Prize for Engineering Excellence

Donated by Willie Printie, the Prize for Engineering Excellence is awarded annually in recognition of academic excellence in engineering at degree level. content

Donated by Willie Printie, the Prize for Engineering Excellence is awarded annually in recognition of academic excellence in engineering at degree level.

Selected from graduating students from across the university, recipients have progressed from an engineering apprenticeship background gaining further education qualifications and then excelled during their degree studies. There is no application process; eligible students are nominated by programme leaders in consultation with the subject network leader.

Willie Printie"This annual award is to recognise someone who started their career as an apprentice, who excelled at both further and higher levels of education and graduated with a university degree in Engineering. The prize, in some small way, recognises the significant academic progression of students at the university.

I support UHI to make a difference and enable more students to fulfil their academic potential. By being successful with their academic studies they will hopefully continue to grow, develop and achieve other aspects of their life dreams."

Willie J. Printie

2025 Recipient of the Prize for Engineering Excellence content A student holding an award smiling

2025 Recipient of the Prize for Engineering Excellence

Andrew Greig

"Being awarded this prize is a true honour, when I left school at 16 to start my apprenticeship as an Electrical Technician I never envisaged 14 years later I would have obtained a BEng degree. I would like to thank all the staff at the University of the Highlands and Islands for all the support and hard work they put in to helping make this possible. I also want to thank Willie Printie for supporting the university and helping make a difference to students like me, being recognised in the manner has inspired me to continue to work hard and continue on my academic and professional journey."

Recipients of the Prize for Engineering Excellence: content

Recipients of the Prize for Engineering Excellence:

  • 2025: Andrew Greig
  • 2024: Dean Frazer
  • 2023: Niamh Murray
  • 2022: Liam Elder
  • 2021: Emma Gunn
  • 2020: Jack Hamilton
  • 2019: Brian Johnstone
  • 2018: Alexander MacKay
  • 2017: Paul Sinclair
  • 2016: Greg Lawrence
  • 2015: Kevin Cameron