Special Award Winners
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Each academic year, Orkney College UHI runs a special award scheme, which recognises outstanding students within their departments, honouring their academic excellence and commitment to their studies. We also award an overall student of the year.
We are proud to announce our 2022 Special Award Winners as follows:
| Award Name | Awarded to | Sponsored by |
| Orkney College UHI Student of the Year 2022 | Francesca Meneghetti | Orkney College UHI |
| Judith Robertson Memorial Prize (Orkney Archaeology) | Kathrine Page | Orkney Archaeology Society |
| Best Performance in Undergraduate Archaeology student | Sara Marinoni | Andre Artymiuk |
| Best Undergraduate Archaeology student dissertation | Susan Dyke | Andre Artymiuk |
| Best Performance in Postgraduate Archaeology student | Adam Markham | UHI Archaeology Institute |
| Best Postgraduate Archaeology student dissertation | Cameron Taylor | UHI Archaeology Institute |
| Freya Rose Dalrymple Memorial Award | Mia Train | Art Dept |
| The Pier Arts Centre Award for HE Art & Design Student of the Year | Jamilla Garrett | Pier Arts Centre |
| Soulisquoy Mal Cowtan Award for experimental print | Louise Fraser | Soulisquoy Printmakers |
| Part Time Business Student of the Year FE | Nataliia Kuzmina | Business Dept Orkney College |
| Full Time Business Student of the Year FE | Terri-Jane White | Business Dept Orkney College |
| Full Time Business Student of the Year HE | Rhona Cogle | Business Dept Orkney College |
| IT Student of the Year | Gary Scollay | Computer Science Dept Orkney College |
| Bricklaying Apprentice of the Year Award | Matthew Murray | Orkney Construction Training Group |
| Carpentry & Joinery Apprentice Award | Conor Coburn | Orkney Housing Association Ltd |
| Best Graduating Student (Culture and Heritage) | Sanne de Koeijer | Orkney College UHI Culture and Heritage Dept |
| Best Interdiscliplinary Project/Dissertation | Sanne de Koeijer | Orkney College UHI Culture and Heritage Dept |
| Industry Award for Hospitality Student of the Year | Campbell Nicholson | Sands Hotel |
| Best National Certificate in Professional Cookery | Eilidh Tullock | Hospitlaity Dept |
| Best Professional Cookery at SCQF Level 5 | Frances Bodley-Scott | Hospitality Dept |
| Best professional Cookery at SCQF Level 6 | Ahmi Santiago | Sheila Fleet |
| Best National Certificate in Hairdressing Level 5 | Katy Liddle | Hairdressing Dept |
| Best National Certificate in Hairdressing Level 6 | Amber Todd | Hairdressing Dept |
| Gaelic Legacy Prize Margaret MacGregor Memorial Award | Rebecca Richmond | Institute for Northern Studies Anne Artymiuk |
| Best student dissertation (UHI Institute for Northern Studies) | Kevin Fylan | Institute for Northern Studies |
| Best student dissertation (UHI Institute for Northern Studies) | Alastair Howden | Institute for Northern Studies |