FOREVER: KEELE For Keele People Past and Present Issue 8//2013

Keele University Contents

Who’s Who in the Alumni P1 P6 and Development Team

P2 P4 Dawn-Marie Beeston: I graduated from Keele in 2011. I enjoyed my time here so much I didn’t want to leave and last year I was fortunate enough to get a position in the Alumni and Development team. When I’m not at Keele I spend my time with my horses, dogs and family.

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John Easom: I studied at Keele back in 1980-1981. After twenty years in the Civil Service I moved on to international trade development and then finally got back to Keele in P12 P14 2005. This is the best job of my life. If I could do it wearing skates my joy would be complete. Union Square Lives

Fireworks and lasers lit up the Students’ Union Building and the sky above as alumni, students, staff and local residents gathered on 28 November 2012 to witness the official lighting of the ‘Forest of Light’ P18 P32 at the heart of the campus. The 50 slim gleaming stainless steel columns – each Emma Gregory: one representing a Class of Alumni since I started with Keele in 2012. I trained as a 1962 encircle a central plinth inscribed Vet Nurse but being allergic to fur created with a phrase echoing our founder, Lord a bit of a barrier! After four years in the A D LIndsay of Birker: “Search for Truth in Civil Service, it was time for a complete the Company of Friends”. career change. Since starting at Keele I have gained a wealth of knowledge and Union Square Lives On the interaction with an eclectic mix of students past and present makes every On the same night as the lighting of the day great! Forest of Light, Neil Smith (1980) flew in from New York to open the remodelled Contacts ground floor of the Students’ Union Building. Neil is the only person ever to Alumni & Development Office Front Cover Photo serve as both SU and AU President. Directorate of Marketing & Communications, Innovation Centre 2, by Keele student Keele University, Keele ST5 5BG, United Kingdom Matt Thompson During the renovations the illuminated www.keele.ac.uk/alumni Union Square bar sign – so memorable for Alumni & Development Manager – John Easom | +44 (0) 1782 733370 | [email protected] Keelites from the 1990s and 2000s – had Alumni & Development Assistant – Dawn-Marie Beeston | +44 (0) 1782 733856 | been rescued from a skip. It was auctioned [email protected] The views expressed in Forever: Keele and will be preserved in memory of the ‘old’ Alumni & Development Assistant – Emma Gregory | +44 (0) 1782 733286 | [email protected] are not necessarily those of the editor, Union Square. The winning bid of £200 by Fundraising Manager – Robin Cross | +44 (0) 1782 733003 | [email protected] alumni or Keele University. Pritpal Singh Nagi went to local charities.

01 Keele International: Our Man in Cairo

The late Paul Rolo, a founder member of all, the EU Delegation (diplomatic mission) the Keele faculty, was a man of many parts. which I head has a staff of about a hundred As Professor of International Relations, he Europeans and Egyptians to cover all had to be. The IR course he coordinated this, and managing them can be quite an back in the 70s, actually a triple honours interesting proposition. in economics, politics and history, was a Egypt will likely be my last post in a career little like the reality of diplomacy today: that after a few years of HMG service and his small IR group was akin to a modern in the private sector has been devoted to foreign ministry, trying to give coherence ‘taking Europe to the World’. Beginning to a host of subjects that in substance were in Brussels 30 years ago, we went first driven by others, often better resourced to Ethiopia in the late 80s, spent most and each with their own agendas. of the 90s and early noughties as EU But using a combination of authority – Ambassador in Jamaica and Jordan, then he was also Deputy Vice-Chancellor and back to Brussels for a decade, where I was a formidable negotiator, as I discovered the Asia Director and out again to Libya when I was Union President – intellect and in 2011 as the revolution unfolded there. charm, he somehow managed it. Such Notice I say ‘we’. That is code for my wife were his diplomatic skills. He was also an Randa and a gaggle of kids, all of whom extremely kind man, as indeed were most of are now (semi) independent and as far his colleagues at that time, infused with the as I can tell relatively undamaged by the tenets of Lindsay’s homespun philosophy. Bedouin lifestyle that we have imposed Paul’s seminars in the Chancellor’s building, on them. laced with his dulcet tones, smoke from his Apart from Paul Rolo, there are other beloved Chesterfields and sharp-edged abiding connections with those halcyon discussions of late nineteenth century days spent in the Sneydian Groves. One is diplomatic history were, to coin a phrase, my link with the European idea: while at most agreeable. Keele I discovered Europe through working Fast forward 40 years to Cairo, where I am for the yes vote in the 1975 referendum, now the European Union’s man in Egypt, and I remember knocking on doors in and reflecting on life’s connections: just a Silverdale, explaining the merits of the then few weeks ago I found out that Paul Rolo in EEC to the good burghers of that fine old fact hailed from Alexandria, which given its town. Memory fades, but I recall reactions extraordinary ethnic and linguistic diversity ranging from utter bewilderment, through was the perfect place for nurturing a 20th ‘capitalist plots’, to one very dignified century IR professor. No wonder he was so old lady who had lost her husband at El good at it. Alamein (another Egyptian echo there) and was for anything that would help We arrived here last February, a year prevent another European catastrophe. I after the Egyptian revolution erupted in wish I could remember her name. Tahrir Square. That revolution is far from over, and the country is still immersed As important, I wish we all could remember in a difficult and messy democratic the essential reason for the EU in the first transition that makes my life extremely place. But as I said, memory fades and it is interesting but also challenging: in the past no longer enough to invoke Armageddon year, we have seen numerous elections, to justify Britain’s continuing engagement changes of governments and endless in Europe. I have spent most of my life since street demonstrations. Keele outside of the UK, and while I love to come home I am the first to admit that I The EU is a major player here: since the am out of touch with public opinion there. Lisbon treaty, we are responsible for But frankly, I am worried by recent trends political coordination at European level toward little Englander-ism. There are far and in a volatile situation like this we must too many opportunistic interests, whether make sure that we get our messaging in the media or elsewhere, whose negative right, whether on democratisation, human views on Europe go unchallenged. Time rights, security or foreign policy. And given for another real debate, perhaps? Egypt’s place at the heart of the Arab world, our stance here has repercussions for the In the meantime, I am eternally grateful region. This is complex when you consider for the Keele experience, and I can only that for the first time we are dealing with wish the University and its students all a new phenomenon here: a democratically that is good for the future. elected, Islamist-led administration. Jim Moran (IR, 1976) We’re also the country’s major civilian assistance provider and its main trade and investment partner. And we deal with the Arab League, which has its HQ in Cairo. In

02 03 Americans get the Premier League treatment

American exchange students at Keele have Keele lecturer Dr Jon Parker (American lent their support to Premier League Studies) set up the link with Stoke City footballer and fellow American Geoff FC and said “This was a fantastic chance Cameron. In January 2013, thirty American to experience British culture and get to exchange students met compatriot know the local community first-hand. It Geoff Cameron at the Britannia Stadium. will teach our visiting students more about The Stoke City FC player was very eager England and Stoke-on-Trent than I could to meet our American cousins, who had possibly get across in a classroom. This drinks in Delilah’s bar, watched the match is one of the things they will remember and explored the Stadium before posing and talk about for years to come when for photos with the statue of Sir Stanley they return to America.” Matthews. Geoff Cameron observed, “It’s The Keele connection with Stoke City FC Keele’s University Challenge in 2013 great to hear some American accents is not new… Sir Stanley Matthews, Gordon in Stoke!” Banks OBE and Peter Coates (the current owner) are all honorary graduates of Keele’s team for University Challenge has Keele University. made it through to the filming stages for the 2013 BBC series. Filming started mid- way through February and will continue until the team get knocked out (or, more probably, win the title). The series will be screened on BBC TV later in 2013. Keele’s first and so far only UC triumph was in 1968 just five years after being surprise runners-up in 1963. You can read about Keele’s University Challenge triumphs and travails on the Keele Oral History Project: www.keele. ac.uk/alumni/thekeeleoralhistoryproject/ keeleonuniversitychallenge

The winning 1968 team Paul Brownsey, Pam Maddison (Groves), Aubrey “Larry” Lawrence and Andrew MacMullen

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APRIL Keele is ranked 61st in the inaugural SEPTEMBER A special celebratory reception to mark Times Higher Education 100 under 50 list of the 50th Anniversary of the Keele Charter, The first Charter Year overseas visit is to Keele is rated amongst the best in Month by the world’s best young universities. Keele is hosted by Keele Honorary graduate Lord Canada and the USA. Meetings and events the country for student satisfaction. 11th among the 20 UK universities included. Puttnam, takes place at the House of are held with alumni in British Columbia, The University, with an exceptionally Lords, with guests representing Keele Oregon and California. New alumni high score of 91%, exceeds the national Month alumni, MPs, Keele Council and staff. ambassadors are identified in America overall satisfaction rate in the National and Canada and a new vision is unveiled Student Survey. Keele Law students are in a major pilot by the North American Foundation for scheme that explores a new way to deliver The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nick Keele University. legal assistance for self-represented JANUARY Foskett, and Joe Turner, President litigants in North Staffordshire. Launched Malcolm Peckham is appointed KeeleSU, welcome students to the Keele’s planet-hunting research has a by Keele’s School of Law, the Community Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Council. University. Their addresses are followed Legal Companion is an innovative new role, starring role on the BBC’s ‘Stargazing Malcolm has been on the University by Keele’s first ever ‘Welcome Festival’, which will train Law students, under the Live’. The programme includes a live link Council since 2004 and was appointed as with performances from student societies, supervision of partner organisations, to to Keele’s WASP-South observatory in Keele’s Astrophysics Group wins a Deputy Pro-Chancellor in 2008. games, activities and information stands. A thousand visitors attend Keele’s first provide unrepresented litigants practical South Africa. Science and Technology Facilities Council The Students’ Union wins a Silver Green Community Day and join in more than 40 Business Secretary, Vince Cable, assistance throughout the legal process. grant of £1,048,698 that will fund three Impact Award for the third consecutive sessions/workshops across campus, as officially opens Keele’s dedicated business Post-Doctoral Research Associates, year. Green Impact seeks to encourage, well as other family activities. growth programme – The Nova Centre – and NOVEMBER working on a study of winds from nurture, reward and celebrate good highlights the important role that universities The Forest of Light sculpture is supermassive black holes in distant environmental practice in Students’ Unions. can play in helping to support business. unveiled by Pro-Chancellor, Malcolm galaxies; a large survey of star-formation MAY Peckham, to mark the completion of a regions and young stellar clusters in our Speaking at the Universities UK major project to transform the heart of galaxy and the WASP search for The Institute of Leadership and conference at Keele, David Willets, Minister the campus and the grand finale of Keele extrasolar planets. Management, the UK’s largest awarding of State for Universities and Science, 50th Anniversary year. body for leadership and management addresses an audience of UK vice- Keele launches a pioneering qualifications, officially recognises Keele’s chancellors and praises universities as more Dr Raphael Hirschi, Astrophysics, community-based volunteering strategy, new Distinctive Curriculum – the first time central to our society than ever before. EPSAM, secures a prestigious 1.4 million ‘Keele Community Connections’, linking an entire university curriculum has Euro starting grant from the European its student population, through the October been accredited. Research Council – the first awarded to Students’ Union, with three North Keele is placed, for the second a Keele academic. The grant will fund Staffordshire organisations. The University consecutive year, among the world’s top a five-year multi-disciplinary project also joins the NSVC and Volunteering Ron Pate, School of Pharmacy, is universities in the Times Higher Education entitled SHYNE (Stellar HYdrodynamics, England to become a branch of NSVC – awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday World University Rankings. The University Nucleosynthesis and Evolution). the first university in the country. Honours for services to hospital pharmacy. is positioned in the band 350-400. Dr Nigel Cassidy, Research Institute for Dr Jon Herbert, SPIRE, is a guest on Environment, Physical Sciences and MARCH JULY Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor David BBC Breakfast discussing the US elections. Applied Mathematics (EPSAM), is selected Shepherd, and Dr Matthew Brannan, The University achieved National Professor Peter Jackson, Emeritus The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nick by the European Association of Co-ordinator of International Programmes Collection status by Plant Heritage for the Professor of Medieval History at Keele, is Foskett, is joined by senior colleagues on a Geoscientists and Engineers to represent for the School of Management, visit 240 varieties of flowering cherry trees on elected to the British Academy Fellowship. visit to Hong Kong and Brunei to celebrate ‘The Best of Near-Surface Geophysics Malaysia for the award of Keele degrees the campus. the Charter Year with Keele alumni. 2011’ at the 25th Anniversary Symposium Dr Maria Heckl, EPSAM, secures a major at the Convocations of KDU University The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nick on the Application of Geophysics to European grant worth €3.73 million for a College (near Kuala Lumpur) and KDU DECEMBER Foskett, leads a ‘Keele in Kenya’ event at Environmental and Engineering Problems. four-year project called TANGO – Thermo- College (Penang). the British Institute for Eastern Africa in Professor Alicia El Haj, Director of acoustic and Aero-acoustic Nonlinearities Maureen Morgan, School of PP and PP, Nairobi. The aim is to build on existing Keele’s former Chancellor, Professor the Research Institute for Science and in Green combustors with Orifice structures. is awarded an OBE in the New Year’s links and establish new partnerships, Sir David Weatherall, returns to the Technology in Medicine, is shortlisted Honours for her work in primary and providing opportunity for the University Baroness Williams of Crosby gives a University for a special ceremony to name for the 2012 Women of Outstanding community nursing. to extend its relationships with HE seminar on the topic of ‘Challenges of a the Medical School building after him. Achievement Award for Leadership institutions and businesses in East Africa Political Career’ – an overview of British and Inspiration. FEBRUARY and to extend opportunities for Kenyan political history since 1945, the period of TV historian Michael Wood gives students to study at Keele. her own political interest and career. Nadine Foster is awarded a National the keynote speech at a national history Institute for Health Research professorship. Kenya’s Minister of Higher Education, AUGUST conference, ‘Joined up teaching’, at Keele. Professor Foster, Arthritis Research UK Science and Technology, the Hon. This charter event, co-hosted by the Dr Zoe Robinson, School of Physical and Primary Care Centre/Primary Care Professor Margaret Kamar, EHG, MP, visits University and Stoke-on-Trent Central Geographical Sciences, is awarded a National Sciences, is to receive funding for her A celebration of International Women’s Keele. She sees the Keele Active Virtual MP Tristram Hunt, is opened by the Vice- Teaching Fellowship for her contribution to research programme which will ensure Day takes place at the Sustainability Hub Environment (KAVE) in the School of Chancellor, Professor Nick Foskett. Pharmacy, tours the Library and visits the Education for Sustainability and other GPs and physiotherapists offer treatments with the theme ‘Inspiring Futures’. Sara Sustainability Hub. teaching innovations around Open Dr Joanne Protheroe, Senior Lecturer and services that help people with Parkin, Founder Director of Forum for the Educational Resources and employability. in General Practice, is interviewed on BBC musculoskeletal pain and disability. Future, speaks on ‘Every Day is JUNE Breakfast on new research into health Women’s Day.’ Dr Jonathan Hill, Physiotherapy, is Jonathon Porritt, the eminent writer, literacy levels across England that has shown Dr Sami Ullah, EPSAM, is part of a awarded the 2012 Arthritis Research UK broadcaster and commentator on that health information is too complex. Professor Elaine Hay, Director of the successful consortium grant, worth £2.5 prize in physiotherapy for his trial which Dr Maggie Atkinson, Children’s sustainable development, takes up the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care million, titled ‘Analysis and simulation of explored the effectiveness of back Commissioner for England, officially office of Chancellor of Keele University at a Centre, is appointed a National Institute long-term/large-scale interactions of C, N pain treatments. opens the new £2.7 million Day Nursery. special ceremony in the University Chapel. for Health Research Senior Investigator. and P in UK land, freshwater and atmosphere’.

06 07 On 23rd January 2013, Julia Leyden (Western), Class of 1963 presented an outstanding piece of art for inclusion in Passion, the Driver the Keele University Art Collection. At Original Soundtrack first glance the viewer might assume that it depicts a traditional Christian crucifixion. of History In fact it explores different types of You may not know the name, but you times, vying with other Keele bands of passion and their impact through history. will almost certainly have heard his work. that time such as The Man Upstairs and A veil or curtain of words blows across Andy Quin is a prolific composer of music Blue Moves. Random Access created the the central figure but they are difficult to for film, TV, radio and commercials, and now legendary ‘Cheese Monster’ which read, suggesting that time has made their he honed his craft at Keele. was, reputedly, responsible for stealing interpretation sometimes uncertain. food from the group’s flat in Barnes Hall Andy Quin arrived at Keele in 1978 having and was later famously photographed garde electro-acoustic and computer- already turned down an invitation to study Julia selected the quotations, and the occupying the Professorial Chair in the generated musics, through jazz and at the Royal Academy of Music. He studied passions they illustrate, from: Physics Department. easy listening to big band, rock and film Electronics and Music at a time when Keele music. He has also virtually documented The Song of Solomon – sexual passion boasted one of the best music courses in Andy worked closely with Keele’s studio the history of jazz and the brilliance of Nero, described by Tacitus – megalomania the country and Andy was able to ‘swap technician, Cliff Bradbury, and composer, his playing is especially highlighted in Viking raids – the impulse for conquest chops’ with Visiting Professor, Cecil Lytle, a Tim Souster, producing recordings on a ragtime and stride styles of the 1920s and The Rapacity of Barons from the Anglo- great jazz pianist himself from the Juillard Fairlight CMI (the world’s first computer 1930s. Along the way he has worked with Saxon Chronicle – greed and self-interest School in New York. Andy also benefited sampler) and this proved to have a major the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal from a strong departmental interest in impact on his future professional work. The death of Queen Elizabeth I – the need Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC American music generally, inspired by He was recommended by Souster to the to secure succession Concert Orchestra. His music has been Professor Peter Dickinson. music production company DeWolfe used by Disney and in a multitude of TV The execution of Charles I – the desire for and this was the beginning of a long and commercials, including the After Eight regime change Away from the classroom, Andy formed productive career writing music for film, Mints ad with Stephen Fry and a cast a band with other students on the same The storming of Drogheda by Cromwell – TV, advertising and radio. of Hollywood greats, not least Liberace main subject as him, including Simon the use of religion to support slaughter miming to Andy’s piano score! Hargreaves and Mark Ayres. Random At the same time, Andy was writing The death of Suffragist Emily Wilding – Access was a rock band with funky regularly for Central TV in Birmingham the longing for equality Andy leads a busy life and is hoping to and psychedelic overtones – almost as and his music could be heard at the find time to play more jazz piano gigs in The riot at the premier of Stravinsky’s ‘Rite eclectic as Andy’s own musical tastes. Queen’s opening of the ICC and the future. He is married to Anne and has of Spring’ – resistance to the new His dissertation was on the group, Earth, Symphony Hall. Central TV went on to three children, and when he has any time The first aerial voyage in England 1784 – Wind and Fire, whilst his finals recital make a documentary about Andy’s work. left over he enjoys badminton, walking, new perspectives on our place on this earth featured Beethoven and Franz Liszt! reading, aviation sports and astronomy Writing for the DeWolfe Music Library (but not necessarily in that order!). The boyhood interests of Sir Isaac Newton Random Access was popular on campus has enabled Andy develop compositional – the spirit of scientific enquiry and played the Union Ballroom several technique in all kinds of styles from avant Sean Rourke, STR Music Marketing The Black Hole of Calcutta – revenge The figure on the cross represents the spiritual leaders who have inspired the Keele Encounters great religions. The cross represents the massive impact on historical development made by religious institutions of all kinds. Adunola Okupe (2006) was the guest The footballers at the foot of the painting speaker at this year’s International are absorbed in their sporting passion Students’ Welcome Ball. Adun is the and appear oblivious to the themes internationalisation representative of the described above them. Keele Society Advisory Committee and she shared her experience at Keele and Julia explained to the Vice-Chancellor how important her Keele connection has that it was indeed her passion for Keele been since she left. University that drove her to donate her work to the collection. “I had a decade-long walk down memory lane, attending the International Students’ ‘Passion, the Driver of History’ hangs by Welcome Ball, which I had attended the Staff Common Room in Keele Hall. as an international student myself ten years ago! The food was considerably better and the spread of the nationalities, I think, was wider. But it was all made extra special by unexpectedly meeting The Raven Mason Collection a Nigerian neighbour, Femi Awopegba from Ibadan at the ball! I had never met Golden Graduates him before and to meet him at Keele of all places added another treasured memory The Raven Mason Collection is housed in A number of events are planned – including A Golden Graduate has celebrated Who are our Pioneers? of Keele. What are the chances?” 50 Anniversaries since leaving the Keele Hall and contains many important the collection of oral histories from people The Pioneers are the Classes of 1954 to University College of North Staffordshire associated with Mason Ironstone, a A current Nigerian student is a face to 1961 who graduated from the University pieces outlining the development of or Keele University. The Royal Charter of remember. Eugenia Abu is a national icon. College of North Staffordshire. They and Mason ceramics in Staffordshire from the community celebration and the the University was granted in 1962, so in She is a leading broadcaster, prize winning the Founding Graduates formed the beginning of the nineteenth century. The development of resources for schools to 2012 we held the first Golden Graduates’ essayist, poet, short story writer, motivational Students’ Union, the Athletic Union and Raven Mason Trust has now been awarded support learning about the significance of Reunion to coincide with the 50th speaker, multimedia strategist, mentor, wife the Keele Society and created the heritage ceramics to Stoke-on-Trent and what the Golden Anniversary of our Charter. a small grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund and mother. She is a member of several and traditions that have exemplified the Potteries area was like when manufacturing as part of the All Our Stories programme national and international bodies, including Who are our Founding Graduates? Keele spirit for all later generations. to run a project celebrating the history of dominated the local economy. the Human Rights Commission. To further her already glittering One hundred and fifty-seven students The 2013 Golden Graduates’ Reunion will Mason Ironstone. A key theme is to bring For more information career, Eugenia is attended the University College of North welcome home the Classes of 1954 to together collectors and people involved in E: [email protected] currently pursuing Staffordshire in October 1950 and the 1963 on May 11th - 12th 2013. manufacturing Mason Ironstone to express a Master’s degree in first 150 graduated in 1954. Anyone who its importance for Stoke-on-Trent and for Creative Writing at was part of that first class is termed a British ceramic history. Keele University. Founding Graduate.

08 09 Close Encounters of Revolution in the Air The Beatles Kind

In December 1968 two Keele students – Did you find the interviewers? 1968: a year of revolution, a year when lyrics in ‘Revolution’, and for his message Maurice Hindle (1968) and Daniel Wiles people – many of them students – took of personal change and freedom, coupled Yes, we exchanged emails after the (1970) – interviewed John Lennon to the streets of London, Paris, Prague, with an apparent resistance to challenging Alumni Office put me in touch with and published it in a Keele students’ Berlin, Mexico City and a whole host of the system. Hoyland also praises The Maurice and Daniel. I didn’t get to meet magazine called UNIT. The interview other cities, to protest against the Vietnam Rolling Stones, in a move which he must them but they were very kind and helpful. had an impact far beyond Keele because War and vent their feelings at the deaths have realised would antagonise Lennon, The information they gave me was very Lennon spoke frankly about the so- of Martin Luther King and Senator Robert for their commitment to the revolutionary insightful, and they were willing to called ‘Black Dwarf’ letters which implied Kennedy. Revolution was also in the air cause and for the increasing brilliance of tell me the story in detail. This formed that the Beatles were “less revolutionary on the music scene, where The Beatles’ their music. the interview I aimed to write after than the Rolling Stones”. Lennon’s unchallenged supremacy suddenly found my research. Lennon responded immediately with a comments prompted a discussion competition in the form of those angry vitriolic response in a ‘very open letter’, that continues to intrigue observers of the Has this experience changed you? young upstarts, The Rolling Stones. also published in Black Dwarf. He attacked sixties cultural scene. Yes, it’s given me more confidence to If the juxtaposition of global riots and the Hoyland’s belief that ‘smashing it up’ We spoke to current student Aynel interview people even if it seems hard battle for No 1 records seems trite, we can bring change to the world order and Tekogul about her journey of discovery of to reach them at first. I realised we can must remember just how politicised music defended his own ideals. Predictably this remarkable moment in Keele’s history. reach people outside Keele and get was in the sixties. Through their music and enough, Lennon was particularly defensive involved. Alumni can play a part in this through their interviews, both John Lennon of his music and his own reputation as a Aynel, how did you find out about this by supporting and encouraging students and Mick Jagger exerted considerable pioneering artist. For Lennon, whether in fascinating part of Keele’s history? with their experience and knowledge. influence on the people that followed the context of his political beliefs or his I was researching about old times at Keele This can be from their time at Keele and their every move, even if sometimes their music, to be considered less revolutionary for Yearbook and somebody mentioned what they have done since they left. In views came from an artistic, rather than than The Rolling Stones was the worst kind a John Lennon interview. I wondered my case, with Daniel and Maurice I shared deliberately political standpoint. of insult. how two Keele students managed to an interest in writing and journalism – we And in 1968, the two frontmen – and The Black Dwarf letters caused a sensation interview such an icon and then publish even lived in the same accommodation their music – were never further apart. when they were syndicated across the world it in a students’ magazine. I knew the at Keele! This shows that previous and In the same year that The Rolling Stones in late 1968. Inspired by their publication, music of the Beatles but I didn’t know current Keele students really can have a recorded ‘Street Fighting Man’ and Maurice Hindle, then a first year student much about John Lennon himself. Helen shared experience and familiarity between ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ and Jagger took at Keele, wrote to Lennon requesting an Burton, the Library archivist, helped me each other even if there is 40 years of part in the London riots, The Beatles interview in which he would counter the to find the UNIT interview and many more time difference. The success of past recorded ‘Revolution’, a song which growing feeling against the Beatle. press items about the interview. It was generations can become an inspiration brought Lennon an unprecedented level interesting to read the interview and news because they can be models for us. Shortly afterwards, Maurice Hindle and of criticism for his apparent indifference pieces about it but there were so many I hope Keele will make it possible for more fellow student, Daniel Wiles, found to the uprisings happening all around contradictions that I wanted to find out students and alumni to get together and themselves at Weybridge train station him. Jagger and The Rolling Stones were what really happened. Lennon sounded to help each other in the future. in Surrey, having hitchhiked down from portrayed as leaders of the revolution so human and sincere in the interview and Keele. They were met outside the station while The Beatles, with their OBEs and I wondered how he seemed to the two by a very familiar man with shoulder- their messages of love and peace, were students interviewing him. length hair parted in the middle and labelled part of the establishment that the trademark pebble glasses. They spent six Left wanted to bring down. hours in the company of Lennon and Ono, Against this backdrop, John Hoyland wrote and their interview remains an important the first of what have become known as contribution to discussion around that the ‘Black Dwarf’ letters, published in the turbulent year of 1968. radical newspaper of the same name. In it, Chris Harrison Hoyland berates Lennon for the ambivalent

Read more about the John Lennon interview in the Keele Oral History Project: www.keele.ac.uk/alumni/ thekeeleoralhistoryproject/ thejohnlennoninterview

10 11 Gigs that Burst What Song Means Keele to You? the Bubble

Every generation – indeed every year – has its own memorable soundtrack. And that is so true of our university years when music provides the unforgettable backing track to life, love, learning and lunacy. In 2007 we began to ask Keelites to name the ‘song that means Keele to you’. This was used for our first Homecoming disco and the list has been growing ever since. Over 270 titles now appear in the Soundtrack of our (Keele) Lives at www.keele.ac.uk/ alumni/thekeeleoralhistoryproject/ thesoundtrackofourkeelelives ‘Never Forget’ by Take That is still top of the pops but if you want to add your song – from any era – let us know through our Forever: Keele Facebook group or direct to Emma Gregory at Keele. Who knows, your choice might make the playlist for Homecoming 2013. If you can’t wait till Homecoming, find the ‘Keele Soundtrack’ playlist on Spotify.

Our success with the Keele Soundtrack Chris Parkins (1981): Ian Gillan (Deep has inspired us to discover your favourite Purple) jumping off the stage and gigs from any era – and that includes punching a member of the audience was classical concerts or jazz combos! Again, pretty memorable. Mind you, the guy was please send us your choice and your asking for it. memories through our Forever: Keele Gordon Mousinho (1975): Elkie Brooks Facebook group or direct to Emma wearing a skirt that can generously be Gregory at Keele. We hope to create a new described as ‘micro’. And Spirit, with Keele Oral History project page with Randy California playing in just a jockstrap memories of the most Glorious Gigs. and cowboy boots! Here are a few to get you started: David Harris (1970): In 1972, Cream at the Mike Beattie (2002): Jools and his Rhythm Royal Ball with Princess Margaret dancing and Blues Orchestra for 2002 graduation. with a triple vodka in one hand and a We had our customary fire alarm go off Gauloise in the other. and while we were outside the orchestra The Hollywood Festival at Madeley (May kept our spirits up by playing a few tunes 23-24 1970) was the first outdoor festival on the Union fire escape. in the UK – and it was largely staffed by Richard O’Hagan (1989): Primal Scream Keele students! There was an exceptional Jayne Winstanley (2001) on stalking off stage after about two songs line-up including the first UK appearance the decks at Homecoming because Bobby Gillespie thought someone of the Grateful Dead and a performance had thrown a skiff at him (about 1988). by Mungo Jerry which raised them from invisibility to eternal glory with one song. Mark Holtz (1993): Atomic Kitten around Find out more at: www.keele.ac.uk/ 2000. The pre-gig interview was longer alumni/thekeeleoralhistoryproject/ than expected and we ran out of questions. thehollywoodfestivalandmusicatkeele Shania Twain was playing in the background so, rather feebly, I asked: “What’s the best thing about being a woman?” to which Kerry Katona grabbed her breasts and said “THESE!” Now that’s class.

12 13 Keele for Life

In 2002, Antony Sutcliffe (2008) was a schools and term-time events. As I was local Stoke student who had just dropped coming to the end of my studies in 2008, out of his A-Levels. Now he works at the I found out about a vacancy in the team University as an Outreach Officer, and secured an interview on the very overseeing community engagement same day as my last exam! It was a projects and running summer schools. We stressful day to say the least but just as I asked Ant why is he is so passionate got home I got the call to say I’d got the about inspiring young people to go into job. I never looked back! further education. What does your day-to-day job involve? Tell us a bit about your background? My job is to liaise with community groups I’m originally from Burslem in Stoke-on- and local schools to arrange for them to Trent so I’ve been familiar with the attend Outreach sessions. One of the University ever since I can remember. biggest projects I worked on was the IAG You work as part of the Recruitment, Roadshow, offering advice and help to Outreach and Access team, how did you more than 3,000 local young people last find out about the programme? year. We also run a range of school I attended one of the Keele Link sessions sessions, which encourage young people when I was at school in 2001. I really to get involved in subjects such as English enjoyed it and it changed the way I and Science by engaging in fun activities. viewed education. Some sessions involve dressing up as Harry Potter and we can transport an So did it inspire you to come to study inflatable Stardome to local schools. My at Keele? job is pretty varied and Yes and no. I was a bit of an unruly very rewarding. teenager and dropped out of my A-Levels Why do you think it’s important for after a few months. I got a job at a fruit universities to engage with young people? and veg warehouse and never thought I’d end up at University. My girlfriend was Universities shouldn’t underestimate the doing her A-Levels at the time and she impact that this sort of activity can have. encouraged me to go back and study. Just last year I received a letter from a After getting my A-Levels we both student saying how much one of our enrolled at Keele in 2005 and we got sessions changed his life. I believe that married a few years later! education is key to liberating young So when did you join the Outreach team? people by giving them the confidence to raise their aspirations and to achieve When I became a student at Keele I was things they didn’t think were possible. actively involved in community projects, joining the widening participation scheme Kate Dawson and helping at a number of summer

14 15 Coming up for Air

“I hope you’ll do some more research and Hume’s writing when you have a chance to come up for air.” Said with a twinkle in her eye, these were the last words I heard from my PhD supervisor, Marjorie Cruickshank. That was in 1982 when I was just about to take up my first teaching post in a wide- ability secondary school in Kent. What a baptism by fire that was into the Heroes teaching profession, as I tried to prepare to teach four subjects: history, local studies, religious studies and Special Needs Maths Warbeck was a pretender to the throne background. It is generally now believed (it had been my Statistics subsidy that of England in the time of Henry VII. He that he was a convincing imposter, though had got me the position!). Perkin Warbeck claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, not everyone agrees. What is known is (c. 1474 – 1499) Duke of York, one of the Princes in the that he undertook a number of attempts I learned (a bit) from my mistakes, changed Tower allegedly killed by Richard III. As to overthrow Henry, backed variously school twice and was not bad at my job (I the death of the Princes had never been by Margaret of Burgundy, James IV of even received a teaching award one year). confirmed, Warbeck was able to gather Scotland and even the people of Cornwall! But I found myself completely bogged support for his claim, whether due to a down and exhausted by the preparation Warbeck’s quest ultimately ended in failure genuine belief in his case, or because of and piles of lower school exercise books and he was hanged at Tyburn, London a desire to overthrow Henry and the new to mark. As for research and writing, I did in 1499. Tudor dynasty. very little for the next ten years. To coincide with the bicentenary of Britain toilet. My Year 7 students spent a term of abolishing the slave trade, in 2007 I wrote lunchtimes helping to make a giant toilet Warbeck remains a man of mystery, with Thanks to the Schools’ History Project I a short biography of Olaudah Equiano, out of papier mâché and were thrilled numerous conflicting stories as to his true was at least able to introduce my students a slave who became an abolitionist. to demonstrate it on TV on the day of to what I most enjoyed from my research Traditionally, William Wilberforce has the anniversary. days – using historical sources to carry received nearly all the attention because My brother suggested I write my most Disappointingly, Thomas Crapper did not, plumbing at Sandringham House, at the out investigations, evaluate evidence of his work in Parliament. I was interested recent book. On the way to work in as is widely believed, invent the toilet. behest of Prince Edward (later Edward and form interpretations. My favourite to see what black people were doing for London he spotted a paragraph in the Thomas Crapper Nor did his name give rise to a popular VII). He also worked for George V. booklet was the ‘Mystery of the Princes themselves to abolish the trade, and found Metro about a Jewish high-jumper called word for faeces. He was however, a in the Tower’, and this gave me the idea that Equiano had started campaigning and Crapper was also a pioneering Gretel Bergmann who had finally had her (c. 1836 – 1910) hugely influential inventor and did make of writing something on Perkin Warbeck touring Britain making speeches several businessman. He owned the world’s first record of 1936 reinstated by the German a number of important advances in the who claimed to be the younger of the years before Wilberforce. BBC South East bath, toilet and sink showroom, which was Athletics Association. Her life is a tale of manufacture of sanitary ware, including two princes. How serious a threat was Today came into school and filmed my on the King’s Road in London, and he did injustice. Shunned by her former friends, the invention of the ballcock. All in all, he he to King Henry VII? From my research Year 9 students reading passages from much to promote sanitary plumbing and thrown out of her sports club and banned held nine patents. into Perkin’s life I wrote a historical novel the book: that evening they were TV stars. from taking part in the Olympics, she had make conversations around bathroom called Ruling Ambition, an article for the After writing about two men I thought no choice but to go to the USA to begin Crapper was a plumber by trade, whose fittings more commonplace. brand new BBC History Magazine and a company was known for the quality of its I ought to research a woman next, and a new life. children’s book The Boy who would be products. He had several Royal Warrants, I chose Mary Shelley. In many respects King for Short Books. Although by now I had almost thirty years’ one of which was for fitting out the her itinerant and tragic life has been experience of teaching and had quite a I have now written about a dozen books overshadowed by that of her more famous stock of lessons prepared, the research and lots of articles for magazines and husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. for all these books had mostly to be done newspapers. Of special interest to me One writer has recently suggested that in the summer holidays. In term time I was Gretel Bergmann was a German high she was being removed due to are individuals who have been left on the she did not have the ability to write, and increasingly being ground down by target- jumper whose dream of competing in the ‘under-performance’. that Frankenstein was in fact the work of Gretel Bergmann sidelines of history and, I feel, deserve setting, assessment, lesson observation 1936 Berlin Olympics was destroyed by her husband. The book has been bought Bergmann emigrated to the United States to receive more credit. It has led to me after lesson observation, OFSTED – and the Nazi regime on the basis that she by school libraries and some English in 1937, vowing never to set foot on writing on an eclectic range of subjects – even mock OFSTED! About three years (c. 1914 – ) was Jewish. departments studying Frankenstein German soil again. She won the US almost as wide-ranging as the Foundation ago I decided that I had had enough and for GCSE. Bergmann prepared for the Berlin Championships in 1938 and 1939, also Year. I am particularly interested in writing took early retirement. Olympics and one month before the winning the Shot Put in 1938. fast-moving short narratives for the 12-16 In 2010 a book to commemorate the Nowadays I spend most of my time Games were to begin, she tied the German age range, a kind of advanced version of centenary of the death of the Victorian More recently, Germany has acknowledged travelling, and writing (mainly light- record with a jump of 1.60m. But two the old Ladybird series I enjoyed as a boy. sanitary engineer Thomas Crapper proved her achievements, with a variety of hearted) articles with a historical weeks before the start of the Games, she irresistible. Very quickly I found out that honours. Her records have been reinstated, Hooked by a BBC2 series called ‘The connection for newspapers and magazines. was expelled (having already been Thomas Crapper did not invent the flushing and she even attended a ceremony in her Murder Rooms’, I went up to Edinburgh expelled once previously, in 1933) and her toilet as is often still assumed (Thomas home town of Laupheim, where the local one summer holiday to research the life So, I did “come up for air” – well, eventually. German record was expunged from the Harrington did that in Queen Elizabeth stadium was named after her. of Dr Joseph Bell who I was intrigued I only wish I had done so sooner. record books. The excuse given was that I’s time). But Crapper, who is buried in to find had inspired Arthur Conan Doyle the same cemetery as my grandparents Robert Hume (1978 History & Psychology) with the character of Sherlock Holmes. in Beckenham, did make important Back in my home town of Broadstairs, I improvements to it. Out of the research paced up and down the seafront dressed came Thomas Crapper: Lavatory Legend, in a deerstalker and sporting a Sherlock fully illustrated, with a very silly multiple Holmes pipe, during the annual Dickens choice quiz at the back, together with a Festival in 2005. list of euphemisms meaning to go to the

16 17 I started at Keele in September 1997 and in Gavin was in marketing when I met him but he many ways that still feels recent! I made some was also captain of an 80ft luxury sailing yacht. amazing friends there and I still see them His old boss asked him to run the boat again whenever I’m back in Britain. I prolonged my and Gavin agreed as long as he could bring me contact with Keele by being a member of the along too! I was happy in my job, had never Keele Society Advisory Committee for a done any sailing, and not lived abroad since that few years. semester at OSU in 1998. Nevertheless, by March 2011 I was simultaneously working my notice at At Keele I studied Geography and American Eurostar, training for the London Marathon and Studies (including an awesome semester at trying to revise for sailing exams. In May 2011 we Oklahoma State University) and, although it drove to Italy to crew the SY Holo Kai; Gavin as didn’t help with my immediate career following From Ski to Sea Captain, me as deck-hand and stewardess. graduation with GlaxoSmithKline, it’s certainly Another girl was the chef. helping with my current job. I took a huge risk to start a job with no I was in the ski club at Keele, attending annual experience and living in very close proximity BUSC trips and racing throughout the year, as with a guy I had known for barely six months. well as the trampolining club. Both of these On ‘charter’ you work 17 hour days and have to stood me in good stead for the crazy sport I be available around the clock. I pushed on took up at the age of 26. I had moved into hotel through; the places we were seeing were sales and although I loved it, it was never quite incredible and generally the guests were lovely! challenging enough, so I took up aerial skiing… That summer we were along the French Riviera I pestered the local dry ski slope to put me in and the Tuscan coastline and we also visited contact with the freestyle coach and I hounded Sardinia and Corsica. him for two months before I finally got to try In the winter we took Holo Kai across the out for the team. Amazingly, I got selected and Atlantic to Martinique, and sailed up through began training in Switzerland while working Antigua to the British Virgin Islands where we full-time in the UK. I didn’t do anything raced with other Oyster yachts, and on to outrageous but training with the British and Puerto Rico. Then I got promoted to chef so Swiss teams was an incredible experience. I Gavin and I ran the boat, and raising our stopped aerials training in 2008 – being a workload by 50%. I had not cooked very much 26-year-old beginner was tough! previously, as my Keele friends will attest, and I then started as a National Account Manager suddenly I was cooking for six people and crew. at Eurostar with a £25m portfolio, frequently I had to serve three meals a day to dashing across to Paris and Brussels with ‘restaurant standard’. clients. I absolutely loved it and would probably We’re frequently asked by people what we still be there now if I hadn’t met my boyfriend do when the guests aren’t on board. Gavin in September 2010 – he has a LOT to We certainly don’t work such long days as we answer for! This is also where my dual honours do at sea but boats are notorious for breaking. degree came into its own! Gavin is usually wearing his engineering hat fixing things, while I’m menu planning and cleaning meticulously.

Gavin and I are now enjoying a six-month sabbatical from the boat; we are due to rejoin her in June 2013 in Los Angeles. Gavin is also a huge fan of snow sports so we have bought a truck camper to follow the snow around the USA and Canada.

I have finally been able to use my degree – navigation, planning trips in different countries and conversing happily with Americans about their history, culture and politics. I didn’t think when I left Keele that twelve years later I would be making a career out of what I love – travelling and being a host. I owe a lot of that to Keele. I wasn’t the most confident student when I started, but I was when I left. A lot of it is to do “I thought you may like to know that Gavin proposed to me (needless to say with the Keele community and being at a I said yes). It was very romantic as we walking out on Jackson Lake (which was frozen) when he dropped to one knee with the Grand Teton mountain campus university. Keele really improved my range as the backdrop! As he didn’t know what type of ring I would like, he belief in my own abilities and gave me the had made one for me out of box wood on his dad’s lathe when we were in the courage to embark on something entirely UK in November (I had no idea!). I wore it for about a week but unfortunately different and never to look back. as it was wood it was rather fragile and split. Two rounds of superglue later Emma Broome (2000) and it now lives in my little jewellery box instead! We did in fact purchase a ‘real’ ring yesterday which we had made to include the Grand Tetons, so it acts as a permanent reminder of where he proposed!”

18 19 Kath returns regularly to campus providing cupcakes for various events and she spoke recently to the Keele Enterprise Society, a student society for budding entrepreneurs. The Icing on the Cake Kath owes a lot to Keele: “The Speed Keele Key Fund and programme was a fantastic opportunity for me as it enabled me to turn my love of baking into a full-time career. I got a huge amount of support from the Student Enterprise Team during the Fundraising Review 2012-13 programme and made contact with a lot of experienced entrepreneurs who gave me fantastic advice and guidance. I definitely think there’s something to be said for talking to a business entrepreneur I am pleased to report that once again the The Disbursement Committee continues to your own age as they were in the same Keele Key Fund had a successful year with meet three times a year, and as ever remain position as you just a few years ago. over 35 applications to the fund of which 24 a passionate and enthusiastic group. We That’s why I jump at the chance to come back and talk to Keele’s current students. projects received grants totalling £74,122. were delighted to welcome Pritpal Nagi onto the Committee this year. It feels very worthwhile to talk to the next The Disbursement Committee has been generation of entrepreneurs and I really able to offer grants to a wide range of I would like to thank all of our alumni who enjoy hearing about their future plans.” projects this year, including the organ have been very generous in their support for We love to welcome alumni back and to The Keele University SPEED Plus restoration project, the Forest of Light the Keele Key Fund despite the economic involve them in student activities and programme is expanding: applicants sculpture, the ‘ages and stages’ project, climate. Your contributions enable the Fund one person we particularly look forward are invited to a Dragons’ Den type the Moot Court, the Observatory and to make a difference to student life here to seeing is Kath Warrilow (2010). That’s panel to pitch their business idea and a number of sports projects. Whether at Keele. because, after graduating, Kath combined the most promising are accepted onto assisting with research projects, public Rama Thirunamachandran her culinary talents with a shrewd head the programme. realm developments or simply enhancing for business to set up Cupcake Yourself the student experience, the Keele Key Fund Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost. For more information on the SPEED Plus – her own business offering personalised continues to make a valuable contribution Chairman of the Keele Key Fund programme, please visit www.keele.ac.uk/ and branded cupcakes. to the Keele community. Disbursement Committee. speedplus or email [email protected] As a Keele student, Kath enrolled on the Speed WM programme, a six month funded programme to help young people kick-start their business ideas. Within a few weeks she had turned a part-time hobby into an operational business. In 2012 her cupcakes were featured in VOGUE magazine and she was receiving The 50th Anniversary Keele University Appeal calls from the 02 Arena.

£5,000 for the addition of an extra rank of pipes for the Swell department. We have received a generous gift from Edward Lee Spencer (1954) in the USA, Student of the Year 2012 to the value of around £11,000. If you can help bring the organ back to Andreas Steffensen is the seventh recipient Andreas’ achievements are even more The combination of Andreas’ academic top condition, please send your gift to of the Neil and Gina Smith Student of the impressive when viewed in the light of his achievements, his quiet determination to The Keele Chapel Organ Fund through Year Award. The annual prize of £5,000 personal circumstances. Andreas is a Danish succeed and his commitment to making the Alumni & Development Office – is sponsored by Neil and Gina Smith to student with English as a second language a positive impact on the lives of others or download a donation form from recognise a final year student who has who has settled in North Staffordshire confirm that he deserves to be named the website at keele.ac.uk/donations demonstrated outstanding achievement with his wife. He is in the first generation Keele Student of the Year. specifying ‘Chapel Organ Fund’. at Keele. of his family to attend university. During his first year at Keele, shortly before his exam Outstanding achievement takes many period, Andreas donated a kidney to his forms – but in this case, the panel looks wife who suffers from chronic renal disease. for academic excellence coupled with a Last month, just after he completed his The Keele Chapel Organ was installed In 2011 Keele alumni supported the significant contribution to the life of the final year assessments, he became a father in 1966 and has enjoyed a distinguished Organ Fund with £3,500 from the Keele University and the wider community. when his first child was born. history, including being played at Key Fund to make emergency repairs. This allowed the organ to continue Andreas graduated with First Class hundreds of graduation ceremonies. Andreas has made a strong and lasting to be used at Chapel services and at Honours in Educational Studies and Many famous organists have played contribution to Keele through his work graduation ceremonies. We now need to English. He has secured a training contract the organ, among them Dr Francis for the Widening Participation team. He raise a further £38,000 to enable three with a Midlands-based law firm which will Jackson of York Minster, Marie-Claire has served as a Student Ambassador major areas of work to be carried out begin after he has completed a graduate Alain, the most-recorded organist in the in roles of mentor, administrator, visitor to restore the Keele Chapel organ to qualification in Law. He then hopes to world, Peter Hurford OBE, Lionel Rogg, guide and events leader. He has been peak condition. embark on a career in Environmental Law. the noted Swiss organist and praised for portraying Keele to prospective Dame Gillian Weir. £23,000 for refurbishment of the main Andreas consistently impressed his tutors students in a “realistic but very positive Console and replacement of the old by outstanding academic performance, way” and for inspiring young people to Sadly, the condition of the organ has electro-mechanical system averaging 80% across both subjects over think positively about the benefits of deteriorated over the years and this somewhat restricts its use. It is now three years. His degree dissertation was higher education. He was rewarded for his £9,000 for restoration of the Chests, some way off the ‘concert standard’ it judged by the Programme Director in commitment, maturity and hard work with Bellows, Swell Shutters, Draw Stop once enjoyed for teaching, recitals and Educational Studies to be “master’s level… the Ambassador’s Ambassador Award and Blower and to retune the organ already publishable”. the Student Leader Award for 2011-2012. Andreas Steffensen choral performances.

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Telethon 2012 “I joined the telethon team because Defence and with the Army. She inspired A team of thirty student ambassadors Christopher Murphy, Bhavini Patel, Afra The great majority of awards benefit I wanted to get more involved at Keele. I me to open my mind up to options I had called alumni during November to share Rasheed, Stephanie Rawson, Taliah Safavi, students directly through volunteering, had never worked in this way before and never even imagined before. All the alumni experiences of Keele and to invite support Amnah Shaikh, Kate Sidwick, Lawrence co-curricular or study-related projects, but I thought I would gain some new skills and gave me helpful advice but she suggested for the Keele Key Fund. We thank all our Snelgrove, Victoria Spencer, Embri Stuart, the Key Fund Disbursement Committee enjoy being part of a team. some unexpected and exciting ideas. alumni for the time they spent on the Louise Taylor, Kirsty Trent, Emma Walker, also wants students to enjoy the campus. “I learned a lot about Keele’s history. “My plans for the future are still a bit vague phone with our team of students – and Jessica Willis, Lucinda Witts. We are considering the restoration of I hadn’t heard about the original Foundation – joining the Police, maybe – but my dream for their support. We also want to thank the legendary ‘clock with no hands’ in Over five years the Key Fund has received Year before (I soon learned always to call would be to become a Scenes of Crime our callers for their commitment to Keele. the Clock House and the renovation of pledges of over £500,000 to enhance the it FY) but it sounds like a fantastic idea! I Investigator. I teach dance too, so who the famous (or infamous) Amphitheatre. Telethon Team Roll of Honour 2012 student experience and environment at already loved Keele – the campus and the knows whether something might come of These are just the latest in a series of Keele. This year we added pledges of a feel of the ‘bubble’ – but I now understand that? That’s in the future, but for now I am Manager: Athena Wilson (2010) heritage and campus improvements that further £102,144 for the Key Fund. so much more why Keele is special glad I made some new Keele friends in the Deputy Manager: Zoe Richards bring new life to the place we called home and different. telethon team. I am proud that we were More and more applications for awards are for a while and which remains our home- Team: Samuel Bercik, Stephanie Boateng, able to have some successful and enjoyable being received as students discover just how from-home forever. “I also learned a lot about myself. I wasn’t Tom Bowen, Madeline Campion, Matthew conversations with alumni. I hope they influential they can be. The Disbursement sure whether I could make conversation Christopher, Nancy Chuchu, Kulthum enjoyed them too.” Committee looks for new projects that with people I didn’t know and I had no Dambatta, Joseph Forsyth, Samuel Hill, enhance the student experience and the idea what to expect before each call. My Lizzie Hunter, Kathleen Johnson, Davina campus, adding these to over 30 projects most memorable conversation was with a Kanani, Ayisha Karim, Ambreen Mizra, that have already been supported. woman who had worked at the Ministry of

24 25 Barbara Thomas 1973 1979 Paul Byham 1991 1996 Jacqueline Harden 2003 Wayne Millard 1968 Warren Colman Alex Hunt Paul Howard Martin Baker Chris Asker Helen Johnston David Allsop Mohamed Rahim Keele George Fraser Shirley Dex Sarvanjan Kaler Neil Infield Fiona Bazley Tony Ball Alastair Jones Amy Church Rahat Rashid Susan Maddox Roger Jackson Russell Haggar James Fisher Aelwyn Guest Linda Beacom Helen Jones Sandra Nicholls Trudi Rogers Teresa Macleod Alison Prowse Martin Rowlands Geoffrey Hooker Susan Fisher Sean MacGloin Mark Brannan Simon Jones 2006 John Patton Key Fund John Meager Christine Snaith Matthew Reed John Brookes Trudy Jones Kariba Sasegbon Xandra Gilchrist Michael Banks Graham Stroud Julia Taylor Joan Newton Neil Bunford Warren Legg Tom Shears Jennifer Hedges Martin Webster 1992 2008 Bill Proctor Melanie Warburton Mark Short Roger Burgess Pauline Mifflin Fergus McGauran Lisa Allen Ryan Bailey 1954 Lorraine Fletcher Josie Wheeler 1980 Jo Willis Catherine Talbot Heather Bush Olutayo Oke Ruth Nicolson Matt Barker Simon Charlton Robert Lee Mike Fulker Joan Bennett Laurence Woodcock 1969 1985 Leo Chatteron Keith Pugh Robert Dixon Laura Hartley Sheila Lee Peter Humber Sue Steging Carol Botham Wilson Yeung Mary Bryning Mark Brundrett Jenny Cook James Rivers Kay Dowdall Natasha Kinsmore David Jeremy David Watkins Siobhan Burrows Dilara Yurtmen 1955 Kaye Larbi Jon Davey Christopher Dawson Nick Hughes Benson Greatrex Andy Samu Brian Webb Naomi Lander Nela Zebrakova Bob Miles Pam Maddison 1974 Phillippa Frost Steven Flanagan Sean McCarthy Michael Langford John Skelley Sarah McIntyre Tony Winnall Alice Meager Michael Taylor Trevor Curnow Ro Gorell Jennifer Gillian 2011 Irene Plant Susan Smith Nick Renshaw Mary Mountjoy 1981 Carol Gray 1956 1962 Christopher Graham Richard Gorman Craig Shearstone Jonathan Brown Nicholas Preston Ruth Stewart Joe Ruppert Joe Batt Chris Tew Liz O’Connell Stanley Cooper Brian Heaton Joanne Green We apologise to the two following Jeremy Daines Judith Stubbs Janey Walder Anne Smithson 1993 2009 Roger Betts Robert Gunnell supporters whose names were missed Roger Hartley Steven Johnson Lisa Lee Sara Taylor Christopher Spencer Edna Collis Margaret Allen inadvertently from Forever: Malcolm McRonald 1970 Esther Jones Howard Mounsey Derick Parry Helen Lightfoot Helen Williams Anita Gerard Fiona Whitelaw Andrew Freeman Michael Bennett Keele in 2012 Anne Parker Karen Kear Janet Murrell Christine Spratt Pat Main Matthew Martin Rogers Rob Hedges Dave Gambling Adam Betts-Symonds 1955 Peter Paice Peter Wentworth 1986 Nicholas Maxey Worthington Alison Hodgen 1975 Emily Haithwaite Lisa Burns Anne Thompson Margaret Roberts Cliff Smalley Andrew Benn Ruth McGregor David Hodgen 1982 1999 Sue Smalley Sharon Barker Vanessa Kearns Richard Lawrence Ganapathy Don Thompson Mark Ayres Helen O’Neill- 1957 Andy Macmullen Graham Baker Dhanasekar Roger Brandon Joanna Killian Mary Levesley Adkins We also thank the following supporters 1963 Terry Bird Bill Hanna Tom Mayhew Robert Betts Ododo Ediagbonya Robert Oldfield Joanne Louff for their gifts: Kay Bailey Nici Hildebrandt Mike Cooper Jessie Palmer John O’Sullivan Leo Pilkington Alexander Fuller Richard Russell Colm Perry Heather Craddock Mohammed Amin Jill Budd Martin McArthur David Ellis Antony Philcox Angela Parsliffe Connie Robertson Ewan Henry Kate Read Joline De Ste Croix JM Dean Tony Budd Janet McCartney Timothy Hunt 1987 Matthew Russell Aileen Roberts David Todd Tara Lal James Stonebridge Dipak Dutta J L Dickinson Simon Knock Martin Field Ken Smith Barbara Ryder John Mallen John Walder Gordon Mousinho Peter Hampson Ian Mahoney P J & N Evans Barbara Newby Carol Mason Jon Gould 1994 Michael Williams Annie Stewart Sarah Northrop 1958 Sona Osman Sandra Haynes John Hartley 1988 Richard Batty Nicola Williams Alan Ball 1964 Candida Outridge R J Walker Kathryn Parson Fiona Wilson Katherine Lundie We also thank the very many Tracey Baldwin Andrew Cooper John Carey Celia Cheshire Richard White Hill Richard Simmonds Samantha Woodall alumni who wish their gifts to Sandra Drewett Stephen Womack Faith Flower Martin Bazley Roger Weston Bob Collicutt 1983 Heather McLennan And be anonymous. Richard Blows Andy Dutton 1997 Christine Francis Teresa Newbon Nicola Wycherley John Sutton Ian Brunt Lynn Rivera for her gift in memory of Helen Harrison Michael Hurdle Wendy Gibson Georgina Chancellor Jack Fry Barbara Thomas Amanda Croft- Faye Nicholls 2010 Katherine Gosling David Hazelwood John Samuel 1976 Lindsay Coates Jack Thomas 1971 Pearman Maureen Poole Kathryn Allan Simon Jones Charles Hutchinson Hilary Williams Phil Davies Patricia Blackburn Sara Hedges Cicely Davey Sarah Richards Alison Beech 1959 Philip Lucas Gill Laver Gina Hall Andrew Eisner Melanie Jones Sophie Kelman 1965 Catherine Scott Cheryl Bennett Brian Cramp Susan Smith Frankie McGauran Richard King Dave Gambling Glynis Kirkland Caroline Panting Mike Cantor Nina Shuttlewood Leanne Brady Donors to the North Pauline Hanna Philippa Tyler Linda Sohawon Alison Nicolson Wayne Goodwin Franco Milazzo Naima al-Rawe David Kerry Ivor Davies Sankar Sinha Thomas Coppen American Foundation for Beverly Rickwood Alec Spencer Christine Herbert 1989 Marsha O’Mahony Jon Short Linda Holroyd Julia Swainson David De Lisle Keele University Inc Peter Maybank Barbara Vallonchini Jo Williams Angela Hogan Martin Alcock Mo Ray Ruth Watkins and Keele in Canada Mary Reed Geoffrey Stanton Kirsty Elliott Stephen Walton Phil Isbill 2000 Diana Wright Catherine Casale Alan Schofield Josephine Watson during 2012 Maureen Sudlow Ellen Emes 1966 1977 Catherine Martin Matthew Hill Marion Unwin Tom Woodman Lesley Bunn 1972 Oliver Fox 1960 Dave Edmonds Nigel Bentley Barrie Pope Ruhi Singh Edward Lee Spencer (1954) Kathryn Maddock Roger Walker 1998 Hugh Coolican Janice Price Thomas Fox Derek Edwards Elizabeth Key Anne Blackburn Lorraine Tucker Deborah Sutton Paddy Costigan 1995 Mark Archer Lauren Horne Tim Gibbs (1970) Christopher Foote Arthur Williams Nick Hammond Margaret Reid 1990 Paul Unsworth Will Montgomery Peter Sheahan Mark Elliott Paul Brothwell Lindsay Horne Richard Levak (1971) Jim Pierce 1967 Eli Hirst Janet Phelps Katherine Bradshaw Peter Granby William Buckley 2001 Samantha Horridge Susan Murray Jeremy Sogno David Pownall Keith Cuninghame Clive Blackwell (1974) Steve Coles Peter Harris James Danaher Jenny Gray Stephen Plant Katy Mousinho Ian Wrathall Thomas Kelly 1961 Roger Fellows Mark Hill (1974) Stephen Robinson Michael Murphy 1984 Jemma Farrance Mark Hetherington Krysia Dziedzic Janet Parker Philip Krone Gillian Biggins Peter Fletcher Ian Snaith Val Newman James Berriman Marie Fogg Catherine Holland Paul Edens Charlotte Pearson Amber Lewis Jatinder Sehmi (1985) Steve Biggins Joanna Hallett Brian Stewart Steve Russell Paula Blellock Hafisi Kadiri Chris Kirby Simon Forman Emma Turner Leigh Martindale Clive Borst John Head Daphne Wade Helene Wander Laurence Broyd Dylan Reynolds Mitchell Waterman Steven Grainger Thomas Pearson Iain McDonald

26 27 Alex and Ruth’s Rainbow Wedding at Keele

Ali Lovegrove Photography

Ruth Arnold (2006) and Alex Hayward (2006) were married in 2012 and their colourful Keele photos featured in “British Brides”. You can see some beautiful pictures of the couple and of Keele looking marvellous as the backdrop for their colourful Keele nuptials! www.rocknrollbride.com/2012/09/a- rainbow-wedding-inspired-by-their- living-room-ruth-alex

28 29 Phil Davies photo by Alexander McIntyre New Trees Wide Open Campus Bring Colour to Union Square

The 24 semi-mature trees newly planted in Union Square may look like they are there ‘just to look nice’, but there is meaning behind their selection for the University arboretum and the heart of campus. Two red maples and three cut-leaved silver maples turn red and gold respectively in the autumn, matched by the foliage of six hybrid elms in front of the Library. These and the Keele held its first Community Day on The day had a huge impact on people from “We enjoyed the variety of things to do. deep green foliage of two Persian Saturday 23rd June 2012 as part of the the surrounding area who were warm in We spent two hours in the medical school ironwoods and a Japanese hornbeam 50th Charter Anniversary celebrations. their appreciation. alone. We enjoyed the walk around the between the Chapel and the Union We threw open the doors and encouraged Uni. Our kids enjoyed the medical school, combine to complete a display of “We brought our primary school-aged visitors to join us for a fun-packed day for the animal skulls and the trampolining the University’s colours of red, gold children and visited the sports centre all the family. the best. It was nice that the activities and green. and medical school. The children had the were free.” Keele staff and students joined together opportunity to hold a Barn Owl, learn These trees also symbolise the former to create a programme of over 70 how to play golf, trampoline, go-kart, “We found the whole day to be enjoyable, Soviet Union and North America. Much activities for visitors to enjoy. Visitors put the siren on a police car, dress up as because it was educational, informative of the funding for these outstanding could explore the beautiful campus fire-fighters, see models of the human and fun for adults and children alike.” trees was given generously by Phil through historical and geographical tours, body and palpate a model abdomen Davies (1971) in memory of his late wife “We would definitely like another day. or experience sustainability debates, to feel a baby in the uterus, learn about Ros Davies (Patton) (1971). Phil studied There was so much to do we did not have volcanic eruptions, muggle quidditch or resuscitation, see slides of bacteria, as American Studies and Ros studied the time to do everything we would have make virtual or visual observations of well as learn about healthy eating and Russian at Keele, so Phil’s trees bring liked. It’s a great way to visit the University the earth, sun and stars. They viewed art how to burn calories. There was a broad both glorious colour and a meaningful and find out what you do.” exhibitions, tried a language or sport or range of activities and opportunities on international tribute to Union Square. science taster session. Many goals were offer as demonstrated above which held Given the overwhelming support, booted in a penalty shoot-out with Stoke our interest and increased our knowledge Community Day will become a regular City FC, while others hunted forensic-style and skills.” event in the Keele calendar – in 2013 for buried bodies. Live music and other Community Day will be Sunday 2nd June. entertainments provided a wonderful background to all the activity.

30 31 RAG is an essential part of the student new impetus to RAG and in 2013 even the Ticker loved pranks, and he recalled: “I I got involved in RAG Week in a limited Hayhurst, Chairman of the RAG Committee experience and Keele kicked off the procession has been resurrected. have found two photos of Tulla Tallianos capacity in my first year in 2010-11. I was in 1958 and 1959. The tales of his and his tradition as early as 1956. Growing out of sad to see that RAG was not organised the many fellow students’ exploits have inspired In 2013 RAG is dedicated to the memory with the Lord Mayor of Stoke, Dennis the 1956 Charity Ball, RAG became a huge following year as it gives students and the me to do everything I can to make RAG a of Ticker Hayhurst. Delay and myself. We played a hoax on annual enterprise, to collect for charity and one of the national papers pretending University such an amazing opportunity to massive part of Keele once again. build bridges between ‘Town and Gown’. If anyone coupled a lifelong love for Keele do some really good things through Tulla was a famous Greek film star and we We have decided to support three RAG day usually involved a long procession with the soul of a prankster it was Ticker fundraising. During the summer vacation in got away with it. We had a good year in local causes: of imaginatively decorated floats around Hayhurst, lynch-pin of some of the most 2012, I noticed that Loughborough RAG 1958 with the kidnapping of Miss Great the Potteries, accompanied by student memorable RAGs in Keele’s history. raised over £1.6 million for charity but • The Peter Pan Nursery for Children with collectors in fancy dress. There were bucket Christopher Hayhurst graduated in 1960 Britain and putting a teddy bear with a Keele, as far as I was aware, may have Special Needs in Newcastle; collections and a ‘humorous’ magazine and married Maureen ‘Mo’ Paskell (1962). space helmet in the newly opened Jodrell raised nothing. I could either sit on the called ‘WOOP!’ was sold. Stunts, some In Ticker’s own words, “My main interest Bank radio-telescope dish. We also stole side-lines and complain or stand up and do • The University Hospital of North meticulously planned and others more at Keele was rugby and academics but Mo the anvil from the Gretna Green wedding it myself. I became RAG Representative Staffordshire Charity Appeal for support for a new PET CT Scanner; and spontaneous, were a key feature. RAG and I were deeply involved in the Students’ smithy… aaah happy days!” and the rest is history. gradually lost momentum as regulations Union and in the RAG. I was Chairman of Speaking of history, I began looking through • Combat Stress, a charity supporting restricted the options but in 2009 RAG was the 1958 and 1959 RAG Committees and The key person behind RAG Revival is the archives and saw what RAG used to be ex-service personnel with mental revived by the Students’ Union as ‘Raising Maureen was chair of Royal Ball Committee Keele student Danny Walker, so we asked like. One name kept appearing: Ticker health issues. Danny Walker and Giving Week’. The Charter Year gave and the Union social committee”. him what inspired him. Ticker’s World RAG Revival 2013

We’ve planned lots of events for RAG Newcastle, where there will be a stage for Week 9-15 March 2013 from street musicians and performers and lots going collections, to comedy and quiz nights, a on along the High Street. The parade will resurrected RAG Parade and even bungee show the best of Keele, with societies, jumping above the Union car park! sports clubs and local groups and charities joining together to travel in Keele has a great history of pranks and, as unison with lots of colour and sound. this Forever: Keele will not hit your doormats until after RAG, I can risk telling I hope RAG is now firmly back in the Keele “Ticker always ‘saw’ what to do you about one prank we are planning. I calendar and it will be the catalyst for plan to dress in black and wear a balaclava, ever greater charity fundraising. Alumni ‘break in’ to Staffordshire University have been really kind to us this year as the Ticker passed away on 5th February 2012 shared a room but this came to an end practical solutions. He was a master of Students’ Union, sneak past Security, Keele Key Fund has sponsored the and Keele was high on the list of people because I snored and his pocket watch sociability and by the end of our first enter the President’s Office and kidnap parade. I would like to say thank you to all for Mo to inform: “Sadly, Ticker died (his grandfathers, I believe) sounded like a week at Keele he had organised a party in him. We’ll bring him out during RAG Week Key Fund supporters; it really does make yesterday much, much sooner than time-bomb. The watch gave Ticker his the women’s residences, complete with and gunge him in front of a big crowd in a huge difference to people at Keele. If expected”, just a few months before the nickname. He enjoyed Keele immensely cider and plenty of fair ladies…” the KeeleSU Ballroom! The President at anyone wants to donate directly to Keele first ever Golden Graduates reunion. Mo and the opportunities it gave him, not just Staffs is happy to take part so we are not RAG, then you can do so online via Find out more about the early history of came to the reunion but Ticker was academically, but because it provided for doing anything illegal. Honest! www.justgiving.com/teams/keelerag RAG in the Keele Oral History Project: greatly missed. his sense of humour and his ability to plan www.keele.ac.uk/alumnithekeeleoral The RAG Parade will set off from the and organise pranks. He was always Brian ‘Ned’ Lusher (1960) reveals: “Ticker historyproject/keelerag Peter Pan Nursery on Saturday 9th March collected, cool and clever at finding was a gentleman. For some weeks we and will finish along Ironmarket in

32 33 Arrival of the Nissan Leaf at Home farm. The production team in typical Vice-Chancellor Nick Foskett, Chancellor A Coming of Age low-tech surroundings Heritage, Jonathan Porritt and Kevin Childs of Nissan GB Myths, Legends and… Volunteers “It has been a privilege for me to discover the heritage of Keele through the eyes of 60 years of Keele alumni. Having led many tours of Keele for staff, visitors, guests, alumni and others, I have found that current students are equally hungry to know about our history, heritage, and our myths and legends. Keele students are now leading the way in rediscovering and sharing the Jocelyn Ryder-Smith took this photo of the wonders of Keele.” John Easom (1981) old Union and huts in 1960; two years later, (Alumni & Development Manager) as Union Vice-President, she and president “When students were approached by the Colin Thomas laid the foundation stone of History department about a volunteering Green Week the new Union Building. project concerning Keele Hall, I jumped at the chance. The first time I stepped into the Hall I found it completely beautiful. It was only when I began training as a Keele University has partnered with and topped the government’s Carbon panels on a number of university buildings volunteer guide that I realised how closely Nissan to provide an electric vehicle for its Reduction Commitment (CRC) league and McCamley UK Ltd has installed a linked the beginning of Keele University staff to use for business travel. The Nissan table in 2011. The car will contribute prototype urban wind turbine on the was with Keele Hall’s history. The more I Leaf was unveiled by Keele University towards the Keele’s target to achieve University Science and Business Park. Chancellor, Jonathon Porritt, along with a a 34% reduction in carbon emissions researched the Sneyd family and the Hall Jonathon Porritt said: “I’m pleased that Nissan charging point installed on campus, by 2020. itself, the more I loved this piece of history we are introducing an electric vehicle on as part of the University’s Green Week. on our campus. It means a lot to me to Efficiency measures implemented on campus; it will not only provide a green The vehicle, which has a 109 mile range, use the passion and skills of my history Keele campus include the development form of transport for our staff, but will will be available for Keele University staff degree and to meet others who feel the of a multi-million pound Sustainability also encourage car sharing for employees to travel to meetings and schools around same way. The Keele Heritage Volunteers Hub, the refurbishment of a number of travelling within the region. Universities the West Midlands as part of a 12-month project is now registered as a volunteering buildings to improve energy performance, are in a privileged position to be a test bed trial. The electric vehicle is just one of group with KeeleSU Volunteering. It hasn’t the introduction of a new sustainable for new technologies and initiatives, and many green initiatives introduced at the just been facts and dates that I’ve had catering and recycling programme and at Keele we are focused on introducing University, which has a strong record to learn, but also the skills inherent in the increase of Fairtrade goods made greener thinking to our staff and students of addressing and responding to the organising training sessions, creating solid available to staff and students. Earlier to help educate future generations.” environment and sustainability agenda. contacts with Keele Hall and KeeleSU this year, the University also signed an Volunteering, and organising my time so Keele was among the first universities The new Union Building agreement with npower to install solar I can be a part of this project. It’s been a to be awarded Carbon Trust Standard learning experience that I never thought possible when I first came to Keele The “Keele Experiment” began in 1949 In his CD ‘In Our Own Words – Keelites and, for that, I’m incredibly grateful.” help other Keelites where it really to explore a unique new approach to look back at the Turbulent Years’, Ariana Sevilla (2013) matters – through career progression interdisciplinary scholarship and as a Brian Walker adds insights through “The Keele Heritage Society started in my and improving prospects. campus community. The experiment contemporary accounts and interviews second year. I had walked in the grounds of came of age in the 1960s with the award with alumni. Networking with The format will involve networking with Keele Hall, but previously never seen inside of the Royal Charter in 1962, at the start students and fellow alumni. A buffet will The support of the Keele Society Advisory or really considered the links between of a decade of radical change. By 1969 be served and we have arranged entry to Committee and the Keele Key Fund are the Hall and the University. Training as a Keele was being described as: “The most the Students’ Union afterwards, for those greatly appreciated. We thank the scores guide has shown me how little I knew of original innovation in British university who wish. of alumni involved but especially the the University’s history and the extent to education in the 20th century”. In 1973 Keele Alumni which I had merely accepted the Hall as a This magazine is a little early for full production team: Gerry Northam (1970), the keystone of the Keele experiment Nici Hildebrandt (1975), Brian Walker beautiful building on campus. In addition details but if you want to know more – the Foundation Year – ceased to be (1970), Matt Bowling (2008), Pam Jones to guiding tours, each volunteer conducts about Networking with Keele Alumni, obligatory for all undergraduates and “Alumni circles” exist by different names Keele Sustainability Hub (1970) and John Easom (1981). their own research into the history of the contact Emma Gregory in the Alumni and Keele was forced onto a new path. estate and the University. Understanding to help alumni who want to keep involved (Home Farm) Development Office. Copies of ‘A Coming of Age’ can be with some of our academic Schools; they Our history of Keele ‘by alumni for alumni’ the foundation of the University and Lord Wednesday 15th May 2013 obtained from the Alumni & Development are usually informal and have grown from We know that Keele is not always the begun in First Decade continues in ‘A Lindsay’s vision has made me proud to be Office – there is no charge but we do invite relationships between staff and former 5.30pm to 7.30pm easiest place to get together so if this Coming of Age: Continuity and Change’, a Keelite. It has also given me a chance contributions to the Keele Key Fund. event is successful we plan to hold more a labour of alumni love completed in to utilise skills I have learnt in my history students. Keele’s Careers, Internships A Joint Event by: Keele Alumni/ events in Birmingham, Manchester and February 2013. degree, and enabled me to engage with and Volunteering teams are keen to Careers Employer Engagement. We London, and perhaps beyond. If you students with similar interests. It has involve alumni similarly in support of hope Networking with Keele Alumni could help to host an event near you, The DVD offers an audio-visual account been a wonderful experience, and an students and one another through will become a regular opportunity for please let Emma Gregory know. of Keele students’ experiences of unexpected opportunity. I hope that we advice, information and opportunities. continuity and change from 1962 to 1973; Keelites to meet students and for less continue to recruit new volunteers so Networking with Keele Alumni is a new experienced alumni to meet fellow with contemporary photographs, film that the society can continue to grow.” initiative to achieve just that: the first alumni further on in their careers. We and music. Georgie Fitzgibbon (2013) pilot event will take place at: think this is a good way for Keelites to

34 35 Dynamic Duo Combine for US Keele in Canada Bestseller Scholar 2012: Neil Smith (1980) has sent us a great reason to attend Keele events for alumni. Neil says, “I don’t think that even you realise Cristina Polsinelli how your newsletters and the events you put on for Keele alumni pay off in all sorts of unpredictable ways. Little did you know (2012-2013 MA that when you introduced Rick Levak (1971) to me at a Keele event a couple of years ago Criminology and that something creative would come out of it. We put our heads together and I have just published a book – and Rick is a key Criminal Justice) contributor. The book is now a New York Times Bestseller! So... the moral of this story for all Keele alums is that you never quite know where a Keele reunion, homecoming or event might lead and the more Keele Cristina Polsinelli is the recipient of 2012- guys you put into a room, the more the 2013 Keele in Canada scholarship, which creative juices flow!” was created by the generosity of our alumni in North America. She graduated from Windsor University in Ontario in 2012. She spent one semester at Keele as a Study Abroad student in 2008. We met Cristina a few weeks into her MA course They Wouldn’t Let to see how things are going. So, Cristina, what are you doing at Homecoming Die Keele now? “I am doing a postgraduate course – MA in Criminology and Criminal Justice. I have always found the subject fascinating – I remember it was sparked off as a child when I read about Jack the Ripper. On my first trip to England I walked around Whitechapel but this year I plan to track down a Jack the Ripper guided tour in London!” How did you first hear about Keele? “In my second year at Windsor (Ontario), I decided to do an overseas exchange. My grandfather told me a lot of stories about England because he had lived in England for a few years after leaving Italy. I narrowed my choice down to Keele as soon as I saw the photos of Keele Hall on the website. I even got a little bit Whether you are in the Class of 2012 and The Union promises food and drink all emotional when I saw it – but it’s proved this is your first anniversary since leaving day and the Lounge Bar will be open to be even better in reality...” Keele, or your fifth or even your tenth, with free pool and live sport on screen! What was your first impression of Keele celebrate at your old home-from-home Plus, breakfast on Sunday morning. Our when you arrived? with your Keele friends. volunteers promise activities to revive old memories and create new ones. I feel at home here – I love the campus, What do you hope to gain from your Canada – I want to thank them for “As a Study Abroad student I was The Alumni Office and Students’ Union the people and the education system. scholarship year at Keele? being so kind and supportive. They have Homecoming is FREE to attend during nervous at first of all the new people, created the first Keele Homecoming in I really enjoy the flexible approach to changed my life and made my dream the day. and it was my first time in England. But 2008 and the disco was attended by over learning – it’s more exploratory and more “Well, the course is already better than come true, to study again at Keele! I met after I tried out and joined the football 350 alumni. Numbers each year usually Disco tickets £5 available from the like a discussion than a lecture. In fact, I hoped. The lecturers have tailored some Keele alumni in Toronto a couple team that all changed. The football girls exceed 400 at the legendary Never website KeeleSU.com or buy on the day it’s magnificent, far above and beyond the programme to reflect my specific of years ago and they were wonderful, were sitting on Keele Hall lawn and one Forget Disco in K2 (Students’ Union). or FREE to holders of a valid silver or anything I expected.” interests and those of the 24 or so people and it felt like one family despite our afternoon they invited me over. It was just gold Gradcard. on the course. My particular topic is difference in years from a gentleman Our dream is for Homecoming to become like some of the pictures I had seen of What are your aspirations for five years ‘Edgework’ – the ways in which extreme in his 80s right down through all the that regular sunny date around which all Book your Horwood room at students sitting on the lawns and it felt from now? or ‘on the edge’ behaviours occur in generations to the youngest, me, who Keelites build a get-together with their [email protected] perfect! I also joined the Drama Society own circle of friends. We postponed “I am going to stay focused on my course modern society and how that applies to had not even graduated yet. Thank you Confirm attendance on the Homecoming and my friends were so supportive of Homecoming in 2012 but the Back to me during my performances. I have met and then I hope to work with the police in criminology. I am so excited to have the all so much!” 2013 Event (Forever: Keele) or email the Bubble Gang and the League of some wonderful people at Keele and I Canada, using my criminology knowledge. opportunity to study at Keele again.” Emma Gregory in the Alumni & Extraordinary Keele Gentlemen wouldn’t have made true friends – everyone has I am also open to opportunities in the UK Development Office. Anything you would like to add? let Homecoming die! In 2013 for the first been welcoming and friendly. In fact I too. Whatever happens, I plan to travel time, alumni volunteers from the Gang and Homecoming is Saturday 29th June 2013 am planning a reunion in London in 2013 and to stay part of Keele.” “My scholarship depends on the kindness the League are planning Homecoming. 3pm to 2am. with all my old Keele friends together. and generosity of fellow Keelites in Help them make it live in 2013.

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1966 Ian Robinson: Recently retired after 17 taught online media at Arcada University 1977 Annabelle Howard: Married the American Jennifer Robertson (Castle): I was county years as Principal of Sterling Hall School in Helsinki. I am currently completing my Andrew Cassie: Have been running CIB, a on campus, Forrest Stone. Our older child What commissioner for Western Isles Girl in Toronto. doctoral studies at Aalto University. marketing agency for 27 years now. I have is called Keele and is a stand-up comedian started to coach my grandson’s under 8’s in New York City. The younger one is at Guiding and a trainer. 1971 John Strain: Now in my fourth career: teacher, naval officer, academic and football team. university in Connecticut. Forrest and I 1967 David Cotton: After a short spell teaching, created a non-profit that runs an online now a vicar! Met Margaret on my first Gillian Cook: I was awarded a scholarship Happened Ros Kane: I wrote a book called ‘To have I trained as a town planner and worked in ‘motivational learning league.’ We had day at Keele in 1968 – and now married year to the University of Massachusetts Lincolnshire and Leicester before retiring 22,000 kids enrolled last year. I also write an only child,’ and founded Carefree for 40 years with two children and at the end of my third year at Keele. To in 2011. fiction and occasionally try to step away Kids which trains community volunteers two grandchildren. earn the money for my return ticket I got To… to do therapeutic play in schools. I also John Heys: I’m a director of a number of a job working with emotionally disturbed from the computer. 1974 founded the News From Nowhere club in companies including Career-Cam Online adolescents in a residential treatment Peter Meade: I have been working as a Leytonstone with monthly meetings on Ltd, a career guidance company. Diane Charnock (Wainwright): Set up programme. I loved the work, stayed, fell freelance science writer and photographer 1954 my own executive search business in the arts, history and other topics. Frankie McGauran (Shaw): I was one of in love and got married. I worked in mental for the last five years. I write for the Stan Beckensall: I can share the publication 2011 and enjoy the freedom working for health for 18 years, got divorced, remarried, Ian Taylor: I am executive chairman of 5,000 people randomly selected to run pharmaceutical industry and photograph of my two books, Northumberland Hills myself brings. Able to spend more time and had two children, Kate (20) and Nick Living PlanIT SA which develops software five miles into the Olympic Stadium on equestrian sports. During the summer, I and Valleys and Hexham Through Time, travelling and looking after my two-year- (16). For the last 15 years I have worked as a for urban areas connecting devices, March 31, 2012. watch and umpire as much cricket as I can. and one on Northumberland old churches old granddaughter Constance. textbook editor. I live in in an old farmhouse, sensors, and infrastructure. I chair the Steve Mills: Having retired from teaching Phil Osborne: Phil and Vana (Honsdale) Brian Heaton: Having reached the age have a large vegetable and perennial will be published soon. I have recovered European Advisory Board of Brooks American Studies at Keele in 2009 I (1978) are living near Farnham. Phil works garden, and am looking for ways to live and well from my stroke last April. International and advise the Dolma taught history at Ruskin College, Oxford, of 60 and about to become a granddad for Surrey County Council as Head of the work in both the USA and the UK. for the second time, I have passed the Early Education and Childcare Service. 1956 Development Fund which works mainly in for three years. I have now fully retired in Nepal with local entrepreneurs to alleviate order to write full time. advanced driving challenge and urge 1978 Vana is assistant head at Calthorpe Park Stanley Cooper: Still sailing my boat. many of my age to try it! Secondary School in Fleet. We have two poverty by creating sustainable jobs. Ellen Oliver (Ryan): I have just retired from Andrew Howitt: After leaving Keele I 1957 Ann Lester (Mason): Remarried in July went into teaching and followed the children, Dagan and Aleiya. 1968 teaching and am in the process of setting Mary Bianco (Becker): An eventful year up my quilting business, working from 2012 and very happy. Gave up teaching career to two secondary headships. I Barbara Smith: I work in peace-building James Harris: I retired from science started my own consultancy company in with travel and reunions. The big trip was home and teaching patchwork classes. eight years ago for a less stressful life but in post-conflict countries, recently in East teaching and Elizabeth (Addington-Hall) still working in a school three days a week. 2008, training teachers and working as Timor, Angola, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, to show my family where I grew up in Jeff Sedgley: I have finally retired and (1970) retired from being a school education consultant to F1 in schools. I am Sudan and DR Congo. England and Scotland as well as the Keele now live in Spain with my partner. Stuart Raymond: We have moved to librarian. We have moved to Poland to now CEO of Louth Education Community 50th Reunion. Trowbridge after 20 years in Exeter. Guy Walsh: Married with three children, Interest Company, managing and encourage and strengthen the 1972 working in Birmingham for a Dutch bank, Protestant church. Andrew Williams: I went to Switzerland in developing Louth Town Hall as a major 1960 Nick Leonard: I taught history for 10 years providing funding for businesses. 1975 in pursuit of Jane (Campbell). We now community and education hub. Isobel Palmer (Miller): I have recently Judith Hollingsworth (Fletcher): Our and worked for a number of international have two kids and are probably planning to 1980 downsized from a large, old, Georgian daughter is studying for a PGCE at Keele. companies in business development roles. Robert Hume: I work for the East Kent leave Scotland in a few years’ time to live Health Needs Education Service, teaching Paul Garland: Took time out last year to style house giving me more time to devote Susan Soyinka: Since retiring as an Nine years ago I retrained as a professional in France and make the perfect ratatouille. children who are too ill to go to school. walk the Camino Frances to Santiago de to voluntary work for the National Trust. education psychologist, I have become a tour guide and now guide parties, families I write features for the Irish Examiner Compostela in Spain and plan to do the writer. First book was From East End to and individuals of all ages and nationalities 1975 1961 and books, including several children’s same next year, starting from Lisbon. Lands End and my second A Silence that to attractions throughout the UK. Peter Hall: Married to Anne Hall (Thackray) John Idris Jones: I had a short novel titled historical biographies. In 2010 I wrote Currently in the hospitality industry. Speaks was published recently. John Wilde: After leaving Keele, I went (1975) for 36 years. Retired from RBS/ Thomas Crapper: Lavatory Legend to Carlos Piedrahita: I went to the London Madocks, based on the life of William A NatWest as regional director after 35 to live in Le Mans where I have been ever commemorate the centenary of Crapper’s Madocks. He gave his name to the town of 1970 School of Economics then came back since. I retired in September 2011 from years and now partner in Executive death. My latest book, Clearing the Bar, Porthmadog. I have completed a second Stephen Booth: I have retired after 42 to my home country of Colombia where teaching at the local university here. Recruitment. Still playing a lot of squash is about the German high jumper, Gretel novel on a Porthmadog theme, Sail. years teaching history. I dabbled with local I have worked for 30 years, the last 12 During my career, I worked on a committee and golf and managing to get into the old Bergmann, and her dream of taking part politics, becoming a councillor and Stone for Grupo Nutresa (branded processed which decided the national curriculum for men’s Yorkshire team (over 50s). in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. 1962 foods), as CEO. Married with a son and deputy mayor. I am a local history speaker teaching English and was an examiner Ann Hall (Butcher): I emigrated to teach Peter Tillisch: For 30 years I have been Read more about Robert Hume on a daughter. as well as treasurer of Stone Historical & for the competitive exams which enable in Montreal. I married a Canadian teacher running a business supporting people Pages 16-17 Civic Society. I have published several local students to become teachers in France. Helen Terry: Radical changes in jobs who may need help because of their Rick Potter: Can’t believe we have been in and we returned to Scotland. We divorced history articles using Keele’s facilities. (journalism, press officer, Anglican priest, Aris Zacharoff: I have recently become a disability or age. I now own two care and now I live in Moffat. We earn a living Argyll now for nearly four years. Started now music teacher). I suffered from cancer Julia Ibbotson (Adams): As well as father to a beautiful girl! homes supporting older people. I live in by book indexing and teaching indexing. to record my second album (first was in and now live with two adult children. running our home, kitchen garden and North London, am married to Christine Both my children also went to Keele and 1973 1994) and playing twice a week now. Still orchard, and being wife, mother to four and we have three children in their teens. working in recruitment and still enjoying 1981 loved it! Jil Dobson: Now semi-retired but still and grandmother to four, I’m still working finding engineers new positions. Jenny Bending: Went back to Zimbabwe working as an examiner for the English 1976 1964 as a senior lecturer at the University of the year after graduating but left in 2004; Derby. I’ve reduced my hours this year Speaking Board. Tony Bartley: Became a teacher at Sandbach 1979 Christine Francis: My work has chiefly now living in New Zealand. as I am growing my work as an author. Margaret Lee (Davies): I gained an MSc in School, married a Keele graduate. We have Lilian Atkin (McConway): I remained in been in science journalism. I now enjoy Jeremy Daines: Petroleum geologist, now I returned to creative writing with The Business Systems Analysis and Design from three sons, two of whom went to Keele. Newcastle for three years, working as a a happy retirement, devoting time to a consultant. probation officer. I then moved to East Old Rectory: escape to a country kitchen City University in London; have been in IT Stella Lambert: Retired from Staffordshire playing the recorder. Yorkshire to marry Keele grad Tony Atkin. John Dawson: Established and ran The about the renovation of our Victorian ever since. I still manage two weeks of skiing Probation Service – now breeding rare Have worked for Humberside Probation Spark Magazine in Bristol for 15 years. Since 1965 rectory and am writing my new novel every year. I am now working as a project breed sheep on a smallholding. My son, Trust ever since and currently manage a 2000 I have been passionately helping Janet Toye (Reason): After jobs in the Civil ‘Drumbeats.’ My academic work, ‘Talking manager with Tata Consultancy Services. Edward, graduated at Keele in 2005 and team of offender managers in Bridlington. people who hate public speaking to get the Walk: should CEOs think more about is now a probation officer. Service, teaching and research, I retrained Owen Kelly: I worked as a community artist Tony and I have a son (aged 28) and a over it. Married Clare Hughes in 2003. as a counsellor and psychotherapist. I am a sex?’ is re-issued too. in London and wrote Community, Art & the Jim Moran: Took up my new post in Cairo daughter (aged 26). Kim McKibbin: After 30 years in London Quaker and Universalist and join others in John Park: My novel Janus is scheduled State. I worked as a freelance designer, and as EU ambassador to Egypt in February. A Edward Charlton: Living in working as a criminal barrister, I have left campaigning on behalf of asylum seekers, to be published by ChiZine Publications in created and taught a multimedia course at fascinating time to be in this ancient land! Pennsylvania, running a small publishing the Bar and escaped to the country with economic justice and sustainability. Toronto in September 2012. Lambeth College. I moved to Finland and Read more about Jim’s story on Page 3 company, Scribbulations. husband and dog.

38 39 Eric Rose: After serving as Social Secretary Robert Evans: After working in London, a Masters in Occupational Health and Julie Welch (Harrison): Living in Herts – still Cambridge before studying law and Stephanie Riviers (Glasson): Divorced in at Keele in 1981-1982, I worked in the Canberra and Belfast, I ended up in Safety, and I’m currently on contract to in HR after entering it over 20 years ago. qualifying as a solicitor. Now a lecturer in 2007 and remarried in 2010 a Frenchman entertainment industry. In 1986 I moved to New Zealand. Cancer Research UK, helping with health Now Group HRD of medium-sized logistics law for the Open University. called David. I am stepmother to an New York where I spent several years in and safety guidance. company. Married with two teenage children. 11-year-old boy who lives in Paris. For my Miranda Mawer (Barry): Working in Francis Yam: I have been working in IT the newspaper business and attained an 40th birthday last September, we walked Wellington, New Zealand; hoping we’ll Marcus Brown: From being made redundant since graduating. The family migrated MBA before becoming a financial planner 1990 have a house built by next year. last year, I am now working freelance as on the glacier in the Vallée Blanche Maria Cavanagh (Dodd): Working in Nigeria to Australia in 1995 and later became and ultimately opening my own practice. a self-employed SEN consultant in East underneath the Mont Blanc which was an David Vayro: I am a partner in Gateley, a Australians. Later got an MSc in UTS in Riding. We now have three daughters with on a justice sector reform programme. experience never to be forgotten. 1982 UK top 50 commercial law firm. My area Sydney. Currently working for Scotiabank Sophia being born last October. Andrew Fountain: I live outside Glasgow Christine Clarke (Foster): I am a is construction and engineering and I in a strategic investment project as the Catherine Williams: Now living in South with my wife and son. I still occasionally police constable. specialise in EU and domestic procurement. Julie Draysey: Primary teacher; driving Deputy Head of IT in the Bank of Xian in Devon with partner Chris, and working instructor; emigrating. ski, sail and run (if my son insists on Peter Chadwick: Travelled the world! I am married to Ruth and we have two the ancient city of Xian, China. at the Peninsula College of Medicine having company). gorgeous boys, Oscar (6) and Luca (4). Antony Edwards: A long and varied career and Dentistry. 1983 in the oil and gas industry with BP and Sara Guy (Clift): After 17 years living in 1992 1995 Jazz Matharu: Had fun making music until 1985 BG Group has led to me starting my own East Yorkshire, our family has moved to Randhir Amoganathan: Worked in Robert Bray: I’m now a songwriter, parents asked me to get a ‘proper job’. Rosemary Gorell (Mee): About to move to consulting company. Married to Marcela Dorset where husband David is director London and subsequently returned to performing musician and recording artist. Was chairman of Arts Club Mayfair and Perth on the next stage in my life journey who is from Chile, with three small children. of sport at Sherborne School. My children Singapore. Got married and moved to Recently married and became a dad. run own tax practice for people in film, and in the process of writing another book. We travel and ski as much as possible. are now 8 (Lucie) and 5 (Jamie). Perth in Western Australia. Currently TV and music and the arts and also run an Peer Schmitz: I am now working in Julie Jones: Lived in London after Andrew Hartshorn: Married Jill Smith and balancing time between work and an Shoa Abedi: I have emigrated to the USA. IT company. Munich as a systems administrator for graduating and started my career in HR. now working as an IT lawyer in Birmingham. energetic young son. Zoe Hancock (Thomas): Currently living Val Clarke (Dodd): Now living in a medical research centre. Married with Moved back to the North West over 20 Dawn MacKay: Would love to hear from Shelley Brooks (Ruddell): Enjoying being in Singapore with my family. My children Huddersfield with my husband Wayne two wonderful daughters! years ago and live with my lovely partner old friends! a really old first time mum! Just got into have just started school so I am keeping (1983), working in Christian retail. Steve and our dog. busy volunteering and starting to look for 1986 Stephen Thornley: Was made redundant cycling and love working in public relations. Wayne Clarke: I’ve now left the BBC after Jennifer Sutch (Ibbott): I married just a new job and career. Gillian Jowett (Bourne): I did an MSc after 20 years in local government. Currently Cheung Chock Mun: Was originally the working as a radio producer and presenter after graduating and have four sons – in Land Management at UEL from 1989 retraining as a primary school teacher at general manager of Diageo Plc, the 1996 for 11 years. I’m now minister of New North three of whom are now experiencing and have been a Fellow of the RICS Homerton College, Cambridge University. global drinks giant, heading the travel Road Baptist Church… Val (Dodd) and I university life for themselves! I continued Laura Neilly: Living and working in Kyoto, since 1993 and a surveyor for 24 years. I retail business for Greater China. Left have been married since 1984 and our two to write but nothing published. After Colette Wilson (Hunt): Now mum to Japan, as a high school teacher. remember my time at Keele as a mature children are both undergraduates. years of being a full time stay-at-home Zachary (born 2009) and Savannah (born the company last year and embarked on Nicolas Olivari: I completed military student with much pleasure. I met Sir Eileen Harrop (Chew Khean Geok): The mum, I’m now a newly qualified teacher 2011), I currently work part-time. our business. Now own a chain franchise obligations in Limoges (obligatory back David Attenborough and Patrick Moore Rev Eileen Harrop is the first woman from – of English of course! across Shanghai with six outlets. then) where I taught English as a Foreign at Keele. A fabulous four years. 1991 South East Asia to become a Church of Alwyn Teh: Married Clare Lucas in 1991 David Harrison: I headed to Sheffield Language to military personnel. I moved Simon Miller: I work in PR and currently Gavin Coles: Moved to Hong Kong in early England ordained minister. Married to and we have three children, living in to do a Master’s and PhD in Philosophy. back to the UK to read International Brian Harrop (1990), Eileen first worked run government and media relations 2012 after five years in fantastic Australia, south-west London. I added a PGCE and became an English Political Economy at Warwick. I have been in an English inner-city high school then projects for Telefonica O2. I have been I am still jumping back to Europe many Karen Walsh (Costello): Am married teacher, before moving into education working in banking since late 1999, first in after a Masters degree in Diplomacy, married to Kate Jenkins (1988) for 20 times a year to spend time with my two to Ian and we have a six-year-old son. research. Just moved to Cambridge to Bristol and then in London. managed hospitals. A telephone call years and we have two sons. children from my first marriage. Remarried make a new start and a new life! Have recently started work at Lancaster a rugby-mad Kiwi and a new baby on the Sonja Smith: I recently changed jobs from a ‘headhunter’ took her into the Grace Osuman: I have become an author University project managing a new HR way in 2013. Still enjoying working in a Amba Wade: I did MA Medieval History so I’m now working out in Essex rather world of business and industry, advising and publisher. I write for Primary Education system implementation. specialised field in banking which involves from York University before joining the than Central London. I’m still working in international blue-chip companies around in Nigeria. The books are titled My Aa Australasia. She and Brian returned to stopping people doing bad things. National Railway Museum as a curator. education but I’ve started working with Bb Cc Book Series, for nursery/primary 1988 England to set up in business working I published a book on royal train travel. 14-19 learners rather than just adults. children. I also have written poems for Amanda Carr: I am now working at the Dominic Crisp: Made and lost a million. with clients from Britain to the Urals. secondary education, a novel for senior UCL Institute of Ophthalmology for The Married twice with three beautiful kids. Live I moved to the charity sector for five 1997 Illya Torbica: I’ve been in International years, working for Marie Curie Cancer education and currently have a book London Project to Cure Blindness. on a remote farm in the Lincolnshire Wolds. Nikolas Katountas: I am currently in Sales, working in North and East Europe. Care and then Barnardo’s. I now work for being reviewed. Michele Gates (Al-Ghashi): Went on to Athens, having established my legal office In October 2011, I met by chance Ian Brunt 1989 central government in communications. I Martin Williams: Now happily remarried Chester College of Law and qualified as a since 2006. Prior to that I graduated (1983) on a plane and have kept in touch Bernard Emmett: Worked as a maths got married to Stan in 2004 and our son and living in Perth, Western Australia. lawyer in 1992. from Athens Greek Law School and with him since then, and he’s the one who teacher in Botswana (1995-2001). Since Alexander was born on Christmas Day 2010. took theatre lessons. Been working as a directed me to reconnect through the Niall Wilson: After leaving Keele I moved returning, have worked as a supply Claire Hogan (Metcalfe): Since graduating musician as well. ‘Lost Class of 83’. Cheers Ian, we`ll have to Stockport with Christine Baker (1984). teacher and for Royal Mail since 2005. in 1991, I have worked in a variety of roles 1993 that weekend drink soon. Chris and I married in 1989 and have two Maria Skrzypiec: Happily living in the south for international companies in finance Stephen Booth: After over 12 years in the Emma Tovell: I joined the Tesco graduate sons who are both now at university. Chris Hill: After living for many years of France, working as a freelance editor. in London and Microsoft (in Seattle and same house (longest I’ve stayed in one training programme and went on to I taught in primary schools, before Dublin). I am currently the central marketing hold national HR roles in logistics in New Zealand I am now settled in Sian Sweeting (Williams): After graduation place without living somewhere else at training and working as an educational group controller for Microsoft based in and manufacturing, as well as a spell Sydney, Australia. I worked in IT for 11 years. I am married to least part-time), I have moved into a flat psychologist. I now work as an NHS Seattle. I am married to a ‘Seattleite’ and we in management consultancy before Olwen van Woerkom (Enright): In Jim and have two sport-mad sons! We owned by my sister. clinical psychologist with children with have two children, Oliver and Alicia. Spare deciding that although the money was September 2012 I began studying have moved around a bit for job reasons Begona Carreno-Gomez: Married, living in autism and mental health problems. I time is spent following football (US version) great, life was boring! I left it all in 2009, International Development at University and lived in Staffordshire, Yorkshire and Switzerland, working for Novartis Pharma haven’t acted on stage for years and and having fun! moved back to Norwich and did my PGCE of Amsterdam. now Nottinghamshire. We also spent three instead satisfy myself vicariously with and awaiting my first baby due in January years living in New Zealand, before settling Abd Zabar Sion: I continue to pursue my at the University of East Anglia in 2010. I 1984 visits to the Edinburgh Fringe. 2013. Still enjoying skiing and Eastenders. back in the UK. I have now retrained and career in IT as a Business Analyst working am now a reception teacher in a fantastic Jo Baldwin (McKellow): Living in 1987 work as a School Bursar in Leicestershire. in the gas and power industry with a 1994 school in Norwich. In the middle of all of Oxfordshire, remarried two years ago in that, I am now a mum to Joe who arrived Bridget Appleby: Now back in the office Andrea Veale: Living and working in Shell joint-venture company, Brunei LNG Gary Moss: Since October 2010 have the snow in Cornwall. Now have three step in March 2010. I’ve never been happier! Sendirian Berhad. enrolled as a bell ringer at St Andrew’s children plus two boys of my own aged after a decade of working at home (and Devon as marketing manager for an architectural firm. Two teenage kids and Yvette Thornley: After Keele, I worked Church, Chippenham. Now ringing for 21 and 18. Working as an FM Manager looking after James and Matthew). Now Malcolm is retired I have completed more grey hair than I’d like! with the homeless and unemployed in Sunday Service on a regular basis. for Carillion.

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David Williams: Since 2000 I’ve been Ralph Bunche: New York-licensed attorney Katie Ta’ssell (Cunningham): Married on David Cartwright: I’ve had a few jobs, 2008 2012 working as a self-employed musician and with expertise in commercial litigation 26th May 2012. been travelling, got married in 2009 and Sarah Andrew: Still in the area, now in a Padmanaban Sekaran: Presently piano teacher in Lincoln. Robin, my eldest and experience advising governments Kerry Taylor: Nicholas Brown and I will now I run my own company building civil partnership with Gemma Ward (2010). appointed as Chief of Physiotherapy son, is studying Commercial Music at the in transitional societies on commercial soundproof studios. be getting married in Northern Ireland in Roxanne Armitage: Applied for RAF but & Rehabilitation Services in a leading University of Westminster. Meanwhile my transactions and law reform. I have also April 2013. In summer 2012 I performed Christopher McSharry: Travelled the was refused due to childhood asthma, Orthopaedic Superspeciality Hospital partner Emiliana and I are expecting our advised or represented victims of human with the Hallé Choir in the BBC Proms. world. Lived in China for a year. Studied so now I’m a support worker for autistic in India. second child in April. Our eldest, Jacob, rights abuses in a variety of contexts. Jane Woodyatt: Continued to study at CIMA and passed all exams and currently adults in a day care centre. I also race Duc Tran: I returned to Vietnam after was three in December. Annalisa Wooler (Schontal): Living and Wolverhampton University where I did in the process of completing my career motocross every weekend and go on graduation. Now working as an investment working for an airline in Australia. Beverley Woolrich: I have two beautiful forensic science. I am now a science profile to become a fully qualified yearly road trips round Europe. analyst at Korea Investment Management children and am disabled by SPMS. I keep 2001 technician in a secondary school. management accountant. Johanna Jarvis: Running own Company in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. smiling and remembering how lucky I am! Gillian Dobson: Have been teaching 2003 Roxy Rudzik-Shaw (Rudzik): I was international astronomy communication Keele was an amazing part of my journey, science in a high school for 10 years. shortlisted for a Mental Health Hero award and consultancy business. Brian Beckett: I moved to Hanoi in thank you. under the category of Professional Hero – May Jelliti: Now living in Tunisia after Vietnam in July 2008 with my girlfriend 2009 Ross Yiasemides: In 2011 I completed my having just married my delightful Therapist’s Award for my work with RRS from Keele. Now my wife! We have been Emily Gaffney (Wildon): I went to King’s PhD at the University of Sydney. Tunisian husband. We met while I was Counselling Services. living there three years and are expecting College London to do an MSc in Forensic working as the logistics manager for 1998 our first child at the end of July. My Keele 2006 Science and went from there into a job in Save the Children UK’s response to the degree proved very useful in getting my Gemma Daffern (Berry): Got married to the forensic science world. Samantha Bailey (Eve): Enjoyed four years Libyan revolution. first job in the development sector. with Tim as an ex-pat in Houston, now in Gary Daffern whom I met before Keele Lindsey Wolfe: Became an HR advisor Andrew Stoker: I have worked at Thomson leafy Hampton, still working in finance, Darren Bland: Happily married with a after 11 years together (2011). I joined the and studying for my CIPD accreditation. Reuters in London since January 2002 studying for accountancy exams. Two baby girl and another little girl due in the Police in 2006 as a civilian and Gary and I as a software developer and am now beautiful children, still happily married! New Year. have started our buy-to-let portfolio. 2010 manager for the systems management Alison Beech: Currently working for an Anthony Evans: After working in the sport development team. I married in 2011 and Sarah Grady (Smith): Completed a PG Ellen Hickman (Lundberg): Tom Hickman online ordering company in the West of boxing as writer and press agent, I have two wonderful children who I hope Diploma in Personnel Management and and I got married last year. As proof of Midlands. In the process of buying my moved to the world of Ultimate Fighting one day will pay Keele a visit! gained my CIPD accreditation and I Keele’s matchmaking ability I have a first house! Championship in 2007. Worked my way Jaana Rissanen: I moved back to married my Keele boyfriend, Liam in 2010. photo of 12 people at the wedding, most Laura Inman: I recently completed my up to head of media for Europe, Asia and Finland and I am currently working in Jon Hopper: Following my medical of whom graduated in 2006. I met Tom initial teacher training at Cumbria and I Australia before accepting role as Head of financial services. studies at Keele, undertaken while I was at Keele and all the other couples in the started as an NQT (English) at a school in Media based out of Las Vegas office last working at the UK Department of Health, I photo also met at Keele and are now 2002 Cumbria in September 2012. year. I published two books on the sport, moved into executive management in the engaged or married. Richard Bagshaw: I made the most of my Caroline Wallett: I have a PGCE in which can be bought from Amazon. medical devices industry. Phillip Rogers: Met Katy McGibbon on first degree, working for 10 years in the City secondary education for music and drama Christopher Lean: I did a PGDip in Sandra Nicholls: Working for a day of Uni in Hawthorns A block. I moved of London in finance. I moved to Seattle and I now work in Leek. Professional Writing at Falmouth College to Liverpool and moved in with her in 2008 in May 2011 to gain some experience on global outsourcing company as a of Arts. Worked for a magazine publisher and married in 2012. We both worked for the other side of the pond – and the West senior consultant. 2011 in Bournemouth and became an editor. Keele security; Katy was a resident tutor. I Coast lifestyle is a huge bonus! Edward Swann: Climbing Kilimanjaro in Jessica Bell: I worked as part of the Moved to London in 2007. Now working for am now a lead employment and business security teams at the Olympics. Nicholas Brown: Kerry Taylor and I July 2012. a charity (NAS) and edit the membership advisor for mental health and Kate is will be getting married in April 2013 in Russell Booth: I’m creating a new product magazine. Married in 2011, baby boy born 2004 in business marketing for a well-known Northern Ireland. from scratch and will be handling all July 2012. architects. Babies to follow soon. Rachel Forsyth: I worked at the National branding. My business inventORinvest will Xavier Cousin: Emigrated to Australia in Sarah Taylor: I took up a position of Trust for four years as a warden and be launching an online uploading service, 2007, finally settling in Western Australia 2007 lecturer in ecology at Keele in 2008 and now managing volunteers, training and similar to Dragons’ Den for inventors. in 2009 where I married my beautiful wife Stephanie Coverdale: After working community projects at a private charitable education officer for GeoConservation for two years as a Mental Health Act It’s all been very exciting and most Joelene. We have one daughter, Charlotte trust in Cobham. I live in Epsom with Staffordshire in 2010. administrator I returned to study for my importantly good fun. and another little girl on the way in my partner. 1999 March 2013. MSc at East Anglia and qualified as an Dk Nor’ain Pg Haji Hashim: Made the James McIntyre: Now working as a occupational therapist in 2012. I have most of my MA from Keele. Currently, I am Cheryl Field: After my degree at Keele I Richard England: Exploration geophysicist financial adviser for Taylor Patterson with now moved to Norwich permanently to working in the HR department of Brunei’s completed a Masters in Archaeological currently working in Brisbane, Australia. the hopes of becoming a director within work in a medium secure forensic unit Central Bank. Prospection at Bradford. I am currently I have worked in the UK, Nigeria the next five years. in the therapy team helping mentally working as an Environmental Consultant and Kazakhstan. Sam Higham: Vice-President of KUSU ill offenders. (Education) and I have now set off into at Jacobs, working on water resource and Diego Garro: Settled down at Keele 2005 the world outside the Bubble! flood risk projects. where I live with my wife Lily (also a Keele Natalie Blackburn: Now living in the Richard Mould: I completed an MSc in Quantity Surveying at London South James Marriott: I decided I would like to Deborah Molloy (Gooch): I moved up to graduate) and our daughter Valentina. Middle East working as a VIP Flight Bank University. I have now qualified make a change and become an airline Edinburgh and got a job in the Scottish Emma Hill (Bough): Qualified as a solicitor Attendant for a Royal Family. as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and pilot. I have since begun a course at CTC Executive. Am now on kiddie number two in 2007, married in 2008, first child (baby Rhiannon Brown (Jenkins): I began work continue to work in London. Aviation and should be flying jets within and about to become a full time mummy. boy) in 2010. for an international investments company Christopher Winfield: After graduation, a few years. Catherine Scott: I’ve just won Pharma Diane Roberts: Did MRes in 2003, HE in a problem-solving department. I gave I undertook the Network Rail Graduate Udeni Mudiyanselage: Successfully Times Sales Recruiter of the Year. Teaching Cert in 2004, divorced in 2005 that up to do a gap year as a youth worker and finally finished the PhD in 2011. I in south east London schools, estates and Programme and progressed to project completed MSc with Merit. At present I 2000 worked at Keele as a full-time researcher churches. I met my husband and became manager. I am also a member of the am working as a senior software engineer. Nelson Almeida: Back in Brazil, living throughout it all then took a new post at an ecumenical youth worker. I then Association for Project Management Thomas Parry: Moved to Harpenden in Recife. Teaching at University. Father Manchester University in March 2012. went into teaching and became head of and studying for an MSc in Project to work as payroll supervisor for an of Nelson Almeida Junior, Anna Cecillia Alexandra Rogers (Powell): My son Finley department after my NQT year teaching Management through Warwick outsourcing accounts department for Almeida and Thiago Rocha. was born on 30th August 2012. religion, philosophy and history. Business School. recruitment companies.

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1964 1994 Libby Cropp (Gillies) Thomas Ajoy (Kar) In Memory 1965 1997 Barbara Miatt Lynn Peart (Christopherson)

1954 1966 1998 John Thomas Elizabeth Key (Sloan) Natalie Bennett James Davies 1956 1967 Kay Smith Keith Cuninghame 1999 Nigel Hollingdale Rosaleen Corvan 1957 Norman Priebatsch Kieron Legge Peter Shenton Nicky Stanton (Pontin) Tina Mackay Yvonne Walton 1958 1969 John Periton David Healey 2003 Jonathan Thompson 1960 1970 Sean Tull Malcolm Keir Martin Dutson 2008 1961 1975 Sandra Hudson Judy Henman (Kenyon) Pat Scott (Bennett) Marion Williams (Brinkley) 2010 1977 David Stier 1962 Dave Chell Roy Preston Maureen Smith (Harrop) 1979 Les Abel 1963 Jack Fanning 1981 Joan Riley (Morton) Robert Holdridge Tony Gifford

Keele in the City 2013: Rendezvous on the River

If you have ever said to one another, “We must get together”, and then struggled Make it a Big Keele Day Out! to fix a time and place, Keele in the City is the solution. No speeches, no Saturday 9th November presentations – just a chance to mingle The Procession: The Lord Mayor’s Keele in the City: Spend an afternoon and meet Keele pals, rub shoulders and Procession has floated, rolled, trotted, in London doing a few of your favourite exchange gossip and memories. marched and occasionally fought its way things with your Keele pals. through almost 800 years of London Keele in the City 2013 coincides with the Rendezvous on the River: Join us aboard history and has become one of the world’s Lord Mayor’s Show so we will share our ERASMUS 1 for an evening river cruise best-loved pageants. Cheer the Keele float celebration with Fiona Woolf CBE (1970 along the Thames, 8pm to 11pm. Cruise and students between Mansion House Tickets will be £10 (numbers limited by Law & Psychology), Alderman of the City and the Royal Courts of Justice then via capacity of the vessel). of London and recent past President of St Paul’s and the Embankment between the Law Society of England and Wales. 11am and 2.30pm.

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