Staff from across UCL came together to celebrate the outstanding contributions of Professional Services colleagues at this year’s BEAMS Professional Services Awards, recognising excellence, dedication, and impact across a wide range of categories.
Colleagues from the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, the Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences and The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment came together to recognise and celebrate those who were nominated for this year’s BEAMS Professional Services Awards. Click here to view the photos from the event.
These awards were set up to recognise the exceptional commitment and performance of BEAMS Professional Services colleagues over the past year and celebrate their contribution to the UCL Strategic Plan and 2034 Enablers. Staff went to great efforts to gather high quality information to support their nominations and overall, we received 155 nominations, which clearly shows how much talent there is across the three faculties, and perhaps more importantly an appreciation of our colleagues and the work they do.
The annual event is hosted by the three BEAMS Directors of Operations. Professor Jacqui Glass (Dean of the Bartlett, Faculty of the Built Environment) welcomed everyone and gave an introduction. Beth Beasant (Executive Director, Faculty Operations and Chair of this year’s judging panel) delivered a short talk on the importance of Professional Services throughout the changes. Sourabh Khedkar (Lead Faculty Student Representative, The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment) expressed his appreciation of PS staff support on behalf of the students. The winners were then announced by Sara Collins (Director of Operations, Faculty of Engineering) with Alison Saunders (Director of Business Partnering) presenting them with their certificates and prizes. Helen Crane (Deputy Director of Operations for The Bartlett, Faculty of the Built Environment) brought the event to a close, and a drinks reception followed afterwards.
The judging process was rigorous, with numerous exceptional nominations making it a challenging task for our panel. In addition to the winners and runners-up, the judges wanted to recognise the remarkable efforts of several nominees whose contributions were outstanding and deserving of a special mention.
And so, it is with great pleasure we share the names of the winners and runners-up with the rest of the UCL community.
Giving our students the best support, facilities and opportunities:
Winner: Jo Pearson, Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator, Computer Science
Runner-up: Cephas Baskar, Senior Spatial Computing Technician, Bartlett School of Architecture
Special mention: Amelia Smith, Student Experience Advisor, Mechanical Engineering
Valuing our staff and improving on the overall staff experience:
Winner: Ralph Hick, Safety and Facilities Manager, London Centre for Nanotechnology
Runner-up: Sam McGarry, Operations Manager, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources
Special mention: Sarah Barry, HR Manager, Bartlett School of Architecture
Delivering on equality, diversity, and inclusion initiatives:
Winner: Lucy Keepking, Deputy Departmental Manager, Physics and Astronomy
Runner-up: Kiran Ahmed, EDI Officer, Computer Science
Special mention: Robert Heller, Teaching Manager, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources
Financing our ambitions:
Winner: Matt Smith, Faculty Learning Technology Special Projects Lead, Engineering Faculty Office
Runner-up: Alexandra Grimova, Senior Research Finance Officer, Mechanical Engineering
Special mention: Jackie Loveland, Michelle Tinsley, Daniel Waterfield, Dee Chambers, Joseph Dally-Fitzimons, Gem Sedef, UCL School of Management
Delivering excellent systems and processes in support of UCL’s vision:
Winner: Anthony Grout, Senior Teaching and Learning Administrator (Postgraduate Research), Mechanical Engineering
Runner-up: Kati Massey, Elmira Barysevich, Yannis Manolis, Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
Special mention: Alberto Astolfo, Lab Manager, Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Maintaining a sustainable estate to meet our aspirations:
Winner: Cami Warren, Teaching Programme Administrator, Space and Climate Physics
Runner-up: Paul Weston, Facilities Manager, Bartlett School of Architecture
Special mention: Connor McDonnell, School Facilities Administrator, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources
Communicating and engaging effectively with the world:
Winner: Stephanie Dickinson, Teaching and Learning Administrator, Statistical Science
Runner-up: Jane Jones, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Faculty Office
Special mention: Lucy Browning, Strategic Partnerships Manager, UCL Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
Outstanding team contribution to achieving UCL’s mission:
Winners: Physics & Astronomy Education Support Team (Selina Lovell, Lisa Medici, Tina Crorie, Luke Dell, David Balogh, Sadia Begum, Helen Copeland, Nadia Waller, Josie Bristow, Jack Champion, Akua Afriyie), Physics and Astronomy
Runners-up: Clean room and technical team (Li Chen, Suguo Huo, Rohit Khanna, Vijaylakshmi Krishnan, Lorella Rossi) London Centre for Nanotechnology
Special mention: Bartlett School of Architecture Education team, Bartlett School of Architecture
Thank you to everyone who came along to the ceremony to congratulate the winners and celebrate their success.
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