Top international marketing students recognised
20 November 2008
The Chartered Institute of Marketing recognised its top worldwide students at its graduation ceremony in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, earlier this month with a series of ten top awards. The ceremony, the largest in many years, was attended by the Randal Brew, Deputy Lord Mayor of Birmingham; Sir Paul Judge, The Institute’s president, and over 1,200 students and guests.
Awards were presented to the top student worldwide in each of the Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing modules and Professional Diploma in Marketing modules, and the eight winners were awarded their prizes from sponsoring organisations in front of over 500 fellow graduates.
Keith Fletcher, director of education at The Chartered Institute of Marketing said: “All the prize winners have demonstrated a very high standard in what are very difficult qualifications and I congratulate them for that. In these challenging times, marketing will be a key driver in business and all the students that graduated this year have shown that they recognise its importance to any business strategy.”
“In what promises to be a tough jobs market, our internationally recognised qualifications will help our graduates stand out from the crowd and make a real difference to the success of their organisations. Gaining these qualifications is a testament that graduates are serious about their role, and their career.”
Star student Dr Liz Ratcliffe, who works for Ordnance Survey, came top in two of the four Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing modules and was also awarded the top worldwide student accolade, ahead of 2,500 other students from around the globe.
This year’s top prize winning achievers were:
Top award for the best overall Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing student – sponsored by Worshipful Company of Marketors
Dr Liz Ratcliffe of Ordnance Survey
Top Analysis and Evaluation student – sponsored by Mintel
John Sutherland of Foseco Limited
Top Managing Marketing Performance student – sponsored by Hays Marketing
Dr Liz Ratcliffe of Ordnance Survey
Top Strategic Marketing Decisions student – sponsored by The Independent
Dr Liz Ratcliffe of Ordnance Survey
Top Strategic Marketing in Practice student – sponsored by Clinton Partnership
Matt Clayton of Toyota (GB)
Top award for the best overall Professional Diploma in Marketing student – sponsored by Stopgap
Emma Ellis of GE Healthcare
Top Marketing Communications student – sponsored by The Marketer
Nicholas Potter of Abbey
Top Marketing Management in Practice students – sponsored by Deloitte
Joint winners: Anna Johnson, Royal Institute of British Architects, and Georgina Singleton, Parexel
Top Marketing Planning student – sponsored by Economist
Emma Ellis of GE Healthcare
Top Marketing Research and Information student – sponsored by Mintel
Joanna Claire Scales of Kis Marketing