The Allister Boyd Award for Contribution to Health and Wellbeing in a Leadership Role

This award was created to recognise Allister Boyd's exceptional fundraising and awareness enhancing activities for teenage cancer and teenage cancer care. 

Allister had been involved in fundraising for the Teenage Cancer Trust and CLICSargent since his first diagnosis.  He raised nearly £200,000 for these charities.  He also worked hard to improve understanding and awareness of teenage cancer since his initial diagnosis.  This involved him talking to doctors about caring for teenagers with cancer at a British Medical Association Conference, and speaking to school pupils, fellow cancer patients, medical professionals, specialist fundraising groups and the general public about the unique needs of teenage cancer patients.

Sadly Allister passed away on April 4th, 2009.  His brother, Russell, received the Award in his memory.

This award recognises Allister's achievements in 2009 and in the following years will be awarded to a Glasgow Caledonian student who has demonstrated a similarly outstanding contribution to the health and wellbeing of others.

Have you or someone you know on the Student Leaders Programme demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the health and wellbeing of others?

This could be through

• a fundraising event
• awareness enhancing activities
• a project that enhances the lives of underprivileged children/adults

Basically any example of an initiative or event that the nominee has organised, managed or been responsible for that is OUT WITH their voluntary/mentoring role.

The winner will receive an engraved trophy in recognition of their achievement. 

The nominations for this Award are now closed.

The winner will be decided by a panel of judges from the Association and the University.  More details of the guidelines can be found here.