Association of Colleges

Briefing

24 September 2010

AoC Charitable Trust 10/10

Have your alumni achieved success and recognition?

To: All College Personnel

Briefing contents:

1 AoC Gold Awards 2011

Did an A-list actor attend your College? A succesful businessperson? Well-respected chef? The AoC Gold Awards are presented to up to six people each year who have attended College and who have since gone on to achieve recognition in their chosen field or professions. We are now inviting nominations for the 2011 AoC Gold Awards so why not nominate your alumni?

Recipients of the AoC Gold Awards will have:

Attended College for a significant period (e.g. for a year, or until the completion of a qualification)
Acknowledged that they gained benefit from their time at College
Received public recognition and acclaim, or made a major contribution in their field

Previous winners have included:

Faye Banks, Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2004
Spencer Dale, Chief Economist at the Bank of England
Colin Firth, Actor
Leroy Logan MBE, Superintendent and member of Olympic Policing Coordination Team
Giles Long MBE, Paralympian
Simon Needham/James Sommerville, Founders and Creative Directors of ATTIK Communications
Kate Royal, Opera Singer
James Thomson OBE, Restaurateur
Justine Whitaker, Lymphology specialist

Please visit the AoC Gold Awards section of the website for further details, photographs from previous years' presentation ceremonies and quotes from previous winners. Details of the "Mini mes", which match current students from nominating Colleges with AoC Gold Award winners, and the Award designer, can also be found on our website.

A full list of winners and their occupations since 1996 is available here: AoC Gold Award winners 1996 - 2010.

Nomination forms can be found here:

AoC Gold Awards 2011 nomination form
AoC Gold Awards 2011 nomination form (pdf)

Please return your nomination forms to the AoC Charitable Trust by Friday 17 December 2010.

The winners will be presented with their Awards at a ceremony to be held at the House of Commons on 8 June 2011. Please mention this date to your nominee when you contact them to inform them of their nomination.

Queries and Comments

If there are any queries or comments about the AoC Gold Awards, please email Louise Duffy, AoC Charitable Trust Officer, or phone on 020 7034 9957.

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