Alumna of the Year 2025 - Nominations Open
We are thrilled to announce that nominations are now open for the Alumna of the Year Awards.
This is your chance to celebrate and honour the incredible achievements of a member of our alumnae.
Do you know an alumna who has made a significant impact? Nominate her today. Our finalists will be selected based on the following inspiring criteria:
- Championing a charitable cause
- Achieving outstanding academic or professional success
- Driving environmental or social change
- Being a pioneer or achieving success in a challenging field
Nominations close on 26th April 2025
Terms and conditions:
- The nominated alumna must be over the age of 18
- The award is only open to living alumnae
- The nominator must have the consent of the alumna being nominated and permission to provide their email address to the GDST
- The nominee must agree that if they are successful in being shortlisted they consent to publicity relating to the award
- The nominee must have attended a GDST school
Previous winners include:
2024: Felicity Baker, Wimbledon High School, Senior Journalist
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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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