Alumni Awards 2010
The 2010 Alumni Awards Gala Banquet which recognizes individual excellence and achievements among the University's more than 70,000 graduates worldwide, took place on March 6th, 2010 in the Bailey Allen Hall in NUI Galway.
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(Back row L-R) Gerard Donovan, Professor Brian Moran, Dr J. Paul Duffy, Pádraig Ó hAoláin, Sean O'Rourke (MC), Sandra Butler, Chair of the Alumni Association.(Front row L-R) Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Dr James J Browne & Margaret Sweeney
The winners of the 2010 Awards are:
Gerard Donovan
BA 1983, MA 1988, Novelist - AIB Award for Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies;
Professor Brian Moran BE 1980, MEngSc 1982, Acting Provost at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia - Bank of Ireland Award for Engineering and Informatics;
Dr J. Paul Duffy BSc 1986, PhD 1992, Vice President Operations, Primary Care/Oncology Operating Unit for Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals - Seavite Award for Science;
Pádraig Ó hAoláin LLB 1985, Príomhfheidhmeannach, Údarás na Gaeltachta - Duais Hewlett-Packard don Ghaeilge;
Professor Rose Anne Kenny MB, BCh, BAO 1977, MD 1986, Head of Department of Clinical Gerontology at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant Physician in Medicine at St James’ Hospital - Medtronic Award for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences;
Margaret Sweeney BComm 1981, Chief Executive, Postbank Ireland Ltd - Bank of Ireland Award for Business, Public Policy and Law
President Browne and Sean O'Rourke, RTÉ