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29 Jun 2011 11:53:46
Sporty Lauren Impey has been rewarded for her Outstanding Contribution to Sport at the University of Bedfordshire Students’ Union annual Athletics Union Awards.
Football-crazy Lauren, a final year Sport Science and Coaching student based in Bedford, was presented with the Vice Chancellor's Award by the University’s Director of Sport, Professor John Brewer at a recent ceremony in Bedford’s Corn Exchange.
Lauren is due to graduate from the University in July and flies to the United States at the end of August on an all-expenses paid soccer scholarship as she starts her two-year Masters course in Sport Management at Lynn University in Florida.
Professor Brewer said: "Lauren has made a contribution to sport at all levels within the University, having coached and played for the Women's Football team, and helped to promote sport through her role as a Students' Union Sports Officer from 2009 to 2011.
“In representing GB Universities at football, and heading the student volunteering team at the recent Champions League Final at Wembley, Lauren has been an advocate and ambassador for the University of Bedfordshire, and I am delighted that she has won this award.”
Lauren added: "Throughout my time at the University of Bedfordshire I have represented the University when playing football for the English University team in 2009 and 2010, where we won the Home Nations Cup. My most noticeable achievement being when I went to Serbia in 2009 to play for GBR university team and returning with a bronze medal!
“The above achievements would not have been possible if it was not for the support from the Students' Union, as competing in sport can sometimes cost a lot of money, and I have been fortunate to have had support from the Students Union and the University through a scholarship.”
Lauren also received a second award from the Students' Union Sport Officers for her contribution to developing sport and representing student opinion at the University.
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