Association of Colleges

Previous AoC Gold Award winners in alphabetical order of College

A
Aberdeen College
Emma Brumpton - Global Adventurer and Film-maker (2010)
Stewart Milne CBE - Chairman and Chief Executive of the Stewart Milne Group (2011)
Alton College - Vicky Broadribb MBE - Paralympian (2001)

B
Barking College - Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE - Actress, Director and Producer (2004)
Barking & Dagenham College - Idris Elba - Actor (2012)
Barnsley College
Matt Helders - Member of the “Arctic Monkeys”  (2007)
Kate Rusby  - Folk Singer (2006)
Alex Turner - Member of the “Arctic Monkeys” (2007)
Barton Peveril College - Colin Firth CBE - Actor (2010)
Bolton College - Amir Khan - Professional boxer (2012)
Bolton College - Paul Heathcote MBE - Restaurateur (1996)
Bradford College - Balbir Panesar - President of Bradford Chamber of Commerce (2009)
Brockenhurst College - Kate Royal - Opera singer (2009)
Burnley College - Sir Kevin Smith CBE - Chief Executive of GKN plc (2012)

C
Capel Manor College - Kim Wilde - Award-winning gardener (2006)
Carshalton College - Richard Blackwood - Television Personality (2002)
Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College - Sarah Storey OBE - Paralympian (2010)
City and Islington College - David Oyelowo - Actor (2003)
City College Brighton and Hove - Deborah Meaden - Businesswoman and star of BBC’s Dragons’ Den (2010)
City College Coventry - David Moorcroft MBE OBE - Chief Executive, UK Athletics (2002)
City College Norwich - Stephen Fry - Actor, Author, Comedian, Director (2004)
City Lit (formerly City Literary Institute) - Steven Berkoff - Playwright, actor and director (2001)
City of Bath College - Peter France - Chief Executive of Rotork plc (2012)
City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College
Kate Barker CBE - Former External Member of Monetary Policy Committee (2004)
Joanne Clowes - Former Producer: Microsoft Game Studios, USA (2007)
City of Wolverhampton College - Gurbux Singh - Former Chair of the CRE (2002)
Colchester Institute (formerly Braintree College) - Giles Long MBE - Paralympian (2005)
Coleg Glan Hafren - Shelim Hussain MBE - Chairman & Managing Director of Euro Foods Ltd (2005)
Coleg Morgannwg - Marco Marenghi - Lead Animator (Walking with Dinosaurs) (2000)
College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (formerly College of North East London) - Audley Harrison MBE - Gold Medalist for heavyweight boxing (2001)
Craven College - Justine Whitaker - Director of Northern Lymphology (2008)

D
Deeside College - Brian Fleet CBE - Former Senior Vice President of Airbus UK (2003)

E
Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College - Trevor Baylis OBE - Inventor and Entreprenuer (2012)
East Kent College (formerly Thanet College) - Gary Rhodes OBE - Celebrity Chef  (2000)
Edinburgh’s Telford College - James Thomson OBE - Restaurateur (2009)
Exeter College
Michael Caines MBE - Chef Patron/Entrepreneur (2007)
Spencer Dale - Executive Director and Chief Economist at the Bank of England (2010)

G
Grimsby Institute (formerly Grimsby Art School) - John Hurt CBE - Actor (2011)   

H
Hackney Community College
Jeff Danchie - Professional Basketball player (2009)
Leroy Logan MBE - Superintendent and member of the Olympic Policing Coordination Team (2010)
Henley College Coventry - Marlon Devonish MBE - 4 x 100m Gold Medalist, record holder of 200m (2006)
Hereward College
Baroness Campbell DBE - Commission for Equality and Human Rights (2008)
Sir Bert Massie CBE - Former Chair, Disability Rights Commission - (2003)
Hopwood Hall College - Lorna Fitzsimons - Former MP (2002)

K
Kirklees College (formerly Dewsbury College)
Baroness Boothroyd - Former Speaker of the House of Commons (1996)
Baroness Lockwood - Former Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords (2000)
Simon Needham - Founder and Creative Director of ATTIK Communications (2010)
James Sommerville - Founder and Former Creative Director of ATTIK Communications (2010)
Baroness Warsi - Former Chairperson of the Conservative Party (2011)

L
Leeds City College (formerly Park Lane College) - Kay Mellor OBE - Playwright and Actress (2000)
Leeds College of Building
Andrew Iveson - Managing Director; SIAS Building Services Ltd (2008)
Mario Martin - UK Plumber of Year ’05, Tradesperson of Year ’05 (2006)
Leicester College - Gok Wan  - Channel 4 Presenter and Fashion Guru (2008)
Liverpool Community College - Willy Russell - Playwright (1996)
London College of Fashion (formerly Cordwainers College) - Jimmy Choo OBE - Footwear designer and manufacturer (2000)
Luton Sixth Form College - Prof Sir Alec Jeffries - Royal Soc. Wolfson Research Professor, Genetics (2008)

M
Myerscough College
Paul Burgess - Head Groundsman of Real Madrid Football Club (2011)
Christine Walkden - Horticulturalist, Plantswoman, TV presenter (2009)

N

National Star College - Katy Etherington - Graphic Designer and Founder of PA Pool Ltd (2012)
New College Nottingham - Robert Lindsay - Actor (2005)

O
Oldham College
Sarah Lancashire - Actor (2001)
Paul Walsh - Chief Executive, Diageo plc (2007)

P
Preston College - Nick Park CBE - Animator (2005)

R
Richard Huish College - Andy Robinson OBE - Former Senior Assistant Coach to England Rugby Team (2004)
Rotherham College of Arts and Technology - Sean Bean - Actor (2006)

S
Salford City College (formerly Eccles College) - Hazel Blears MP - Former Labour Party Chairperson (2007)
Sandwell College (formerly Rycotewood College) - Kojo Afful - Relief Worker (1996)
Sheffield College (formerly Norton College) - Richard McCourt - TV and Radio Presenter (2008)
Shipley College - Alan Titchmarsh MBE DL - Gardener, TV Presenter and Novelist (2002)
The Sixth Form College Solihull - Justin King CBE - Chief Executive of Sainsbury's (2012)
South Essex College (formerly Thurrock and Basildon College) - Wale Adeyemi MBE - Fashion Designer (2004)
South West College (formerly Fermanagh College) - Neven Maguire - Chef and TV presenter (2002)
Southgate College - Ozwald Boateng OBE - Bespoke Couturier (2009)
Stockton Riverside College (formerly Stockton and Billingham College) - Richard Griffiths OBE - Actor (2000)
Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College
Kate Barker - External Member of Monetary Policy Committee (2004)
Joanne Clowes - Producer: Microsoft Game Studios, USA (2007)
Swansea College - Henri Oguike - Professional Dancer/Choreographer (2007)

T
Thomas Rotherham College - Justine Greening MP - Former Secretary of State for Transport (2012)

V
Varndean College - Natasha Kaplinsky - TV Presenter (2003)

W
Wakefield College
Faye Banks - Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2004 (2005)
Adeem Younis - Entrepreneur and creator of www.singlemuslim.com   (2011)
Westminster Kingsway College - Jamie Oliver MBE - Celebrity Chef (2003)
Wirral Metropolitan College - Christian Furr - Artist (2004)
Worcester College of Technology - Kate Jones - Former Fund Manager, Barclays Global Investors (2006)

X
Xaverian College - Andrea Ashworth - Author and Academic (2003)