The prestigious President’s Dinner Award Night held at Bonar Hall on 26th May 2023, showcased an evening of celebration and recognition, as the Dundee University Student Association President, Nyasha Mutembwa, unveiled the remarkable awardees for their exceptional contributions and extended her heartfelt gratitude to all attendees.
The President’s Dinner Award Night is an annual event organised by the Student Association and serves as a platform to acknowledge the outstanding accomplishments and dedication of students and staff members who have made significant contributions to the association and the community as a whole.
President Nyasha Mutembwa took centre stage, radiating enthusiasm and pride, as she announced the distinguished recipients of the coveted awards. The awardees represented a wide range of accomplishments, including leadership, community service, academic excellence, and innovative initiatives. When asked, how she feels about the whole event, Nyasha said –
“It’s been an amazing year full of amazing success and recognition to our hardest and most inspiring student leaders and staff. It’s incredible to see the commitment of those around us and the determination they ooze in order to make the student experience not only better for themselves but those around them too. DUSA prides itself on being kinder, greener and more globally diverse with each breath of activity we do and so, it is wonderful to see the impacts of this mantra on campus everyday. Presidents’ dinner and Awards is not only to applause the performance of our hardworking exec with all they’ve executed in the year had, but also a celebration of everyone that came of this journey with us.”
The awardees:
Volunteer of the Year: Sharika Benny
SRC Councillor of the Year: Parissa Robinson
Outstanding contribution to student experience: Socialist Society
Class rep of the year: Dani McFawns
School President of the Year: Liam Brown
The Norma Fox Award for contribution to DUSA: Anna Broggi
RAG event of the year: DEMSFEST & ACS Black Panther 2 Charity Watch Party
We would like to congratulate everyone who got awarded and we look forward to seeing the great things they will accomplish in future.
Priyanka Joshi is a web content writer and advice & support officer at DUSA.
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