Results
Young Scotland and Northern Ireland Programme 2011
Stranraer: October
Scotland and Northern Ireland Young Thinker of the Year (title shared with the winner of the Spring 2011 programme):
Kirsteen Shields, University of Dundee
Runner-up
Alasdair Anthony, National Records of Scotland
Highly commended
Steven Ing, Scottish Government
Stephanie Pitticas, Glasgow Caledonian University
Commended
Jason Cormack, Scottish Government
Young Ireland Programme 2011
Stranraer: October
Ireland Young Thinker of the Year (title shared with the winner of the Spring 2011 programme)
Anita Toolan, Department of Justice and Equality
Runner-up
Caoimhe Gavin, Forfás
Young England and Wales Programme 2011
Lancaster: September
Local Government Young Thinker of the Year:
Michelle Howard, West Lindsey District Council
Runner-up:
Leah Mickleborough, South Norfolk District Council
Young Thinker of the Year (Societies, Associations and Institutions):
Elizabeth Goodwin, VSO UK
Runner-up:
Matthew Harper, Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust
Young Public Sector Programme 2011
Lancaster: June
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Inna Taylor, Ofsted
Runner-up
Matthews Nobbs, Welsh Government
Highly commended
Alison Simmance, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Commended
Jilly Cole, Housing Ombudsman Service
Young Ireland Programme 2011
Stranraer: May
Ireland Young Thinker of the Year: (title shared with the winner of the Autumn 2011 programme)
Kieran O'Brien, UNICEF Ireland
Runner-up
Louise Sarsfield Collins, Irish Refugee Council
Young Scotland Programme 2011
Stranraer: May
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year: (title shared with the winner of the Autumn 2011 programme):
Gillian McMahon, Mary's Meals
Runner-up
Katie Cunningham, NHS Grampian
Highly commended
Chloe Thomson, Scottish Refugee Council
Young Local Authority of the Year 2011
Lancaster: February
Warwickshire County Council
(Ben Cahill and Kate McGrory)
Runner-up
North East Lincolnshire Council
(Charlotte Dring and Samantha Smith)
Young Scotland and Northern Ireland Programme 2010
Stranraer: October
Scotland and Northern Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Hannah Cornish, NHS Scotland
Runner-up
Neil McLennan, Learning and Teaching Scotland
Highly commended
Heather Wilson, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Commended
Hazel Burgess, Scottish Government
Young Ireland Programme 2010
Stranraer: October
Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Sabrina Sloyan, Irish Civil Service
Young Public Sector Programme 2010
Lancaster: September
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year 2010: jointly
Bronwyn Cooper, Ofsted
Runner-up
Matthew Legg, Home Office
Highly commended
Jessica Whatley, East Sussex County Council
UK Universities Young Thinker of the Year 2010
Lancaster: June
Rebekah Howes, University of Winchester
Runner-up
Sally Keith, Bournemouth University
Scottish Schools Young Thinker of the Year 2010
Dundee: June
Thom Sherrington, Aboyne Academy
Runner-up
Stuart Boyle, Bannerman High School, Glasgow
Young Public Sector Programme 2010
Lancaster: May
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year 2010: jointly
Lisa Walduck, Natural England
Runner-up
Imogen Hewing, Home Office
Commended:
Georgina Cassidy, Cefas
Iain Drennan, Home Office
Allison Hulbert, Natural England
Stephen Rosenthal, Home Office
Young Local Authority of the Year 2010
Lancaster: March
London Borough of Newham (Nieema Alom and Joseph Dromey)
Runner-up
East Staffordshire Borough Council (Charlotte Bodger and Charlotte Taylor)
Highly commended
Kent County Council (Tom Marsh and Daniel Vokes)
Education Young Thinker of the Year 2010
Lancaster: January
Niall O'Loughlin, Newcastle University
Runner-up
Debra Ogden, London School of Economics and Political Science
Associations, Societies and Institutions Young Thinker of the Year 2010
Lancaster: January
Amy Harrison, Fairtrade Foundation
Runner-up
Natalia Botero, Royal College of Physicians
Young Scotland and Northern Ireland Programme 2009
Stranraer: November
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year: jointly
Jessica Walker, Scottish Water
Runner-up
Apeksha Walavalkar, CEMVO Scotland
Highly commended
John Ferguson, General Register Office for Scotland
Northern Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Amanda Graham, Amnesty International
Runner-up
Lesley Tong, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Young Local Government Programme 2009
Lancaster: October
Local Government Young Thinker of the Year
Emma Grant, London Borough of Hillingdon
Runner-up
Dharmendra Singh, Birmingham City Council
Highly commended
Chris Briggs, St Albans City and District Council
Commended
Alex Goode, London Borough of Lambeth
Third Sector Young Thinker of the Year 2009
Lancaster: June
Kris Anderson, Dignity in Dying
Runner-up
Helen Longworth, Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Highly commended
Barbara Soetan, Changemakers
Commended
Melissa Pritchard, Marine Conservation Society
Young Scotland Programme 2009
Stranraer: June
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year: jointly
Paul Gallagher, Scottish Book Trust
Runner-up
Nick Henderson, Youth End Poverty Dundee
Highly commended
Steven Cairney, Clydebank College
Young Ireland Programme 2009
Stranraer: June
Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Louise Wilson, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Runner-up
Ciara Kirrane, Trocaire
Young Public Sector Programme 2009
Lancaster: May
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Samantha Hill, Home Office
Runner-up
Neelaksh Sadhoo, National Physical Laboratory
Highly commended
Owen O'Brien, West Midlands Police
Commended
Laura Coleman, Home Office
Catrina Denvir, Legal Services Commission
Stuart Hollands, Legal Services Commission
Sian Smith, Natural England
David Szaroleta, Legal Services Commission
Heather Vivian, Home Office
Young Local Authority of the Year 2009
Lancaster: March
East Sussex County Council (Caroline Bragg and Katherine Shepherd)
Runner-up
London Borough of Hillingdon (Victoria Jones and Sam Taylor)
Highly commended
Devon County Council (Hannah Alderson and Kamila Davis)
Commended
Portsmouth City Council (Sophie Castle and Alan Dickson)
Education Young Thinker of the Year 2009
Lancaster: January
Elizabeth Harper, London South Bank University
NHS Young Thinker of the Year 2009
Lancaster: January
Matilda von Sydow, NHS Barking and Dagenham
Police and Fire and Rescue Services Young Thinker of the Year 2009
Lancaster: January
Kate Holford, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
Young Scotland Programme 2008
Stranraer: November
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year; jointly
Anthony Silkoff, BEMIS
Runner-up
Rebecca Winterstein, Scottish Government
Highly commended
Richard Perrie, Scottish Court Service
Maggie Rait, Midlothian Council
Young Local Government Programme 2008
Lancaster: October
Local Government Young Thinker of the Year
Sarah Griffiths, Wokingham Borough Council
Runner-up
Liz Stephenson, South Tyneside Council
Highly commended
Alex Newman Carter, West Lindsey District Council
Commended
Emma Cunliffe, South Tyneside Council
Young Scotland Programme 2008
Stranraer: June
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year; jointly
Madeleine Burns, Scottish Refugee Council
Runner-up
Katrina Marsden, RSPB Scotland
Highly commended
Harula Ladd, Findhorn Foundation
Commended
Laura Watson, NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Young All-Ireland Programme 2008
Stranraer: June
All-Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Barry Devine, An Bord Pleanala
Runner-up
Denise Fitzpatrick, Public Appointments Service
Highly commended
Karl Walsh, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Commended
Gareth Hargadon, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Associations and Societies Young Thinker of the Year 2008
Lancaster: May
Christine Hunt, Age Concern England
Runner-up
Charles Miller, Anti-Slavery International
Highly commended
Amy Whalley, Interact Worldwid
Young Public Sector Programme 2008
Lancaster: May
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Charlie Webb, UK Government
Runner-up
Carolyn Lund, Ministry of Justice
Highly commended
Stephen O'Connor, Legal Services Commission
Commended
Peter Jones, Legal Services Commission
Katie Thomas, UK Government
Young Local Authority of the Year 2008
Bournemouth: March
Hampshire County Council (Andrew Boutflower and Emma Gordon)
Runner-up
East Sussex County Council (Darren Elliott and Polly Reynolds)
Highly commended
Fenland District Council (Hetty Thornton and Amy Wilson)
Commended
London Borough of Haringey (Lucy Cranshaw and Becky Cribb)
Young Scotland Programme 2007
Stranraer: November
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year; jointly
Michael Mitton, Findhorn Foundation
Runner-up
Elaine McGhee, Strathclyde Police
Highly commended
James Steel, Scottish Government
Commended
Gianna Cassidy, Glasgow Caledonian University
Andrew McKerns, Glasgow City Council
Young Local Government Programme 2007
Bournemouth: October
Local Government Young Thinker of the Year
Tim Borrett, Teignbridge District Council
Runner-up
Ruth Stradling, Halton Borough Council
Highly commended
Ann Griffiths, Surrey County Council
Commended
Victoria Brett, St Albans City and District Council
Young Public Sector Programme 2007
Bournemouth: September
Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Carleen Protain, Ministry of Justice
Runner-up
Heidi Brooks, Home Office
Highly commended
Shireen Khattak, National Audit Office
Young Business Programme 2007
Bournemouth: June
Business Young Thinker of the Year
Grainne Mc Kenna, BT
Runner-up
Peter Lamb, AEA Group
Young Third Sector Programme 2007
Bournemouth: June
Third Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Mairi Clare Rodgers, Liberty
Runner-up
Vicki Craighill, PDSA
Highly commended
Gemma Rosenblatt, Hansard Society
Young Scotland Programme 2007
Stranraer: June
Scotland Young Thinker of the Year; jointly
Maria Kicinski, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Runner-up
Sean Wattegedera, Moredun Research Institute
Highly commended
Andy Craig, East Dunbartonshire Council
Commended
Emma Carmichael, Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Melissa Kilpatrick, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
Young All-Ireland Programme 2007
Stranraer: June
All-Ireland Young Thinker of the Year
Katrina Mulholland, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Runner-up
Sarah Griffin, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Highly commended
Linda Memery, Personal Injuries Compensation Board
Commended
Brian Conway, National University of Ireland
Jim Harding, National Standards Authority of Ireland
Young NHS Organisation of the Year 2007
Bournemouth: February
Barking and Dagenham Primary Care Trust (Russell Collins and Adenike George)
Runner-up
Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals Trust (Kate Meredith and Natalie O'Mara)
Highly commended
King's College Hospital Foundation NHS Trust (Meredith Jacobs and Brady Pohle)
Commended
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust (Louise Shepherd and Samantha Steed)
Young Local Authority of the Year 2007
Bournemouth: February
Wokingham District Council (Lynsey Harris and Keith Withers)
Runner-up
Hertfordshire County Council (Colin Cornforth and Jennifer Lynch)
Highly commended
Oxford City Council (Karen Martin and Sally Short)
Commended
East Sussex County Council (Sara Jones and Bryn Thomas)
Young England and Wales Programme 2007
Bournemouth: January
Young Thinker of the Week
Andrew Johnson, Home Office
Runner-up
Esther Town, Exeter College
Highly commended
Laura Cook, Kingston College
Commended
Andrew Prynn, Police Information Technology Organisation