2016 winners

The Future CFO of the Year Award, sponsored by ACCA

Winner of the Undergraduate of the year for Future CFO

Winner: Molly Ashton, University of Nottingham, Finance, Accounting & Management

Molly studied finance, accounting and management at the University of Nottingham and worked part time providing maths tuition. During her gap year, she travelled across Europe and worked with Boots to gain a pharmaceutical qualification. In her spare time, she was a member of the Nottingham University Equestrian Society and the treasurer for the massage society. She also writes a blog, which has enabled her to work with various companies and gained over 12,000 views in one year alone. She spent the summer of 2016 working with PwC as one of their assurance interns in the East Midlands office and she is now a tax associate.

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The Public Interest Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by the Bank of England

Winner: Amy Fedeski | University of Sheffield | History and Politics

Amy studied history and politics at the University of Sheffield. She spent five years with the Solihull and British Youth Councils representing young people locally and nationally. Amy continued to advocate for others as a history department representative, and volunteered as a business advisor at Young Enterprise. A highlight of Amy’s time at Sheffield was the Reach conference, an alumni employability event that she organised with two other students. In her free time at university, Amy became a member of Toastmasters International, where she achieved a competent communicator award recognising her public speaking skills.

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The Future Civil Service Leader of the Year Award, sponsored by Civil Service Fast Stream

Winner: Hayat Mohamed | London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | International History

Hayat studied international history at the London School of Economics. As the founder and President of the LSE Somali Society, Hayat showed the ability to embrace new challenges. Hayat also represented her cohort on the student-staff liaison committee and was a mentor to first-year students living off campus. Hayat also enjoyed being a student ambassador for Widening Participation and brand manager for Teach First, as she is passionate about tackling educational inequality in the UK. Having received the highest A level results at her school, Hayat was awarded the Deputy Head Teacher’s Award in 2014. Since leaving university, Hayat joined the Civil Service Fast Stream as an incoming fast streamer.

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The Engineering Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by E.ON

Winner: Axel Forssberg | University of Oxford St Anne's College | Materials Science

Axel studied materials science (MEng) at the University of Oxford. In 2013 he was elected to the Joint Consultative Committee for undergraduate and in 2014 he became the treasurer for the Oxford Materials Society. In 2015, he won the Oxford Materials Department’s Engineering Team Design Competition and, in the same year, was awarded a Deutsche Börse scholarship and internship. Before university, Axel served in the Royal Guard of the Swedish Armed Forces, and spent five months volunteering and working for various charities. He now works for E.ON.

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The Management Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Winner: Shona McCotter | Queen's University Belfast | International Business with Spanish

Shona studied international business with Spanish at Queen’s University Belfast. As a student development ambassador at university, she encouraged and promoted her student body to get involved in the opportunities on offer throughout campus. She did her placement year in Barcelona with the British Chamber of Commerce, helping to organise business networking events with the aim of aiding and facilitating trade and investment between the UK and Spain. In her spare time at Queen’s she had a popular radio show, was a part of the Enterprise society and frequently got involved in courses and competitions on offer in order to develop her management skills.

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The Computer Science and Analytics Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by Expedia

Winner: Corrie Green, Robert Gordon University, Computer Science Application Software Development

Corrie studied computer science, application software development at Robert Gordon University. He actively contributed to and organised public debates and events throughout the UK to encourage and inspire young developers to participate in hackathons, dev bars and game jams. Corrie’s career started in the game development industry at the age of 16 and he has continued to release games with industry professionals HexWar, Hunted Cow studios and independently since. With products receiving top honours and wins at game jams, Corrie enjoys learning new technologies for his projects, from 3D animation to creating dynamic webpages and software.

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The Mathematics, Economics and Finance Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by Gazprom

Winner: Fraser Holmes-Mackay | University of East Anglia | Mathematics

Fraser Holmes-Mackay studied for a masters in mathematics at the University of East Anglia. As the former head boy of Manningtree High School and Dean of Students Representative, he strived to listen and act upon opinions and advice from the student body. This included leading a team of peer mentors and organising fundraising events for an India Expedition. He was awarded for academic achievement at The Sixth Form College, Colchester and has completed the UEA Skills Award (Silver Level) at university. Fraser spent summer 2015 as an intern at International Financial Data Services as well as spending two weeks working in their Bangkok office. While working as a language buddy and attending Mandarin Chinese evening classes, he developed an interest in exploring new cultures and spent his third year at the University of California – Berkeley. Fraser’s achievements have been recognised and he received the Alan Buch Scholarship by the vice chancellor of his university for his successful application to Berkeley.

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The Construction, Engineering & Design Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by Laing O’Rourke

Winner: Scott Dalton | University of Brighton | Civil Engineering

Scott studied for an MEng civil engineering degree at the University of Brighton. He started work as one of Hyder Consulting’s youngest ever employees before leaving to study. Since then he has worked with EM Highways and Balfour Beatty’s central Health & Safety team. Scott has acted as chairman of the ICE students/draduates committee for Brighton/Gatwick where he organised a five-week professional development course in construction management subjects as well as a schools outreach programme. Scott is a STEM ambassador and. while at university, worked part time as a social media representative for the university.

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The Male Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by L'Oréal

Winner: Lewis McDowell | University of York | Management

Lewis studied management at the University of York and worked in the University of York careers service as well as being a brand manager for ProperCorn. He was also a management course representative. He was the event coordinator for his award-winning college committee, a Young Enterprise finalist for his self-founded clothing business and interned with industry giant York Racecourse. Lewis competed within college football, successfully completed Tough Guy twice and is an aspiring singer and actor with vast experience on stage and in front of camera.

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The Future Business Leader Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by Mars

Winner: Sarahjane Sarkhosh | Glasgow Caledonian University | International Business with Business Law

Sarahjane studied international business with business law at Glasgow Caledonian University, where she sat on the executive committee for Enactus GCU. She was the first ever winner of The Recruit, a competition modelled after The Apprentice, thereby securing a year in industry as a procurement officer. With a love for travel, Sarahjane completed an Erasmus exchange in France and taught English for one year in Senegal with Project Trust. After being awarded a Saltire Scholarship in 2015, she completed an internship in Manhattan as a business analyst with GCU New York, and consequently developed a passion for sustainability within business.

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The Law Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by Mayer Brown

Winner: Aisling Cowell | Durham University | LLB Law

Aisling studied law and was a Law School Representative at Durham University. She intends to become a barrister, and secured both the Excellence Award Scholarship and the Advocacy Scholarship for her BPTC studies at BPP Law. She served as President of the Durham Union Society and enjoys intervarsity debating. She also coordinated the Second Chance Charity Scheme, a county-wide charity teaching public speaking skills to disadvantaged individuals. She was also awarded the Durham Award, recognising extensive extracurricular success alongside academic achievement. Aisling holds a Tae Kwon Do black belt and trained for the university team.

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The Female Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by Rolls-Royce

Winner: Lorna Howie | Durham University | English Literature

Lorna studied English at Durham University. She gained a gliding scholarship at the age of 16 and subsequently learned to fly solo in a light aircraft. The experience inspired a fascination with the aerospace and aviation industries. She enjoys dance and has achieved a grade 8 in ballet. While at university, she was the captain of coxes for Durham University’s colleges, and captain of her college’s boat club. She competed at the highest levels in the sport while continuing to lead her executive committee, manage budgets, engage alumni, and encourage her fellow crews. Lorna has also worked in the hospitality and finance sectors, gaining business acumen alongside her academic achievements. Upon finishing university, Lorna joined Rolls-Royce's graduate scheme.

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