GDST Alumna of the Year
Alumna of the Year 2024 – Nominations Open
Nominations are now open for the Alumna of the Year and Trailblazer Award 2024. Please use the form below to nominate a GDST alumna who has:
- Made an exceptional contribution towards environmental or social change
- Helped or championed a charitable cause
- Achieved outstanding success
- Done pioneering work in a challenging field
- Been an inspiration or role model to young people and/or women
- Achieved amazing things or shown outstanding promise early in her career (Trailblazer award)
The Alumna of the Year award recognises the many varied achievements of our alumnae. Nominees under 30 will be considered in the Trailblazer category. The winners will be interviewed for the alumnae magazine, GDST Life, and invited to receive their award at our special ceremony.
Nominations close at midnight on Friday 26 April.
Nominate your Alumna of the Year here
Previous winners include:
2023: Ramita Navai, Putney High School, multi-award-winning journalist and documentary maker
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2022: Dr Ellie Cannon, Newcastle High School for Girls, NHS doctor, broadcaster and health writer
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2021: Samira Ahmed, Wimbledon High School, multi-award-winning journalist, writer and broadcaster
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2020: Louisa Blake, Birkenhead High School Academy, Founder of Looby Lou’s Lovely Lunches
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2019: Olivia Colman CBE, Norwich High School, Oscar and BAFTA-winning actor
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2018: Dr Nirupa Murugaesu, Notting Hill & Ealing High School, Clinical Lead for Molecular Oncology at Genomics England
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