| Analog honours Eamonn’s memory with awards |
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| Written by Rachael Finucane | |
| Wednesday, 19 November 2008 | |
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ANALOG Devices Ireland (ADI) presented a total of 33 awards to students
in CBS Secondary School Limerick as part of the Annual Eamonn Dillon
Memorial Bursary Awards last week. The second annual awards—presented in memory of former Analog Devices employee Eamonn Dillon, who died tragically in a car accident in Chicago in 2005—mark the achievements of CBS students in maths and science in the previous academic year. Jack Molyneaux, one of the 33 students to receive an award last year, said that “the money I received from Analog Devices last year was put to great use”. “I managed to buy my school books and stationary with it. It’s a special day in the school when the awards are handed out and I was thrilled last year to be a winner at the inaugural ceremony. We also enjoyed visiting the Analog site in Limerick—it’s great to see work being done on site and it gave me a real insight into the potential of a future career in the area of engineering.” This year’s award ceremony, which was attended by teachers of CBS, students, their parents and Dillon family members, saw the students receiving bursary awards amounting to €12,500. Students were also visited Analog Devices high technology facility. Students in the junior stream received awards of €250 and those in the senior stream received €500. Noel Earlie, school principal said: “We are delighted that Analog Devices has chosen to mark Eamonn’s memory in this way as the scheme has proven to be a strong incentive for our pupils to perform well in math’s and science.” “In fact, two of last year’s bursary recipients have progressed to receive third level JP McManus scholarships, which demonstrates that the Analog Devices Bursary scheme, even at this early stage is already encouraging students towards career paths in technology and engineering.” |
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