THREE York College graduates were awarded memorial trophies for their outstanding achievements during a graduation ceremony which took place at the college.

Kirsty Fisher, who undertook an HND course in Business and Finance, and Paul Coe, who completed an HND in Business and Management, shared the Elaine Higo Trophy for Student of the Year.

The trophy is awarded to students who show proficiency in a range of skills, both academic and vocational, which will help them in their future careers.

Sarah Booker, who graduated with an HND in Business and Management, was awarded the Bob Halfacree Management Trophy for outstanding achievement, specifically in the area of management.

Elaine Higo and Bob Halfacree were members of staff in the Business Studies department and the memorial trophies have been awarded to graduates every year since 1998 to reward their achievements.

Altogether, more than 100 York College students graduated at the ceremony.

It saw HND and HNC students graduating in subjects ranging from Engineering to Fashion, as well as students attaining BSc (Hons) degrees in Building Studies, validated by Nottingham Trent University.

An audience of 500 guests was present to cheer on the graduates at the ceremony.

RESULTS

BSc (Hons) Building (Nottingham Trent University): John Ralph Brandon, Robert Brown, Stephen Robert Edwards, David Fothergill.

HNC Art & Design: Sean Cawker, Nicholas David Coupland, Daniel Thomas Howarth, Patricia Alice Temple.

HNC Bioscience: Stuart Robert Lister, Natalie Louise Morley.

HNC Building Studies: Jamie Richard Blogg, Jeremy Dowell, Mark Allan Ellis, Jemma Higgins, Alex David Isted, Jonathan Toby Kirk, Richard Lee, Phillip Graham Pettinger, Lee Andrew Walker.

HNC Building Studies Supplementary: Victoria Elizabeth Gladders.

HNC Business: Karen Cranfield, Neil Martin Lynch.

HNC Engineering (Electrical): Andrew Lee Fentiman.

HNC Engineering (Mechanical/Manufacture): Lindsey Dawn Barrett, Neil Kenneth Farrar, Stuart Ashley Moore, Jason Lee Paul Sutcliffe, Joe Stephen Whitfield.

HND Art & Design (Graphic Design): Vicki Louise Agar, Christopher David Cowl, Dominic Paul Craig, Jason Leigh Faircloth, Amy Louise Fairhurst, Jody Fitzgerald, Ruben Frankish, Dominic Paul Mathew Glennon, Emma Grey, Francesca Elizabeth Haystead, Samantha Louise Hobbs, Alex Holden, Lee Jeffs, Ken Wyn Jones, Tom Jones, Vinod Michael Khanna, Adam James Lancaster, Andrew William Lawson, Karl Russell, Kevin David Smith, Phillip Matthew Smith, Andrew Sumner, Andrew Brett Watson, Sahra Louise Cresswell Wye.

HND Business & Finance: Kirsty Amanda Fisher, Catherine Sarah Gray, Rosalyn Anne Jackson, Jennifer Susan Metcalfe, Steven John Miller, Emma Louise Smith, Yang Vivian Yang.

HND Business & Management: Hayley Anne Almond, Catherine Sarah Booker, Paul Darren Coe, Caroline Margaret Peacock, Claire Louise Vernon, Benjamin George Whisker.

HND Business & Marketing: Liwei Ai, Mohsen Mohamed Attiga, Gianluca Cicu, Gina Hall, Natalie Ohlwein.

HND Computing: Gareth Marshall Brown, Steven Dickinson, Stephen John Durkin, Brendan Lee Midgley, Lee James Prangnell, Catherine Rose Walker, Stuart Paul Sellars, Paul Walker, David Scott.

HND Design Crafts: Suzy Lynn Blackburn, Wendy Louise Cantell, Sophie Christou, Nicholas Paul Gates, Tracey Hester, Katie Lowe, Charmian Anne Ottaway, Ryan Lee Southgate, Shelley-Ann Sunter.

HND Fashion Design: Sally Anne Bemrose, Gemma Brown, Rebecca Soza De Obaldia, Janet Lesley Hull, Kerry Emma Kuntke, Michael Christopher Lucas, Katrina Mary Sleightholm, Emma Jane Rachel Tait, Emma Kirsty Whitaker.

HND Leisure & Tourism Management: Marc Francis Bradley, Jane Louise Capps, Alexandra Joyce Dean, Claire Marie Stow, Sarah Louise Talbot.

The Bob Halfacree Memorial Trophy, Management Award: Catherine Sarah Booker (HND Business & Management).

The Elaine Higo Memorial Trophy - Student of the Year Award: Paul Darren Coe (HND Business & Management), Kirsty Amanda Fisher (HND Business & Finance).

Updated: 15:43 Tuesday, July 10, 2001