Alumni Awardees
Alumni Outstanding Achievements Awardees
The Achievement Awards recognise outstanding achievement at a national or international level in a thematic area.
2018 -2019
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Lorraine Twohill - Chief Marketing Officer at Google
Innovation and Technology
Shay Walsh - Managing Director at BT Ireland
Leadership
Enda Kenny TD - 13th Taoiseach of Ireland (2011 to 2017)
Societal Impact
Sr. Orla Treacy - Head of the Loreto Schools in Rumbek
Sport
Lindsay Peat - Irish Rugby International
2017-2018
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Michelle D.Cullen - Managing Director in Accenture's Global Enterprise Enablement
Innovation and Technology
Joe Hogan - Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Openet
Leadership
Aogán Ó Fearghaíl - 38th President of the GAA
Civic Engagement
Minister Helen McEntee T.D. - Minister of State for EU Affairs
Sport
Jamie Heaslip - Leinster and Ireland rugby player
Alumni Wall Awardees
The Alumni Wall Awards are dedicated to role models for current students due to success in a field of importance for the university.
2018-2019
DCU Business School
Seamus Hand - CEO and Managing Partner at KPMG
Trayc Keevans - Global FDI Director at Morgan McKinley
DCU Institute of Education
Dr Siobhan O'Halloran - Chief Nurse at Department of Health
Pat O'Keeffe - Exceptional leadership in special education in Ireland for over 50 years
Faculty of Engineering and Computing
Damon Reid - Global Performance and Innovation Lead at Zoetis Inc.
Dr Sharon Kehoe - Program Director for R&D at ABK Biomedical Inc.
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Emer O'Connell - Irish Ambassador to Poland
Cormac Ó hEadhra - Broadcaster at RTÉ
Faculty of Science and Health
Joanna Donnelly - Meteorologist at Met Éireann
Dr Fergus Byrne - Senior Principal Scientist with Boehringer Ingelheim
DCU Connected
John McDonough - Director of the National Archives of Ireland
2017-2018
DCU Business School
Bronwyn Brophy - Vice President Early Technologies, Medtronic EMEA
Mark Redmond - Chief Executive of the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland
DCU Institute of Education
Ann Power-Forde - Presiding Judge of the Constitutional Court Chamber of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague
Jim Spillane - Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Professor in Learning annd Organisational Change at Northwestern University
Faculty of Engineering and Computing
Lisa Ainsworth - CEO and co-founder of the NuWave Sensors
Gavin Gollogley - Head of Digital, Asia at Sun Life Finacial
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
John Devitt - Chief Executive of Transparency International's chapter in Ireland
Sarah McInerney - Broadcaster and Journalist at RTÉ and TV3.
Faculty of Science and Health
Lisa Cusack - Pilot
Sinéad McCluskey - Nutritional Biochemist in the Life Sciences sector for over 20 years
Previous Alumni Wall Awardees
2016-2017
Stephen Healy
Deirdre Ní Cheallaigh
Robert Mulhall
John McGrath
Maria Smith
Tadhg Furlong
Sheila Nunan
Eithne Hand
Dr. Paraic Sheehan
Dr. Hussain Yahya Al-Fadhli
2014-2015
David Robert Grimes
Manus Rogan
John Appleby
Caitriona Perry
Nuala Ní Chonchúir
Niamh Collier Smith
Noel King
Paula Neary
Sean MacRoibeaird
2013-2014
Martin Kelly
Deirde Boilson
Paul Lynam
Sean Whelan
Dearbhla Walsh
David Begg
Tim Carew
Fred Jones
Paul Whelan
Dessie Farrell
Patrick O'Brien
Mary O'Dea
2012-2013
Brema Drohan
Pat Burke
Regina Moran
Christine Barrett
Margaret E Ward
Ian Kehoe
Tony Murphy
Garrett Forde
Marian Corcoran
Greg Reilly
PJ Hough
Cathal Gurrin
2011-2012
Ciaran O'Kelly
Joe Hogan
John Martin
Bryan Cullen
Larissa Atkinson
Fionnuala Britton
Kevin O'Sullivan
John Mulholland
Eimear O'Kane
Fergal Bonner
Aaron McNelis
Niall McGirr
Diarmuid Corry
2010-2011
Brian Buggy
Colin Cunningham
Noel O'Connor
Philip Moriarty
John Jordan
Caroline Kennedy
Richard Curran
Sharon Commins
Aldagh McDonogh
Paul Finnerty
Lorraine Twohill
Colm Delves
Sandra Lawlor
Mark Mortell
Brian Hayes
2009-2010
Gervaise Slowey
Stephen Cluxton
Donal O'Shea
Ger Brophy
Laura Whitmore
Ciara Peelo
Peter Smyth
Michael Patten
Paddy Power
Michael Kelly
Aodhan Cullen
Noel Curran
2008-2009
Paul Kerley
Jamie Heaslip
Caroline Morahan
Ena Prosser
Paddy Christie
Michael Dwyer
Rotimi Adebri
Conor Lenihan
Liavan Mallin
Maragaret Ward
Sean Óg O'hAilpín
Ardal O'Hanlon