AoC Gold Award winners as at June 2016

Name of winning College
Aberdeen College
Aberdeen College
AoC Gold Award winner
Emma Brumpton
Stewart Milne CBE
Occupation
Global Adventurer and Film-maker
Chairman and Chief Executive of the Stewart
Milne Group
Alton College
Vicky Broadribb MBE
Gold Medallist for swimming in Paralympics (2001)
Alton College
Russell Howard
Comedian
Barking & Dagenham College
Idris Elba
Actor
(2012)
Barking & Dagenham College
Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE Actor, Director and Producer
(2004)
Barnet & Southgate College
Mary Al-Khudri
Salon owner for Muslim women
(2015)
Barnsley College
Matt Helders
Member of the “Arctic Monkeys”
Barnsley College
Kate Rusby
Folk Singer
Barnsley College
Alex Turner
Member of the “Arctic Monkeys”
Barton Peveril College
Colin Firth
Actor
(2010)
Belfast Metropolitan College
Niall McKenna
Chef and restaurateur
(2016)
Bolton College
Paul Heathcote MBE
Restaurateur
Bolton College
Amir Khan
Professional Boxer
(2012)
Bradford College
Balbir Panesar
President of Bradford Chamber of Commerce
(2009)
Bradford College
Gloria de Piero MP
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities (2014)
Brockenhurst College
Kate Royal
Opera Singer
(2009)
Brockenhurst College
Rob Forkan
Entrepreneur and founder of Gandys
(2014)
Burnley College
Sir Kevin Smith CBE
Chief Executive of GKN plc
Calderdale College
Hannah Cockroft MBE Double gold medallist for wheelchair sprinting
(2013)
London 2012
Capel Manor College
Kim Wilde
Award-winning gardener
Carshalton College
Richard Blackwood
Actor
Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College
Sarah Storey OBE
Paralympian and ambassador for Disability Sport
Year
(2010)
(2011)
(2013)
(2007)
(2006)
(2007)
(1996)
(2012)
(2006)
(2002)
(2010)
City and Islington College
City and Islington College
City College Brighton and Hove
City College Coventry
City College Norwich
City College Plymouth
City College Plymouth
City Literary Institute
City Literary Institute
City of Bath College
City of Wolverhampton College
Colchester Institute
Coleg Cambria
Coleg Glan Hafren
Coleg Morgannwg
Coleg y Cymoedd
David Oyelowo
Actor
(2003)
Reggie Yates
DJ, TV presenter, actor
(2016)
Deborah Meaden
Businesswoman and star of BBC’s Dragons’ Den
(2010)
David Moorcroft OBE MBE
Chief Executive, UK Athletics
(2002)
Stephen Fry
Actor, Author, Comedian, Director
(2004)
Anton Piotrowski
Chef and winner of Masterchef: The Professionals (2014)
Charleine Wain
Hair salon owner & final 5 of BBC’s Apprentice
(2016)
Steven Berkoff
Playwright, actor and director
(2001)
Malorie Blackman
Author and former Children’s Laureate
(2016)
Peter France
Chief Executive, Rotork plc
(2012)
Gurbux Singh
Former Chair of the CRE
(2002)
Giles Long MBE
Gold Medallist for swimming in Paralympics (2005)
Brian Fleet
Senior Vice President of Airbus UK
(2003)
Shelim Hussain MBE
Chairman & Managing Director of Euro Foods Ltd(2005)
Marco Marenghi
Lead Animator Walking with Dinosaurs
(2000)
Professor Julien Baker Director of Research, Institute of Clinical Exercise (2015)
and Health Science, University of West Scotland
College of North East London
Audley Harrison
Gold Medallist for heavyweight boxing
(2001)
College of West Anglia
Martin Brundle
F1 driver and TV presenter/commentator
(2014)
Cordwainers College
Jimmy Choo
Footwear designer and manufacturer
(2000)
Cornwall College
Toni Pearce
President of the NUS
(2014)
Craven College
Justine Whitaker
Director of Northern Lymphology
(2008)
Croydon College
John Rocha
Designer
(2015)
Doncaster College
Carl Lygo
Barrister and Vice Chancellor of BPP University
(2015)
of the Professions
Ealing, Hammersmith &W London College Trevor Baylis OBE
Inventor and Entrepreneur
(2012)
Ealing, Hammersmith &W London College Jamal Edwards
Digital Entrepreneur
(2016)
East Kent College
Gary Rhodes OBE
Celebrity Chef
(2000)
Eccles College
Hazel Blears MP
Labour Party Chairman
(2007)
Edinburgh’s Telford College
James Thomson OBE
Restaurateur
(2009)
Exeter College
Michael Caines MBE
Chef Patron/Entrepreneur
(2007)
Exeter College
Spencer Dale
Executive Director and Chief Economist at the
Bank of England
(2010)
Gateshead College
Gower College Swansea
Grimsby Institute
Hackney Community College
Hackney Community College
Harlow College
Henley College Coventry
Hereford Regional College
Hereward College
Hereward College
Hopwood Hall College
Hull College
Kirklees College
Kirklees College
Kirklees College
Kirklees College
Kirklees College
Kirklees College
Leeds City College
Leeds College of Building
Leeds College of Building
Leicester College
Lincoln College
Liverpool Community College
Luton Sixth Form College
Luton Sixth Form College
Myerscough College
Jill Scott
Henri Oguike
John Hurt CBE
Jeff Danchie
Leroy Logan MBE
Professional footballer for England and
Manchester City
Professional Dancer/Choreographer
(2007)
Actor
(2011)
Professional Basketball player
(2009)
Superintendent and member of the Olympic
Policing Coordination Team
Alan Rusbridger
Editor of The Guardian
Marlon Devonish MBE 4 x 100m Gold Medallist, record holder of 200m
(2006)
Maggie Alphonsi
England Rugby player
(2013)
Baroness Campbell
Commission for Equality and Human Rights (2008)
Sir Bert Massie CBE
Chair, Disability Rights Commission
(2003)
Lorna Fitzsimons
Former MP and Chief Executive of British Israel
Communications and Research Centre
Sarah Longthorn
Founder of WedgeWelly
Simon Needham
Founder and Creative Director of ATTIK
Communications
James Sommerville
Founder and Creative Director of ATTIK
Communications
Baroness Warsi
Cabinet Minister and Chairman of the
Conservative Party
Christopher Bailey MBE
CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Burberry (2014)
Betty Boothroyd OM PC
Former Speaker of the House of Commons (1996)
Baroness Lockwood
Former Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords
Kay Mellor OBE
Playwright and Actress
Andrew Iveson
Managing Director; SIAS Building Services Ltd
Mario Martin
UK Plumber of Year ’05, Tradesperson of Year ’05
Gok Wan
Channel 4 Presenter and Fashion Guru
Paul Barron
Business Consultant
Willy Russell
Playwright
Prof Sir Alec Jeffries
Royal Soc. Wolfson Research Professor, Genetics
Elizabeth Price
Turner Prize winning artist
(2015)
Paul Burgess
Head Groundsman of Real Madrid Football Club
(2016)
(2010)
(2014)
(2002)
(2013)
(2010)
(2010)
(2011)
(2000)
(2000)
(2008)
(2006)
(2008)
(2013)
(1996)
(2008)
(2011)
Myerscough College
National Star College
Nelson and Colne College
New College Nottingham
Northampton College
Oldham College
Oldham College
Oldham Sixth Form College
Oldham Sixth Form College
Preston College
Richard Huish College
Rotherham College
Rotherham College
Rycotewood College
Sheffield College (The)
Shipley College
Sixth Form College, Solihull
South Devon College
South Essex College
South Thames College
South West College
Southgate College
Stockton and Billingham College
Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College
Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College
Thomas Rotherham College
Tyne Metropolitan College
Varndean College
Wakefield College
Wakefield College
Christine Walkden
Katy Ethrington
John Spencer
Robert Lindsay
Adam Grey
Sarah Lancashire
Paul Walsh
Dr Munira Mirza
Kevin Sinfield
Horticulturalist, Plantswoman, TV presenter (2009)
Graphic Designer and Founder of PA Pool
Institute Scientist, Institute of Colorado
Actor
Executive Chef, Skylon Restaurant
(2013)
Actor
Chief Executive, Diageo plc
London Deputy Mayor for Culture and Education
Professional rugby league player for Leeds (2015)
Rhinos, England captain until September 2014
Nick Park CBE
Animator – Wallace and Gromit
Andy Robinson OBE
Senior Assistant Coach to England Rugby Team
(2004)
Sean Bean
Actor
Howard Webb
English professional football referee
(2015)
Kojo Afful
Relief Worker
Richard McCourt
TV and Radio Presenter
Alan Titchmarsh MBE DL
Gardener, TV Presenter and Novelist
(2002)
Justin King CBE
Chief Executive, Sainsbury’s
Greg Fitzgerald
Chief Executive, Galliford Try
(2013)
Wale Adeyemi
Fashion Designer
(2004)
John Boyega
Actor, star of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Neven Maguire
Chef and TV presenter
Ozwald Boateng OBE Bespoke Couturier
(2009)
Richard Griffiths OBE
Actor
Kate Barker
External Member of Monetary Policy Committee
Joanne Clowes
Producer: Microsoft Game Studios, USA
(2007)
Justine Greening MP
Secretary of State for Transport
(2012)
Professor Chris Day
Pro-Vice Chancellor of Liver Medicine, Newcastle
University
Natasha Kaplinsky
Presenter, BBC Breakfast
Faye Banks
Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2004
Adeem Younis
Entrepreneur and creator of
www.singlemuslim.com
(2012)
(2016)
(2005)
(2001)
(2007)
(2014)
(2005)
(2006)
(1996)
(2008)
(2012)
(2016)
(2002)
(2000)
(2004)
(2013)
(2003)
(2005)
(2011)
Westminster Kingsway College
Wirral Metropolitan College
Worcester College of Technology
Xaverian College
Xaverian College
Jamie Oliver
Christian Furr
Kate Jones
Andrea Ashworth
Lucy Powell MP
Celebrity Chef
Artist
Fund Manager, Barclays Global Investors
Author and Academic
Shadow Cabinet Minister and vice-chair of
2015 General Election campaign
(2003)
(2003)
(2004)
(2006)
(2015)