Michael Davis is the winner of the 2008 Shining Light Award.  

The award was announced at the IRSE AGM in Adelaide on 3rd April and the award was presented to Michael at the Sydney meeting on 23 April 2009.

The winner is the student who obtained the best Grade Point Average (GPA) result in the six courses of the Graduate Diploma of Railway Signalling program completed in the previous 12 months. Only IRSE members are eligible for the award.