Ulster University Excellence Award for Placement Partnership of the Year

White Ink Architects, nominated by Dr Saul M Golden from Ulster University, were finalist and the eventual WINNER in the Placement Partnership of the Year category of the Ulster University Excellence Awards for 2019 in recognition of "innovative and meaningful placement partnerships that have enriched the person and professional development" of Ulster University Students.

Dr Golden nominated White Ink after a seven year partnership across both RIBA Part I and Part II Placement and teaching programmes within the Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment. In addition, as part of the award nomination, Dr Golden cited White Ink's longstanding contributions to BSABE Professional Practice Module's including mock interviews and portfolio preparation for graduate employment leading to consistent White Ink employment/placement provision:

Placement students (Part 1) from Ulster, historic numbers through 2019:
2018/19: Simon Stevenson;
2017/18: Naomi Smyth & Eve Turkington;
2016/17: Colette Mercado & Kastytis Donauskis;
2015/16: Jourdan McKee;
2014/15: Chris McAvoy;
2013/14: Jillian Reid

Employees (Post part 2 who are from Ulster), as of 2019:
Architecture: Claire McAteer; Ryan Clarke; Andrew O’Doherty
Architectural Technology & Management: Eoghan Fee; Nicole McConville.