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Institute recognises top students

12 November 2009 – The Chartered Institute of Marketing, the world’s leading professional body for marketers, acknowledged the success of its top students with a series of awards at this year’s international graduation ceremony, which was attended by over 1,400 students and guests.

The event, held earlier this month at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, celebrated the achievements of students that have passed the Institute’s Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, Professional Diploma in Marketing, and Diploma in Professional Sales.

Graduates and guests were addressed by Institute president Sir Paul Judge at the ceremony, where those who had scored the highest in their exams were recognised and announced as the top students in their particular modules.

The top students...

  • Stacy Jones - Professional Diploma Student (Overall worldwide)
  • Anna White - Professional Postgraduate Diploma Student (Overall worldwide)
  • Renita Shwili – Professional Postgraduate Diploma Student (CIM Academy Executive)

Top Professional Diploma Students

  • Melanie Proudfoot - Marketing Planning
  • Karleigh Davies - Marketing Research and Information
  • Melanie Proudfoot - Marketing Communications
  • Marie Shaw - Marketing Management in Practice

Top Professional Postgraduate Diploma Students

  • Dermot Lynch – Analysis and Evaluation
  • Lauren McPeak – Strategic Marketing Decisions
  • Natalia Tomashevska – Managing Marketing Performance
  • Dominique Didinal – Strategic Marketing Practice

Commenting on the graduates achievements David Thorp, Director of Research and Professional Development at The Chartered Institute of Marketing said;

In these continuing challenging times, marketing is a key driver in business and all our graduates have shown that they recognise its importance to business strategy and success. It is clear that they are serious about marketing, their careers, and making a real positive difference to their organisations.

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