We are proud to announce this year's Winners!
A huge thank you to all those who took the time to nominate, and a huge congratulations to everyone who has been shortlisted and to those selected as finalists and winners.
Women in Defence UK
Awards 2021
We are proud to announce the winners of the
Women in Defence UK Awards 2021!
An enormous thank you to all those who took the time to nominate, and huge congratulations to the winners!
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Woman of the Year
Partner - PA Consulting
Winner:
Caitlin Percy
BAE Systems
Inspirational Award
Partner - Lockheed Martin
Winner:
Holli Kimble
MOD
Finalists:
Holli Kimble - MOD
Colonel (now Brigadier) Clare Phillips – Army
Lianne Al-Khaldi – MoD
Outstanding Contribution Award
Partner - BAE Systems
Winner:
Colonel (now Brigadier) Alison McCourt
Army
Finalists:
Dr Eluned Lewis - DE&S
Colonel (now Brigadier) Alison McCourt – Army
Fiona Clark - Leonardo UK Ltd
Most Collaborative Award
Partner - KBR
Winner:
Wing Commander Sarah McDonnell
RAF
Finalists:
Dr Gillian Marshall – QinetiQ
Dr Debra Carr – DASA
Wing Commander Sarah McDonnell - RAF
Resolute Spirit Award
Partner - Royal Navy
Winner:
Sergeant Georgina Smith
RAF
Finalists:
Dr Emma Egging - Jon Egging Trust
Penny – MI5
Sergeant Georgina Smith - RAF
Equality of Opportunity Award
Partner - ATOS
Winner:
Defence Breastfeeding Network
Army / MOD
Finalists:
Sergeant Danny Holt – RAF
Louise Dale - Leonardo UK Ltd
Defence Breastfeeding Network - Army
Emerging Talent Award
Partner - Army
Winner:
Caitlin Percy
BAE Systems
Finalists:
Lieutenant Hana Rabuzin – RN
Megan Wakeling - Airbus Defence and Space Ltd
Caitlin Percy - BAE Systems
Unsung Heroines Award
Partner - DELL Technologies
Winner:
Tina
MI5
Finalists:
Lance Corporal Natasha Day - Army
Tina - MI5
Sergeant Louise Bradley - Army
Innovation and Creativity Award
Partner - QinetiQ
Winner:
Professor Veronica Bowman
dstl
Finalists:
Lieutenant Colonel Linda Orr – Army
Susannah Jones – dstl
Professor Veronica Bowman - dstl
This award is to recognise where an individual, team or organisation has worked to create an environment where there is equality of opportunity for any gender.
This category is open to individuals of any gender, teams and organisations.
STEM in Defence Award
Partner - Northrop Grumman
Winner:
Sarah Cooper
Leonardo UK Ltd
Finalists:
Engineering the Future - Leonardo UK Ltd
Sally Cranstone - Lockheed Martin
Sarah Cooper- Leonardo UK Ltd
Inclusive Teamwork Award
Partner - Royal Air Force
Winner:
Defence Digital Women's Network
MOD
Finalists:
Defence Digital Women’s Network - MOD
British Army Recruiting Group - Army/Capita
MI5’s Safety, Health and Wellbeing (SHaW) Team – MI5
2021 Awards Dinner Highlights
Awards Timeline
Inspirational Award
Partner - Lockheed Martin
Colonel (now Brigadier) Clare Phillips – Army
Private Hannah Sluggett - Army
Holli Kimble – MoD
Captain Joanne Ellett - Army
Lianne Al-Khaldi – MoD
Chief Petty Officer (UW) Lindsey Hallam - RN
Sally Davis - dstl
Outstanding Contribution Award
Partner - BAE Systems
Colonel (now Brigadier) Alison McCourt – Army
Surgeon Lieutenant Claire Lillington - RN
Denise Hunt - Scientific Management International Ltd
Dr Eluned Lewis - DE&S
Fiona Clark - Leonardo UK Ltd
Lieutenant Commander Laura Robinson - RN
Samantha Seaton - DIO
Lieutenant Victoria Rees - RN
Most Collaborative Award
Partner - KBR
Dr Debra Carr – DASA
Elaine Falconer - Jacobs
Dr Gillian Marshall – QinetiQ
Julie Brierley - RAF Museum
Lindsay Hawker – Atkins
Surgeon Commander Lisa Stevens - RN
Wing Commander Sarah McDonnell - RAF
Resolute Spirit Award
Partner - Royal Navy
Private Anna Trowler - Army
Staff Sergeant Claudine Martin - Army
Dr Emma Egging - Jon Egging Trust
Sergeant Georgina Smith - RAF
Lieutenant Gina Allsop - ACF
Penny – MI5
Rebecca Broome - Lockheed Martin
Equality of Opportunity Award
Partner - ATOS
Sergeant Danny Holt – RAF
Defence Breastfeeding Network - Army
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Diane Allen - The Service Sisterhood Connective
Rear Admiral Jim Macleod - RN
Lieutenant Colonel John Rendall - Army
Louise Dale - Leonardo UK Ltd
Emerging Talent Award
Partner - Army
Caitlin Percy - BAE Systems
Catarina Santos - QinetiQ
Eleanor May – dstl
Lieutenant Hana Rabuzin – RN
Megan Wakeling - Airbus Defence and Space Ltd
Neelofar Ansari - BAE Systems
Rebecca Priestley - MOD/Air Command
Robin Spurr - Cavendish Nuclear
Unsung Heroines Award
Partner - DELL Technologies
Abi Griffin - Northrop Grumman UK Ltd
Lieutenant Colonel Claire James - Army
Major Elizabeth Winfield - CCF
Surgeon Captain Kate Prior – RN
Sergeant Louise Bradley - Army
Lance Corporal Natasha Day - Army
Tina - MI5
Lieutenant Colonel Tracy Appleyard - Army
Innovation and Creativity Award
Partner - QinetiQ
Lieutenant Colonel Linda Orr – Army
Sarah Hotze – dstl/RAF
Captain Sophie Kennedy - Army
Warrant Officer Class 2 Stella Gale – Army
Susannah Jones – dstl
Professor Veronica Bowman - dstl
STEM in Defence Award
Partner -
Northrop Grumman
Engineering the Future - Leonardo UK Ltd
Flight Lieutenant Kelly Mahon - RAF
Sally Cranstone - Lockheed Martin
Sarah Cooper - Leonardo UK Ltd
Sophie Wilson - Raytheon UK
Inclusive Teamwork Award
Partner - Royal Air Force
British Army Recruiting Group - Army/Capita
Defence Women’s Network - Defence Digital
MI5’s Safety, Health and Wellbeing (SHaW) Team – MI5
STAAR: Summer Time Advanced Aerospace Residency Programme Delivery Team - RAF Museum
The Skynet Service Delivery Wrap Team - Defence Digital
2021 Shortlisted Nominees
Award Timeline
Award Categories
Inspirational
Award
Partner - Lockheed Martin
This award is to recognise where an individual has demonstrated having inspired or positively influenced the choices of other colleagues.
This category is open to individual women only.
Outstanding Contribution Award
Partner - BAE Systems
This award is to recognise an outstanding contribution to their organisation where the nominee has exceeded expectations.
This category is open to individual women only.
Most Collaborative Award
Partner - KBR
This award is to recognise where an individual has demonstrated that creating a collaborative working arrangement within their organisation or with another organisation has created a positive impact.
This category is open to individual women only.
Equality of Opportunity Award
Partner - Atos
This award is to recognise where an individual, team or organisation has worked to create an environment where there is equality of opportunity for any gender.
This category is open to individuals of any gender, teams and organisations.
Resolute Spirit Award
Partner - Royal Navy
This award is to recognise where an individual has shown true determination to overcome real adversity.
This category is open to individual women only.
Emerging Talent Award
Partner - Army
This award is to recognise early career professionals (including apprentices and graduates) demonstrating high performance, who are within their first five years of work following the end of formal training or schemes.
This category is open to individual women who are within their first 5 years of work.
Unsung Heroines Award
Partner - Dell
This award is to celebrate those women who, on an enduring basis, have improved the ‘lot' of people in defence, essential to an organisation's output but never seeking recognition for what they do.
This category is open to individual women only.
Innovation and Creativity Award
Partner - QinetiQ
This award is to celebrate those women who have used imagination, creativity, inventiveness or ingenuity in an innovative way that has multiplied the effect of the UK defence mission.
This category is open to individual women only.
STEM in Defence Award
Partner - Northrop Grumman
This award is to recognise an individual or team for promoting and supporting activities for young women studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
This category is open to teams and individuals of any gender.
Inclusive Teamwork Award
Partner - Royal Air Force
This award is to recognise where a team has demonstrated inclusive working, and where all team members have had a voice and been able to contribute, leading to a successful outcome with a tangible positive impact for the organisation.
This category is open to teams only.