Molly Carleton, winner of the Lepere Elevate Award, and senior lecturer Louise Murray at the awards night. Molly is first TUS graduate to win prestigious marketing awardA Roscommon native has become the first Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) marketing graduate to win a prestigious student marketing award. Molly Carleton, from Tarmonbarry, Co. Roscommon, was announced as the Lepere Elevate Award winner at the Marketing Society of Ireland’s Research Excellence Awards at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, for her final-year Live Digital Marketing Capstone Project with DNG McGill. The Capstone initiative connects final-year digital marketing students from TUS’s Athlone campus with industry partners, giving students invaluable hands-on experience while delivering impactful digital marketing solutions for participating organisations. Speaking after receiving the award, Molly Carleton said: “I’m honoured and so delighted to have won the Lepere Elevate Award presented by the Marketing Society of Ireland.

Source: Irish Independent December 19, 2025 15:17 UTC