Entrance Scholars 2003

Entrance scholarships were presented by the President, Dr Cosgrove, to 154 students at a ceremony in O'Reilly Hall on Friday 21 November. 

The scholars, all of whom began their undergraduate degree courses in September, are from schools in 28 counties around Ireland including 20 students from Northern Ireland. 

Scholarships are guaranteed to all new entrants who achieve a CAO points total, or set of A-level grades which are above a predetermined level set by each faculty. 

Each recipient was presented with an award valued at 1,270. The President also presented plaques to the principals from each of the schools that were attended by the scholarship winners. 

Pictured with the scholars are (front row) Prof Philip Bourke, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce; Prof Owen Lewis, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture; Prof Michael J. Kennedy, Dean of the Faculty of Science; Dr Michael Doherty, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Prof Patrick Clancy, Dean of the Faculty of Human Sciences; Prof Philip Boland, Head of Department of Statistics; Prof Frank Hegarty, Vice-President for Research; the President, Dr Cosgrove; Dr Caroline Hussey, Registrar; Prof Brian McKenna, Vice-President for Faculties (Planning and Development); Prof Leslie Daly, Faculty of Medicine; Prof Paul O’Connor, dean of the Faculty of Law; Dr Patricia Kelly, dean of the Faculty of Celtic Studies; Prof Joseph Mannion, dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Prof Fergus D’Arcy, dean of the Faculty of Arts.