Academic Awards

Academic Awards Herbert Walton Award - Sponsored by BAE Systems
Created in honour of one the founding members of APM, this award recognises the best doctoral academic research into project and programme management undertaken during the year, articulated through a research dissertation.

The doctoral research will add significantly to the body of project and programme management knowledge and will offer the opportunity for project and programme managers and their teams to improve performance and increase effectiveness.

The entry must be proposed by the researcher’s academic supervisor and be supported by an industrial or professional sponsor.

Previous winner:
2007 Eddie Fisher, Open University
2006 Kirsty Hunter, Glasgow Caledonian University

Geoffrey Trimble Award - Sponsored by BAE Systems
First awarded in 2005 and named in honour of the first ever president of APM, this award is open to entrants from all industry sectors involved in master’s level study. The award recognises the best post-graduate dissertation written during the year.

The entry must be proposed by the post-graduate’s academic supervisor and be supported by an industrial or professional sponsor.

Previous winners:
2007 Simon Burke – College of Estate Management
2006 Nick Kay - Manchester University
2005 Daniel Mann - Manchester University

Brian Willis Award - Sponsored by BAE Systems
APM presents this award to the student who has achieved the highest mark of all candidates in the past year’s APMP examination.

Entry for this award is automatic, the results being collated by the APM and then selected accordingly.

Previous winners:
2007 Jaqcueline Sayers – Roche Ltd
2006 Katie Spencer - Department for Constitutional Affairs
2005 Kathleen Noble - Napier University

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