{"id":1756,"date":"2020-08-31T14:23:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T13:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/?post_type=events&#038;p=1756"},"modified":"2022-09-13T17:28:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T16:28:46","slug":"ucd-alumni-awards-2019","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/events\/ucd-alumni-awards-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"UCD Alumni Awards 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UCD Alumni Awards proudly celebrate the outstanding achievements of UCD alumni all over the world who are exceptional role models and whose lives and careers inspire us all. With almost 300,000 alumni in 169 countries, the UCD alumni network is active, influential and truly international.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2019, the sixth annual awards ceremony took place in O\u2019Reilly Hall. It was a night of celebration and a true showcase of UCD\u2019s outstanding alumni. UCD President, Professor Andrew J Deeks, was joined by over 390 alumni, supporters, faculty, staff and friends<\/p>\n<p>of UCD to honour the achievements of nine alumni. Nominated by peers, faculty, staff and students of UCD, the awardees demonstrate drive, leadership, commitment and the desire to make a difference. The evening was hosted by Pat Kenny (BE 1969), who conducted an \u201cIn Conversation\u201d with Simon O\u2019Connor, Director, Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), and author Anne Enright, the first Professor of Fiction in UCD School of English, Drama and Film, to discuss the inspirational MoLI.<\/p>\n<p>The formal Awards presentation concluded with a rousing performance from the Choral Scholars of University College Dublin and the evening closed with Jazz Soc\u2019s after-dinner entertainment. Thank you to our corporate partners and sponsors; Microsoft, PwC, Intel, KPMG, AIB, Accenture, Eversheds Sutherland, Bank of Ireland and RKD for supporting the UCD Alumni Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The nine recipients of Alumni Awards 2019 were Dr Barbara Dawson (BA 1979), UCD Alumni Award in Arts and Humanities; Shaun T Kelly (BComm 1980, DipPrAcc 1981), UCD Alumni Award in Business; Noelle Walsh (BE 1985), UCD Alumni Award in Engineering and Architecture; Professor Mary Horgan (MB BCh BAO 1986, MD 1995) UCD Alumni Award in Health and Agricultural Sciences; Colin Ryan (BCL 1997, DBS (IT) 1998) UCD Alumni Award in Law; Caroline Keeling (BSc 1990, MSc in Food Science 1992) UCD Alumni Award in Science;<\/p>\n<p>Dr Sin\u00e9ad Walsh (MSc 2005) UCD Alumni Award in Social Sciences; Dr John Bell (BA 1986, MA 1988) UCD Alumni Award in Research, Innovation and Impact; and Katie Mullan (BSc Eng 2017, ME 2018) UCD Alumni Award in Sport.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ucd-gallery\"><div 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fa-search-plus\"><\/i> Click to enlarge<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-gallery-slider\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/15.-David-Seavers-and-Prof-Gerardine-Doyle.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/15.-David-Seavers-and-Prof-Gerardine-Doyle-787x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"833\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">David Seavers and Professor Gerardine Doyle<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/UCD-Alumni-Awards-32.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/UCD-Alumni-Awards-32-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">UCD President, Professor Andrew J Deeks, Shaun T Kelly and Professor Anthony Brabazon, Dean, UCD College of Business<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/6.-Professor-Mary-Horgan-and-Richard-Flynn.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/6.-Professor-Mary-Horgan-and-Richard-Flynn-683x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Professor Mary Horgan and Richard Flynn<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19.-Mircrosoft-Table.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19.-Mircrosoft-Table-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Microsoft guests<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/14.-Sue-and-Hugh-McGuire.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/14.-Sue-and-Hugh-McGuire-683x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Sue and Hugh McGuire<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/UCD-Alumni-Awards-85.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/UCD-Alumni-Awards-85-1024x646.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Choral Scholars of UCD<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/17.-Gay-and-Dr-Sinead-Walsh.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/17.-Gay-and-Dr-Sinead-Walsh-710x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"923\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Gayand Dr Sin\u00e9ad Walsh<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9.-Aisling-Colwell-and-Elisa-Buckley.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9.-Aisling-Colwell-and-Elisa-Buckley-531x1024.jpg\" width=\"531\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Aisling Colwell and Elisa Buckley<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7.-Katie-Mullan-and-David-Hodges.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7.-Katie-Mullan-and-David-Hodges-683x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Katie Mullan and David Hodges<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12.-Anne-Stewart-Raymond-Keaveney.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12.-Anne-Stewart-Raymond-Keaveney-683x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Anne Stewart and Raymond Keaveney<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1.Main-Image.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1.Main-Image-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">The 2019 UCD Alumni Award winners with Professor Andrew J Deeks: Noelle Walsh, Dr John Bell, Katie Mullan, Shaun T Kelly, Dr Barbara Dawson, Professor Mary Horgan, Caroline Keeling and Dr Sin\u00e9ad Walsh<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16.-Marie-Gilmartin-and-Mary-Kennedy.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/16.-Marie-Gilmartin-and-Mary-Kennedy-605x1024.jpg\" width=\"605\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Marie Gilmartin and Mary Kennedy<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Awards_Y2A2959.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Awards_Y2A2959-698x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"939\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Sin\u00e9ad McGowan and Jude Canniffe<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8.-Maeve-ORourke.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8.-Maeve-ORourke-528x1024.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Dr Maeve O\u2019Rourke<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11.-Cathy-Brooks-and-Dervilla-Donnelly.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11.-Cathy-Brooks-and-Dervilla-Donnelly-791x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"829\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Cathy Brooks and Dervilla Donnelly<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/UCD-Alumni-Awards-43.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/UCD-Alumni-Awards-43-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">PwC guests<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10.-Prof-Andrew-Deeks-and-Julie-ONeill.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10.-Prof-Andrew-Deeks-and-Julie-ONeill-846x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" 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