Barony College Awards 2010

Hardworking Barony College students were presented with certificates and trophies marking their achievements over the past academic year at the annual Barony College Presentation of Certificates and Awards event on Tuesday 22^nd June.

 

Twenty-one prizes were awarded to students who made particular achievements, progress or contribution to their course with prize winners nominated by tutors from each section of Barony College.

The awards ceremony was followed by a champagne and strawberries reception in the college campus where students and their families had an opportunity to mingle with guest speaker Doddie Weir who gave an inspirational address to the students.  The popular Rugby Union veteran who played over 60 times for Scotland and played for the British Lions is also a former HND student from the Scottish Agricultural College and now Commercial Director for Hutchinson Environmental Solutions.  

Some of the students awarded certificates will return to Barony College to continue with their studies, but most will go on to employment, self employment or further specialist training.  Principal Russell Marchant said the students could look forward to a bright future.

“Each and every one of our award winners have exciting futures ahead of them, ready to step into the world of work equipped with skills and experience sought by employers in rural, land based industries.  I know that many of our award winners have already secured employment or training and I congratulate them on making the most of their college experience.  I wish everyone well and hope each of our students will continue to be inspired and enthused by their chosen field, enjoying careers that are personally and professionally rewarding and remembering their time at Barony College fondly.”    

 The award winners were:

The Crown Estates Cup (Best Chainsaw Student) – Christopher Wyvar, NC in Forestry

Yerburgh Trophy (Top Forestry Student) – Chris Buncall, NC in Forestry

Snowball Shield (Citizenship Award) – Emma Birley, Employment Evaluation

Hope Shield (Student most ready for employment) – Emma Roberts, Employment Evaluation

Buckaroo Biz (Best overall Equine student) – Emily Smith, Equine Studies Year 1

Barony Gardening Club Rosebowl (Best student in Horticulture) – Stanislav Ujhazi, NC in Horticulture

Barony Gardening Club Cup (Best Groundsman)– Christopher Gay, NC in Horticulture

Barony Shield (Best NC Fisheries student) – Harris Wright, NC Fisheries

The Classic Cup (Best practical student in Fisheries) – Robert Wells, NC in Fisheries

Felicity Barr Achievement Award (Rural Skills Secondary Schools) – Ben Radley

Ishbel Cup (Best student in Agriculture) – Kirkpatrick Wilcox, NC in Agriculture

Novartis Award (Best practical student in Agriculture) – Glenn White, NC in Agriculture

Carrs Billington Award (Most improved student in Agriculture) – Fraser Morrison, NC in Agriculture

Alisdair Clark Memorial Award – Alistair Scott, NC in Agriculture

The Smith Trophy (Best trainee in Agriculture) – David Watson

Robbie Weir Memorial Quaich – Adam Hunter, NC in Agriculture

The Scottish Oils Shield (Best student in Rural Mechanics) – Sheldon Jones, NC in Land Based Engineering

Terry O’Neill Trophy (Most promising Engineering trainee) – Robert Andrew Wilson, NC in Land Based Engineering

BAGMA Shield (Best overall Engineering student) – Robert McKechnie, NC in Land Based Engineering

Robert Beamish Memorial Shield (Student putting most into NC Forestry) – Andrew Batty, NC in Forestry

Kilco International Dairy Trophy (Best Dairy student) – Graeme Burgess, NC in Agriculture