The Albam Exorna Award

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The Albam Exorna Award

The Albam Exorna Award was first established in 2014 by the College and the Old Dunstonian Association (known as The Dunstonian Association since November 2018) and has been awarded every year since then. The award is a generous cash prize of £1,000 for the winner and £250 for the runner up, both sponsored by The Dunstonian Association.

The Award recognises the student who best demonstrates that they have ‘adorned the white’ during their time at St Dunstan’s. All final year students who will be attending a university course or other form of professional training or equivalent sponsorship are eligible to apply. All eligible students who wish to be considered for the award submit a written application to the Head. There is no prescribed length to the application nor are there any set criteria. An application should set out the grounds on which the candidate considers they are worthy of the award. All contributions to College life will be relevant. These may include contributions to the academic, artistic, sporting, dramatic or musical life of the College, but this list is not exhaustive. Involvement in community work or the CCF, for example, will also be relevant. Candidates should also include in their presentation how they envisage continuing to ‘adorn the white’ after they have left the College. All written applications are then considered during the final week of Lent term by a panel that includes senior teaching staff and officers of The Dunstonian Association, and a shortlist of candidates will be drawn up. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to support their applications with an oral presentation to the panel and to answer any questions on their application and presentation. This year’s winners were announced on 13 May 2022 during the Graduation Ceremony that took place in the new Theatre for all Year 13 students and their parents. Faye was the winner of the £1,000 prize with one runner-up, Izzy. Congratulations to all!