Award winners were announced on Thursday 21 May as Forth Valley Student Association (FVSA) celebrated achievements and success across the College.
The Student Awards ceremony was held at the Forth Valley College’s Stirling Campus from 6-8pm, where a buffet was served to the attending guests. FVSA’s Student President and Vice President took centre stage to provide opening remarks and present the awards, and FVC Principal Kenny MacInnes was also invited to say a few words at the start of the ceremony.
Representatives from event sponsors: OCS (STEM & Construction Excellence Award); McLaughlin & Harvey (Care, Sport, Business & Community Impact Award);
Mediascape Ltd (Creative, Digital & Leisure Industries Achievement Award);
Prestige Network Limited (Advocate for Mental Health & Wellbeing Award);
We Proudly Serve Starbucks (Environmental Sustainability Champion Award); and
Forth Valley Chamber of Comers (Student Enterprise & Innovation Award), all attended on the night.
FVSA team Martin Podhorsky FVSA Student President, Monika Smith FVSA Vice President, Kasia Slapek FVSA Student Engagement Coordinator, Cara Captain, FVSA Administrator and Lisa Baxter FVC’s Student Association and University Partnership Manager were all in attendance, as well as former Principal Professor Ken Thomson, who attended in his capacity as Vice Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk.
Current students from Sound Production, and Hospitality and Events Management, Art and Design courses were on hand to make sure the awards evening went as it should, and a piper from the Alloa Bowmar Pipe Band - William Lunn – piped in invited guests in before the start.
The Exhibition on display showcased art from across all departments including exciting work from Art and Design, Painting and Decorating, STEM and Construction students.
The winners in the ten categories were as follows:
Advocate for Mental Health and Wellbeing Award (Sponsored by Prestige Network Limited)
Marie Temporal
Student Enterprise (Sponsored by Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce)
Noah Hutchison
Staff Team of the Year
LRC Team (Anne Lindsay, Laura McLean, Maria Bierbaum-Willams, Nuala Scott, Sara Cotton, Wendy Gormely, Agnes Daramola, Chris Duff, Colette Martin, Diane Grant, Kathleen Beattie, Mandy Kirk)
Environmental Sustainability (Sponsored by We Proudly Serve Starbucks)
Lifestart Stirling (Adrian Abercromby, Katy Gill, Fern Johnston, Grace Marshall, Ciaran McDermott, Alana McDonald, Aleisha McDonald, Amanda Sharon Miller, Mark Togneri)
Class Rep of the Year
Emma Nicholson
Student Excellence Award – STEM and Construction (Sponsored by OCS)
Lauren Burnett
Corporate Staff of the Year
Trevor Griffin
Student Excellence Award – Care, Sport, Business and Communities (Sponsored by McLaughlin and Harvey)
Lewis Watson
Academic Staff of the Year
Clara Ines-Wain
Student Excellence Award – Creative, Digital and Leisure Industries (Sponsored by Mediascape Ltd)
Alina Savych
All of the winners were presented with an engraved glass award and a certificate. The runners up in each category were also presented with a certificate.
Kasia Slapek, FVC Student Engagement Officer, said: “Huge congratulations to all the winners and runners-up at this year’s Student Awards! You’ve all shown amazing talent, hard work, and dedication — we’re so proud of everything you’ve achieved.
“A massive thank you to all the staff and students who supported the event from start to finish. Your time, effort, and patience made it all happen!
“And of course, a big shout-out to our fantastic sponsors – your generous support is greatly appreciated. It was great to have you and your representatives there to help hand out the prizes and celebrate with us. Thanks again to everyone who helped make the night so special!”
Lisa Baxter FVC’s Student Association and University Partnership Manager, said: “On behalf of the FVSA team, thanks very much for everyone’s support to deliver and celebrate this year’s Student Awards. We received a record number of nominations - many congratulations to you all!”
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