CLARK Contracts has presented Drew Murdoch, the top-performing student from its academy in the 2024-2025 year, with the Alan Calder Memorial Prize.
The award was established in 2008 following the passing of Clark Contracts employee, Alan Calder. Alan, a chartered quantity surveyor, joined Clark Contracts in 2004 as general manager of the company’s divisions for small works, insurance, and maintenance.
From 2008 until 2019, the award was presented to the top final year student at Glasgow Caledonian University’s School of Engineering and the Built Environment annual prize-giving.
From 2020, it has been an in-house award presented annually to the top-performing student from the contractor’s award-wining academy, with the winner selected using a number of factors – including academic results, attitude to studies, university attendance, and feedback from the learning institute.
For the 2024-25 academic year, the prize has been awarded to Drew Murdoch, who works within the construction division. Drew joined Clark in January 2025, while completing his four-year full-time BSc Construction Management degree. In his final year, he consistently achieved strong results across all modules. Following his graduation last year, he was promoted to assistant planner.
Gordon Cunningham, MD of Clark Contracts, said, “It is an honour to present this award again, in memory of our former colleague Alan Calder, who was passionate about the development of young people in our industry. Drew’s dedication and performance demonstrate the values Alan stood for, and we are proud to support the next generation of construction professionals through our academy.”
