We were delighted to celebrate a number of inspirational success stories from our alumni at our Vice Chancellor’s Outstanding Alumni Awards. Alumni who have achieved success and made a difference in their careers and lives returned to ARU for an awards celebration.
The achievements of ARU alumni in their respective fields were showcased through their nominations in seven different categories, highlighting their outstanding accomplishments.
The ceremony was held at our Chelmsford campus, and was compered by Prof Aletta Norval, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education). During the course of the ceremony, we celebrated seven winners and eight runners up.
Winner – Mary Stretch
PGC Education (Secondary) 2001
Runner up – Agrieneth Masule
MSc International Social Welfare and Social Policy 2019
Winner – Mark Songhurst
BA (Hons) European Business 1999
Runner up – Maudrian Burton
MSc Advanced Practice 2017
Runner up – Beau-Jessica Roberts
MA Dramatherapy 2013
Winner – Aining Wen
MA in Children's Book Illustration 2017
Runner up – Aisha MK Bashir
Bachelor of Laws 2018
Winner – Joseph A Simpson
BSc (Hons) Audio & Music Technology 2012
Runner up – Martin Steers
BA (Hons) Communication Studies 2010
Winner – Tanyaporn Pichetpongthorn
MSc International Business 2016
Runner up – Simon Preston
MBA in Educational Leadership and Management 2022
Winner – Katherine Hasegawa Perez
BSc (Hons) in International Business Management 2020
Runner up – Dr Julie Humphreys
MA in Human Resource Management 2011
Runner up – Natalie Fox
MSc in Sustainability 2021
Winner – Michelle Brown OBE
LPC Legal Practice 1997