Higher Education students from across the Enniskillen, Greenmount and Loughry campuses gathered to mark their graduation.
Katrina Godfrey, Permanent Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) chaired the proceedings which welcomed students from Agriculture, Business, Equine, Food, Horticulture and Packaging programmes. Family, friends, academic staff, and industry representatives, all gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of this year’s cohort.
Guest speaker Professor Ursula Lavery MBE presented the prizes. Remarking her career for the past 38 years has been with Moy Park, now Pilgrims Europe, she has experienced great variety and challenge. Professor Lavery told the graduates that they: “Are entering a sector that needs talent and energy. Agri-food and land-based industries offer a wide range of roles and give stability and diversity with great purpose to your career.”
13. Class Celebration
Amy Rowlands from Coleraine was awarded four prizes at the CAFRE graduation ceremony. Amy received the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Prize, Vaughan Trust Prize, the Tullyraine House Cup and the Irish Draught Horse Society Cup when she graduated as top student on the BSc (Hons) degree in Equine Management. Amy was congratulated by Jane Elliott (head of equine), Dr Mary McCann (faculty partnership manager, Ulster University) and Martin McKendry (head of Food, Farming and Rural Affairs Group, DAERA). Photo: Submitted
14. Class Celebration
Erin Henderson from Belfast graduated from CAFRE with a first class honours degree in Equine Management. In her final year, Erin was president of the Students’ Council and delivered the student vote of thanks at the Higher Education graduation ceremony held at Greenmount Campus. Photo: Submitted
15. Class Celebration
Joshua McFarland from Trillick was awarded the Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association Perpetual Cup for agricultural production on the foundation degree in Agriculture and Technology by Garth Boyd (vice president, NIGTA) and David Walsh (lecturer, CAFRE). Photo: Aaron McCracken
16. Class Celebration
Honours Degree graduate, Mark Kissick from Moneymore was awarded the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Prize for the top student on the BSc (Hons) Agricultural Technology degree and top Industry placement student. Mark is congratulated by Dr Eric Long (head of education, CAFRE), Katrina Godfrey (Permanent Secretary, DAERA) and Dr Paul Williams (senior lecturer, Queen’s University Belfast). Photo: Aaron McCracken