Report
The Aberdeen Branch of SUT held
its Annual Dinner and AGM on the evening of Wednesday, 2 December 2009,
at the Marcliffe Hotel. An outstanding attendance of 310 people enjoyed
a champagne reception sponsored by Lime Rock Partners, a four-course
meal with the wine sponsored by iicorr and a very entertaining
after-dinner speaker, Mr Dougie Donnelly, sponsored by J P Kenny.
The Martin Richmond Award
was presented during the dinner. The award, in its fourth year, was
set up between J P Kenny and SUT in memory of Martin who died from
cancer in January 2006 at the age of 52. Martin was employed by J P
Kenny at the time of his death and was Chairman of the Aberdeen
Branch of SUT.
The award is made to a
mature postgraduate student who has performed most diligently
throughout the course under demanding and mitigating personal
circumstances.
This year the award went to
Corrie Ewart who graduated with distinction in an MSc Oil and Gas
Engineering from Robert Gordon University earlier in 2009. Whilst
studying for his MSc Corrie was in full-time employment with BP as
well as supporting his wife and two children.
The form of the award is
actually derived from a separate competition involving RGU's Gray's
School of Art for an original piece of artwork. The winner of the
art competition receives a monetary award sponsored by J P Kenny.
This year the award went to Lynsey Ferguson. Lynsey is currently in
her fourth year of the BA (Hons) Painting programme.
Another award presented
during the dinner was the Award of Merit and is given to an
individual who has made an outstanding contribution to SUT Branch
activities, underwater technology, the underwater industry and the
aims and objectives of the Society. The Award of Merit for 2009 was
awarded to Mr Ron Bird of J P Kenny/Ionik Consulting.
The mandatory game of ‘Heads
and Tails’ raised an outstanding amount of £2615 for SUT’s Education
Support Fund. SUT is grateful to all who took part and contributed.
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