University News Last updated 27 July 2011
An award winning Redditch student has put her success down to her husband and children.
Lisa Williams is the joint winner of the Birmingham City University’s Student of Excellence Award for BSc . Midwifery. Lisa, who is 33 was accepted on to the long version of the midwifery degree course after completing an access to higher education course at Bromsgrove College. As part of her course she undertook training at Birmingham Women’s Hospital and now hopes to specialise in teenage pregnancy/ safeguarding issues. Before training as a midwife, Lisa worked as a holistic therapist, skills which she said she was able to put to good use when helping women through labour.
On receiving her award Lisa said: “I feel immensely privileged and incredibly lucky to be able to care for women and their families. I’ve enjoyed every aspect of the course and feel that I have received a high standard of training, from both my practice placements and the University’s Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences and I’d recommend my course to prospective students because of the high standard of teaching and training.
“I felt immensely honoured to hear that I had been nominated for an award and I would like to dedicate my award to my husband, Mark, and three children, Harry (10) Charlie (7) and Lilla (6) who have been my rock for the past three years.”
Lisa received her plaque at the Faculty’s awards ceremony on Friday 22 July at the Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston, Birmingham, where the guest speaker was Barbara Kuypers, West Midlands Local Supervising Authority Midwifery Officer.
Professor Ian Blair, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences said: “This is the fifth year that the Health and Social Care Awards have been held, and this year the selection process has been more difficult than ever.
“The awards were created to provide formal recognition of the excellent efforts and achievements of our outstanding students, and to celebrate the relationships the Faculty has built with our practice partners.
“I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate all our award winners and wish them the very best for the future.”
Birmingham City University is running a major awareness campaign in the Midlands to demonstrate how it is upgrading the future of individuals and companies. To find out more visit www.bcu.ac.uk