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Irish Independent
29-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Sligo Olympian Lauren Cadden to receive an ATU Alumni Award
Atlantic Technological University (ATU) has announced the recipients of its inaugural Alumni Awards, celebrating graduates who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, innovation, and positive impact in their professions and communities. Amongst the nominees are Sligo athlete, Lauren Cadden. The awards are an opportunity for the university to honour alumni whose exceptional skills, leadership, and impact have inspired students, staff, and wider community. Alumni Awards are presented to alumni who have made outstanding contributions in the following areas aligned to its faculties: Business Design, Education & Humanities Engineering & Computing Science & Health Seven graduates will be recognised at the university's Spring Conferring Ceremonies, taking place this week across ATU campuses in Donegal, Sligo and Galway. The 2025 ATU Alumni Award recipients are: Pat McArt, Journalist, Author, Former Editor, Derry Journal – Alumni Award in Design, Education & Humanities Breege Conroy Walsh, Founder & Managing Director, BWC MedTech Consulting and Former VP of Global Quality Engineering and Services at Medtronic Inc. – Alumni Award in Science & Health Dr Shane Loughlin, Founder and President, ESE Academy – Alumni Award in Engineering & Computing Enda Mc Guane, Head of Asset Management, Land Development Agency – Alumni Award in Business Evelyn O'Toole, Founder & CEO, Complete Laboratory Solutions (CLS) – Alumni Award in Science & HealthLauren Cadden, Record-breaking Irish Sprinter and Paris 2024 Olympian – President's Alumni Award Lisa Lynch, Senior Manager R&D, Boston Scientific - Alumni Award in Science & Health Dr Orla Flynn, President of ATU, said, 'These outstanding alumni represent the very best of Atlantic Technological University. Their achievements are a source of immense pride for our university community, and they inspire our current students to dream bigger and reach higher. 'These are our very first Alumni Awards, and we look forward to celebrating many more incredible graduates in the years to come.' The Alumni Awards will be presented to the recipients during ATU's Spring Conferring Ceremonies, held across the university's campuses on the 29 April (Letterkenny), 30 April (Sligo). and 01 May (Galway City). These events will bring together the ATU community, along with families and friends, to celebrate both the graduating students and the outstanding achievements of the alumni awardees.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Ohio State Marion professor's innovative teaching earns top honor
Dr. Nikole Patson, a psychology professor at Ohio State University at Marion, has been awarded the 2025 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. The award, established in the 1959-60 academic year, is one of the university's most prestigious teaching honors, according to an announcement. University senior leadership surprised Patson with the news during her 11 a.m. class March 31. "I think if you've read my materials, you know how much my students matter to me," Patson said. "Being honored in this way means a great deal.' Jennifer Schlueter, dean and director of Ohio State Marion, said the award is a profound honor for both Patson and the entire psychology department. 'This award reflects the extraordinary dedication she brings to her students, her innovative teaching methods, and her leadership in fostering curiosity and creativity in the classroom,' Schlueter said in the announcement. 'It also reaffirms our campus's strong commitment to academic excellence, student-centered learning, and the kind of faculty engagement that transforms lives. We are thrilled to see her work celebrated at the university level." Patson's teaching style is characterized by her innovative approach to classroom instruction, according to Tracy Tylka, a professor of psychology at Ohio State Marion. 'She is committed to training students to think like scientists, understanding that while many may not pursue research careers, they must be equipped to critically assess scientific information in their daily lives,' Tylka said. Patson's assignments often mirror real-world applications, encouraging students to compare popular press articles with journal articles to evaluate scientific claims. Patson also is involved in various activities beyond teaching, including advising, career counseling and mentoring undergraduate student researchers. She coordinates the student survey research pool in Marion and serves as the principal investigator for Ohio State's Research Experiences for Undergraduates Grant from the National Science Foundation, according to an announcement. In the Marion community, Patson is a board member for Let's Read 20, a literacy initiative that encourages parents to read to or with their children for at least 20 minutes daily. The Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching includes a $5,000 honorarium and a $1,200 increase to the recipient's base salary. Winners are inducted into Ohio State's Academy of Teaching. Annually, a maximum of 10 faculty members are selected for the award in recognition of teaching excellence. Full-time Ohio State faculty members on all campuses with the rank of instructor through full professor in the clinical or tenure track who, in the past three years, have taught undergraduate and/or graduate/professional students are eligible for this award, according to an announcement. This story was created by Jane Imbody, jimbody@ with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at or share your thoughts at with our News Automation and AI team. This article originally appeared on Marion Star: Dr. Nikole Patson receives Ohio State's distinguished teaching award
