Prizes Committee

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Minutes of the 64th meeting of the Prizes Committee held on Tuesday 1 February 2005

Present: B Dicks, Dr K Gregory, M D Morley (Chair),

In attendance: T.Wolff

05/1 Apologies

Apologies were received from A D Bailey, Dr J Demaine, Dr H Drake, Dr R Heath, Dr S Rothberg, S Vermani

05/2 Minutes

The Minutes of the sixty third meeting of the Committee held on 10 November 2004
(P04-M2) were confirmed.

05/3 Matters Arising from the Minutes

05/3.1 Senate and Council Action

It was noted that Senate and Council had APPROVED:

i) the establishment of the following prizes:

· Adidas-Saloman Sports Technology Prize

· Drama with a Minor in English Prize

· Mavis Prize for Music

· Pick Everard Prize

· Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Prize

ii) amendments to the following prizes:

· Ernest Frost Prize

· John Guest Phillips Memorial Travelling Scholarship

iii) discontinuation of the following prizes:

· Art Mbanefo Prize

· Worster Prize

05/3.2 Nomination of Prize Assessors

The Committee considered the nominations of the following prize assessors:

· Sir Robert Martin University Prize
- Dr I Phillips, Department of Computer Science

· Ede & Ravenscroft and John Guest Phillips Memorial Scholarship
- Dr J Demaine, Department of Social Sciences
- Professor A Price, Civil & Building Engineering

· T S Shipman Prize
– Mr A Bailey, Department of Human Sciences
– Revd. Simon Richardson

It was AGREED to recommend the appointment of above assessors to Senate.

· Sir Robert Martin Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Prize
– Dr N Swettenham, Department of English and Drama
– D S Porter, Department of Design and Technology

It was AGREED to recommend the appointment of above assessors to the Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty Board

· Sir Robert Martin Faculty of Engineering Prize
– Dr S Datta, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
– Dr G Zhou, Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
– Dr I Cumming, Department of Chemical Engineering

It was AGREED to recommend the appointment of above assessors to the Engineering Faculty Board

· Loughborough College of Education and Commemorative Awards
– Dr M Weed, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

· Lillian Elizabeth Bowmaker Fund
– Dr I Murray, Department of Information Science

· Ursula Lockley Travel Bursary – Dr R Kinna, Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies

The Prizes Committe AGREED to approve the appointment of above assessors.

05/3.3 Loughborough University Postgraduate Research Prize

The Committe noted that the Executive Management Group (EMG) had given its strong support to the establishment of three Postgraduate Research Prizes, one for each Faculty. It was also noted that the criteria for the award of the prizes are currently being drafted and that the source of funding for these prizes is yet to be confirmed. It was suggested that upon agreement of the criteria and confirmation of the funding an assessor panel be established which will be made up of an Associate Dean(Research) (ADR) from each Faculty ACTION SECRETARY. It was noted that all of this should be completed and finalised in time for the prizes to be awarded in November 2005.

05/3.4 University and Department Prize Certificates

It was noted that £500 has been secured to fund the production of prize certificates to be used when awarding University and Departmental prizes.

The Committe considered and agreed upon a design for the prize certificates. The Committee suggested that a signature of an appropriate member of the University, for example the Vice-Chancellor, be added to the Prize Certificate. The Secretary AGREED to investigate the feasibility of this.

05/3.5 University and Department Prize Certificates

It was noted that the vacant Prizes Committee post of a Faculty of Science representative had been filled.

05/4 Establishment of New Prizes

05/4.1 Hannah Community Prize

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The Committee considered the establishment of the Hannah Community Prize, to a total value of £180, to be awarded to students of Loughborough University in recognition of contribution towards local community life, acts of kindness or good neighbourliness. The prize(s) may be awarded to an individual student, specific groups of students or student households.

The recipient(s) of the Hannah Community Prize to be selected by the T S Shipman Assessor Panel

It was AGREED to recommend the establishment of the above prize to Senate.

The Committee also considered the nomination process and AGREED that members of the local community would be invited to nominate a student using a Nomination Form available from the University Prizes website or in hard copy format. It was also AGREED that the prize should be publicised, and nominations sought, in as many publications as possible; including the Community Newsletter, local paper, Student Union Magazine (Label). ACTION SECRETARY

05/4.2 Dennis Holt Travel Scholarship

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The Committee considered the establishment of the Dennis Holt Travel Scholarship to the value of £400 to be awarded to student of Loughborough University School of Art and Design (LUSAD). Students should submit a proposal stating the purpose for which the scholarship would be used and what would be achieved through the proposed travel as well as a supporting academic reference. The prize will be awarded to a student or students who in the opinion of the Assessor Panel has made significant progress during his or her course; whose work shows a high degree of originality; and who has submitted the most meritorious proposal.

The recipient will be selected by the Dennis Holt Travel Scholarship Assessor Panel, consisting of:

· 2 members of academic staff from LUSAD

· 1 member of academic staff not from LUSAD

Membership of the panel will be for a three year period and will be approved by the Prizes Committee.

It was AGREED to recommend the establishment of the above prize and Assessor Panel to Senate.

05/4.3 Department of Information Science

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At the request of the Department of Information Science the Committee considered the establishment of the following prizes:

i) Unilever Second Year Prize, to the value of £150, to be awarded to the second year student with the most improved academic performance on the BSc Information Management and Business Studies Programme.

ii) Unilever Final Year Prize, to the value of £150 to be awarded to the final year student with the best overall academic performance in the final year of the BSc Information Management and Business Studies Programme.

It was AGREED to recommend the establishment of the above prizes to Senate.

05/5 Amendments to the T S Shipman Assessor Panel

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The Committee considered the amendment of the T S Shipman Assessor Panel from:

· 2 University Members – Approved by Senate

· 1 External Member, Deputy Chief Executive, Charnwood CVS, John Storer House – Ex Officio

to:

· 1 University Member, for a three year period – Approved by Prizes Committe

· 1 Community Warden (also a University Member), for a three year period– Approved by Prizes Committe

· 1 External Member, Deputy Chief Executive, Charnwood CVS, John Storer House – Ex Officio

· 1 Member from the Local Community (a Charnwood Resident who is not a member of the University) for a three year period – Nominated by Community Wardens - Approved by Prizes Committe

To allow the amended T S Shipman Assessor Panel to asses nominations for the Hannah Community Prize

It was AGREED to recommend the above amendment of the T S Shipman Assessor Panel to Senate.

05/6 Departmental Endowed Prizes Funds

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The Committee was informed that following a meeting, where unused departmental endowed funds were discussed, certain endowed funds had been renamed and merged. It was also noted that these new endowed funds can be used by the relevant departments to fund the award of current prize(s) or the establishment of a new prize(s). The Committee considered how departments should be informed of these amendments and AGREED that relevant Head of Departments should be informed that a new endowed fund had been set up, the value of the fund, and the income value. Head of Departments should then be asked to confirm if the new endowed fund would be used to fund the award of a current prize(s) or the establishment of a new prize(s). Heads of Departments would be requested to confirm which prize(s) are to be funded, or to submit a request for the establishment of a new prize(s). ACTION SECRETARY

05/7 Discontinuation of Prizes

The Committee noted that IMI prize is no longer awarded by the Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

05/8 Valediction

The Chair thanked retiring members.

05/9 Date of Next Meeting

November 2005