News / NAFC prize-giving
ELEVEN students received awards at the NAFC Marine Centre’s annual prize-giving ceremony on Tuesday morning.
The awards recognise the students’ achievements across a range of disciplines, from aquaculture to fishing, and engineering to navigation.
During the ceremony at the college, interim principal Willie Shannon noted that it was 25 years since the marine centre had run its first training courses.
Most of the prizes were presented by the Scottish Funding Council’s interim chief executive John Kemp, while those sponsored by the Northern Lighthouse Board were presented by its board member Captain George Sutherland.
The prizewinners were:
John Blance was awarded the Jim Tait prize for aquaculture (sponsored by the Hunter & Morrison Trust) for the best student completing a modern apprenticeship in aquaculture at level II.
Sam Spence was awarded the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation award for the best student completing a modern apprenticeship in aquaculture at level III.
Stuart Shearer was awarded the Jeanette Williamson prize (sponsored by the Hunter & Morrison Trust) for the best fishing vessel class 2 skipper’s ticket student.
Stuart Smith was awarded the Jim Thomas Memorial Trophy (sponsored by the NAFC Marine Centre) for the shore-based engineering student who has best displayed the qualities that the late, great NAFC engineering lecturer Jim Thomas treasured and promoted in his students.
Duncan Stewart was awarded the NAFC modern apprentice of the year (engineering) prize for the best student completing a modern apprenticeship in engineering.
James Arthur Shearer was awarded the Tammy Laurenson prize for Engineering (sponsored by the Hunter & Morrison Trust) for the best fishing vessel class 1 engineer’s ticket student.
Aidan Redpath was awarded the Nautical Institute prize (sponsored by the Shetland Branch of the Nautical Institute) for endeavour and achievement by a first year deck cadet.
Peter Simmons was awarded the Bells Nautical Trust prize for outstanding effort and achievement by a deck cadet in their final year.
Robbie Tait was awarded the North Star Shipping prize for excellent effort and achievement by an engineering cadet.
Steven MacLeod was awarded the Northern Lighthouse Board prize for a Deck Cadet for the best deck cadet in their group in terms of academic achievement, excellence in assessment and consistent professional performance.
Alistair Scott was awarded the Northern Lighthouse Board prize for an engineering cadet for best engineering cadet in their group in terms of academic achievement, excellence in assessment and consistent professional performance.
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