This year's BMEc Award winners (photo: Summer Dean)

Students celebrate at the 2016 BMEc Awards (photo: Summer Dean)

Students and staff from the School of Business, Management and Economics (BMEc) celebrated a year of achievement at the fourth annual BMEc Awards, held in the Bupa Lounge at the Amex Community Stadium on Thursday 5 May 2016.

The annual ceremony aims to reward members of the BMEc community by awarding achievers in categories from Student of the Year to BMEc Hall of Fame.

This year's Awards marked the final appearance of Director of Student Experience Mark Fisher in his role as compere and co-host, a part he has played each year since the event's beginnings in 2013. Mark was presented with a bouquet of flowers and a bottle of wine at the end of the night to commemorate his valuable contribution to what has become an much-loved annual tradition for the School. 

Mark was joined as co-host for the first time this year by Director of Teaching and Learning Dawn Howard, who took up the mantle from her predecessor Julie Litchfield. Head of School Professor Steven McGuire opened and closed the proceedings by thanking all attendees for their hard work throughout the year. 

Following a lively awards ceremony, the audience were treated to live music, drinks and dancing. 

Photos

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2016 BMEc Award winners

This year's winners were as follows:

• Student of the Year (UG 1st yr)
  Jason Bennett, BSc Economis and Finance (with a professional placement year)
• Student of the Year (UG 2nd yr)
  Jianing Li, BSc International Business
• Outstanding Teaching Contribution
  Boidurjo Rick Mukhopadhyay, Associate Tutor, Business and Management
• Outstanding Professional Services Support
  Emily Dimer, Course Co-ordinator, UG Business and Management
• Student of the Year (UG Finalist)
  Nuttaphon Pichitsurakij, BSc Marketing and Management
• Outstanding Contribution to Student Experience (staff)
  Barry Reilly, Professor of Econometrics
• Outstanding Contribution to Student Experience (student)
  George Willis, UG year 3 BSc Economics
• Student of the Year (PGR)
  Eva-Maria Egger, year 4 PhD Economics
• Outstanding Contribution to Research Environment
  Ruxandra Luca, Teaching Fellow in Marketing
• Student of the Year (PGT)
  Burgess Langshaw Power, MSc Science and Technology Policy
• Outstanding Placement Student 2015
  Aramide Ajayi, UG year 4 BA Economics and Politics (with a professional placement year)
• Good Egg (student)
  Hiu Tung Lam, UG year 3 BSc Accounting and Finance
• Good Egg (staff)
  Daniel Vince-Archer, Course Co-ordinator, UG Business and Management
• Hall of Fame
  Dimitra Petropoulou, Lecturer in Economics