A BALLYBOFEY student was honoured for receiving top marks at the ATU Letterkenny Conferring Awards Ceremony.
Ben Callaghan received the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Donegal Branch Industry Award from Dermot Gildea, chairman of the CIF Donegal branch.
Mr Callaghan received the award in recognition of achieving the highest GPA (grade point average) in the BSc (Hons) Construction Management degree programme at the university and was joined by members of the ATU Letterkenny faculty at the ceremony.
Commending the achievement, Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Western and Midland director Justin Molloy said: “On behalf of the Construction Industry Federation, I’d like to congratulate Ben Callaghan on this highly impressive accomplishment which is a testament to his dedication and hard work.
“Achievements such as Ben’s demonstrate the depth of talent and bright potential within our construction industry, which is hugely encouraging for the sector.
“We wish Ben every success with his professional career development going forward.”
Pictured front row, left to right are Dermot Gildea, Chair, CIF Donegal Branch and Ben Callaghan, Best Student in Construction Management, ATU Letterkenny.
Pictured back row, left to right are Thomas Dowling, Head of School of Computing, ATU Letterkenny; Antoin MacGabhann, lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering and Construction at ATU Letterkenny; Prof Graham Heaslip, Dean of Faculty, ATU Letterkenny; and Emma Coyle, Head of Department of Civil Engineering, ATU Letterkenny.
