Finalist Prizes 2007
The Edgar Palamountain Award for Excellence
In 1993, a solid Gold Medal, ‘The Edgar Palamountain Award for Excellence‘, was instituted in memory of Edgar Palamountain, Chairman of the Council at Buckingham from 1979 to 1984. The award is given every year to the undergraduate who is judged ‘first among equals’.
“Winning the Edgar Palamountain Award for Excellence was a fantastic way to end an incredible experience at Buckingham University. When I began my course of Law and Politics in January 2005, I was not sure what to expect from Buckingham, however it became clear in a matter of weeks that the quality and structure of the teaching would unlock my full academic potential. I also found that, while small, the student base was so diverse that I made strong friendships with students from all over the world, which have continued long after leaving Buckingham. The fact that I enjoyed my life in Buckingham so much was the reason why I was able to keep my academic performance at such a good level.
I was surprised and delighted to be singled out for the Award, as there were many strong candidates in my classes alone. The presentation, while nerve-wracking, was a very proud moment for me, especially as my family was there to see it. The Award now has pride of place on my CV and I am sure that it will greatly aid me in my future career.”
Frederick James Motson, Law with Politics 2007
The Dame Barbara Shenfield Award
In 2005, a solid Gold Medal, ‘The Dame Barbara Shenfield Award‘, was instituted in memory of Dame Barbara Shenfield, a founder member of the University’s Council. The award will be made annually to the postgraduate who is judged to have achieved the best overall performance of the year.
Dhiren Chandrakant Chauhan, MSc Innovative Computing 2007
Other prize winners
Accounting
| The Best Performance in the Part 2 Examinations | Mengwen Wu |
| The John Wheeler Prize for the Best Graduating Student | Mengwen Wu |
Management
| The Vitalograph Prize for the Best Graduating MBA Student | Emma Tysom Eric Boadi |
| The Best Performance in the Part 2 Examinations | Nicolette Susan Keen |
Psychology
| The Best Performance in the Part 2 Examination | Janice Dawn Lee |
Law – September LLM Graduands
| The Best Performance in the LLM Examinations | James Charles Baker |
Law – January 2007 Graduands
| The Sweet and Maxwell Law Prize for the Best Performance in the Final Examination | Frederick James Motson |
| A Good Performance in the Part 2 Examination | Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu Laura Cook |
| The Merit Prize offered for a good all-round performance academically and who has also made an important contribution to the life of the University | Lynda Chuba-Ikpeazu Thomas Durbin Charles Shiva Ramson |
| The McKay Solicitors and Advocates Sports Law Award | Frederick James Motson |
| The Roderick Wu Prize for the Best Performance in Criminal Law | Laura Cook |
| The Roderick Wu Prize for the Best Performance in Law of Evidence | Sana Iqbal |
Law – July 2006 Graduands
| The Pettit Prize for Best Performance in the Final Examination Sponsored by Butterworths | Philip Hodgkinson Paul Edward Hogarth-Blood |
| A Good Performance in the Part 2 Examination | Dwayne Edward Fernander Rajinder Singh Lall |
| The Merit Prize for a good all-round performance academically and making an important contribution to the life of the University | Adekunle Ayodeji Osibogun |
| The Tunku Abdul Rahman Prize in International Law | Rajinder Singh Lall |
Law – Part-Time Graduands
| The best performance in the Final Examination | Mark Watson |
The Ede and Ravenscroft Prize for the best continuing student
Philip Hodginson & Janice Dawn Lee