APM Volunteer Achievement Awards 2023
APM is delighted to announce our sixth Volunteer Achievement Awards to recognise and reward the invaluable contribution volunteers make to the success of the organisation and wider profession.
Winners were selected by the Volunteers’ Steering Group from the entries and nominations which best reflected key APM themes of growth, diversity and alignment to APM strategy.
Winners announced
We are delighted to announce the following winners, runners-up and nominees across the following six categories recognising individual and collective successes:
Timeline
- Nominations closed – Thursday 14 September
- Nominees announced – week commencing Monday 25 September
- Winners announced – APM Volunteers’ Winter Forum, Thursday 16 November 2023
An award for the individual who most consistently demonstrates the spirit, values and impact of volunteering within APM. This will recognise the individual’s activity and output, and the benefit and impact they offered to the profession, within the last year (October 2022 to September 2023).
- Range of activities undertaken in the year
- Impact of the activities they have undertaken in the year
- Spirit in which they have been delivered in the year
Congratulations to our winner, runner-up and all nominees:
Winner: Shirley Conway
Runner-up: Emma Regulski
Other nominees:
- Vanessa Daque
- Judith Donaldson
- Tom Farnsworth
- Graeme Jackson
- Rachel Jackson
- Greg Krawczyk
- Irene Maposa
- Darren Mullan / Peter Simon / Sara Rye
- Gemma Parker
- Marion Thomas
- Ryan Turner
- Sanjay Waghela
- Steve Walters
APM Branch of the Year
An award for the branch which has delivered the most successful programme of activities throughout the year.
- Range of activities
- Diversity of audiences engaged e.g. membership level, location and sector
- Feedback and impact of activities
Congratulations to our winner, runner-up and all nominees:
Winner: South Wales and West of England Branch
Runner-up: Scotland Branch
Other nominees:
- London Branch
- North West Branch
APM Special Achievement
An award for the individual who has made a significant contribution to APM and its goals through volunteering, particularly over an extended period.
- Range of activities undertaken over an extended period
- Impact of the activities they have undertaken over an extended period
- Spirit in which they have been delivered over an extended period
Congratulations to our winner, runner-up and all nominees:
Winner: David Pearce (posthumously)
Runner-up: Shirley Conway
Other nominees:
- Tim Elliott, Sam Jefferies, Oliver Randall
APM Volunteer Event of the Year
An award for the volunteer group that has delivered the best volunteer-led event.
- Quality of event in terms of format and topic
- Audience size
- Delegate feedback
Congratulations to our winner, runner-up and all nominees:
Winner: Portfolio Management SIG conference 2023
Runner-up: Enabling Change SIG & People SIG conference 2023
Other nominees:
- Assessor - Football club
- North West Branch conference 2023
- Scotland Branch, joint APM/Public Sector Event
APM Education Volunteer of the Year
An award for the volunteer who has made the most significant contribution to education outreach events throughout the year.
- Volume of activities delivered
- Range of activities delivered
- Diversity of audiences engaged e.g. school, university, influencer, media used
Congratulations to our winner and runner-up:
Winner: Steve Walters
Runner-up: Andrew Barber
APM SIG of the Year
An award for the SIG which has delivered the most successful programme of activities throughout the year.
- Range of activities e.g. blogs, marketing collateral, research, podcasts, guides, collaboration with other SIG/Branches
- Feedback and impact of activities
- Diversity of audiences engaged
Congratulations to our winner, runner-up and all nominees:
Winner: Women in Project Management SIG
Runner-up: Assurance SIG
Other nominees:
- Risk SIG
Winners will be selected by the Volunteers’ Steering Group from the entries and nominations which best reflect key APM themes of growth, diversity and alignment to APM strategy.
Recognition of the awards winners
Winners were announced at the APM Volunteers’ Forum on Thursday 16 November 2023 and each received a sustainably sourced APM trophy per category.