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Frotscher Helping Hands Medal for Excellence in Supporting Students

The University of St Andrews is proud to announce the annual award of The Frotscher Helping Hands Medal for Excellence in Supporting Students. The prize has been established by the family of two St Andrews students in gratitude and recognition of the support those students received at St Andrews.

The purpose of the medal, which can be awarded to staff and students of the University of St Andrews, is to recognise and promote outstanding help, care and support given to a student.

The award will include the presentation of a unique medal, to recognise excellence in supporting others, and a cash award of £250. The award will be presented by Professor Lorna Milne, Proctor in the week beginning 21st November.

Criteria:

1. The award is open to all employees and students of the University of St Andrews.
2. Any student or employee can nominate another student or employee to receive the award.
3. Nominations that do not reflect the aims of the award will not be accepted.
4. The person being nominated for the award must be made aware of and be agreeable to the nomination.
5. The closing date for nominations will be 4^th November 2011.
6. The Helping Hands Medal panel members will draw up a shortlist from which the winning entry will be chosen.
7. The award will be presented to the winning entry by Professor Lorna Milne, Proctor.

Panel members are:

Ailsa Ritchie - Deputy Director of Student Services

Fiona Eason - Development Officer

Sam Fowles - Student Association, Director of Representation

Donald MacEwan - University Chaplain

To nominate someone for this award please complete the Helping Hands Medal nomination form (Word, 66 KB)  and send to helpinghandsmedal@st-andrews.ac.uk

When making your nomination please be aware that helping others can at times touch on sensitive personal issues that if inappropriately disclosed to others may cause unease. Please make sure that in making your nomination you have checked that the people concerned are comfortable with what you are saying and that you have not included anything that would cause offence or discomfort.

Where appropriate we will protect sensitive personal details in keeping with University policy.