Man's success sometimes does not lie in the accumulation of riches, but it in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. The University of Leicester Students' Union is a non-profit organization that takes delight in the smiles of its members. The union constantly seeks ways of adding value to students' lives, ensuring that every one of them has the backing needed to realise his full potential in the academic world and beyond. The Student Group AwardsIn 2006, the University of Leicester Students' Union launched the Student Group Awards to celebrate the achievements of all the student groups and officers within the students' union. In 2007, the second edition of the awards was held last month in the union's entertainment facility, The Venue. The event was sponsored by East Midlands based enterprise, graddtobusiness. And the winner is...After a thorough judging process, Ed Nisbet received the Best Newcomer Award and Tom Edwards won the Most Innovative Award. The Individual Outstanding Achievement award went to Phil Xavier, and Becky Swinson won Union Officer of the Year. While Ajay Saini won Student Group Officer of the Year, Donal Gaynor received the Lifetime Achievement. The following students were also presented with Special Recognition Awards: Dan Jones, Simon Green, Ed Green, Dee Patel, Rebecca Ashton, Michael Salter, Sam Lush, Tim Sansom and Laura Burtenshaw. Julia Coats and Martin Cullen were also presented with Special Lifetime Achievement Awards. Rewarding commitment and dedicationAaron Porter, University of Leicester Students' Union vice president finance and services, who coordinated the awards said: | "We were...very impressed by the commitment and dedication of the nominees and by what they had achieved this year." | | Jag Gill, gradtobusiness (event sponsor) |
"This is a fantastic opportunity to reward students who make a wonderful contribution to the Students' Union over the course of the year. Once again, the University of Leicester Students' Union was able to showcase a diverse student population, who contribute to some of the best student groups in the country." Jag Gill, Senior Marketing Manager of graddtobusiness said: "It was an absolute pleasure to support the University of Leicester Student Group Awards this year. "Before attending the event, we didn't really know how many different student groups existed within the university or the level of work that went into activities run by these groups. "We were however, very impressed by the commitment and dedication of the nominees and by what they had achieved this year. The awards evening was a great, well organised event that we were proud to be a part of". One for the teamPeople who work most effectively never say "I." They don't even think "I." They think "we"; they think "team." The University of Leicester Students' Union is run by a team of five sabbatical officers with support from many full and part time staff. The success of this year's award has been hinged on teamwork. | 
