North West Awards Winner - Katie Myers
Real Estate student through to WiP National Awards
final
Part-time Real Estate Management student, Katie Myers has won
the North West regional final of the Association of Women in
Property (WiP) National Student Awards 2009.
The award was presented at a lunch event held at Room,
Manchester and attended by over 40 WiP members who took part in a
memorable 'Speed Networking' session before the award was handed
out. All the Student Awards finalists also attended the event
even manged to get in a bit of networking with WiP members.
Commercially astute Katie impressed the judges with her passion,
determination and knowledge of the industry to win the £500
first prize, free membership of the Association upon graduating and
the opportunity to participate in the WiP mentoring programme
whereby a mentor will support them in their early career.
The Liverpool John Moores University student will now go head to
head with winners from seven other regions across the UK, in a
national final for a prize of £1,000 as the 'Best of the
Best' which takes place at Claridge's in London on 22nd
September.
The WiP Student Awards aims to showcase and encourage up and
coming female talent in the property industry. Second year
students are nominated for the award by their course tutors.
The eight finalists, who were selected after a tough presentation
and interview process, were:
Liverpool John Moores
University: Katie Myers Real Estate
Management and Jennifer Scurr Real Estate
Management
University of Liverpool:
Sophie Determann Architecture and Felicity
Meares Architecture
Manchester Metropolitan
University: Sophie
Mitchell Architecture and Natasha
Tariq Architecture
University of Central
Lancashire: Beverley Love Building
Surveying and Julie Wright Commercial
Management and Quantity Surveying
Katie's success has been featured in The Business Desk -
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