HUNDREDS of students and staff received prizes at Darlington College of Technology's annual awards ceremony last night.

The awards recognised achievements in further and higher education, training, work-based learning and school link programmes.

Annual achievement awards were also made to staff who had been nominated by colleagues for their outstanding contribution to the work of the college.

The awards ceremony, which was held at Darlington Civic Theatre, was hosted by the college's director of external relations, Sue Campbell, and former Radio Cleveland presenter Alan Wright.

Peter Barron, editor of The Northern Echo, presented the further education awards; Professor Derek Fraser, of the University of Teesside, presented the higher education awards; and Alasdair MacConachie, chairman of the College Corporation Board, presented the staff awards.

Entertainment was provided by student band Foola, made up of Jack Watson, Elliot Smith, Tom Heaney, Michael Archer and Lindsay Hall.

All five are members of the college's performing arts department

Further Education Awards

Performing arts: Sarah Hutchison, Sarah Davison, Antony Greenwood, James Williamson.

Journalism and media: Sarah Lefebve, Thomas Cook, Debbie Leigh, Matthew Bowman, Katie Locke, Mark Payne, James Lynn.

Business and computing: Natasha Mangat, Christine Blenkinsopp, Laura Severi, Yvonne Duckworth, Matthew Brown, Shelia Hay, Paul Foster, Annette Burnside.

Professional management: Christine Marsh, Brian Goodfellow, Susan Mudd, Elizabeth Lawrence, Lynda Fairbairn, Jayne Papworth, Christopher Gill, Don Marshall, Anne Nimmo.

Engineering: John Tolley, James Skyers, Gavin Symons, Ian Hulmes, Gary Cunliffe, Keiran Best, Stuart Plews, Nathan Thomas, Paul Brownbridge, Phil West, James Brackenbury.

Construction: Faye Pearson, Liam McDermott, Michael Kettlewell, Andrew Atkinson, Thomas Taylor, Michael Hall, Matthew Fox, Steven Paton, Michael Pallister, Ben Robinson, Bobby Carlin, Stephen Patterson.

Sports, leisure and tourism: Sarah Elizabeth Allen, Nichola Brodhurst, Sarah Hardy, Claire Burton.

Hotel, catering and hospitality: James Clement, Matthew Gallagher, Mark Britton, Samantha Nicolson, Roy Hewlett, Paul Craig, Shane Punshon.

Hair and beauty: Zara Wylie, Sarah Walker, Samantha Brunskill, Lizzie McGough.

Health and community: Janet Dunwoodie, Scott Ferguson, Emma Ross, Catherine Hayton, Jacqueline Lowe, Charlotte McLean, Emma Freeman, Mahida Begum, Samar Chaaban, Lillian Upton, Sarah Lamont, David McNiff, Rachel Geldard, Michelle Scarlett, Lynsey Pickard.

Curriculum awards: Hayley Gilpin, Richard Heaven, Joyce Stafford, Lee Myers, Laura Dinsdale, Irene Evers, Sherelle Harker, Peter Dyson, Zoe Smith, Jeanette Scarth, Allan Robinsonm Jonathan Buchan, Claire Baker, Placide Ruhaza.

Darlington College at Catterick: Kuma Rai, Patricia Richardson, Sheila Hillary, Jillian Brookshaw.

Journalism and media NCTJ pre- entry journalism: Leona Milne, Victoria Callaghan, James Connell, Gary O'Anson, Amy Loughran, Lucy Cloyan, Clare Wallace, Sally Bramley, David Roberts, Christian Bew, Nick Frame, Ian Holyman, Gordon Lauret, Kathleen Sheehan, Laura Tindall, Kate Bowman, Marie Carter, Rachel Hulme, Paul James, James Lynn, Steven Smith, Claire Wilson, Alice Eaton, Paul Arbuckle, Nichol Evans, Neil Goodwin, Michelle Keppie, Thomas Nightingale, Nicholas Straker, Mark Warburton, Peter Bradley, Hannah Chapman, Sufeena Hussain, Danielle King, Pheobe MacBride, Phillipa Teasdale, Daniel Gouldstone, John MacGregor, Amy Balchin, Stephen Fahy, Kaye Henry, Robert Lancaster, William Scott, Julia Thorley, Andrew Willis.

NCTJ pre-entry journalism (Johnsons): Amanda Atkinson, Charlotte Burnell, Rebecca Hitchen, Deborah Leigh, Brian Marjoribanks, Kate Turley, Amy Cameron, Luke Gosling, Wesley Smith, Camille Berriman, James Hall, Zoe Holden, Claire Long, Tammy Owens, Amelia Wells, Carly Catterson, David Jones, Maria Thompson, Louise Brain, Chris Harby, Anna Huggins, Cristian Marcuzzi, Paul Speed, Martin Nayntun, Vikki Fear, Anna Shepherd.

NCTJ pre-entry journalism (News-quest): Thomas Cock, Sophie Bignall, Hugh Christopher, Ian Manley, Edward O'Daly, Monica Sloan, Jonathan Taylor, Nicholas White, Alexander Cameron, Lisa Frascarelli, Georgina Lock, Jonathan Russell, Sarah Thompson, Sarah Lefebve, Charlotte Bradshaw, Simon Dilger, Matthew Martin, Alison Oxborrow, Matthew Smith, Philip Tromans, Emily Bridgewater, Anne Cooper, Graeme Hamlett, Benjamin Payne, Samantha Simpson, Daniel Williams, Alison Barton, Ian Briggs, Ben Lammas, Karenza Morton, Chris Semple, Charlie Stong, James Watson, Daniel Brierley, Alexandra Emery, Hannah Hughes, Robert Pritchard, Rory Stamp.

HND in journalism (University of Teesside): Nicola Burgham, Omar Mirza, Thomas Cullimore, Kuldip Virdi, Julie Hall.

Business and computing: HNC in computing: Michael Hirst, Dalkeith Kerby, Shane Lazenby, Paul Berks.

HND in computing: Paul Flack, Steve Harris, Chris Burke.

BTEC HNC electric and electronic engineering: Steven Henderon, Michael Mitchell, Daniel Kolodziej, Shane Pearly, Nathan Thornton.

BTEC HNC telecommunications engineering: George Calder, Christopher Granger, David Hymers, John Heron, Adrian Lazenby, John Lynch, Arun Meisuria, Craig Milburn.

BTEC HNC mechanical engineering: Anthony Andrews, Graham Bayles, Steven Davison, Luke Cooper, Timothy Hamilton, Matthew Hymer, Brett Login, Matthew Mardula, Stephen Parker, Alexander Stonehouse, Philip West, Karl Wilson.

BTEC HNC manufacture engineering: Jamie Beaton, Anthony Simm, Michael Arkwright, Paul Brownbridge, Jonathan Calvert, John Gittins, Trevor Hutchinson, Paul Lidster, Scott Maddison, Christopher Pearson, Christopher Teasdale, Darren Tookey, Kevin Wilson, Shaun Wilson.

BTEC HNC mechatronics: John Tolley, Martin Bennett, Paul Dodds, Carl Hankey, Brian Harrison, Michael Henson, Carl Jackson, Jeremy Ladbury, Stephen Merfield, Graham Stevens, Daniel Stewart, Iain Wilson, Haydn Wren.

BTEC HND electronic engineering: Peter Byers, Chris Daly, Russell Fraser, Robert Furness, Chris Harvey, Gerard Kelly, Lee White, Simon Rothery.

BTEC HND electrical engineering: Anthony Binks, Adam Bradley.

BTEC HND telecommunications engineering: Paul Bolton, Brian Godfrey, Craig Milburn, Carl Tempest.

BTEC HND mechanical engineering: Neil Cairney, Andrew Allison.

BTEC HND manufacturing engineering: Stuart Lowe, Kristoffer Kavanagh, Mark McGurk.

BTEC HND mechatronics: Stephen Mann, Paul Carlin, Raymond Lee, Mark Knapmann, Andrew Oliver, Philip McCarron.

BTEC HNC building studies: Michael Hall, Keith Abbot, Stewart Anderson, Matthew Bell, Brian Bentley, Elliott Castle, Barry Gittins, Mark Hanson, Joe Milburn, Lee Mountford, James Pitchers, Gavin Plews, Stephen Smith, Kirk Thompson, Dean Wilson.

BTEC HNC hospitality management:

Valerie Ward, Susan Albrow, Lisa Pitcher, Michelle Smith.

HND hospitality management: Alison Davies, Lorraine Shirley, Kelly Hopkins, Jonathan Bowmer.

BTEC HNC care practice: Lynn Black, Joanna Moralee, Heidi Bischoff, Denise Barber, Enid Wilson, Allison Wood, David Gibb, Robert Todd.

NCFE Diploma in Counselling: Michelle Bromley-Davies, Elizabeth Chidgey, Sarah Glahome, Susan Nicholson, Sharon Walters, Carmel Price, Doreen Sawyer, David Walker, Kathryn Beetham, Sheila McEwan.

NISR Sunderland Certificate of Education: Brian Goodfellow, Roxana Jackson, Phyll Maffey, Yvonne Mellor, Caroline Mills, Alison Morgon, Anne Mortimer, Clare Sheppard, Christopher Smith, Helen Wicking, Andrew Grant, Anne Hardie, Sarah Carter, Lynn Currey, Terence Elton, Neil Emson, Susana Freire-Ellis, Samantha George, Ian Wickins, Lesley Mann, Joanna Smith.

Institute of Management NVQ Four in Management: Ruth Birdsall, Patricia Coglan, Andrew Gallacher, Leslie Hauxwell, Shaun Hubbard, Joanne Longley, Linda Wiley, Ann Workman, Julie Gibson, David Hardwick, Julie Blades, Allison Jones, Florence Coulter, Natalie Curgenven, Lorena Dayson, Leon Dean, Marcia Downer, Sharon Drew, Lorraine Frost, Steven Graham, William Gray, Peter Greathead, Joanne Hodgson, Caroline Leek, Karen Savage, Paul Staines, Tony Thornton, Elizabeth White, Michael Barker, Michelle Betton, Kathryn Boal, Anna Capstick.

Institute of Management Certificate in Management: Leslie Hauxwell, Joanne Longley, Linda Wiley, Andrew Gallacher, Ruth Birdsall, Patricia Coglan, Shaun Hubbard, Graham Devonshire, Jayne Papworth, Tony Thornton, Angela Alderson, Michael Barker, Julie Blades, Kathryn Boal, Barbara Brelsford, Graham Chapman, Alexandra Close, Maria Coad, Florence Coulter, Natalie Curgenven, Leon Dean, Sharon Drew, Lorraine Frost, Julie Gibson, Peter Greathead, David Hardwick, Michael Simpson, Mark Singer, Paul Soderman, Kay Stradling, Michelle Betton, Lorena Dayson, Marcia Downer, Steven Graham, Joanne Hodgson, Allison Jones, Craig Lloyd, Iain McDonald, Jean Murphy, Elizabeth White, Caroline Leek, Anna Capstick, William Gray, Paul Staines.

Institute of Management Diploma in Management: Michael Cherrington, Clive Gaughan, Andrew Lukes, John Bell, Lorna Parker, Michael Wilkinson, Vince High, Sarah Nichol-Brown, Darren Race, Brian Rees, Gary Smith, John Wilson, David Wishart, Lesley Allen, Michael Dixon, Ian Finch, Charles Gardiner, Peter Keizer, Stephen Miller, Shirley Milne, Carol Sheard, Bhadar Singh, Neville Winter, Viktoria Allan.

Institute of Management NVQ Five in Management: Michael Cherrington, Clive Gaughan, Lesley Allen, Ian Finch, Andrew Lukes, Stephen Miller, Darren Race, Brian Rees, Carol Sheard, Colin Sweeten.

Institute of Management Postgraduate Diploma in Management: Richard Clarke, Sheila Collins, Norrie Bulloch, Gillian Butler, Marian Curle, John Gill, Michael Goodall, Peter Harrison, John Kitching, John Turnock.

Institute of Operations Management Diploma: Anthony Bowe, Donna Feasby, Emma Goodfellow, David Hutchinson, Donald Marshall, Jacqueline Thompson

NISR Huddersfield Certificate of Education: Janet Gavey, Lisa Voss, Paul Archer, Alexander Armstrong, Karen Davinson, Catherine Ginger, Elaine Kell, Kimberley Mundell, John Nicholson, Kathleen Plews, Tracy Richings, Veronic Spowart, Annamaria Tonin, Peter Wood.

BTEC HNC in Business and Finance: Elizabeth Lawrence, David Nemethy, Andrea Moore, Sarah Vitty, Lyndsay Collishaw, Samantha Glass, Michelle Cook, Tracey Laidlaw, Clare Stevenson.

Institute of Management Certificate in Management: Emma Fielding, Alana Campbell, Dorett Murdock, Alison Harrison, Carol Sheard, Barbara Farrell, Steven Booth, Michael Cherrington, Ann Gent, Sean Thomas.

Institute of Management Diploma in Management: Valerie Pearson, Julia Rouse, Keith Watson, Jeanette Marquiss, Diane Monarch, Marian Curle, Kathryn Altringham, Pauline Beecham, Patrick Blackbourne, Phillip Dyne.

Institute of Management Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management: Gillian Thirkell.

AAT NVQ Four in Accounting: Talitha Wallace, Patricia Lowe, Susan Coatsworth, Nicola Mundy.

Institute of Operations Management Diploma: David Schofield, Shaun Firth, Jacqueline Thompson.

BTEC HNC Business and Finance: Kim Leonard.

Team award NVQ team at ITC; Annual Achievement Award (BS1-4): Lisa Foster and Jan Atkinson.

Annual Achievement Award Manager (PM1-4): Tania Lippeat.

Annual Achievement Award Workshop/Lecturer (PM 1-4): Ruth Beckett.

New Employee of the Year Award: Julie Moss Bennett.

Employee of the Year Award: Dawn Johnston.