SIOBHÁN WILLIAMSON
BComm 1993
lives in Ireland. Memories of UCD: Ringing my parents from the call box in the Faculty of Commerce to tell them that I had achieved an honours degree.
1990s
ORLA HAYDEN
BSc 1997
lives in the US, working as a Senior Research Programmer at RAND Corporation. Memories of UCD: On Science Day, we broke the world record for the largest freestanding stack of empty Coca-Cola cans. Another fond memory is sitting in the Science building cafe, drinking tea, pontificating and philosophising about the world and life in general.
CONOR LOONEY
BComm 1996
lives in the US and is a shareholder and CEO of EXO Edge and LDM Global. Memories of UCD: Racing into Belfield for my evening Commerce lectures after travelling across the country for sales appointments during the day. My university background in international business has stood to me, having lived in seven countries and worked across almost 30 since leaving UCD in 1996.
EVANGELOS VERGOS
PhD 1991
lives in Greece and is Vice-President for Academics and Farm Director at the American Farm School. Memories of UCD: It was the best time I ever had in my life, gaining scientific efficiency and social integration in an international environment from 1988 to 1991 at UCD Lyons Farm.
JEAN HANNIGAN
MA Economics 1991
lives in the UK. Memories of UCD: UCD was the place where I discovered that being a girl didn’t make me less. A single-sex education and lots of cultural influences left me with the unconscious impression that boys were in some way smarter and more capable. In Belfield, in my first year, my exam results showed me that I could more than hold my own.
KHALED SELLOW
MSc Chem 1998
lives and teaches chemistry in Egypt. Memories of UCD: Making new friends, of different nationalities. A friend I met at UCD visited me in Egypt, from UAE, 20 years after we last saw each other.
COLM WALSH
MSc Agr 1994
lives in Ireland and is the owner of yogadublin.com. Memories of UCD: Raving at The Shamen in a marquee.
MARTINA MAHON JENSEN
BSc Nursing 2008
lives in Ireland, working at the Beacon Hospital as an ICU Clinical Instructor. Over the past 18 months, I have been proud to be part of the 2008 nursing class as many from that class played central roles while working at the epicentre of the pandemic.
GRAINNE HUMPHREYS
MA Film Studies 1993
is the Festival Director with the Dublin International Film Festival. In March 2021, we presented a 100 per cent online festival, with 67 screenings and over 100 guests to adapt to the new online world. Special occasions at UCD: I met Gabriel Byrne on Pearse Street and invited him to a FilmSoc screening in Theatre P.
CHRISTOPHER FITZPATRICK
HDipHC 1997
lives in Ireland. I was recently appointed Consultant Clinical Lead for vaccinations in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. Memories of UCD: Denis Donoghue’s 1974 reading of Wordsworth’s “A Slumber did my Spirit Seal” – You could have heard a pin drop in Theatre L.
BALBIR DEWAN
DipCH 1991
is an Advisor Epidemiologist in the US. In 2020/2021: I trained specialist groups of doctors in India and twelve other WHO- recommended nations, to help control the pandemic.
KAREN SCATTERGOOD
BA Philosophy 1992
lives in Ireland, working as an administrator in TU Dublin. Memories of UCD: Bringing my now college-bound children to the UCD Festival. In the past year, I attended UCD in Conversation: “100 Days of Biden” and a Peig Sayer talk.
JITENDRA SINHA
MSc(Agr) Rural Development 1997
JITENDRA SINHA
lives in India and is co-founder and CEO of SAI-Sustainable Agro. Memories of UCD: The Gardaí arrived at a multicult...
MARGARET FINCH
MA Psychology 1990
lives in Ireland, working as a lecturer in MTU Kerry. This year, I received a Teaching Hero Award from my students through the USI and The National Teaching Forum. Special occasions at UCD: The first year Arts Day walk from the UCD campus to town.
SIOBHÁN WILLIAMSON
BComm 1993
lives in Ireland. Memories of UCD: Ringing my parents from the call box in the Faculty of Commerce to tell them that I had achieved an honours degree.
ORLA HAYDEN
BSc 1997
lives in the US, working as a Senior Research Programmer at RAND Corporation. Memories of UCD: On Science Day, we broke the world record for the largest freestanding stack of empty Coca-Cola cans. Another fond memory is sitting in the Science building cafe, drinking tea, pontificating and philosophising about the world and life in general.
CONOR LOONEY
BComm 1996
lives in the US and is a shareholder and CEO of EXO Edge and LDM Global. Memories of UCD: Racing into Belfield for my evening Commerce lectures after travelling across the country for sales appointments during the day. My university background in international business has stood to me, having lived in seven countries and worked across almost 30 since leaving UCD in 1996.
EVANGELOS VERGOS
PhD 1991
lives in Greece and is Vice-President for Academics and Farm Director at the American Farm School. Memories of UCD: It was the best time I ever had in my life, gaining scientific efficiency and social integration in an international environment from 1988 to 1991 at UCD Lyons Farm.
JEAN HANNIGAN
MA Economics 1991
lives in the UK. Memories of UCD: UCD was the place where I discovered that being a girl didn’t make me less. A single-sex education and lots of cultural influences left me with the unconscious impression that boys were in some way smarter and more capable. In Belfield, in my first year, my exam results showed me that I could more than hold my own.
KHALED SELLOW
MSc Chem 1998
lives and teaches chemistry in Egypt. Memories of UCD: Making new friends, of different nationalities. A friend I met at UCD visited me in Egypt, from UAE, 20 years after we last saw each other.
COLM WALSH
MSc Agr 1994
lives in Ireland and is the owner of yogadublin.com. Memories of UCD: Raving at The Shamen in a marquee.
MARTINA MAHON JENSEN
BSc Nursing 2008
lives in Ireland, working at the Beacon Hospital as an ICU Clinical Instructor. Over the past 18 months, I have been proud to be part of the 2008 nursing class as many from that class played central roles while working at the epicentre of the pandemic.
GRAINNE HUMPHREYS
MA Film Studies 1993
is the Festival Director with the Dublin International Film Festival. In March 2021, we presented a 100 per cent online festival, with 67 screenings and over 100 guests to adapt to the new online world. Special occasions at UCD: I met Gabriel Byrne on Pearse Street and invited him to a FilmSoc screening in Theatre P.
CHRISTOPHER FITZPATRICK
HDipHC 1997
lives in Ireland. I was recently appointed Consultant Clinical Lead for vaccinations in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. Memories of UCD: Denis Donoghue’s 1974 reading of Wordsworth’s “A Slumber did my Spirit Seal” – You could have heard a pin drop in Theatre L.
BALBIR DEWAN
DipCH 1991
is an Advisor Epidemiologist in the US. In 2020/2021: I trained specialist groups of doctors in India and twelve other WHO- recommended nations, to help control the pandemic.
KAREN SCATTERGOOD
BA Philosophy 1992
lives in Ireland, working as an administrator in TU Dublin. Memories of UCD: Bringing my now college-bound children to the UCD Festival. In the past year, I attended UCD in Conversation: “100 Days of Biden” and a Peig Sayer talk.
JITENDRA SINHA
MSc(Agr) Rural Development 1997
lives in India and is co-founder and CEO of SAI-Sustainable Agro. Memories of UCD: The Gardaí arrived at a multicultural gathering in my residence because of a noise complaint but finding nothing suspicious, instead, were pleasantly surprised by the many races and cultures present and food and coffee offered.
MARGARET FINCH
MA Psychology 1990
lives in Ireland, working as a lecturer in MTU Kerry. This year, I received a Teaching Hero Award from my students through the USI and The National Teaching Forum. Special occasions at UCD: The first year Arts Day walk from the UCD campus to town.