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Young Woman Engineer of the Year
Faye Banks, 25, a production line engineer for Lever Faberge in Pontefract has been awarded the prestigious title "The Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award 2004".
"Whether things go right or wrong I always turn things into positives You only get one shot at life, I don't want to sit back in ten years time and think why didn't I do that? So whatever opportunities are made available to me I'll take them" Faye Banks, 25, a production line engineer for Lever Faberge in Pontefract has been awarded the prestigious title "The Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award 2004"
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 6 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The ceremony, sponsored by IIE (The Institution of Incorporated Engineers) and The Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust, and supported by BT and The Ford Motor Company took place today at the BT Centre, London.
She beat four other finalists to claim the title.
Faye is a truly inspirational role model.
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Turning her back on years of neglect and abuse, against the odds, she has rebuilt her life and gone from strength to strength.
At 16 she left school without any qualifications and it looked like her life would always be a struggle.
She gained unskilled employment working on a production line at a local company, but soon became frustrated and decided to go back to college and study engineering.
This decision dramatically turned her life around.
With hard work and determination Faye has built up a reputation as an accomplished engineer with a string of qualifications and awards to her name.
She was head-hunted by Lever Faberge in 2003, who were eager to put her skills into practice in order to bring their deodorant production line up to world class standard.
The judges for the award were particularly impressed with Faye's technical prowess, drive and passion for developing her career in engineering.
Faye, an exceptional role model, is eager to embrace her new title which brings with it the responsibility of challenging the perceptions of engineering that society holds.
Over the next 12 months she will visit schools and colleges and talk to the media, sharing her enthusiasm for a profession she enjoys immensely, and encouraging others to consider it for their future.
A worthy recipient of the Award Faye has received a cheque for GBP 1,000 kindly donated by BT, a silver rose bowl and the title: The Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2004.
Runner-up for the main Award and winner of The WES Prize (WES - Women's Engineering Society) is Claire Woolaghan, 28, from Cumbria.
Claire is a Control Systems Team Leader from British Nuclear Group.
At the Award ceremony she received a cheque for GBP 500 and a certificate.
The Mary George Memorial Prize (awarded to a younger candidate who, whilst academically eligible, has yet to gain the experience and responsibility required for the main Award) was presented to Katy Linforth, a 24 year old Electrical Engineering Assistant with Kirklees Metropolitan Council.
Katy received a cheque for GBP 500, a certificate and a silver salver.
The Mary George Memorial Prize - runner up (awarded to a younger candidate who, whilst academically eligible, has yet to gain the experience and responsibility required for the main Award) was awarded to Jeannie Rees, a 22 year old Technical Investigation Officer, who works for Ofcom in Glasgow.
Jeannie received a cheque for GBP 300 and a certificate.
This year's Young Woman Engineer of the Year competition attracted a substantial number of high calibre candidates, clearly demonstrating the impressive quality of young women now following successful careers in engineering.
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