Tuesday 7 June 2016

EGA Annual Awards Dinner Beckons

This year's EGA Annual Dinner in the National Concert Hall will be the largest celebration yet. We are very grateful to our many Corporate Members for sponsoring tables on the basis of 10% discount.
Over the past two years Arup, Coillte, CRH, Energia, Engineers Ireland, ESB, Nicholas O'Dwyer, RPS and Siemens took tables to see the 2015 Distinguished Graduate Award conferred on UCD Vice President Professor Orla Feely and a Lifetime Achievement Award given to Professor Emeritus John Kelly who founded UCD EGA in the mid 1980s.
EGA President P.J. Rudden, UCD Vice President Orla Feely and UCD Professor Tom Brazil
 
P.J. welcomes the attendance in National Concert Hall
 
This year will be an equalling exciting occasion with the 2016 Distinguished Graduate Award going to a 1990s female engineering graduate at the top of her profession and a unique President's Award going to an engineering graduate who reached the top of his profession at the age of 37 and 50 years later remains very active and well known nationally and internationally. He was awarded two honorary doctorates and is currently Chairman of a number of national institutions. That's all I'm telling you for now.

The Class of 1983 led by Clodagh O'Donnell (fourth from left)

The rest will be revealed in the John Field Room in NCH on the evening of June 13th next. Corporate and individual tickets are available from clare.ryan@ucd.ie.

Gary O'Callaghan and Greg Duggan from Siemens

Next week is also exciting for another reason - the first UCD Summer Festival is on Saturday June 18th with each college having  their own marquee for lectures, panel discussions, food, wine and music. Included in the College of Engineering and Architecture programme is a Panel Discussion on Water in Ireland with Professor Micheal Bruen UCD, Michael Phillips former Dublin City Engineer and Damien Owens Registrar Engineers Ireland chaired by PJ Rudden EGA President. All are welcome for a family occasion.
Check UCD Festival website or contact rebecca.pattison@ucd.ie for further information.

 

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