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FCO, the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, has put its trust in the school’s ability to deliver high quality management development to its geographically dispersed staff.

OU Business School student Eddie Thomas is celebrating after being named one of the top achievers among the School’s 30,000 students.
Eddie, of Prenton, was presented with the Professional Diploma in Management Student of the Year award in recognition of his top-rating performance in his studies. He is one of eight winners who were presented with awards at a prestigious ceremony on the Silver Sturgeon on the Thames, London.

Deborah Green, MBA, Director of Finance, Cardiff
When Finance Director Debbie Green was given additional responsibilities at work she opted to study for an MBA with the Open University Business School.

Brian Guerin, 48, Castletroy, Limerick, MBA
When Brian Guerin collects his MBA at the Open University Degree Ceremony at the Helix in Dublin on 29th April he will be acknowledged as accomplishing a great effort but the fact that he will be present to collect his award in front of his wife and two daughters at all could be considered his greatest achievement.

Dermot Cronin, 47, Loddon, Norfolk, MBA
A daily five-hour round trip to work can seem like a waste of time, but not for Dermot Cronin – he used it to achieve his Open University degree.

OU Business School student Diane Brown is celebrating after being named one of the top achievers among the School’s thousands of undergraduate students.

Open University Business School student Charlotte Painter is celebrating after being named the top achiever among the School’s most recent group of 1,200 MBA graduates.
Charlotte, a stroke services co-ordinator for an NHS hospital, was presented with the School’s MBA Student of the Year award in recognition of her top-rating performance in her Master of Business Administration studies.