Annex 1 - Snippets on our other award winners:

The Lee Kuan Yew Award

Lai Mun Wah, Shaun has accomplished a feat that very few other students have. He participated in WorldSkills Singapore competitions, and emerged Silver medalist in the Water Technology category for two consecutive years. “I am competitive, and wanted to win Gold, so when I was asked to participate again, naturally, I agreed,” said Shaun. Despite the competing demands of internship, final-year project and external academic and technical competitions, Shaun always demonstrated a high level of discipline, resourcefulness, level-headedness and down-to-earth leadership skills.

Muhammad Zaki B Zulkhairi led his group on their final-year project titled “Smart Waste Disposal Guard”. This collaboration with the Tampines Town Council applies video analytics and Artificial Intelligence to monitor the cleanliness of the rubbish chute areas at HDB blocks. Described as a resourceful, innovative and a real-world problem solver, Zaki also participated in The Lee Hsien Loong Interactive Digital Media Smart Nation Award 2021 and the National Assistive & Rehabilitation Technologies Student Innovation Challenge 2021.

The Lee Kong Chian Award

Best friends since Sec 1 in Victoria School, Lukas Lee and Ian Goh will now share the same stage as winners of TP’s Lee Kong Chian award for all-rounded excellence. Instead of taking the JC route as most of their peers did, both boys share a love for art that led them to TP’s School of Design where they continued to demonstrate strong leadership traits as leaders of student groups in the school.  

Writing and drawing are the two things Ian Goh Ming Lun enjoys most. Therefore, he followed his passion and joined TP’s Diploma in Interior Architecture & Design. His enthusiasm for grabbing every opportunity that came his way has seen him claim Gold at the Crowbar Awards and Bronze at the NEA ILOOMINATION design competition. He also participated in the prestigious Harvard Business School Club of Singapore Mentorship Programme. Ian intends to pursue either Architecture, Landscape Architecture or Industrial Design at the National University of Singapore. He hopes to be a future contributor to Singapore's urban planning.

Lee You Jie Lukas’ aesthetic eye, sense of curiosity and his ability to connect the dots between user and design outcomes has resulted in consistently sterling work that culminated in his Major Project, which wowed the media at the recent Design Show 2022. His desire to create something that would be useful for the ongoing pandemic resulted in “Aegis” – a prototype of a self-sanitising material that changes colour after being contaminated by touch. He plans to use the material on the common high-touch areas of public transport such as poles, handles and leaning panels.

CapitaLand Award for All-Round Excellence

Aware of his interest in law and talent for debates, Dylan Suresh Mulchand’s mother encouraged him to apply for TP’s Diploma in Law & Management. He thoroughly enjoyed his law modules—reading cases, statutes and discussing interpretations. Dylan’s academic accomplishments led him to numerous book prizes, a scholarship, and to a place on the Director’s list for two consecutive years. While juggling his studies and CCAs at TP, Dylan actively pursued numerous opportunities and debating competitions. At TP’s 2020 annual Justice Shield Law Advocacy Competition, Dylan emerged joint-Best Speaker and led his team to victory in the same competition. Over and above this, Dylan maintained his volunteering efforts, organising and participating in numerous community events.

The elder of two siblings, Alvin Teo Xi Hao’s part-time dental clinic work experience sparked an interest to pursue a career in the healthcare industry. Having found his passion, he decided to stream into TP’s Diploma in Biomedical Engineering in his second year. There, his academic performances skyrocketed! Alvin displayed exceptional leadership qualities and was selected to join the Temasek LEADership (LEAD) Programme. Under the programme’s high-performing Excel category, Alvin attended local and overseas conferences, leadership development workshops and community leadership projects. Alvin also participated in the prestigious Harvard Business School Club of Singapore Mentorship Programme and represented TP at the annual Polytechnic Forum. Under his leadership as Vice President of the Temasek LEAD Ambassadors, he helped chart the team's direction and organised projects and activities for his fellow Temasek LEAD members.

Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal

During his first semester at ITE College Central’s Higher Nitec in Event Management, Chase Lim Shi You surprised himself when he achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA. In ITE, he also met Mr Nisantha Fernando, a passionate and caring lecturer who imparted many life lessons, and encouraged him to go after his dreams. Chase’s good grades opened many doors for him. One of them was competing in the Singapore MICE Challenge organised by SACEOS (Singapore Association of Convention & Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers). Chase felt a sense of achievement for the first time in his life. It motivated him to grab every opportunity that came his way. Later in TP’s Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM) course, Chase was also exposed to a myriad of events and public speaking opportunities, including the Pacific Asia Tourism Association (PATA) Island Xchange. Today, he graduates from TP with an almost perfect 3.99 cGPA.

Annex 2 - Programme for ‘Presentation of Top Graduates’

11.00 am            Arrival of Media and Guests

 11.10 am            Greetings by Emcee

 11.15 am            Welcome remarks by Mr Peter Lam, Principal & CEO, Temasek Polytechnic                  

 11.20 am            Introduction to and brief citations of award winners:

12.10 pm         Presentation of transcripts to award winners

12.15 pm         Sharing by Valliammai D/O Lakshmanan

12.30 pm         End of Event

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