The Wilf Knight Award was launched by The Security Institute back in 2008 to honour the memory of Wilf Knight, a hugely respected Fellow of the leading organisation for professional security managers and directors who sadly passed away earlier that year.
The inaugural award was bestowed at the 2009 Security Excellence Awards, the winner being Danie Adendorff.
Indeed, following the success of that award – Adendorff went on to collect the Security Association’s Award element of The Imbert Prize courtesy of the Association of Security Consultants – and Angus Darroch-Warren’s success last year, The Security Institute is confident that the uptake this time around will be just as strong “and confer deserved recognition on both the student who wins the prize, or becomes a finalist, and the institution who nominates them.”
The Security Institute now invites universities and other degree training providers to nominate either a student project, report or dissertation which has featured as recent course work, and which shows particular distinction and/or innovation. The work nominated must make a valuable contribution to the field of security management or practice.
The subject of the dissertation or project work may be a title of the student’s own choosing, or may have been given by the teaching establishment itself.
Essential information on the 2011 Wilf Knight Award
As a refresher, the basic details for the 2011 Wilf Knight Award are as follows:
The overall prize-winner will receive GB pound 500, while all finalists receive a Certificate of Commendation from The Security Institute.
The successful student will be awarded a cash prize of GB pound 500 and a winner’s certificate, and will be invited to the Security Excellence Awards to be held at the Hilton Park Hotel in London on Wednesday 19 October 2011 as The Security Institute’s dinner guest.
The winner of the 2011 Wilf Knight Award will be announced at the awards ceremony, which is organised by UBM Live’s Security Portfolio (the Institute’s table being hosted by SMT Online’s Editor Brian Sims, himself an Honorary Fellow of The Security Institute).
It’s fair to say that the evening affords excellent exposure for the winning student’s academic talent and for their supporting university.
The 2011 Judging Panel members include the Institute’s chairman Mike Bluestone and Brian Sims.
All nominations should be submitted via e-mail in electronic format only to: [email protected] by 17 September. The finalists are being selected by 1 October 2011.
Importance of the Wilf Knight Award
Speaking directly to the UK’s key educational institutions and training bodies, The Security Institute’s general manager Di Thomas said: “I do hope that you have many eligible entries among your students, and that you are able to nominate a strong contender from one of your degree courses.”
Thomas added: “If your institution has several faculties which cover the various related facets of the security management discipline please would you be so kind as to raise awareness of the Wilf Knight Award among your colleagues. This may perhaps produce a larger pool from which to choose the one entry allowed per institution.”
Anyone with any questions or who wishes to discuss the Wilf Knight Award in more detail should contact Di Thomas at head office in Nuneaton.
Further information can also be found on The Security Institute’s website (a dedicated link is provided at the foot of this page)
