Donor Newsletter 2014 - You helped me! 
12 February 2015
Each year hundreds - sometimes thousands - of individuals make a donation to Queen's.
Every donation, no matter how large or small or for what purpose, makes a direct impact on the individual who receives it. Whether it is for research, sporting, academic or some other purpose, your support is always important and always appreciated.
Often, the activity that your gift is funding could not have gone ahead without your direct philanthropic support. Your donation, and the gifts of hundreds of others like you - Queen's graduates and friends of the University - help us to provide the best student experience possible and to fund world-class research.
On p23 of the current issue of the Donor Newsletter (available here) we feature some of those individuals - students and academic staff - who have been helped by your generoisty.
We thought you'd like to know a little bit more about some of the many staff and students whose University experience has been advanced by your generous donations, so we've included additional information below.
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Professor Timothy Lyons is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Experimental Medicine. He is conducting ground-breaking research into diabetes and his work has been generously supported by a number of philanthropic donations. Timothy Lyons returned to Belfast after 23 years working in the USA.
Andrew Swann is the 2013-14 winner of The Raymond Flannery Prize, which is awarded annually to the MSci graduate in the School of Mathematics and Physics with the best overall mark. The Prize stipulates that the student must specialise in Applied Maths or Theoretical Physics and have taken a minimum of 3 AMA modules.
Colin Stevenson is the 2013-14 winner of the Brian O’Reilly Memorial Medal and Prize in the Queen’s University Management School (QUMS). This prize is awarded annually to the best student in BSc Accounting modules: Advanced Financial Accounting and Advanced Management Accounting.
Jekaterina Vohhodina is a PhD student in the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB). Her studentship is being generously funded by The Darren Clarke Foundation. Darren Clarke OBE, who won the 2011 Open Golf Champion has been a supporter of CCRCB for a number of years.
Professor Alan Stitt - was appointed to the McCauley Chair of Experimental Ophthalmology at Queen's, in March 2001. The Chair is funded by a generous gift and legacy from the late Dr Harold McCauley. Professor Stitt is currently Director of the Centre for Experimental Medicine (CEM).
Sammy Wade is the 2013-14 winner of the AA Sherrard Prize in the School of Law. This is awarded annually to the student in the University who has gained the highest marks in the assessment in Land Law in the LLB. Read more about the new home for the School of Law on p4.
Elisangela Franco, a PhD Modern Languages student, is a recipient of a William and Betty MacQuitty Travel Scholarship. Awarded annually to ten postgraduates to travel outside Northern Ireland to advance their studies, the Scholarships were established in 1999 to enable students to travel and to show how "travel broadens the mind".
Medical student Fiammetta Falcone was awarded the Eamon Murphy PhD Scholarship in October 2014. Fiammetta is studying at the world-renowned Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB). The scholarship provides funding "to rationally design therapies to selectively target colon cancer cells".
Queen's Annual Fund, which is supported by gifts from graduates and friends of the University, provided £400 to the Gliding Club to part-fund travel for 8 students to attend a competition in England. Read more on the Annual Fund on pp12-14; to make a gift to the Fund, please use the Donation Form in the centre pages.
Matthew Alderdice was awarded the Sean Crummey PhD Scholarship in October 2013. Funding from the Crummey family has allowed Matthew to pursue his studies and continue his reseach into colorectal cancer at the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB). See pp16-17 for full story.
Rebekah Wallace is the winner of the Anne Muldoon Memorial Prize for 2013-2014. Supported by the Grand Opera House Trust and the School of Creative Arts, the Prize is presented annually to the top performing Level 2 student on the Technical Theatre Module.
Mark McTeggart successfully applied to the Young City Leaders programme and spent a summer placement working in CMS Cameron McKenna, a major commercial law firm in London. Scholarships include a financial award, tailored networking and professional development events, and an opportunity to access the City Leadership Group.
Professor Joe O’Sullivan is the Professor of Radiation Oncology at Queen's and the Clinical Director of the Northern Ireland Cancer Centre. Joe’s research into prostate cancer and radiation therapy is generously supported by donors to Queen’s Medical Campaign.
Jamie Mackenzie spent a summer placement working in Shore Capital, Edinburgh as part of the Young City Leaders programme. Set up in 2011, the Programme offers experience from competitive commercial enterprises to high calibre students. Shore Capital has supported the initiative since its inception.
Amy Templeman is a PhD student in the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB). Amy's research into breast cancer is being generously supported by The Darren Clarke Foundation. Darren's support for CCRCB is in memory of his first wife, Heather, who died in 2006.
Daniel Finlay is the winner of the 2013-14 Samuel and Sarah Ferguson Travel Prize in the School of Modern Languages. A travel grant for those studying French, the Prize aims to enhance the cultural and academic experiences of a student spending his/her year abroad in France, or a French-speaking country.
Dr Denise Fitzgerald heads the Neuroimmunology research group at Queen’s with a particular focus on research into Multiple Sclerosis. Her work has been supported by various philanthropic donations including a generous gift from the Antrim Borough MS Support group.
Dr Kienan Savage is conducting ground-breaking research into breast cancer at Queen’s. His work is being generously supported by the Darren Clarke Foundation. Dr Savage and his colleagues have already made a breakthrough which could signal new treatments for women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Chi Kean Cheah, a BSc Actuarial Science and Risk Management student in the Queen’s University Management School (QUMS), won the 2013-14 prize for the highest achieving international graduate in the School. Cheah got to the semi-finals of the IBM University Business Challenge in 2013.
Helen Monaghan is a second year student in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences. Thanks to the generosity of medical fund donors Helen completed a summer studentship in the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, where the focus of her studentship was blood cancer.
On behalf of all those at Queen's University who have benefitted from generous donor philantrophy, we thank you for your support.
If you'd like to make a gift to Queen's - or to find out more about the areas of University activity that need your help - please click here or call +44 (0)28 9097 5133.
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