The Bronwen Wood Memorial Prize

Awarded to the student on the Diploma Course who has the best paper, in memory of a Great Technician who set up the STA Diploma Exam.

Bronwen Wood, one of the founder Board members of the modern STA, incorporated in 1986, died suddenly on Monday 30 December 2002. Bronwen was instrumental in developing both the STA Diploma Examination and the courses leading to the examination. She wrote and marked all the papers in the early years. Those first students would not have recognised today's type of course; in the beginning we organised a solid week of evening lectures, and that was it. However, even when she went to work in Abu Dhabi from 1993 to 1999, Bronwen retained a lively interest in how the educational side of the STA was progressing, and was very impressed with the course as it now operates.

In addition to her work for education, Bronwen was herself a great Technical Analyst, rated one of the best by her peers, particularly for her work on the equity indices and individual shares. For both her contribution to education, and for her outstanding analytical skills, she was awarded the Fellowship of the Society in 1993

Bronwen was also a long-standing member of the Board of IFTA and of its Executive Committee, most recently as Secretary as well as Chairman of the Nominations Committee. Through this connection, she was widely respected world wide, as well as in the UK, as an outstanding technical analyst and an expert in the teaching of TA.

For all these reasons, the Board of the STA has decided to create an annual award for the best Diploma paper that is written. This will be known as

The Bronwen Wood Memorial Prize

John Cameron, MSTA, Head of the Education Committee
Anne Whitby, FSTA, Vice Chairman