Last evening, Thursday, 26th January 2023, the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Ireland hosted its graduations ceremony for business leaders who successfully passed its Certificate and Diploma in Company Direction exams, which constitute part of the IoD’s gold standard Chartered Director Programme.
From L to R: IoD member Julie Herlihy being awarded the Tom Byrne Award from Caroline Spillane CDir, Chief Executive Officer, IoD Ireland, at the Graduation event.
Special recognition was given to IoD member Julie Herlihy, who was awarded the Tom Byrne Award, which recognises excellence in academic achievement as well as individual participation in, contribution to and engagement with the Chartered Director Programme. Tom Byrne was President of IoD Ireland from 2011-2013, and sadly passed away in 2021.
In addition, special recognition was also granted to 15 graduates who achieved the highest marks in the Diploma and Certificate exams. All of these graduates were also gifted with a certified native Irish broadleaf tree from the IoD, each of which will be planted and certified in the graduates’ names by Wolfgang Reforest. This body is a not-for-profit social enterprise, whose mission is to start a movement of citizens and companies planting trees, thereby reforesting Ireland acre by acre.
The 15 graduates were:
- Seamus Coary
- Gerry Hassett
- Julie Herlihy
- Fiona Hyland
- Gillian Kelly
- Nessa McEniff
- Patricia Monahan
- Lasairiona Mulligan
- Clare Roche
- Veronica Ryan
- Lisa Sheehan
- David Sheehan
- David Smith
- Feidhlimidh Wrafter
- Liz Yeates
The 15 graduates awarded special recognition at the Graduation due to gaining the highest marks in the Diploma and Certificate exams, a key element of the Chartered Director Programme. The graduates were awarded with a certified native Irish broadleaf tree from the IoD, each of which will be planted and certified in the graduates’ names by Wolfgang Reforest. They are pictured with their certificates noting this.