alumni include banker Fred Goodwin, actor Gerard Butler, Rangers and Scottish footballer Neil Murray, actor, writer, television and radio broadcaster Colin Lamont (aka Scottie McClue), novelist Robin Jenkins, founder of the world's largest non-governmental development organisation BRAC Fazle Hasan Abed, television writers Armando Iannucci and Steven Moffat, comedian Greg Hemphill, television presenter Neil Oliver, journalists Andrew Neil and Raman Bhardwaj, and musicians Emeli Sandé and Simon Neil.
=== World Changing Alumni Award ===
With the World-Changing Alumni Award, formerly the Young Alumnus of the Year Award, the university is recognizing and celebrating the achievements of alumni who have graduated within the last 15 years and made a major contribution to the community, arts, sciences, or business.
The award was established in 2001 as part of the university's 550th-anniversary celebrations and is given out once per year. The trophy was donated by the Old Boys of Allan Glen's School, is presented to the winning candidate at one of the year's graduation ceremonies or flagship events.
Winners:
2024: Vitalii Klymchuk (PGDip 2023)
2023: Daniel Crawford (MSc 2013)
2022: Dr Nadia Maarouf (MSc 2011)
2021: Fiona McPhail (LLB 2007)
2020: Selina Hales (MA 2005)
2019: Eunice Ntobedzi (MSc 2016)
2018: Amal Azzudin (BA 2011, MSc 2014)
2017: Susanne Mitschke (MSc 2015); Patrick Renner (MSc 2015)
2016: Matt Fountain (MA Hons 2011)
2015: Mhairi Black MP (MA 2015)
2014: Martin Patience (MA 2002)
2013: Karina Atkinson (BSc 2007)
2012: Katherine Grainger MBE CBE (MPhil 2001)
2011: Emeli Sandé (BSc 2009)
2010: Patrick Gunning (BSc 2001, PhD 2005)
2009: Euan Murray (BVMS 2003)
2008: Mark Beaumont (MA 2006); John Tiffany (MA 1994)
2007: Vanessa Munro (LLB 1997, PhD 2001)
2006: Richard Dixon (BVMS 1993, PhD 2000)
2005: Christopher Brookmyre (MA 1989)
2004: Colin McInnes (BSc 1988, PhD 1991)
2003: Emma Richards (BSc 1996)
2001: Mark Johnston (BVMS 1983); Lorraine Clinton (MA 1986)
== See also ==
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