Branch News Item
Branch: South West
Date: 24 Jul 2008
Title: Members Summer Party & Student Award Scheme 2008 - Regional Winner Award Ceremony
Natalie Ponfield, who is studying Civil Engineering at the University of the West of England (UWE), was announced as regional winner of the Association of Women in Property (WiP) National Student Awards 2008 at a ceremony during the Members Summer Party.
The drinks party was held in the beautiful surroundings of the Royal West of England Academy in Clifton, Bristol, offering members and their guests a free viewing of the current photography exhibition at the same time.
The Women in Property National Student Awards were launched in 2007 to mark the 20th birthday of the Association. Fuelled by their success, Women in Property is again running the scheme with 25 Universities putting forward their rising stars, a total of 41 of the most talented students from across the country.
The Awards are open to second year, female students studying a Built Environment Course and are run in conjunction with the Construction Youth Trust (CYT).
Natalie wins £500, an opportunity for a work placement, free membership of the Association upon graduating and the opportunity to participate in the WiP mentoring programme whereby a mentor will support them in their early career.
Natalie will now go head to head with winners from nine other regions across the UK, in a national final for a prize of £1,000 as the ‘Best of the Best’ which takes place at Claridge’s in London on 23rd September.
Commenting on her achievement, Natalie said, “This is great news, I am really pleased. Winning the regional award will help me so much in terms of giving me opportunities I wouldn’t have had before, to develop my skills and experience. It has also really helped improve my interview techniques, ready for the final judging panel in September!”
Emma Glynn, regional Chairman, South West Branch, of Women in Property said, “We are delighted for Natalie. This is a very tough competition, with the brightest and most impressive students in her field coming forward. I would like to thank all of the students who took part. Our aspiration as an organisation is to recognise excellence, encourage up and coming talent and nurture the role models of tomorrow. The National Student Awards do just that.”
Alison Hoddle of UWE said, “This initiative is exactly what the industry needs. We need to make it as easy as possible for girls and young women to choose property and construction for their careers. Not only is there a wide skills shortage in the industry but the ratio of women to men is still far too low. We are very happy to support WiP in its quest to raise awareness to this issue.”
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