The Jamie Marshall Awards: Celebrating students making a difference
Published: 24/06/2025
On Wednesday 21 May, NTU’s Centre for Student and Community Engagement (CenSCE) hosted our annual Jamie Marshall Awards event.
These awards celebrate students who’ve made an outstanding contribution to the community through volunteering and mentoring and are based on specific characteristics they’ve embodied throughout the year: kindness, resilience, a supportive nature, and a sense of fun.
Named in honour of a much-loved NTU colleague, Jamie Marshall, who passed away in 2016, these awards recognise qualities he represented, and his unwavering dedication to championing the success of local young people.
This year’s winners
Student Mentors
At NTU we have over 500 Student Mentors who are part of the Collaborative Engagement and Retention team (CERT) and provide invaluable support to all first-year students.
The winners of the Student Mentor category are:
- Abbie Vernon
- Bella Belicia Alves
Community Volunteers
We place hundreds of community volunteers in organisations within Nottingham. Our volunteers give up their time freely to offer invaluable support to a range of projects from canal cleaning to school governance.
The winners of the Community Volunteer category are:
- Elsa Pledge
- Isabella Cammack
- William Dakers
Students in Classrooms
Students in Classrooms is a joint scheme between NTU and University of Nottingham (UoN). Our students take on roles as Achievement Coaches and Primary Learning Advocates, offering valuable classroom support to enable young people to fulfil their potential.
The winners of the Students in Classrooms category are:
- Ellie Young (UoN)
- Ciara Alfrey
- Hope Idoghor
Black Leadership Programme
Created through a collaboration between NTU and Nottingham Trent Students’ Union (NTSU), the Black Leadership Programme (BLP) is crafted specifically for second-year Black heritage students to help them develop their leadership skills:
The winner of the Black Leadership Programme category is:
- Elissa Kotey
Mature Ambassadors
Mature Ambassadors work to enhance mature student experiences at NTU through supporting events and by mentoring individual students.
The winners of the Mature Ambassador category are:
- Michelle Cave
- Marwin Mohamed
Student Panel
We have a diverse group of 33 students on our Student Panel which exists to facilitate student insight, amplify student voice, and co-design activities.
The winners of the Student Panel category are:
- Mohamad Jomaa
- Arashdeep Kaur
Want to get involved?
These schemes are a fantastic way to boost your skills, meet new people and make a positive impact — all alongside your studies. Find out how you can take part using the links below: