Analog Devices Ireland has presented a total of 33 awards to students in CBS Secondary School Limerick as part of the Annual Eamonn Dillon Memorial Bursary Awards. The awards, presented in memory of former Analog Devices employee Eamonn Dillon, who died tragically in a car accident in Chicago in 2005, mark the achievements of CBS students in maths and science in the previous academic year.
This year’s award ceremony which was attended by teachers of CBS, students, their parents and Eamonn Dillon’s family members saw the students receiving bursary awards amounting to €12,500. The students were also hosted on a visit to Analog Devices high technology facility in Limerick to meet directly with some members of the engineering team.
Students in the junior stream received awards of €250 and those in the senior stream received €500. While there is no stipulation on what the money is to be spent, the intention of the bursary is that it is primarily used to underwrite the cost of school books, stationary and other school related expenses.
Speaking at the award ceremony Dick Meaney, VP precision signal processing at Analog Devices (pictured), said: “As a former student, of CBSI am delighted to be presenting the Eamonn Dillon Bursary Awards to students this year and I would like to congratulate all of the award winners here today. This is a fitting tribute to the engineering excellence that Eamon exemplified as a young Engineer in his all too short career at Analog”.
“Analog Devices has enjoyed over 30 years of innovation in Limerick largely due to the strong availability of high quality graduate engineering talent. All of the big challenges facing the country and indeed the world such as climate change, energy conservation will be solved by science and engineering so I urge these students to use their proven aptitude to address these challenges.”
Mr. Meaney continued: “Analog remains committed to playing its part by providing attractive careers for graduates of electronic engineering but we call on the government to do what they can to encourage better engagement with maths and science at second level. Specifically, we propose they introduce bonus points in the leaving certificate for higher level maths and science to encourage students to focus on these vital subjects.”
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