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The WP Student Engagement Team are delighted to bring to you the Student Engagement Awards 2024, on Wednesday 22nd May, 4pm at the Exchange. Please note nominations have now closed.
Register before 14th May to join us in celebrating our wonderful students!  

As the WP Student Engagement team, we work hard to remove barriers in order to ensure students from all backgrounds can thrive at University. We are proud to present the Student Engagement Awards, a yearly celebration of our wonderful students here at St Mary’s University. 

Watch a recap of last year's awards, made by one of our students.


The Student Engagement Awards are a yearly celebration of students who deserve recognition for their engagement with and contributions to St Mary’s. Students and staff members from across the University can nominate students in the following categories:

  • Outstanding Commitment to Peer Support Award
  • Against the Odds
  • Senior Resident of the Year Award
  • Commuter of the Year
  • Digital Champion of the Year Award
  • Little Acts of Kindness Award
  • The St Mary’s Values Awards (Excellence, Inclusion, Generosity of Spirit, Respect) – outstanding individuals category
  • The St Mary’s Values Awards (Excellence, Inclusion, Generosity of Spirit, Respect) – outstanding group category
  • Student Ambassador of the Year Award
  • Widening Participation Ambassador of the Year Award
  • Best Ambassador Newcomer Award
  • Judges’ Choice: Outstanding Student Nominee, as selected by the Judges' Panel.

You can read more about the categories on the nominations form.

The nominations are now live for the Student Engagement Awards 2024! Make your nominations at this link or scan the QR code:

student engagement awards nom 2024 qr

Prizes are awarded at a ceremony held at The Exchange, in Twickenham, in late springtime. It’s the perfect occasion for nominees and guests to dress fancy and enjoy an afternoon of festivities.

Read some testimonials from students who have previously won the Awards.

student ambassador of the year, 2023 - anika sharma - “If I won this award, It would just end my journey at St Mary's perfectly! To be able to be recognised for the little and big things you do for someone is such a beautiful feeling. I always give my 100% in everything I do, and I feel really proud of myself to celebrate it among my friends and colleagues. These nominations alone have given me so much happiness so imagine if I actually won one of these awards. It is wonderful to be appreciated by your peers.”

commuter of the year, 2023 - jakub thomas - “Winning this award would make me very happy, as it would reflect my colleagues’ appreciation for the countless car lifts that I have given to them over the past academic year without asking for anything in return. I try to make an effort to help people wherever I can, which is my main motivation for going out of my way to make other students’ commutes easier and more enjoyable.”​

Outstanding Commitment to Peer Support, 2023 - Ro Winchester - “If I won this award, it would be a reflection on all the work I have done over the last few years. Helping to support my fellow actors. Keeping rehearsals rooms and productions safe and having healthy communication at the centre.”​ 

digital champion of the year, 2023 - caleb mutombwa - “If I win this award this would mean that a decision I took years back to come to London and study MA Sports Journalism is paying off. It would also prove the support of my family here in Essex.”​

Judges’ Choice Award, 2023 - isha chaudry-parveen - “Thank you so much for this nomination, knowing that others value my support alone means a lot. Over the 3 years I have spent at SMU, I have had the chance to do so much towards ensuring everyone is happy, whether it was through my role as a Student Ambassador or a role through the Students Union, I did my best to use my position to help others. Regardless of the many obstacles that came up, what I have come to learn is that inside any challenge that you may face in life, there is an opportunity that you need to find. Congratulations to all my fellow nominees and thank you SMU for the wonderful experience.”

In order to keep celebrating our students, this page will act as the Student Engagement Hall of Fame! Read the names of past winners:

  • Little Acts of Kindness Award - Mary Smyth
  • Commuter of the Year Award - Jakub Thomas
  • Senior Resident of the Year Award - Emily Dance
  • Digital Champion of the Year Award - Caleb Mutombwa
  • Outstanding Commitment to Peer Support Award - Ro Winchester
  • Student Ambassador of the Year Award - Anika Sharma
  • Widening Participation Ambassador of the Year Award - Marie Hansen
  • Best Ambassador Newcomer Award - Andy Feltham
  • The St Mary’s Values Awards (Excellence, Inclusion, Generosity of Spirit, Respect) – outstanding group category - Reading for Pleasure: Florence Corvi, Emily Pearce, Mary Gonzalez, and Evie Rawlings and Psychology Society: Dina Damgaar, Isha Chaudhry Parveen, Locke Bell, and Marie Hansen
  • The St Mary’s Values Awards (Excellence, Inclusion, Generosity of Spirit, Respect) – outstanding individuals category - Shelley Carey, Luke Crosby, Ryan Orchard, Dermot Collon
  • Judges’ Choice: Outstanding Contribution to WP Student Engagement Award - Isha Chaudhry Parveen
  • Student Rep of the Year (SAHPS) - Courtney Mac Gregor
  • Student Rep of the Year (The Institutes) - Leyla Durmaz
  • Outstanding Commitment to Peer Support - Manayka Walia
  • Senior Resident of the Year - Jayden Gill
  • Covid-19 Champion of the Year - Airlie Delyse Groves
  • Digital Champion of the Year - Felipe Marques De Lima
  • Student Ambassador of the Year - Diana Apetrei
  • Widening Participation Ambassador of the Year - Rahila Puthan Peediyakkal
  • Best Ambassador Newcomer - Dermot Collon
  • The St Mary’s Values Awards (Excellence, Inclusion, Generosity of Spirit, Respect) – group category - Naomi Day, Maddie Jackson, and Amy McLean and Priscilla Gali and Ricquelle Williams
  • The St Mary’s Values Awards (Excellence, Inclusion, Generosity of Spirit, Respect) – outstanding individuals category - Cora Alvarado Abanto, Chloe McKelvie, Christopher Bryde, Anthony Murray
  • Student Rep of the Year (SAHPS) - Harriet Allison Bedford and Molly Bowyer
  • Student Rep of the Year (The Institutes) - Lucy Campbell
  • Outstanding Commitment to Peer Support - Alice Cimino
  • Senior Resident of the Year - Drew Lawrence
  • Covid-19 Champion of the Year - Anika Sharma
  • Digital Champion of the Year - Navida Sayed
  • Student Ambassador of the Year - Pippy Hull-Octave
  • Widening Participation Ambassador of the Year - Phoebe Plummer
  • Best Ambassador Newcomer - Tanaz Ali
  • The St Mary’s Values Awards (Excellence, Inclusion, Generosity of Spirit, Respect) – group category - Laura Csiki and Keertishan A Shan
  • The St Mary’s Values Awards (Excellence, Inclusion, Generosity of Spirit, Respect) – outstanding individuals category - Saarrah Ray, Robin Kumar, Manayka Walia
  • Student Ambassador of the Year Award - Sinead Orange
  • Widening Participation Ambassador of the Year Award - Ahmed El-Hana
  • Customer Service Champion of the Year Award - Jazmin Morrone
  • SHAPS Rep of the Year Award - Daniel O’Donoghue
  • EHSS Rep of the Year Award - Ben Morton
  • Outstanding Commitment to Peer Support Award - Benjamin Minney
  • Above and Beyond Award - Rhianon Adams, Niamh Moore, Lesley Talbot, Gemma Taylor, Fran Steel, Lizzie Barlow

 

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