Minutes of the 63rd meeting of
the Prizes Committee held on Wednesday 10 November 2004
Present: A D Bailey, B Dicks,
Dr J Demaine, Dr H Drake, Dr K Gregory,
M D Morley (Chair), Dr S Rothberg, S Vermani
In attendance: T.Wolff
No Apologies were received.
The Minutes of the sixty second meeting of the Committee
held on 03 February 2004
(P04-M1) were confirmed.
It was noted that Senate and Council had APPROVED:
i) the establishment of the Polly Woods Memorial Prize (Department of Information Science)
ii) amendments to the GlaxoSmithKline Prize (School of Sport and Exercise Sciences)
The Committee ratified the action of the Chair in recommending the establishment of the following prizes to Senate, and noted subsequent APPROVAL by both Senate and Council:
·
Cambridge
Consultants Prize for Hardware Design
·
David Goodson
Prize for the Best Project with an Environmental Theme
·
Loughborough
University Mature Students Prize (2003/04)
·
Martin Jones
Prize
·
MSc Semester 1
Prizes (Department of Economics)
·
MSc Semester 2
Prizes (Department of Economics)
·
Severn Trent
Directors Prize
·
School Merit
Prizes (Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering)
·
W.O. Bentley
Prize for Excellence in Automotive Engineering (MEng)
W.O. Bentley Prize for Excellence in Automotive Engineering (BEng
The Committee ratified the action of the Chair in approving the appointment of the following assessors, of the Loughborough University Postgraduate Progression Prize and Loughborough University Postgraduate Prize:
· J G Dickens, Associate Dean (Teaching) in the Faculties of Engineering, to serve while fulfilling the role of ADT
· Dr P L Byrne, Associate Dean (Teaching) in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, to serve while fulfilling the role of ADT
· Dr M C Harrison, Associate Dean (Teaching) in the Faculty of Science, to serve while fulfilling the role of ADT
At the request of Department of Civil and Building Engineering, the Committee considered the establishment of the following prizes:
i) Pick Everard Prize, to the value of £300, to be awarded to the student on the MSc Building Services Engineering programme with the highest overall mark for his/her research project. In the event of two students obtaining equal marks Pick Everard will be involved in the selecting the recipient of the prize.
iii) Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Prize (book token), to the value of approximately £40, to be awarded to the postgraduate student with the best overall performance on either MSc Construction Management or MSc Construction Project Management .
It was AGREED to recommend the establishment of the above
prizes to Senate.
At the request of the Department of English and Drama the Committee considered the establishment of the Drama with a Minor in English Prize, to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final year student on the BA Drama with a Minor in English prize with the best overall academic performance in their final year.
It was AGREED to recommend the establishment of the above prize to Senate.
At the request of the Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing the Committee considered the establishment of the Adidas-Saloman Sports Technology Prize, to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final year student on the BSc Sports Technology programme with the best overall academic performance.
It was AGREED to recommend the establishment of the above prize to Senate.
At the request of the Development Office the Committee considered the establishment of the Mavis Prize for Music, to the value of £150, to be awarded annually to a student who has been receiving music tuition under the auspices of the university for more than one year, and who is judged to have achieved the greatest improvement in their music. The recipient will be selected by music tutors being invited to nominate, in writing, one person who in his or her view has achieved the greatest improvement. A small group co-ordinated by The Arts Centre Executive Officer would consider all nominations and choose a winner.
It was AGREED to recommend the establishment of the above
prize to Senate.
At the request of the Department of English and Drama, the Committee considered a change in value from £40 to £75 to the Ernest Frost Prize
The
Committee considered nominations of assessors for the following prizes for
2003/2004:
a. Sir Robert Martin University Prize
It was AGREED that the Secretary would approach the Heads of the Department
in the Faculty of Science and request suggestions for an individual to fill the
vacancy for an assessor from the Faculty of Science to serve for 3 years until
31 July 2007.
b. Sir
Robert Martin Prize University
It was AGREED that the Secretary would approach the Heads of the Department in
the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and request suggestions for an
individual to fill the vacancy for an assessor from the Faculty of Social
Sciences and Humanities to serve for 3 years until 31 July 2007.
c. Sir Robert Martin Faculty of Social Sciences
and Humanities Prize
It was AGREED that the Secretary would approach the Heads of the Department in
the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and request suggestions for an
individual to fill the vacancy for an assessor from the Faculty of Social
Sciences and Humanities to serve for 3 years until 31 July 2007.
d. Sir Robert Martin Faculty of Engineering
Prize
It was AGREED that the Secretary would approach the Heads of the Department in
the Faculty of Engineering and request suggestions for an individual to fill
the vacancy for an assessor from the Faculty of Engineering to serve for 3
years until 31 July 2007.
e. Sir Robert Martin Faculty of Science Prize
It was AGREED that the Secretary would approach the Heads of the Department in
the Faculty of Science and request suggestions for an individual to fill the
vacancy for an assessor from the Faculty of Science to serve for 3 years until 31
July 2007.
f. Ede & Revenscroft Prize and John Guest
Philips Memorial Travelling Scholarship
It was AGREED that the Secretary would approach the Heads of the Department in
the Faculty of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Assessor and request
suggestions for an individual to fill the vacancy for an assessor from the
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Assessor to serve for 3 years until
31 July 2007.
g. Ede & Revenscroft Prize and John Guest
Philips Memorial Travelling Scholarship It was AGREED that the
Secretary would approach the Heads of the Department in the Faculty of Science
and request suggestions for an individual to fill the vacancy for an assessor
from the Faculty of Science to serve for 3 years until 31 July 2007.
h. Loughborough College of Education
Commemorative Awards It was AGREED that the
Secretary would approach the Head of the Department of School of Sport and Exercise Sciences and request suggestions for
an individual to fill the vacancy for an assessor from the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
to serve for 3 years until 31 July 2007.
i. Ursula Lockley Travel Bursary It was AGREED that the Secretary would approach the Head of the Department of Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies and request suggestions for an individual to fill the vacancy for an assessor from the Department of Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies to serve for 3 years until 31 July 2007.
The Committee considered what action to be taken in regards to the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences not awarding their respective Loughborough University Development Trust Prizes (1st year Prize of £50 and 2nd year Prize of £75). It was AGREED that the Secretary would consult with the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences in order to ensure the award of their LUDT prize’s in 2004/05.
The Committe
considered the establishment of a University Prize using the income of £185
from the Hannah Prizes Fund. After some
discussion it AGREED to establish a prize, to the value of £180, recognising
the contribution of students towards the local community, which would be
awarded by seeking the nominations of studnets from members of the local
community. Before the Committee
recommends it’s establishment to Senate, details of this prize, including the
specific criteria for its award, need to be finalised. ACTION Secretary
The Committe
considered the establishment of a Prize using the income of £433 from the
Dennis Holt Student Travel Bursaries Trust Fund. After some discussion it was AGREED to establish a prize for a
foundation course student or a first/second year undergraduate student in
Loughborough University School of Art and Design (LUSAD). It was recommended that the prize be valued
at £400. Before the Committee
recommends it’s establishment to Senate, details of this prize, including the
specific criteria for its award, need to be finalised. ACTION Secretary
The Committe also
AGREED to establish an assessor panel to award the prize, consisting of;
i)
two members
from LUSAD
ii)
one member
from another department of the University
iii)
Chair of the
Prizes Committee
It was noted that the Prizes Committee approved the appointment of Dr H Drake, Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies, as an assessor for the Dennis Holt Student Travel Bursary.
The Committee received a report from the Assessors for the Ede and Ravenscroft and John Guest Philips Memorial Travelling Scholarship and considered recommendations to ensure a simpler selection procedure for the John Guest Philips Memorial Travelling Scholarship. The recommendations were discussion and it was AGREED that the John Guest Philips Memorial Travelling Scholarship be amended to award two scholarships:
i) An annual travelling scholarship to the value of £500 may be awarded to a registered full-time postgraduate research student. The purpose of the scholarship is to ensure that promising research students are given the opportunity to extend their knowledge of their subject, either within this country or overseas
ii)
An annual travelling scholarship, not to be used for
funding attendance at conferences, to the value of £500 may be awarded to a
registered full-time postgraduate research student. The purpose of the scholarship is to ensure that promising
research students are given the opportunity to extend their knowledge of their
subject, either within this country or overseas
The Committee was of the opinion that this amendment would ensure those applying for the scholarship would be aware that the prize is normally not awarded to solely fund attendance at conferences, thus simplifying the selection process. It was therefore AGREED to recommend the above amendment of the John Guest Philips Memorial Travelling Scholarship to Senate.
The Committee also considered the introduction of an initial selection process at a Faculty level and AGREED NOT TO APPROVE this recommendation. However the selection process will be reviewed and the effect of the above amendment will also be assessed .
The Committee received a report from the Assessors of the
Sir Robert Martin University Prize and AGREED with the suggestion that a prize
recognising the achievement of postgraduate research students should be
established. The Chair/Secretary would investigate means of funding such a
prize. ACTION CHAIR/SECRETRAY
The Committee was informed that the recently produced prize certificated had been used by the majority of departments and that students were very pleased to receive the certificates. It was also noted that although there are sufficient certificates for use in prizes awarded in 2004/05 new certificates will need to be purchased for use in 2005/06. ACTION Secretary
The Committee noted the membership and terms of reference of the Committee for the 2004/2005 session. The Chair welcomed new members to the Committee.
i)
The Committee noted that the Art Mbanefo Prize is no
longer awarded by the Department of Economics.
ii)
The Committee noted that the Worster Prize is no
longer awarded by the Department of Mathematical Sciences.
The Committee
received and approved reports from the following assessor panels:
The Committee noted the award of prizes on the recommendation of various assessors.
The Committee
received and noted reports from prize winners for 2003/04.
Tuesday 1 February
2005, AM
Author
– Tawfiq Wolff
November 2004
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