WIT Marketing Awards May 2008

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By Luke ⋅ December 26, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Back in May I picked up an award for Services to Marketing from WIT.

Here’s a press release from The MunsterExpress

WIT Marketing Student of the Year Award

The WIT Marketing Student of the Year awards ceremony took place in the Granville Hotel on Thursday, 8 May last. The ceremony, which is sponsored by Ann and Liam Cusack, proprietors of the Granville honours the top three marketing students across three courses at the Institute.

The three winners for 2008 are Conor Dunne from Piercestown, Co. Wexford, who won the BA in Marketing Award; Aisling Comerford, from Arklow, Co. Wicklow, won the Bachelor of Business Studies Award; and Ms Clare Geoghegan, from Wexford town, who came first in the BA in Languages and Marketing Award.

Dr. Tom O’Toole, Head of the School of Business, praised the three winning students for their excellence not just in terms of academic results but also for their presentation and communication skills, their contributions in class and their team based approach to learning.

Dr O’Toole went on to thank the Cusacks for their continued sponsorship of this event over the past 16 years and highlighted in particular their own marketing expertise as good role models for everyone.

A further 12 students received special commendations at the ceremony. These included BBS student: Helene Burkhardt, an Erasmus student from Bavaria in Germany; Mike Sheehan, from Carrigtohill, Co. Cork; John Hickey from Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath; Ciaran Nolan from Glendalough, Co. Wicklow; Kevin Dempsey from Glenegad, Clonmel and John Murphy from Ballycallan, Co. Kilkenny.

BA in Marketing students included: Luke Abbott from Ballytruckle and Ciara O’Hanlon from Grantstown Village in Waterford City; Danny Roche and Carol Tubrid from Wexford town; Dale Kearney from Crossneen, Co. Carlow and Declan Whooley from Ahakista in West Cork.

In addressing the gathering of students, staff and parents Dr. O’Toole highlighted the importance of marketing as a key discipline for any business, and that a degree in marketing is highly attractive to any potential employer.

Mr Liam Cusack, sponsor of the event and proprietor of the Granville, congratulated the winning students and said he hoped they would continue to be ‘winners’ in their future careers.

Other attendees at the event included Dr. Denis Harrington, Head of Graduate Business and Ms Joan McDonald, Head of the Department of Management and Organisation.