 academic
year to allow the fund to be built up further at which point the Committee should
review the future of the prize;
ACTION: SECRETARY
e)
that the Secretary should write to the
ACTION: SECRETARY
07/9 TS
Shipman Prizes and the Hannah Community Prize
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Arising from M06/22 and in response to recommendations made by the assessor
panel for the T S Shipman Prizes and the Hannah Community Prize, the Committee approved
revised guidance for nominators for the T S Shipman and Hannah Community
Prizes, a revised nomination form for the Hannah Community Prize and a draft
nomination form for the T S Shipman prize.
The revised guidance for nominators and nomination forms for both prizes would include a statement indicating that individuals who were primarily and originally registered as students of the University may be considered for the prizes. However individuals who were primarily and originally employed by the University would normally be excluded from consideration due to the nature of the prizes.
The revised guidance and nomination forms would also include a statement indicating that those who wished to nominate students for both prizes would need to submit nomination forms for each prize.
The Committee noted that the criteria for the T S Shipman
prizes indicated that students at ‘the Colleges’ were also eligible
for consideration. The Committee was uncertain whether the
ACTION: SECRETARY
07/10 Format of Future Prize
Award Ceremonies
Following comments by the Vice-Chancellor proposing that
the T S Shipman and Hannah Community Prize award ceremony and the Loughborough
University Graduate School Prize/Progression Prize award ceremony should be
given a higher profile, the Committee considered the future of these events. It
was AGREED that the Secretary should seek the advice of the
Director of Marketing and Communications and the Community Relations Officer.
ACTION: SECRETARY
07/11 Sir Robert Martin University
The Committee considered a proposal from the Secretary for an
order to be placed for more Sir Robert Martin University Prize medals. The
Committee noted that there was one medal remaining and that this would be
awarded to the 2006/07 prize winner.
The Committee agreed that the presentation of such medals,
in addition to the prize money and a certificate, was a fitting way to reward
prizewinners. It AGREED that the Secretary should place an order for ten new medals.
ACTION: SECRETARY
07/12 Report from Assessor Panel
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The Committee noted a report from the assessor panel for the
Loughborough University Graduate School Prize and the Loughborough University
Graduate School Progression Prize and noted in particular the winners of the
two prizes.
07/13 Date of Next Meeting
November 2007
Author
– Martine Ashby
February 2007
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