Alumni Awardees
2021 Alumni Awards
Celebrating graduates contribution to society during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pat Leahy
Martin Stynes
Criostóir O'Codlatáin Lachtna
Julieanne Fleming
Eve Kerton
Rob O'Hanrahan
Karen Greene
Anne-Marie Ryan
See more here.
Alumni Outstanding Achievements Awardees
The Achievement Awards recognise outstanding achievement at a national or international level in a thematic area.
2019-2020
Arts, Culture and Creativity
Pat McCabe - Author
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Daráine Mulvihill - Reporter / Researcher, Radió Teilifís Éireann
Innovation and Technology
Sinéad Strain - Head of Global Markets Trading Platform and Marquee Engineering, Goldman Sachs
Leadership
David Lloyd - Vice-Chancellor and President at University of South Australia
Societal Impact
Mary Mulvihill, 1959-2015 (posthumously) - Science writer and broadcaster, Founder of Women in Technology and Science.
Sport
Tadhg Furlong - Professional Rugby Player (British and Irish Lions, Ireland and Leinster)
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.
2019-2020
DCU Business School
Caoimhe de Barra - CEO of Trócaire
Daire Browne - COO Global Research for Bank of America
DCU Institute of Education
Dr Michael Finneran - Head of Department, Drama and Theatre Studies, Mary Immaculate College, (University of Limerick)
Prof Dympna Devine - Full Professor of Education and Director of the PhD in Children and Youth Studies, University College Dublin
Faculty of Engineering and Computing
Eleanor Hayes Meritt - Senior Vice President at Oracle
John Martin - President, The Cavan Group
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Colonel Mark Hearns - Director of Logistics and Court Martials Administrator, Irish Defence Forces
Áine Kerr - Co-Founder and COO, Kinzen
Faculty of Science and Health
Angela Okemena Unufe-Kennedy - Founder of Migrant and Minority Disability Network Europe (MMDNE)
Conor Burke - Director of Innovation and Systems Engineering, Global Device Engineering at Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
DCU Connected
Anthony Bolton - CIO and CTO Global Telecommunications, End User Services and Infrastructure in General Motors
Previous Alumni Wall Awardees
2018-2019
Seamus Hand
Trayc Keevans
Dr Siobhan O'Halloran
Pat O'Keeffe
Damon Reid
Dr Sharon Kehoe
Emer O'Connell
Cormac Ó hEadhra
Joanna Donnelly
Dr Fergus Byrne
John McDonough
2017-2018
Bronwyn Brophy
Mark Redmond
Ann Power-Forde
Jim Spillane
Lisa Ainsworth
Gavin Gollogley
John Devitt
Sarah McInerney
Lisa Cusack
Sinéad McCluskey
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