Lincoln Cathedral was, as always, a fantastic setting for the School’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday 7th July. Congratulations to all those who graduated in person, and to those who weren’t able to join us on the day. We are very proud of all of you, and of your cohorts’ achievements and many contributions to the university, city and beyond.
Good luck with your future plans and please keep in touch!
A video stream of the ceremony is available at http://www.iamagraduate.com/lincoln/linc-ceremony7.html , with the School of Sport & Exercise Science starting at 58:45.
At a prizegiving ceremony after graduation, the following School awards were presented:
Academic Excellence Award: Kyla Love
Kyla achieved the top academic performance in the School, but has also contributed to the School in many other ways, including serving as a Course Rep, a School Ambassador on Open Days and helping with support projects at Doncaster Rovers Belles FC. It’s been quite a week for Kyla, whose late winning goal in Norwich City’s upset of QPR in the FA WPL cup made headlines on the FA website!
Achievement Award: Chris Fraser
Chris’s award reflects the impressive way in which, returning to education after a period away, he has taken full advantage of opportunities inside and outside the classroom. He completed an outstanding final-year dissertation on post-activation potentiation, for example, and presented this at the national BASES Student Conference 2016. His applied work has included roles as a strength & conditioning coach for Leicester Tigers Regional Academy and Lincolnshire FA’s Girls Centre of Excellence.
Magna Vitae Trust for Leisure & Culture Prize: Tom Ash
Tom’s prize is recognition of his proactivity in seeking out additional personal development opportunities – such as a week working with, and being mentored by, coaches at Leicester City Football Club – to complement those provided by his course. His work at Leicester was featured in an official Barclays Lifeskills video, which included him discussing careers in coaching with world-famous manager Claudio Ranieri! Tom has been a Course Rep, founded the new student academic society, and shared some of his ideas and experiences as an invited speaker at the National Sports Roadshow in Lincoln in February.
England Golf Best Community Engagement Group Prize: Marcus Smith, Chris Selby, Will Leadenham and Andrew Whitcombe
Marcus, Chris, Will and Andrew received high praise from community sports leaders for planning, organising and delivering three multi-skills festivals for 250 key stage 1 children across the city. The event was designed to develop the children’s physical skills and also their English and maths skills through cross-curricular activities.
Well done to all the prize winners, and thank you to Magna Vitae and England Golf for sponsoring awards.