College presents awards

City and Islington College held its 2002 Applied Optics Diploma Presentation and Prize giving ceremony last week at the Dame Alice Owen building in Islington, London.The event also included the first David Gulley lecture entitled ÔThe search for the thinnest lens,Õ by Professor Mo Jalie, in memory of the former City & Islington lecturer who gave 30 years of service to the department. Some 25 students out of a total of 60 diplomates received their certificates, followed by prize presentations. Gillian Strachan Grey, ABDOÕs deputy registrar, presented the ABDO prize for second-year full-time student to Pritin Patel and the ABDO prize for third-year part-time student to Mark OÕShea. The Bausch & Lomb prize for first-year contact lens student went to Nick Singfield, and for second-year student to Lezan Amadi. The Signet Kodak prize for first-year full-time student, presented by SignetÕs John King went to Namir Shabibi. Head of department Tony Botten also presented three prizes from Silhouette for first-year part-time student to Andrea Warner, second-year part-time student to Kushmita Shah and optical receptionist to Ebrihim Dawood. The Bateman Prize for best practicals student was presented by BatemanÕs director Hugh Draper to Mark OÕShea.The external moderator John Pugh spoke after the presentations advising students not to throw their textbooks away. ÔIt is likely in the next few years that you will need CET points as a requirement for continuing registration,Õ he said. He added that dispensing optics was still a very rewarding and worthwhile career.