The WP Student Engagement Team are delighted to bring to you the Student Engagement Awards 2025 on Thursday 22nd May at 4pm at the Exchange.
Please note nominations are now open until 24th March.
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.
Award categories
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
- Against the Odds
- Senior Resident of the Year
- Commuter of the Year
- Innovator of the Year
- Little Acts of Kindness
- 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
- Widening Participation Ambassador of the Year
- Best Ambassador Newcomer
- Judges’ Choice: Outstanding Student Nominee, as selected by the Judges' Panel.
You can read more about the categories on the nominations form.
Deadline
The deadline for nominations is Monday 24th March 2025.
Nominations form
Make your nominations
You can also make your nominations by scanning the QR code:
Award ceremony
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.
Testimonials from past winners
Read some testimonials from students who have previously won the Awards.
Watch a recap of our awards event from the past, made by one of our students.
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 - Sarah Omar
- Commuter of the Year Award - Kira Hector McGee
- Senior Resident of the Year Award - Cameron Fish
- Digital Champion of the Year Award - Lance Ngujo
- Outstanding Commitment to Peer Support Award - Dan Smith
- Student Ambassador of the Year Award - Ben Brown
- Widening Participation Ambassador of the Year Award - Emily Chase
- Best Ambassador Newcomer Award - Jonathan Banning
- The St Mary’s Values Awards (Excellence, Inclusion, Generosity of Spirit, Respect) – outstanding group category - Lacrosse Society Sober Initiative and Wheelchair Rugby League
- The St Mary’s Values Awards (Excellence, Inclusion, Generosity of Spirit, Respect) – outstanding individuals category - Lyna Bacha, Kiah Owen, Amy Scott, Jolanta Kirchner
- Judges’ Choice: Outstanding Contribution to WP Student Engagement Award - Ahmed El-Hana
- 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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