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University News

Message from the Vice President
Cois Coiribe 2007
Gala Banquet & Alumni Awards 2008
Graduate Studies Fair

Recent Events

Media Graduates Reception
Galway University Foundation Gala Dinner
New England Chapter Launch
Corrib Medical Alumni Network Banquet
China Delegation and Beijing Chapter Launch

Fáilte chuig eagrán na Nollag de e-nuachtlitir na gcéimithe. San eagrán seo tá cur síos ar imeachtaí na hOllscoile, go háirthie ar chúrsaí na gcéimithe sa bhaile agus thar lear. Nollaig Shona dhíbh go léir agus Áthbhliain fé mhaise.

Welcome to the Christmas edition of Alumni Links. This edition contains news of alumni activities at home and abroad and details of upcoming events in 2008 including the annual reunions in June and next up are the classes of 1958, 1968, 1978, 1983 and 1998.

The annual Alumni Awards takes place on Saturday March 1st, at the University's Annual Gala Banquet. Congratulations to this year's awardees, who are listed below. The theme of the next Gala Banquet is Sport, which touches all of us, whether we participated or just supported our favorite team. The sporting history of the University was covered in the most recent edition of Cois Coiribe, if you haven’t received a copy contact the Alumni Office.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Alumni Board who volunteer their time, enthusiasm and energy to build the links between the University and its Alumni, through all its activities: Student Send Off, Career Connect, Reunions, Alumni Awards adjudications and with the University Foundation in its fundraising activities.

If you are back in Galway for Christmas, be sure and join us for our Alumni Christmas Gathering on Thursday 20th, in the Aula Max.

Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year.

Cois Coiribe 2007

Cois Coiribe 2007 - now online
This year's issue of Cois Coiribe is now available. If you have not received your copy of the magazine, or if you know a fellow NUI Galway graduate who has not received their copy, please contact the Alumni Office and we will forward one on immediately.

Click here to read the on-line version of Cois Coiribe 2007.

Gala Banquet & Alumni Awards 2008

Details have been announced of NUI Galway’s ninth annual Gala Banquet, which will take place at the Radisson SAS Hotel on Saturday 1st March 2008, and will focus on sports. More

Many Galway alumni are leaders in their professions and excel in their pursuits. The Association celebrates this excellence through an Alumni Awards Programme. If you know a graduate deserving of an Alumni Award please contact the Alumni Office on 353 (0)91 492721 or email alumninuigalway.ie.

This year's Alumni Award Winners are:

TBD Award for Engineering, IT and Mathematics
John Ryan Physics and Mathematics 1962-1965
Chairman of the Board, Macrovision Corporation

Bank of Ireland Award for Business and Commerce
Brian Joyce BA 1962, BComm 1962, HDipEd 1963
Chairman, Clancourt Holdings; Director, Kingspan

Medtronic Vascular Award for Health Care and Medical Science
Dr Frank Giles MB,BCh,BAO 1982, MD 2003
Chief of the Division of Haematology and Medical Oncology at the San Antonio Cancer Institute (SACI), Vice President and Director of Cancer Therapy & Research Center's Institute for Drug Development.

AIB Award for Literature, Communications and the Arts
Julian Gough BA 1988
Novelist and Rockstar

NUI Galway Award for Law, Public Service and Government
Seamus Brennan BComm 1968, BA 1969
Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism

Duais Hewlett-Packard don Ghaeilge
Grainne Seoige BA 1995, HDip Applied Communications 1996
Craoltóir

Seavite Award for Natural Science
Dr Peter Heffernan BSc 1981, PhD 1986
CEO, Marine Institute

Aer Arann Award for Sports Achievement and Leadership
Joe McDonagh BA in Celtic Studies 1974, HDip in Ed 1978
Former GAA President, Champion Hurler

Graduate Studies Fair

The University offers a wide range of graduate level Diploma programmes, Masters programmes, and Doctoral research degrees in each Faculty/College. With almost one quarter of all registered NUI Galway students currently pursuing further studies, the University is committed to continuing to improve the range and quality of its postgraduate studies. A Graduate Studies Fair will be held on Monday 4 February 2008 (1.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.) in the main Sports Hall, Áras na Mac Léinn (Student Centre), and is a great opportunity to find out more about full-time and part-time fourth-level graduate opportunities. If you do attend, please introduce yourself to Valerie Leahy, Postgraduate Admissions Officer ( valerie.leahynuigalway.ie). See www.nuigalway.ie/postgrad or http://www.go4th.ie/ or www.nuigalway.ie/careers for further details.

Upcoming Alumni Events

Alumni Christmas Gathering - 20th December

The NUI Galway Alumni Association will host its third annual Alumni Christmas Gathering on Thursday 20 December in the Aula Maxima, The Quadrangle, NUI Galway from 5:00pm.

Join fellow alumni and students, staff and friends of the University for mulled wine, mince pies, carols and an opportunity to catch up with what's happening with your former classmates. You never know who you’ll bump into!

This is a free event but please let the Alumni Office know if you plan on attending so that sufficient mince pies and other refreshments will be available!

For further information please email alumninuigalway.ie or phone Sheila on 091 493 750.

Cumann Caoga Bliain

The sixth annual Cumann Caoga Bliain Celebrations will take place on Thursday 17th April at NUI Galway. This event is open to all pre-1958 graduates, especially those who have not previously returned for their 50th Reunion.

This is a great opportunity to return to Galway for reminiscing and catching up with old friends as well as seeing the many developments that have been made to NUI Galway since the 1940s and 1950s,

Last year over 50 alumni and friends returned to their alma mater for this event hosted by the Alumni Office and Prof Ger Hurley, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & External Affairs who presents Cumann Caoga Bliain newcomers with a commemorative certificate.

For further information please contact the Alumni Office by emailing alumninuigalway.ie or phone Sheila on 091 493 750.

Recent Alumni Events

Alumni Media Reception

A reception for alumni working in the media was held on Friday 7th December in the NUI Central Office, Merrion Square, Dublin. The event was hosted by the Alumni Association Board with an introduction by Seán O'Rourke, BA 1977, RTÉ.

This reception proved to be a great networking opportunity for media alumni and it is envisaged that another similar event will be hosted in the coming months. If you or your NUI Galway colleagues or friends are working in the media and would like to be kept informed of such events, please contact the Alumni Office by email on alumninuigalway.ie or phone Sheila on 091 493 750.

Galway University Foundation New York Fundraiser

On November 7, 2007, the Galway University Foundation hosted its first fund raising event in New York City. Chaired by NUI Galway graduate Michael Higgins, the event honored Gabriel Byrne and featured a special performance by Camerata Pacifica, a world-renowned chamber music ensemble.

The event attracted 200 friends and graduates of NUI Galway from the United States and Ireland and raised $180,000 toward the development of the Special Collections Department at the James Hardiman Library at NUI Galway.

The Galway University Foundation gratefully acknowledges the efforts of the US Board of Directors and all who supported this successful event.

To view photographs from this event please visit http://www.seanmcphail.com/galwayevent/

New England Chapter Launch

9 November - Julie McCormack BA 1987 LLB 1989 and Dr Ann Marie Joyce MB, BCh, BAO 1997 of the New England Chapter Committee, were joined by Professor Ger Hurley, VP for Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs, JB Terrins, Director of Alumni Relations and over 30 graduate and friends of NUI Galway at a reception to launch the New England Alumni Chapter. Many new acquaintances and connections were made and re-established and the Chapter’s plans for activity in 2008 announced to the group - watch this space… The night was certainly owned by NUI Galway as the group moved on to the British and Irish Graduates in Boston Ball, sponsored this year by NUI Galway Alumni Association.

For more information on the New England club, please contact:
Ms Julie McCormack negalwaygradsgmail.com
Dr Ann Marie Joyce Annmarie_joyceyahoo.com

Photos: Top - Julie McCormack BA 1987 LLB 1989 and Dr Ann Marie Joyce MB, BCh, BAO 1997

Above - Sinead O'Flanagan BSc 1985 with Mary Kakas

Calling JYAs - we would like to make contact with the many US-based JYA (Junior Year Abroad) students who spent time in Galway. Contact the Alumni Office ( alumninuigalway.ie) to be informed of alumni events in the US. Please send this mail on to JYA students amongst your contacts.

Corrib Medical Alumni Network Banquet

The 2nd annual Corrib Medical Alumni Network Banquet, hosted by University President Dr Iognáid Ó Muircheartaigh and Professor Michael Kerin, took place on Saturday, 10th November in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. This was a wonderful occasion with a champagne reception followed by a four-course meal with music by ’The Velvet Lounge Band’. It proved to be a great opportunity for reunion and camaraderie with fellow medical alumni.
This event was open to all individuals and aimed to promote the newly established Corrib Medical Alumni Network, which raises funds for the teaching & research facilities at the Clinical Science Institute, NUI Galway.

If you are interested in learning more about the Clinical Science Institute or how you can become involved with the Corrib Medical Alumni Network please contact Catherine Leenane, Galway University Foundation at 091 492972 or email catherine.leenanenuigalway.ie

China Delegation and Beijing Chapter Launch

President Ó Muircheartaigh led a senior delegation from the University to China in November 2007. The occasion was marked by the official launch of the NUI Galway Beijing Alumni Chapter. A group of 60 alumni, friends and partner university representatives joined the event which was hosted by His Excellency Ambassador Declan Kelleher on November 19th in the Irish Embassy, Beijing.

Galway has amongst the largest number of graduates in China of any Irish university, many working as senior academics in the Engineering faculties of China’s top universities. The network of graduates will be using the newly established Chapter structure to reinforce their long-standing support of the alma mater by strengthening the University’s networks in China, facilitating more research partnerships and academic exchanges, and assisting with the Universities recruitment strategy in China.
The new Beijing Chapter Committee is:
Chairman: Professor Yu Ming, Tsinghua University, mingyutsinghua.edu.cn
Secretary: Betty Liao, liaoyedongtsinghua.org.cn
Treasurer: Serena Shang, International Data Group (IDG), sshangidc.com
Committee: Calvin Xiao, Phototime, xiaogctsinghua.org.cn;
For Irish Times coverage of the delegation, see http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2007/1123/1195682121256.html

Photos: Top - Tsinghua University's Prof Yu Ming, NUI Galway PhD 2000 & Inaugural Chair of the NUI Galway Beijing Alumni Chapter, introduces Dr Iognáid Ó Muircheartaigh to alumni at the occasion of the Chapter launch in the Embassy of Ireland, Beijing.

Above - Calvin Xiao MESc 2003 (left) and Serena Shang MESc 2003 (right) celebrate the launch of the NUI Galway Beijing Alumni with Dr Iognáid Ó Muircheartaigh and His Excellency Declan Kelleher, Irish Ambassador to China. (Calvin and Serena met in NUI Galway, have since married and will soon become parents).

Alumni Association
The Gate Lodge, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0) 91 493750, Fax: +353 (0) 91 494579, E-mail: Alumni Association
This page was last updated Friday, October 07, 2011