The magazine for alumni and friends of the University of Issue 44 June 2008 Avenue

Centenarian celebrations 08 Glasgow artist in profile 01

How to contact Avenue Editorial Strategy Contents Committee: Executive Editor: News Susan Stewart 02 Recent activities and Production Editor: achievements Anna Ashton Cathy Bell, Alan Johnston, Cover feature: Alan Macfarlane, 08 Footprints of Al Aaraaf Emily Wallace Celebrating the life and work of Contact details are listed Hannah Frank, who is 100 this year below. All addresses are , Glasgow G12 8QQ. Mark Beaumont 10 Avenue meets the man who cycled Alumni news: the world Development & Alumni Office, 2 The Square Keeping it in the family tel: +44 (0)141 330 4951 Families of graduates that span email: [email protected] 12 Welcome generations Giving to Glasgow: Development & Alumni Office, Welcome to the latest edition of A stone’s throw from 2 The Square 14 success tel: +44 (0)141 330 4951 Avenue, our twice-yearly magazine for Katy McAulay investigates the email: [email protected] alumni and friends of the University. future of Cancer research and Changes of address treatment in the West of and obituaries: Development & Alumni Office, The University has worked hard in recent months to seek out new Alumni news 2 The Square international opportunities and develop new alliances, as well as 18 Clubs, reunions and tel: +44 (0)141 330 3210 maintaining our already strong links with the global community. April personal news email: [email protected] saw five of our Professors give lectures at Columbia University in New York – a rare opportunity for some of our high-profile academics to Letters to the Editor: Report to the showcase their research at an Ivy League institution. Our recently Corporate Communications, launched Commonwealth Scholarship programme will bring talented 22 General Council 3 The Square students from throughout the Commonwealth to Scotland, and will Minutes from the half- tel: +44 (0)141 330 4192 yearly meeting of the email: [email protected] provide an opportunity for these scholars to give something back to their home countries, equipped with a Glasgow degree. General Council, including © University of Glasgow the Principal’s report 2008. ISSN 0950-7167. We have added to our Scottish University of the Year accolade (Sunday Times) with a significant jump in two major newspaper league tables, Obituaries Produced by: placing us in the top 20 in both the Independent’s Good University Deaths of members of the Corporate Communications, Guide and the Guardian league table. 25 University of Glasgow. General Council Our ambitious plans for the establishment of the West of Scotland Cover image by Hannah Frank, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, in partnership with Cancer Research Exhibitions and events from GUM Vol 46 No 6, 16 UK and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, are outlined in our centre- What’s on at the Jan 1935: In death’s other 29 page feature, where research and treatment will come together to turn Hunterian Museum kingdom. science into cures. & Art Gallery Photography by the University Photographic Unit. Artist Hannah Frank’s fascinating life and work is explored on pages Additional photography 8–9 and we have an interview with record breaker Mark Beaumont on provided by Shutterstock, page 10. Many readers have been following Mark’s fantastic efforts to Half-yearly meeting of the Development & Alumni Office, become the fastest person to have cycled round the world, and he is to General Council Hunterian Museum & Art be congratulated on his achievement. Friday, 27 June at Zoo Gallery and Archive Services. Our alumni network is growing across the world and across the Alumni are invited to join the Chancellor and Origination by generations! This year saw the first ever event for alumni in Africa, held Principal at the General Council Half Yearly Digital Imaging. in Kampala in February. Another first was in Athens, where 300 alumni Meeting at Edinburgh Zoo. Printed by PCP Ltd on and prospective students joined us for a reception there. We look at This is the first time in the history of the University 50% recycled paper. families of graduates that span generations on pages 12–13 . There’s that the meeting of the General Council will take little doubt that our alumni are our best ambassadors as they can tell Views expressed are not place in a venue out with Glasgow! We hope that prospective students first-hand about what it is like to live and study necessarily those of the holding this event in Edinburgh the University will in Glasgow. We know we have a good story to tell and I hope we can University or the editors. All provide an opportunity for alumni who would not all play our part in spreading the good name and reputation of our rights reserved. Nothing may normally attend these events to take part in this University throughout the world. be reproduced without written important occasion. permission from the Editorial Strategy Committee. The Business Meeting be followed by dinner in the Mansion House. Tickets are priced at £40 per The University of Glasgow, person and include a wine reception, three course charity number SC004401 meal with wine, tea and coffee. Sir Muir Russell Principal and Vice-Chancellor Read the report of the last meeting on pages 22–3. 02 News News 03 Award for Glasgow moves up in Collaboration with Columbia Scottish football’s top university league tables Ivy League lectures for Glasgow professors doctor The University has been ranked in the top 20 UK universities in the Independent During the month of April, Glasgow’s strength The lectures took place as part of a flagship newspaper’s Good University Guide, climbing 14 places to 16th position. in biomedical research was highlighted in collaboration between Columbia University, a month-long lecture series at Columbia founded in 1754, and the University of Thanks to higher levels of student satisfaction and more investment in student and staff Doctor to Scotland’s University’s Medical School in the heart of Glasgow. Columbia is the oldest institution of facilities, Glasgow is now one of only two Scottish universities to appear in the top 20. national football Manhattan. higher learning in the state of New York. team, Professor In addition, we have climbed 12 places to 20th position in the Guardian league table. Stewart Hillis has Five of our leading scientists, Professors Anna The collaboration also involves our two been acknowledged Welcoming the news, Principal Sir Muir Russell said: ‘The quality of our teaching and Dominiczak, Godfrey Smith, Ian Ford, Carol business schools. Both have a long heritage for his services to research, allied to our provision of one of the best student experiences in the UK, Tannahill and Andrew Briggs, presented their and share many similarities. Both schools sport and medicine. makes us an attractive destination for students from across the UK and the world. work, on the public health issues especially are accredited by AACSB, the Association to Professor Hillis prevalent in Glasgow. Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, an has been Medical ‘Over the past several years, the University of Glasgow has gone through industry stamp of approval for high-quality Advisor to the a period of substantial change which has allowed us to compete The poor health of the citizens of Glasgow educational experiences. Scottish Football nationally and internationally with the best universities in the and the west of Scotland over the past century Association for world. has allowed researchers to build up unrivalled Since its formation in 1916, Columbia’s more than 25 years, experience in dealing with cardiovascular Business School has forged a reputation ‘We will continue to invest in our areas of world- working at more than 220 matches, thought health. Medical breakthroughs developed in as one of the world’s leading centres of class excellence and we will build on our to be more than any other doctor in world Glasgow have been achieved through the excellence in finance. Glasgow recently contribution to the economic, social and football history. He is also Vice-Chairman of close relationship between researchers and celebrated the 30th anniversary of its MBA cultural wealth of Scotland.’ UEFA’s Medical Committee, through which the public and through the volume of people programme and is one of only 10% of in the region suffering from cardiovascular business schools worldwide to hold both he has worked to develop the doping control ‘It is extremely rare for five high-profile programmes in football in Scotland and complications. AACSB and AMBA (Association of MBAs) professors from the one institution to be accreditation. throughout Europe. University of Glasgow Principal Sir Muir invited to speak at an Ivy League university. We are both pleased and proud to have been Professor Hillis, of the University’s Department Russell said: ‘The University is building The collaboration aims to bring business invited and our five ambassadors will give of Cardiovascular & Exercise Medicine, was strong links with Columbia and lectures such education of the highest international New Yorkers an insight into the work being awarded the Sir Robert Atkins Prize by the as these are a first-class way to forge new standards to Scotland. conducted at the University of Glasgow.’ Institute of Sport & Exercise Medicine. connections. The face of new technology National security and crime prevention could be revolutionised by new developments in face recognition technology.

Systems designed to identify criminals and suspects from photographs are often unreliable due to image variability such as lighting and pose. However, new findings by Glasgow researchers, reported in the journal Science in January, show that by combining a number of photographs Music professor wins into an average image of the person, the face recognition results are twice as accurate.

Lead researcher Dr Rob Jenkins said: ‘We were surprised by the second international award level of success of our trials. A photo of a face captures a single Professor John Butt has won his second moment and two pictures of the same person can look quite different major international award for the Dunedin depending on when they were taken, as well as changes in lighting or Consort’s recording of Handel’s Messiah. pose. With image averaging, we can wash away all these differences, and extract the true essence of the person’s face. The applications of The MIDEM Classical Award was presented to this technology are quite extensive, from the identification of missing Study Glasgow Professor Butt as the Musical Director of the persons to use in customs.’ In fact, the technology, FaceVACS, is consort at a ceremony in Cannes in January. currently being tested in Sydney airport. The recording, which was judged the best In a unique collaboration with the University performance in the baroque vocal category, Co-researcher Professor Mike Burton said: ‘As humans we are of Glasgow, Lonely Planet travel guides has also received a Classic FM Gramophone amazingly good at recognising people we know, but we are actually produced a new publication, Study Glasgow Award in October 2007. very bad at matching someone we don’t know to their photo. In this Dr Rob Jenkins, who carried out the research. Photo: Rii Schroer/Guzelian – a guide to the University and the city. The project we have borrowed from psychological research on how we publication is written by alumnus James MIDEM is an annual music industry event recognise familiar people, and discovered that this can substantially Bainbridge (MA 1998), who is a journalist which brings together almost 10,000 music improve automatic face recognition too. This may offer a way forward with the popular guidebook publisher. The labels, artists, publishers and managers. for technology that has not yet lived up to its promise.’ When new photos of the celebrities, including David Beckham, Clint groundbreaking guide provides a snapshot Now in their fourth year, the MIDEM Classical Eastwood, Sean Connery and Bill Clinton, were submitted, only half of of what the city and the University can offer to Awards celebrate the best classical artists and The researchers used FaceVACS and the website MyHeritage.com, them were correctly identified. However, when the ‘average faces’ were potential students and their families. productions of the time. containing over 30,000 photos of celebrities, to test their findings. submitted, performance shot up to 100% accuracy. 04 News News 05 Celebrating 250 Rector vows to work for students Attracting new talent from the years of the Bard rector, representing the views of the entire student body. 15–17 January 2009 Commonwealth Marking the 250th anniversary of the birth And the former Liberal Democrat leader said of Robert Burns, the University’s newly that it was a ‘privilege and a pleasure’ to take up the post at his former university. Kanayo Enwemadu is a Nigerian student who came to Glasgow to established Centre for Robert Burns Studies further her studies in public health and health policy after graduating is hosting a three-day conference celebrating Before of an audience of around 400 students with a pharmacy degree in her homeland. She thinks having a UK all aspects of Burns’s life and works. The and staff, Mr Kennedy swapped his red degree gives her an edge, and she plans to return to her native country conference will close with a Burns Supper in Honorary Degree robes for the black and gold once she has completed her studies here. ‘I want to make an impact on the Bute Hall. For further information about the robes of the Rector. my country,’ she says. ‘I think when I return to Nigeria, I could be very conference please contact the Robert Burns effective there and Glasgow will play a large part in that.’ Centre directly at the address below. Speaking after the ceremony, he said: ‘When I look back over the last 30 years, so much of Kanayo was attracted by Glasgow because of the international [email protected] my life, so much of what has happened, has recognition a UK degree brings – she wants to use it to give something grown from the experiences that came from back to her country, but while here she is certainly giving something Students have elected MP this institution. In a way this is a chance on a locally by volunteering, through the SRC’s Student Volunteers to serve as Rector for the next three years. personal level to put something back in.’ programme, at a residential care home, where she assists the activities coordinator with the events that they run and helps to provide a friendly The MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, who Mr Kennedy took more than 2,500 votes in the ear to the residents there. Graduate was formally installed at a ceremony in the February election to defeat his nearest rival, Bute Hall in April, promised to be a working human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar. In its efforts to continue to attract the best students from across the discovers globe, and to mark the city’s success in securing the Commonwealth Games, the University has launched a scholarship programme aimed evidence of water at helping students from developing countries come and study here. The Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme will give 53 students – one on Mars for each country of the Commonwealth – the opportunity to study at the University. And it will help the city give something back to Spreading the word the Commonwealth, as the students return to their home country to Emeritus Professor Iain Campbell (BSc contribute to future economic, social and political development. There 1963, PhD 1967, DSc 1982) and his team is more information about the scheme and how alumni can help secure of researchers at the University of Guelph, In one of our biggest alumni events ever held its success in Giving to Glasgow, mailed with your Avenue magazine. Picture: Martin Shields (The Herald) Canada, have become the first to find direct overseas, Glasgow welcomed 300 alumni, evidence of water presently on Mars. guests and prospective students to St George Lycabettus Hotel in Athens, Greece in an The team discovered the white, salty opportunity to meet up with old friends and substance stirred up by the wheels of NASA’s make new contacts this April. Mars Spirit Rover, which is the first evidence Business is booming at Glasgow of water just beneath the surface of Mars. This Sharne Procter, Director of the International Economics at ‘on-the-spot’ measurement of water reinforces & Postgraduate Service, was delighted at previous evidence from satellite imaging the impressive turnout. ‘This is a great step Glasgow joins which has suggested water lies trapped under forward for the University,’ she said. ‘Our The University of Glasgow Business School has the planet’s surface. alumni are in the best position to speak to won a coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise global top 5% prospective students in their home countries, The substance is likely to represent remnants as they can offer first-hand experience and Alumni in Athens enjoy one of our biggest events so far of oceans or pools of water that have since for its success in attracting growing numbers of reassurance.’ The Department of largely evaporated. Professor Campbell international students to study on the school’s Economics is officially regards this discovery as a significant piece their support to the University’s international Glasgow graduates living and working in among the top 5% of of new knowledge towards confirming the ambition. countries across the world have a vital role MSc Management programme. research institutions in present-day existence of water on Mars. The to play in helping to expand and develop How you can help International Finance team will try to add more to their existing the University’s global network. Alumni in The University of Glasgow would like to hear The school – which offers a range of high- organisations in the regional economy. A in the world. research on a forthcoming NASA mission Saudi Arabia, Greece, Pakistan and Libya, from graduates (at home or overseas) who quality masters degree programmes aimed second element of this process has been the which launches in 2009. for example, have recently been helping the REPEC (Research would be willing to share their experiences at recent graduates and aspiring managers establishment of regular series of specialist University attract new students at gatherings Papers in with prospective students. Alumni can help worldwide – won the award for growing its events which, through engaging with the such as one held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Economics), the by providing a profile for our webpages or overseas student income by 261% over three Business School’s alumni, draws together 24 February, where Vice-Principal Professor body which provides publications, detailing their own University years. generations of MBA students past and Steve Beaumont (Research & Enterprise) a ranking of all experiences and describing how studying at present into a dynamic learning community. met a number of guests to talk about the The award follows last year’s international economists in the Glasgow helped to shape their career to date, University’s links with overseas institutions. accreditation from the Association to Advance The refreshed programme has come to world, shows that Ronald MacDonald, or by offering to attend recruitment fairs in Meanwhile, on the same day as the event Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), fruition following two years of behind-the- Adam Smith Professor of Political Economy their home cities. in Athens, University representatives also which saw the University of Glasgow Business scenes effort. Dr Iain Docherty, Director of (pictured), is ranked in the top 5% (at number met alumni in the Pearl Continental Hotel in School join the ranks of the world’s elite MBA Programmes, has worked with a range 29) in the world in the field of International Lahore, Pakistan. For more information contact business schools. of key stakeholders from the private, public Finance. This places the department in the top Emily Wallace, Alumni Manager, and third sectors to create a curriculum 5% in the world, ranked at number 40. In fact, our Development & Alumni Office Other progress within the school is the newly- Development & Alumni Office, and MBA experience that equips graduates supports more than 50 Alumni Associations updated MBA programme, which celebrated with the skills, the insights, and – critically in Only three other UK universities enter this 2 The Square, University of its 30th anniversary last year. An essential league – Cambridge and Warwick, which get Photo: NASA worldwide. It is hoped that these groups will Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. Email: the post-ENRON environment – the values grow both in membership and activity, and component of the new MBA is the links it a ranking above Glasgow, and Oxford which [email protected] or they need to be successful in today’s ultra- that new groups will be added to the network creates between staff, students and key is below Glasgow. Professor MacDonald is tel: +44 (0)141 330 2668. competitive management environment. as our dedicated alumni community lend also rated in the top 5% of all economists listed with REPEC (over 15,000). 06 News News 07 Memories of Science for all Graduates just write for Rossdhu The second annual University of Glasgow city book festival Readers will remember the article in the Science Festival began in April, showcasing the last issue about our new Scottish Centre for Ecology & the Natural Environment (SCENE) best of scientific knowledge and understanding The University played a major role in the city’s at Loch Lomond, previously known as the the University has to offer. University field station. annual Aye Write! book festival in March. Interpreting There are plans to establish an archive of information from alumni who studied at the Mackintosh Rossdhu site from 1946–64, as well as at ‘The festival the current site on Loch Lomond. If you have is a way of any documents, photos or memories you An exhibition of little-known fabric designs by would like to share as part of a display at showing the Charles Rennie Mackintosh will be displayed at SCENE, please contact Barrie Bryson, SCENE country, and the Hunterian Art Gallery later this year. Development Officer, tel: +44 (0)141 330 the world, Created by the Centre for Advanced Textiles 4951 or email: [email protected]. at The of Art, the display will that science showcase new interpretations of Mackintosh’s is just as textile designs that have been developed Research at Rossdhu c1946 important through an innovative combination of state-of- the-art technology and archival research. now as it has Mackintosh’s textile designs are largely ever been.’ unknown – some were not in finished form or ready to go to print. They were executed in watercolour, giving subtle graded effects not possible or intended to be reproduced with the printing techniques then available. The festival’s extensive schools programme Professor John Coggins, University of caters for both primary and secondary pupils, Glasgow Vice-Principal of Life Sciences, A number of commercial options were providing interactive workshops and events. Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, said: ‘The created in the 1970s, but none delivered Alan Trotter Family days provide fun activities for the whole festival shows science at its best. textiles as Mackintosh would have imagined family, as well as dealing with more practical them. However, the flexibility of digital print ‘For more than 500 years, the University has issues, like tips on how to make your home As a major sponsor of the event, the workshop sessions by creative writing tutors technology now makes it possible to produce been at the forefront of scientific thought and more eco-friendly. University supports the festival in celebrating Kei Miller, Zoë Strachan and Laura Marney. alternative interpretations. Application of this the festival is a way of showing the country, writing and publishing, promoting reading new technology and knowledge has been Like last year, a public lecture series and the world, that science is just as important and encouraging debate. This year also saw The festival was also the platform for the pioneered at The , and formed the opening part of the two-month now as it has ever been. extensive involvement from staff, students and announcement of the winner of the first reintroduces the historic textile designs into extravaganza, featuring 14 different speakers Sceptre Prize. Recent creative writing current production capabilities. ‘Of particular importance is the role the festival graduates in the programme of events. discussing topics as diverse as the science graduate Alan Trotter (MLitt 2007) beat Round the world plays in showing schoolchildren that science of flight, the engineering behind the rebuilding Published authors and graduates Louise off strong competition from the other two ‘Mackintosh Re-interpreted’ is at the Hunterian is exciting, relevant and important in today’s human bones, and science fiction’s place in Welsh and Anne Donovan gave sneak shortlisted entries, Roy Gill and Matt Leavey, Art Gallery from 5 September until 6 December. in a boat public understanding of science. The series world.’ previews of their forthcoming novels, to claim the inaugural prize for emerging www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk included a talk by University Chancellor and More than 20,000 people are expected to while Karen Campbell launched her much writers sponsored by the publishing house Glasgow graduates have a thirst for former Department of Health Chief Medical attend this year’s festival of events, lectures, anticipated debut novel, Twilight Time. Sceptre, an imprint of Hodder and Stoughton. The illustration above is an interpretation of the original adventure. You will read on pages 10–11 Officer Professor Sir Kenneth Calman, who schools days and family activities, which runs University Writer in Residence Liz Lochhead Twenty-five-year-old Alan was awarded the Charles Rennie Mackintosh ‘Flower Bulbs’ textile design about Mark Beaumont’s record-breaking spoke on ‘Risk and the Communication of took part in a celebration of the literary career £1,500 prize for his entry Muscle, a gritty and sketch © Centre for Advanced Textiles, The Glasgow until 21 June. School of Art. achievement of becoming the fastest person Uncertainty’. of Edwin Morgan and there were readings and wry portrayal of a seedy underworld of guns, to circumnavigate the globe by bicycle. Other violence and payback. intrepid alumni chose to circle the globe on water. A doctor for CURE Diana and Stein Hoff both studied medicine Exploring racism and modern society at Glasgow in the 1970s and met though Dr Jacqueline C Hill (MBChB 1990) has the rowing club. They represented the swapped Glasgow to work for CURE University and Scotland while studying, before A gift to remember The University is offering a new Masters International – a medical charity that transforms embarking on their own voyage. Between course in Racism, Imperialism and the lives of disabled children by providing 1977 and 1982, they sailed around the world Resistance, which investigates the part played The University shop has introduced a whole new range of surgical care in the developing world. Dr with their young daughter, Elizabeth. Along by racism and imperialism in shaping the clothing and gifts branded with the University's new logo. Hill currently serves as the medical director the way, they had a son, Robert. They have cultures and structures of the modern world. of the CURE Kabul International Hospital in written several books about the experience Alumni and friends can now buy hooded sweatshirts, It invites students to examine the possibility Afghanistan. She was responsible for designing and have remained dedicated sea-goers. t-shirts, ties, badges and lots more from the shop that the emergence of racist beliefs and the hospital’s maternity unit, which opened website at www.guheritage.com. Staff at the shop can imperialist politics may be, in surprising in 2005 and now averages 110 deliveries per In 2003 Emma Richards sailed into the record even wrap your gifts and send them to friends or family and disconcerting ways, central to the month. Dr Hill works alongside national doctors books when she became the first British on your behalf. development of modern society. woman and youngest ever competitor to and midwives in the hospital’s fellowship The MSc is one of a number of related complete the longest race for any individual A 10% discount is being offered to alumni – when Banner from Demonstration, Paris, 20 October 2007 programme, teaching them safer and more in any sport, Around Alone. Emma graduated ordering online just put *** after your name (eg John Masters programmes being offered by the advanced obstetric techniques. BSc in 1996 and was our 2003 Young Smith***). The discounted price won’t show on the Department of Sociology, Anthropology & work of the Centre for Research on Racism, Alumnus of the Year. website but it will be processed at payment stage. Applied Social Sciences, and is tied in with the Ethnicity & Nationalism (CRREN). 08 09 Footprints of Al Aaraaf A woman of her time When Hannah Frank first started her studies at Glasgow in 1926, women had only been allowed to matriculate at the University for Artist and sculptor Hannah Frank celebrates her 100th birthday this 34 years. From the outset, women were keen to obtain a university education, as it was the gateway to the professions and a route year. The daughter of Jewish immigrants, she studied at Glasgow at to ensure financial independence. The majority of the first female graduates went into the teaching and medicine. There were few a time when women came to university to carve a path of financial other professions open to them. independence for themselves. Hannah did this, not just through the Female students were the daughters of professionals, tradespeople female profession of the time, teaching, but through establishing and skilled labourers. In the late 20s there was a comparatively large proportion (30%) of women in the annual intake of students. This was herself as a renowned artist and one of the last living links to the art still an effect of the First World War and the shortage of young men. In 1917, 45% of students at the University were women, but by the end Female students pictured during the visit of the Duke & Duchess of York (later George nouveau movement. An exhibition of her drawings and sculptures is of the 30s this had fallen to 20%, the same as it had been in 1906. VI & Queen Elizabeth) to the University in 1936. Photo from Archive Services. being hosted by the University this August. Some classes were held at Queen Margaret College (QMC), women’s affairs, their enrolment, matriculation, the general care of their founded in 1883 to provide an education for women equal to that interests and welfare, continued to be carried out there until 1934, when provided for men. The College and the University merged in 1892, the buildings and grounds were sold to the BBC. although QMC students continued to attend all their classes in the by Lesley Richmond (O H Mavor) and Charles Oakley. Madge College (the old BBC building on Queen Margaret Drive). More Few female students were to mourn its passing. As one commented: Wildfire, the pseudonym of William P Hanks classes were taken at Gilmorehill as numbers rose and new subjects ‘To be perfectly frank, women students of my day tried to avoid classes Hannah Frank (MA 1930) wants to ‘leave (MA 1895), was the first illustrator to appear were taught, but the physical distance between the College and in the calm segregated atmosphere of QMC, preferring the hurly burly footprints on the sands of time’, in the in GUM. His and subsequent illustrations the University – a 15-minute walk – played havoc with timetables of the mixed classrooms of Gilmorehill ... We Q Emmas … clung words of the poet Henry Wadsworth mainly took the form of cartoons, usually and was seen as an inequality by female students, who had to to Gilmorehill because of the opportunities it offered to become a Longfellow; but her impact on the University humorous, but Hannah Frank’s stark white dash between the two buildings. From 1930 only a small number Corporate Lifer. To be good Corporate Lifers was our ambition, and we of Glasgow might have long been forgotten and black drawings were not satirical. of classes were held there; but, the separate administration of all worked hard to achieve it.’ if it was not for the realisation that the Reminiscent of the English artist Aubrey footprints she left here, in the work she Beardsley’s work of a similar ilk, they raised produced for the Glasgow University the artistic quality of illustration in the drawings have an austerity and stylisation Magazine (GUM), was made under a magazine and gave it a distinct style. not to be found in the works of other artists, pseudonym. particularly effective where there is a In her second year (1928–9) Hannah took dramatic contrast with white bodies against Her poems and drawings published in the Higher Latin and Higher English classes a dense black background. GUM went under the name of Al Aaraaf, the and in her final year (1929–30) Moral title of a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, which Philosophy and Botany. All her professors In 1939 she married fellow Glasgow had special significance for Hannah. The were renowned men. W Macneil Dixon alumnus Lionel Levy (MA 1934), a name had been given by Tycho Brahe, (English Language & Literature) was very mathematics and science teacher whose a 16th-century Danish astronomer, to a popular and made a lasting impression on expertise was to prove invaluable when she mysterious star which suddenly appeared his students. William Rennie (Latin) took came to take up sculpture. This she did at in the heavens, grew brighter and brighter an active role in the business affairs of the the Glasgow School of Art where she took 02 for a few days and then disappeared, never University. Charles Martin (French) was a up clay modelling under Paul Zunterstein to be seen again. war hero, having been awarded the Croix and met , who encouraged Hannah Frank at her graduation in 1930 her to concentrate on sculpture, and she Hannah Frank began her University career De Guerre and Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur and lectured only in French. worked solely in this medium for the next 40 in 1926, aged 18. Her Jewish parents had years or more. fled from persecution in Russia and settled minimal and confined to the Higher and Archibald A Bowman (Moral Philosophy) in the Gorbals in the early 1900s. Her father, Honours students. was also very popular, with standing room Her sculptures have found many admirers, a master mechanic, had a shop in the only available in his classes. Frederick notably in Sydney Goodsir Smith, who In her first year she took classes in Latin, Saltmarket. Hannah is one of the couple’s Bower (Botany) was the author of the wrote when reviewing an RSA Exhibition English and French. She was deeply four children. textbook Botany of the Living Plant. in 1965: ‘Hannah Frank’s voluptuous inspired by her studies, particularly English, Reclining Woman is classical in her ease of and it was then that she first discussed After graduating, Hannah’s next stop was In 1926, the University was a much smaller, pose and perfect calm, a lovely wee thing.’ 01 03 more compact and undoubtedly a much submitting some of her work to the monthly teacher training at Jordanhill, and then on quieter place. Not only were there few student magazine GUM, recording in her to teach at Campbellfield School in the Hannah continued to produce sculpture till 01 GUM Vol 41 No 1, 23 Oct 1929: Contents page illustration 02 Hannah in 2004 at the launch of Hannah Frank, A cars on University Avenue, there were also diary in 1927: ‘I met Lizzie Condie .... She city’s East End. her early 90s. One hundred years old this Glasgow Artist, Drawings and Sculpture 03 GUM Vol 44 No 6, 11 Jan 1933: Within the room the women come and go, advised me to send in some of my stuff to talking of Michelangelo. See www.hannahfrank.org.uk for more information on the artist. no buses. Public transport was by trams, During this time, Hannah attended evening year, she lives in a care home in Glasgow, the GUM as it was better than much of what the terminus of the Dumbreck–University classes at Glasgow School of Art, widening where her drawings and sculpture are on Hannah is immensely proud of her MA, and student population and were establishing was printed there.’ white tram being at the north end of Kelvin her interests to include wood engraving, for show and are much admired by residents, of her connections with the University. She themselves finally on Gilmorehill. She was Way outside Hillhead United Free Church, staff and visitors. feels honoured that her alma mater has one of a very small percentage of all school And so she did. which she was awarded the James McBey now GilmorehillG12, the home of the chosen to celebrate her hundredth birthday leavers who went to university and she Prize. From 1930 to 1950 her drawings The University’s Archive Services now look Department of Theatre, Film & Television GUM was first published in 1889 under the with an exhibition. made great use of the opportunity. Above appeared regularly at the Royal Glasgow after the GUMs Hannah illustrated, among Studies. auspices of the Students’ Representative all, she shared her artistic talent with others Institute of the Fine Arts exhibitions. their many heritage collections open to the Hannah Frank was by all accounts a typical Council, to keep students informed of and so she will always be a bright star in When Hannah matriculated the student public. The University is celebrating the rich university woman of her time. The one campus activity. It quickly established a Her illustrations have been compared to the annals of student publications. Unlike population was less than a quarter of the contribution she has made to Glasgow and exception to this was her artwork, which reputation for the quality of its articles and Glasgow’s Macdonald sisters, to Jessie the Al Aaraaf, she shall never dim. size it is now. With only 42 professors and beyond by hosting an exhibition of her work was extraordinary and changed the face illustrations; indeed, many well-known King and, of course, to Aubrey Beardsley, 175 lecturing staff, she would soon discover in the University Chapel on 23 August until of GUM. She was at university at a time Lesley Richmond is the University’s journalists and writers began their careers but Hannah Frank’s world is very much that tutorial work in the Faculty of Arts was 11 October 2008. when women made up only 30% of the Director of Archive Services. there – John Buchan, James Bridie her own, and quite unmistakable. The 10 11 ‘There have been moments recently when, walking down the likes of Byres Road, it Meet the man who occurs to me how very different this is to, cycled the world say, staying in a Pakistan police cell!’ Mark Beaumont cycled into Paris in February a record breaker. He is the fastest person to have circumnavigated the globe by bicycle. He talks to Avenue about his epic journey and what it’s like to be back home.

How does it feel to be a record breaker? What was the worst situation you found yourself in? You’ve been all over the world – how does it feel to come back? Great! After such a journey it is not really a ‘jump up and down’ kind of Without doubt the worst situation was being mugged in Louisiana and You can prepare mentally to go away on an expedition, but it is hard feeling that you might expect, but more of a deep sense of satisfaction then immediately threatened by a different group of youths. I simply to prepare (or to explain) the psychological effects of coming back of achieving exactly what I set out to do. It has been amazing to share found myself in the wrong part of town at night by mistake. This was from such a long period on your own with such a constant focus. The this success with so many people, especially those who helped so the end of a tough day as I had earlier been hit by a car which had run best way to re-acclimatise is to spend time with friends and family in much, including my mum and family, the rest of the team, the many a stop light. I went over the bonnet and onto the road but luckily got familiar surroundings as opposed to live in the media bubble. I still have sponsors, the BBC and of course the University of Glasgow community. away with cuts and a bruised tail bone. The bike needed major repairs a lot of friends at the University and whilst living in Edinburgh now, I Personally, I don’t think it has changed me, I guess because I never though. There were other parts of the world where the potential threats am through in Glasgow a lot. It is an amazing place to live and study. doubted I would do it. The reactions which I am getting from the public were far greater but I got through without incident. I was under armed I used to take that for granted but there have been moments recently are very different from the way I see it; many people seem more excited police escort day and night for about 800 miles in Pakistan through the when, walking down the likes of Byres Road, it occurs to me how very about the World Record than I am! It has taken weeks for the accolade Baluchistan desert skirting the Helmand province of Afghanistan. There different this is to, say, staying in a Pakistan police cell! to sink in. had been 20 kidnappings in the area in the previous month and it was an area that I was advised not to continue through. What’s next? Did you meet any other Glasgow graduates along the way? It is a secret at the moment! The next endurance expedition’s planning Yes. The Alumni office were a great help last year when I needed to Any unexpected pleasures? stage should start this time next year and I will be sure to share that put together a global network of contacts for logistical support. It is Yes, far to many to recount here – you will have to buy the book! The with the University community. Before that I am enjoying the challenge amazing where Glasgow graduates have got to! Because I was racing constantly changing peoples and cultures are the joy of any journey, of writing a book. Also, look out for more UK TV appearances later in against the clock there were many who the team in Scotland were especially one done alone at the speed of a bike. Nothing beats it. The the year. In any case it looks like my degree can have a holiday for a in touch with, but who I did not get to meet up with. I only really met unexpected and unknown pleasures around the next corner are what bit longer! people at the end of legs to help with transfers at airports and if new kit keeps you going. Route 1 from San Francisco to LA in California was had been sent out for the next section. I just wish I had known of a few a big surprise, quite simply some of the most beautiful cycling I have more graduates living in the likes of Turkey, Iran and Pakistan! A huge ever done. Cycling through pain barriers and mental slumps is also thank you to the enthusiasm of the tens of Glasgow graduates who surprisingly pleasurable – but maybe not for everyone! But one of the were in touch with advice and offers of help. greatest unexpected pleasures was Iran.

Who was the most far-flung graduate? Any countries you would like to go back to? Tim Cooke is a dentist now in New Zealand and joined me on his bike I cycled through 20 countries and there are many I would like to go for half a day over some big hills in the North Island. He had also cycled back to with more time and company. Top of the list would have to the same route across America that I was about to do so it was a great be Iran. It was a complete revelation. Because it is such a closed help to meet at that stage. I also have to mention Shonnie Pascoe world, the West’s view of Iran is based on its politics and international and family who I stayed with for a day in Adelaide after completing the relations issues. We almost never hear of the beautiful culture and the Outback in Australia, across the Nullabor. This was one of my warmest generosity of the people. It was a country that I felt safe in and I met welcomes anywhere and I wish I could have stayed longer. some amazing people.

Tell us about the University team behind you What is the oddest thing you ate? The University team was lead by Dr Niall Macfarlane of the Faculty of I was offered hens’ feet boiled in spicy soup in Thailand. I politely Biomedical & Life Sciences (sports science). Niall put me through my refused and was given pork fat in spicy soup instead. No meat, just paces last year to put some science behind the ambition and to figure very thick fat in fiery soup. Not particularly good! out what I was capable of. He also monitored the training programme before I left and then worked with the team throughout the race to make sure what I was doing was sustainable. As mentioned I have also had Fast facts great support from the Development & Alumni Office as well as the University’s Media Relations team. It was also good to have the official 18,300 the number of miles cycled; support of Sir Muir Russell before I left and I was very grateful to receive 6,000 the amount of calories he had to some sponsorship from the University. I was very proud to have the consume each day (equivalent to University’s name on my cycle strips, and I could never have managed six Christmas dinners); the logistics of the trip without my economics and politics degree. 20 the number of countries cycled through; 13 his average speed in mph; 12 the number of tyres used; 8 the number of police cells slept in; 7 the number of punctures; 6 the number of pairs of shorts worn out; Photo: self-portrait of Mark in Iran 3 the number of crashes he had. 12 13 Following in her grandmother’s footsteps

American Sarah Cox (née Donahue) is the most recent of four female Glasgow graduates from the same family. She initially came to Scotland for her gap year in 2000, but after being offered a place at the University of Glasgow, graduated MBChB in 2006. Until May this year, she worked in Accident and Emergency at Hospital, but is now Keeping it in the family ‘Mother recalled (my grandfather’s) returning to the States to work. habit of picking up a classical text and Today, Sarah still has a keen interest in hearing about the university experiences of her grandmother, also called Sarah – Sarah ‘Sadie’ Glasgow graduates are scattered across the globe, but for these families, reading out of it unhaltingly as if it were McQuiston (née Candlish, MA 1941) – who attended Glasgow during attending the University has become a tradition that spans generations. in English, although the Ciceronian or the Second World War studying English and Latin. Horatian text was in the original Latin.’ ‘We are always getting her to tell us what Glasgow was like then,’ Sarah says. ‘About using custard powder because you couldn’t get face powder, the coal soot all over everything, the trams, American soldiers – things like that!’ Four generations at Her grandmother’s family could only afford to send one of their eight children to university. She left school at 16 and had planned on taking Gilmorehill a secretarial course, but the rector of the school took her mother aside and told her that she should finish school and go to university.

by Colin H MacKay ‘She didn’t want to go at first, as she didn’t want to be different from everyone else in her community,’ continues her granddaughter, ‘but in ‘I entered the Arts classes in the University of Glasgow in November Ciceronian or Horatian text was in the original Latin. Granny told me those days, you did as your mother told you! She taught English and 1875,’ wrote my grandfather, Dr James Hinshelwood, over forty years that he used to take classes for medics at the Andersonian University, was the women’s head at a college. She will be 89 this year and is in later at his rented villa in Menton on the French Riviera. ‘I can remember Anderson’s College, still where it was then at the foot of Church Street very good health.’ it as one of the happiest days of my life when I purchased the red gown on Dumbarton Road. And, if the Professor of Greek was indisposed, and the trencher which Arts students then wore.’ Grandfather was to die the Bedellus would come down the hill and ask Dr Hinshelwood if he Sarah’s mother and her aunt followed in her grandmother’s footsteps. of Spanish flu in Menton, a little short of his sixtieth birthday, but as a would be good enough to take the class that day. Christina McQuiston, Sarah’s mother, graduated MBChB in 1977 and 01 02 student, he walked proudly in that gown every day from his home near now works in medicine in North Carolina, while Sally Harkiss (née Charing Cross along Woodlands Road, which was then a country lane My father, Charles MacKay, was at the University at the same time McQuiston BSc 1980), graduated with a degree in Botany and is now in 03 01 Dr Charles MacKay wending its way through fields towards the new buildings at Gilmorehill. as my mother. He studied medicine – his medical friends and primary teaching. 02 Dr James contemporaries including Frank Land, Jim Galloway, Professor Arthur Hinshelwood 03 Dr Hinshewood’s The son of a superintendent in the Glasgow Post Office, who had Mackey and lain Dewar (uncle of our first First Minister). He spent his ‘So it’s a woman thing in my family!’ says the younger Sarah. ‘We matriculation slip, started as a ‘letter carrier’ (the Victorian term for postman), my life in the hospital service, dying in harness as the resident Medical all loved our time at Glasgow and hearing all of the stories definitely provided by University grandfather was one of the greatest pioneers of the study and Superintendent of the Southern General Hospital, where we were the influenced my decision to go there.’ Although it was a challenge to Archives understanding of dyslexia in the nineteenth century. He was to bring last ‘live-in’ family in Glasgow. meet the entry qualifications required of medical applicants to Glasgow, 04 Colin MacKay (MA great distinction and honour to the medical community of his home Sarah turned down easier offers from Dundee and St Andrews, despite 1966), far left, with his city and his university – but his first efforts were in the Arts faculty, Both my brothers and I started our studies at the University, but they certain temptations. ‘I was sorely tempted by St Andrews because, wife Olive and their under Professor of Greek Richard Jebb and Professor of Latin George went on to other careers without taking degrees. I graduated MA (Hons) like many other female Americans who applied there that year, I really two sons. David (BSc English Language & Literature in 1966 and went into broadcasting, for 2006) is at the front Ramsay. Modern academics might live in hope of a repeat of the wanted to meet Prince William!’ she says. days when ‘a government grant was attached to each Chair and in which I had been well-prepared in the debating chamber of the Men’s addition each professor got the fees of the student’. My grandfather Union, the GUU. When Matthew McQueen and I won the Observer This autumn will see the first male of Sarah’s family at Glasgow. Her remembered paying his fees over to each professor, ‘who was Mace for the GUU in 1967, a door opened for me to go on a debating cousin Alex (Sally’s son) is about to embark on a degree in forensic usually in a very good humour as he stowed away the bank notes and tour of Canada, coast-to-coast, for three months – quite an experience science. This line remains unbroken. for a 23-year-old. sovereigns into the bag which stood on the table in front of him’. The photograph shows (left to right) Christina, Sarah, Sarah and Sally After gaining his MA, Grandfather studied for the degree of MD, and My elder son, David, attended Glasgow to study Applied Maths, ultimately became surgeon to the Glasgow Eye Infirmary. His only child, graduating BSc in 2006. His younger brother is at ‘Another University’ Charlotte – my mother – was partly educated at Le Collège de Jeunes and David is currently back at Glasgow training to be a teacher. Filles de Menton, as my grandfather spent more and more time in the We are four generations of graduates of the University of Glasgow, south of France due to ill health. However, following his death, she and stretching over an unbroken line of a century and a third. I know that the Granny returned to Glasgow and it was perhaps natural that my mother University enriched my life and gave me chances I had never dreamed should study French at the University of Glasgow. She took a joint of – and I believe that that was true also for my grandfather, my Honours degree with Italian, graduating in 1929, and also found time parents and my son. What a Bounteous Mother Glasgow has been to sing and dance for Jack Buchanan, the matinee idol who came to these five cives glasguenses. along to advise the producers of the College Pudding Revue. (I was to take part in the revival Instant College Pudding Show, Colin MacKay (MA 1966) spent 25 years at ITV, latterly as forty years later.) Political Editor for Scottish Television PLC. He currently presents political and religious programmes for BBC Radio My grandparents and my mother lived in Woodside Place, Scotland. In his career he has interviewed eight Prime the ‘Harley Street’ of Glasgow in the early days. Mother Ministers, all four First Ministers, and a dozen Secretaries of recalled his habit of picking up a classical text and reading State for Scotland. out of it unhaltingly as if it were in English, although the

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A stone’s throw from success

They say it’s good to talk, but communication It’s 5.30pm on a cold Wednesday afternoon ‘We focus on basic biology questions clinical research. Based in the clinical trials in February, and in the education suite of the about how cells invade, how cells grow and unit at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow might not seem the most obvious weapon in new Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, proliferate and how cells survive or die,’ Biomedicine coordinates trials across the the conversation is flowing freely. The room explains Director of the Institute Professor city’s specialist clinical facilities. the fight against cancer. is filled with cancer specialists who are here Karen Vousden. ‘We’re very interested in to discuss how, from test tube to treatment, developing links with clinical trials to try, Professor Tessa Holyoake, Director of the by Katy McAulay they can work together to tackle what is one of ultimately, to bring the basic research that we new Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Scotland’s biggest killers. do to some kind of patient benefit.’ Centre, acknowledges the desire that exists among Glasgow’s cancer patients to The ambition is to turn science into cures. The The University has also contributed by help with research. ‘There is an openness method – the creation of a new forum to build collaborating with the Leukaemia Research of personality, a genuine interest in the collaboration between basic lab research and Fund in a fundraising campaign to build application of science to medicine and an the treatment of patients: the West of Scotland the new £3m Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia overwhelming desire to help on the part of Comprehensive Cancer Centre (WoSCCC). Research Centre, another participant in people from the West of Scotland by providing the WoSCCC. This new centre houses data and samples and by participating in University of Glasgow Professor Jim Cassidy haematology research (the medical study clinical trials,’ she says. is a member of the new centre’s five-strong of blood), previously scattered around six steering group. He explains that the name different sites in Glasgow, in a single site, The next step – West of Scotland Comprehensive Cancer giving clinicians and researchers access to The WoSCCC brings together the technology Centre – not only articulates an ambitious plan the most advanced equipment available. and purpose-built facilities for cancer for the future, but acknowledges the leading- research, the world-leading researchers edge facilities and wide base of expertise The right people working both on basic cancer research and in already at work in the West of Scotland, of Glasgow certainly isn’t short on research clinical trials, and the patient base in Glasgow. Jargon-buster which the University is proud to be a part. talent. The Beatson West of Scotland The final step is to enable these elements to Cancer Centre, for example, has nearly 50 work more effectively together by creating a ‘The dominoes are lined up,’ he says. ‘The Basic research consultant staff. Less than 2 miles away, facility for translational research – the Beatson NHS has invested, Cancer Research UK has the Glasgow Centre for Cancer Research, Translational Research Centre. Basic research is carried out in the invested and the University has made an laboratory, exploring the mechanisms which incorporates the University’s Division of investment. There are enormous resources Translational research – sometimes called the of cancer in order to understand the Cancer Sciences and Molecular Pathology, here and we aim to make the most of them.’ ‘test tube to treatment’ method – bridges the disease, without involving patients. is engaged in an exciting programme of gap between the laboratory and the hospital. The resources Professor Cassidy speaks of expansion, that once complete, will see the Traditionally, basic research in the laboratory Clinical research include the three elements required to make centre support more than 400 basic and has been separated from clinical practice, with Clinical research brings new treatment to a difference to cancer treatment and care – clinical cancer researchers. new drugs being developed independently patients in the form of clinical trials and sophisticated technology, talented staff, and a The right patients of the clinic and then passed on for clinical cancer care to enable patients to fight large base of patients. These three important With a large population with a high incidence trials. Translational medicine is a currently and survive their illness. factors come together in Glasgow. of the disease, Glasgow is strategically underfunded opportunity to link the laboratory Translational research The right technology important in the fight against cancer. Cancer directly with patients’ bedsides. Translational research helps to bridge services in the city serve over 60% of the In terms of technology, the city has some Professor of Pathology Barry Gusterson the gap between the laboratory and the Scottish population – around 2.8 million of the best facilities for cancer research in explains: ‘Our vision is to be in a position hospital, turning knowledge into cures. people – engaging with 8,500 to 9,000 new the world. Earlier this year, for example, to treat patients in a more tailored way, with patients a year. the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute customised drugs, targeted treatments and relocated into a brand new £15m building, The University plays a part in connecting diagnostic options that are less toxic and jointly funded by the University of Glasgow. patients with clinical research through more effective, so that each cancer and each The new Institute building boasts important organisations such as Glasgow Biomedicine, patient is treated individually. The Beatson and impressive capabilities, such as imaging a collaboration that brings the University Translational Research Centre will help us to technology that allows specialists to watch together with NHS Greater Glasgow in order achieve our vision.’ how cancer cells develop in tissue. to create a better infrastructure for supporting

Katy McAulay (MA 2003, MLitt 2006) works in the University’s Department of Corporate Communications. 16 16 17 17

The new centre will be located next to the University of Glasgow alumni in order to Beatson Institute on the University’s Garscube raise awareness and funds for the campaign. Estate. Plans are for research in the building Meanwhile, celebrities such as Sally The Beatson Pebble to specialise in the common tumours and Magnusson and Richard Wilson have been those that cause the most deaths in Glasgow, offering their support for the second phase such as endocrine (breast, prostate and of the fundraising effort, a public campaign Appeal – who is involved? ovarian), smoking-related (lung, throat and called the Beatson Pebble Appeal that will oral), and gastro-intestinal. Another important launch in September. Professor Karen benefit the new Translational Research Centre Vousden will bring is its ability to attract world-class It’s the first time the University of Glasgow has The campaign helper researchers to Glasgow, nurturing the growing launched an appeal entirely for the public. critical mass of Scottish trained expertise. ‘This is for two reasons,’ explains Kirsty Craig from the University’s Development Student of molecular medicine in the University’s Division of Cancer Sciences & Molecular It’s an ambitious aim. The costs involved in and Alumni Office. ‘In Glasgow we have the Pathology, Milica Vukovic is doing her part by getting involved with the Beatson Pebble Appeal the construction of the new building will be highest incidence of cancer in Europe, so telephone campaign. Milica’s postgraduate programme has given her the opportunity to join £19.2m. Government and University funds it’s something that affects everyone, and the two internationally acclaimed cancer research teams – one in the Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia are providing £9.2m, with the remaining £10m money raised will go towards setting up what Research Centre at Gartnavel General Hospital and one at the – so she’s 01 being raised through a two-phase fundraising will be a world-class facility in Glasgow. As a uniquely placed to understand the importance of her fundraising work. effort. result we think the Beatson Pebble Appeal will ‘I have experienced first-hand the importance of having facilities to conduct and develop Professor Jim mean something to a lot of people.’ The first stage of that effort has already research that may be used to find new treatments for cancer, so I was extremely interested in Cassidy begun. Applications to trusts, foundations With more than £2m of the target already helping the campaign to build the Beatson Translational Research Centre. With its mandate to and individual major donors are under way. raised by the fundraising team, it seems that bridge the gap between research knowledge in laboratories and clinical knowledge in hospitals, Student helpers have been busy telephoning success can only be a stone’s throw away. the centre seems like the key tool necessary to implement cancer research into practical treatments.

‘With the help of generous sponsors such as University of Glasgow alumni, the development of the new centre will help build an expanding knowledge and understanding of cancer, and help WoSCCC at a glance identify future treatments that will be used here in Glasgow and internationally.’ Professor Barry Gusterson Key partners, organisations and staff The donor The survivor

One of Scotland’s most successful Cancer survivor and key supporter of the WoSCCC incorporates work being carried out across a contemporary artists, Hamish MacDonald campaign, Lynn Murray has established 02 diverse and specialised range of centres and research has contributed to the campaign by donating ‘Think Pink Scotland’ to raise funds for the copyright of the Beatson Drawings, a breast cancer research through the Beatson institutes across the West of Scotland. collection of 40 drawings he produced while Translational Research Centre. To date, Think undergoing chemotherapy sessions at the Pink Scotland has raised £165,000. Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre Partners People Professor Tessa between October 2007 and February 2008. ‘I have survived cancer twice. In 1980 I was • Cancer Research UK Professor Jim Cassidy, a specialist in drug Holyoake This generous gift will allow the University to treated for bone cancer which resulted in my discovery and Head of the Cancer Research • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde produce postcards and prints of the drawings leg being amputated as well as having to UK Beatson Cancer Trials Unit • University of Glasgow. that can be sold to help the fundraising effort. endure a year of gruelling chemotherapy. At the time I never thought I would find myself in Professor Barry Gusterson, an expert ‘Initially, I thought of drawing at the Beatson the same situation again. However, in 2005, pathologist and Head of the Division of Centres as a way of getting through the treatment, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I had a Cancer Sciences & Molecular Pathology • the Cancer Research UK Beatson never thinking the drawings would be mastectomy and then reconstructive surgery. Institute for Cancer Research Professor Alan Rodger, an expert in exhibited. However, the surroundings, the ‘I recognise the advances in patient care that • the University of Glasgow’s Division of radiotherapy and Medical Director of the hustle and bustle, the colour, the shape, the have been made in the last 25 years. The Cancer Sciences & Molecular Pathology Beaston Oncology Centre people, the sights and sounds proved to be Beatson Translational Research Centre will Professor Alan • the Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia a great stimulus, and at some point, creating Professor Tessa Holyoake, a specialist in speed up drug development and ultimately Rodger Research Centre these drawings stopped being a diversion and Leukaemia research and Director of the Paul became an important and valuable process in help find a cure. I look forward to the day 03 • the Beatson West of Scotland O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre its own right. when our future generations are free from the Cancer Centre risk of cancer. I am giving this campaign my • the Cancer Research UK Clinical Professor Karen Vousden, an expert in ‘These drawings would not have come about full support. I would urge you to do the same.’ Trials Unit. cancer biology and Director of the Cancer without the care and attention of all the staff at 01 Milica Vukovic Research UK Beatson Institute. the Beatson Centre, and Ward 16 at Wishaw 02 Hamish MacDonald 03 Lynn Murray General Hospital. I would like very sincerely to thank everyone involved in my care.’

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1998 Gamma Club 1968 Engineers 40th reunion 1958–64 Gamma Club 10-year reunion on 25 October 2008 at the A dinner is being organised on 18 October A reunion has been arranged at Queens Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel. To register 2008 at the Western Club in Glasgow to Landing, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, interest and for more information please visit commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Canada, on 23–25 September 2008. Please www.gamma98.com. 1968 class. Wives and partners welcome. contact Irene Turpie ([email protected]) or There will be a supporting programme of Jimmy Hay ([email protected]) if you 1988 Physiology events during the weekend. Please contact have not already received details and wish to Mary Rouse and Shona Booth (Lindsay) are George Leslie, Dinner Convener: attend. 1946 Medical Reunion coordinating reunion plans to mark the 20th [email protected]. A cheerful group of the survivors of the medical year 1941–6 at their Anniversary since graduation of the 1988 1957–63 Beta Club 61st Reunion held in Glasgow on 23 September 2007. Physiology class. An event will be held in 1963–9 Gamma Club The Beta Club are planning a reunion for September/October 2008. Please contact: The 1969 Gamma Club will meet for their 40th 2008. Please send your email address to 1977 Alpha Club 1987 Beta Club Reunion [email protected] or shona.booth@ anniversary reunion on the weekend of 5–7 either Scott or John: [email protected] or The 30-year reunion of the Alpha 77 Club was held at Peebles Hydro on The club celebrated 20 years since graduation in style at the Dunkeld hotmail.co.uk. June 2009 in Glasgow. The main venue will [email protected]. 2–3 November 2007. Just over 100 gathered to reminisce on the years Hilton Hotel in November 2007. Over 90 members attended, many with be Gleddoch House, Langbank, but there spent as medical undergraduates from 1971 to 1977. Members travelled partners and kids in tow. There were loads of activities including a fun 1988 BDS 1959 Medics are also plans for a tour of the University’s from many far-flung parts, including the USA, Canada, New Zealand and run, a football tournament and rounders before the dinner, with live Plans are under way for the 1959 year to A 20-year reunion dinner has been arranged Wolfson Medical School Building and a visit to Norway. An informal gathering in the bar on Friday evening was followed music from the Walktalls featuring Bruce Michie. We all had a ball and celebrate their 50th anniversary reunion in for 30 August 2008 in Westerwood Hotel, the Anatomy Building as part of the weekend by a scientific meeting on the Saturday morning and a formal dinner it was just like old times as the good cheer flowed. Mary Stevenson Glasgow on 12 September 2009. Included Cumbernauld. Please register interest activities. For more information contact Jessie dance at night. We hope to meet again in five years’ time – for those who even produced a 2007 electronic yearbook, which was distributed in the weekend arrangements, there will be a with Kirsteen Henderson (née Kenneth) at Shaw, email: [email protected] or like to plan ahead the provisional dates are 5–6 October 2012. to members by email. It was such a success that all agreed that we tour of the Wolfson Medical School Building [email protected]. tel: +44 (0)7711 388 258. should have a 25-year reunion. Any volunteers to organise this one? in the morning followed by dinner in the Amendment 1959 Gamma Club Report in the January 2008 issue Contact Matthew Checketts on behalf of Beta 87 20-year Reunion 1984 BVMS 1963 Beta Club evening. If you would like more information Apologies are due to the organiser Dr John Calder, whose surname Committee ([email protected]). Ewan McNeill is organising a reunion in 2009 A reunion is planned for 5–6 September 2008 please contact Marjory MacSween, email: was misspelled. to mark the 25th Anniversary since graduation at Peebles Hydro following the usual format. [email protected] or tel: +44 (0)141 for the 1984 BVMS class. The reunion is being If you are aware of classmates who have 637 4355. held on 23–25 October 2009 at the Palace recently moved please let one of us know. Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire. Please contact Letters and emails will be sent to all valid Honours Chemistry 1959 Ewan at [email protected]. addresses. Contact [email protected] and A reunion dinner is being planned for the [email protected], John Boyd and Scott summer of 2009 to commemorate the 50th 1983 Molecular Biology Thomson, for more information. anniversary of this class. Further details from A reunion dinner to celebrate the 25th Dr Harold Mills, 21 Hatton Place, Edinburgh, Alumni Associations anniversary of the 1983 Molecular Biology 1962–8 Beta Club EH1UB, [email protected], or Dr Douglas class has been arranged at The Bothy, The Beta Club 1962–8 is holding a 40th Williamson, Mill of Birkenbower, Lumsden Ruthven Lane, Glasgow on 19 July 2008 at anniversary reunion on 3–5 October 2008 by Huntly, Aberdeenshire, AB56 4JW, The Aberdeen Club 7pm. If any other members of the class would at Turnberry Hotel. Our numbers are at [email protected]. The Annual Dinner of the Aberdeen Club took place on 2 November like to join us please contact Anne Terry (née 130 already, but we would like to hear 2007 at the Royal Northern and University Club. Around 60 members Wheeler) at [email protected]. from those who have escaped our letters 1958 North Rona Expedition and guests enjoyed informative speeches by the Rev Robert Brown, or emails! Please contact Roddy, Stuart or Surviving members of the ‘Goonery’ are minister of Queen’s Cross Church, Aberdeen, Mr Gordon Casely, a Botany Class of 1983 Ronnie at [email protected], invited to contact Eilidh Nisbet, who is trying heraldic consultant and journalist, and from Professor Andrea Nolan, A small and informal reunion for the 1983 [email protected], or ronniedowell@ to arrange a return visit to the island. Email Vice-Principal (Learning, Teaching & Internationalisation), who brought Honours Botany class is being organised for btinternet.com if you are interested in joining [email protected] or tel: +44 the company up-to-date with events and advances at the University. 14 June 2008 in Renfrew, Scotland. Please in the fun of the weekend. (0)131 440 0265. President of the Club, Sheriff Douglas Cusine, presented Professor contact Janice Fulton at [email protected]. Nolan with a cheque for £600 in support of the University’s Small au or Ruth Mitchell (née Wightman) at Celebrating Soccer in the 60s 1952–8 Beta Club 50th year reunion Animal Hospital Campaign. The club meets three times a year and [email protected]. 2008 will be the 40th Anniversary of GUAFC The 50th annual reunion for the 1952–8 always welcomes new members. For further information contact Evelyn winning the Scottish Qualifying Cup for the Beta Club is planned for the weekend of Dobson, tel: +44 (0)1224 868275. 1969–1974 Raven Club first time and the team plans to celebrate the 4–6 September 2008 at the Glynhill Hotel in Enid Young is organising a reunion on event and previously successful campaigns Paisley. If you have not yet been contacted 3–4 October 2008 in the Lake District for in the 1960s, eg St Mirren, Dumbarton, not with a note of these plans because we do not Oxford Society of Glasgow University Graduates vets and partners. Email Enid or Allan on to mention their Combined Reserve League have your email address, please email: Stuart [email protected] as soon as possible if status when they played and beat minor Parker at [email protected]. The society was founded in 1990 and enjoys a membership of around Left–right: Rev Robert Brown, Sheriff Douglas Cusine, Professor Andrea Nolan and Mr you haven't received any mailing. Scottish teams like Celtic, Rangers, Hearts 120. We would like to welcome any graduates of the University who Gordon Casely feel that they live close enough to attend our functions. We aim to 1968 BSc Chemistry and Motherwell! The reunion dinner is planned for early December 2008 in the Union – date meet around four times a year. Over the past year we have had a A reunion of 1968 BSc Chemistry is taking How to contact alumni news to be confirmed. Please contact Brendan summer walk and pub lunch, an energetic ceilidh in December, and place on Saturday 20 September 2008. Alumni news is edited by Emily Wallace and Emma Steel. Send Jones if you would like to attend. Tel: +44 an enjoyable Burns Supper. We held our AGM in St Anne’s College, A dinner is being held at the University of details of news and reunions to either Emily or Emma at the (0)7808 392432 or email: Brendan.Jones@ and followed it with a violin recital and afternoon tea. Please do get in Glasgow and all members of the year group address below: gb.Unisys.com. The 1968–9 Squad are touch if you might be tempted to join us. For further details phone Irene are welcome. For further information please McKenzie on 01865 862509 or email [email protected]. already all signed up to attend. Development & Alumni Office contact Jim at [email protected]. 2 The Square, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Tel: +44 (0)141 330 4951 email: [email protected] 20 Alumni news Alumni news 21 Awards and distinctions

Graduate awarded ‘Personality of the Graduate youngest ever member Year’ by Fishing News appointed to BIG Lottery Fund committee. Dr John MacLeod MBE (MBChB 1963) Kristofer McGhee (MA 2006) has become has been awarded ‘Personality of the Year’ the youngest ever member of one of the by Fishing News, a weekly publication for BIG Lottery Fund’s national decision-making commercial fishermen and their industry. The committees. award was for Dr MacLeod’s services to the Woman Engineer of the Year Award safety of fishermen. 01 02 03 Mamta R Singhal (BEng 2002) beat several Glasgow graduate appointed Dean other candidates to scoop the Women’s Dr Ahmed Legrouri (PhD 1989) has been Engineering Society (WES) Prize at the appointed Dean of the School of Science prestigious 2007 Institute of Engineering and and Engineering at Al Akhawayn University in Technology’s Young Woman Engineer of the Ifrane, Morocco. Year Awards.

Royal honour Book award 01 Eleanor C McAllister (MA 1982) was awarded Professor A David Weaver (PhD 1970) was 01 Dr William A Little (left) the OBE for Services to Architecture in the recently awarded the prestigious Alexandre receiving the 2007 Samuel C Collins Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2007. Liautard prize from the Académie Vétérinaire Award from CEC de France for Bovine Surgery and Lameness Awards Chair Patrick 50 years in the ministry (Second Edition). Kelley 04 05 06 A small event was held in April for the Rev 02 Kristofer McGhee 02 Eric J Alexander (MA 1954, BD 1958) of Trinity Creative writers Possil and Henry Drummond Church, to mark Rachel Seiffert’s (MLitt 2000) second novel, Order of the Sacred Treasure 01 Singapore 02 Vet reunion dinner 03 New York his 50 years in the Ministry. Afterwards, was recently reviewed in the British Professor Stuart D B Picken (MA 1963, 04 Toronto 05 London 06 Pasadena Medical Journal highlighting a crossover BD, PhD) received the Order of the Sacred Samuel C Collins Award Forthcoming Previous events between Creative Writing and Medicine. Treasure from the Japanese Government. The Dr William A Little (PhD 1957) was presented Alan Trotter (MLitt 2007) has been named Order is an Imperial decoration, which is the events with the prestigious award for outstanding winner of the new Sceptre Prize for emerging highest of that Order given to non-Japanese It is of great encouragement to the University Glasgow Graduates support Glasgow: contributions to cryogenic technology. writers for his novel Muscle. outwith royalty. to see the increased number of events and Scotland with Style event in Singapore www.glasgow.ac.uk/alumni/events alumni activities that are taking place not just Alumni living in Singapore attended in the UK but all over the world. More and the Bravehearts Cuisine Charity ball at Wednesday, 18 June Special Selection of Fred Olsen’s Black Prince more alumni, guests and prospective students Singapore’s luxury Pan Pacific Hotel, hosted Commemoration Day are attending our events than ever before. and Boudicca cruises from Scotland in 2009! by Glasgow City Marketing Bureau to mark Holiday offers for alumni For more information please email the arrival in Singapore of the Glasgow: Tokyo Alumni Event Black Prince [email protected] or tel +44 (0)141 330 3210. Scotland with Style yacht, as part of Clipper 22 October 2007, British Embassy 07–08, The Round The World Yacht Race. Boudicca & Braemar Adriatic Explorer: 21 nts – May 3 – From £1,619 Friday, 27 June, Edinburgh Zoo Fly/cruises to the Caribbean 2008–9 Greenock ~ Ceuta, Spanish Morocco ~ Cagliari, Sardinia ~ Durres, Half-Yearly Meeting of the General New York Dinner and Ceilidh First London Burns Supper Albania ~ Split, Croatia ~ Venice, Italy ~ Ravenna, Italy ~ Dubrovnik, Direct flights from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester & London Council 27 October 2007, Harvard Club At the Caledonian Club in Belgravia on 1 Croatia ~ La Goulette (for Tunis), Tunisia ~ Motril, Spain ~ Leixoes Tickets £40. Email [email protected] or (for Oporto), Portugal ~ Greenock Toronto Alumni Dinner and Ceilidh February 2008. 105 alumni and friends turned contact the Development & Alumni Office out for this very special event. Boudicca 28 October 2007, Hart House, University of Icelandic Summer: 11 nts – Jun 10 – From £1,049 (address on page 19) for details. 15 nts ~ Nov 20 ’08 ~ Departs Edinburgh, Greenock ~ Heimaey, Westerman Islands ~ Reykjavik, Iceland ~ Toronto Kampala, Uganda Alumni Dinner Manchester or Gatwick ~ From £1,219 Olden, Norway ~ Skjolden, Norway ~ Bergen, Norway ~ Lerwick, Saturday, 20 September Annual Veterinary Alumni Reunion Dinner 9 February 2008, Protea Hotel in Kampala. 15 nts ~ Jan 29 ’09 ~ Departs Glasgow, Shetland Islands ~ Greenock Faculty of Medicine Alumni Dinner 3 November 2007, Bute Hall USA Burns Suppers 2008 Manchester or Gatwick ~ From £1,329 South to the Sun: 14 nts – Oct 27 – From £929 Tickets £55. Please contact Laura Crouchman Greenock ~ Gibraltar ~ Motril, Mahon, Barcelona, Cartagena (Spain) at [email protected]. Nursing & Health Care graduates Clark McGinn wowed the crowds in LA, Braemar ~ Leixoes, Portugal ~ Greenock celebrate 25 years Chicago and Washington DC with his Address 13 nts ~ Dec 11 ’08 ~ Departs Glasgow, Manchester or Saturday, 1 November to the Haggis and toast to the Immortal Boudicca An event was held in November 2007 to Gatwick ~ From £969 3rd Annual Veterinary Alumni Dinner Memory, while Irwin Thompson gave the Norwegian Vistas: 7 nts – Jun 4 – From £725 Bergen ~ Leith mark the 25th anniversary of the first nursing 15 nts ~ Mar 05 ’09 ~ Departs Edinburgh, Manchester or Address to the Haggis in Boston. Leith ~ Andalsnes ~ Alesund ~ Olden ~ Flam ~ Gudvangen Black Tie Dinner and Ceilidh for those who graduates in the University. If you wish to be Gatwick ~ From £1,299 graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Land of the Midnight Sun: 13 nts – Jun 21 – From £1,329 contacted for future events please contact LA The first Burns Supper for the LA area was : Bridgetown, Barbados ~ Port of Spain, Medicine in a year ending in '3 or '8, and Sample itinerary Leith ~ Kristiansund ~ Honningsvag ~ Tromso ~ Leknes ~ [email protected]. held at the Athenaeum in Pasadena on 13 Trinidad ~ St Georges, Grenada ~ Willemstad, Curacao who are therefore celebrating a significant Andalsnes ~ Alesund ~ Skjolden ~ Bergen ~ Leith February. 60 alumni and guests attended. ~ Oranjestad, Aruba ~ Road Town, Tortola ~ Gustacia, St anniversary in 2008. Please contact Brussels Alumni Dinner Gardens & Palaces: 12 nts – Jul 11 – From £1,239 Chicago The second annual Burns Supper Barthélemy ~ St John’s, Antigua ~ Basseterre, St Kitts ~ [email protected]. Held at the prestigious La Maison du Leith ~ Helsingborg, Sweden ~ Helsinki, Finland ~ St Petersburg, for the Chicago area was held at the University Roseau, Dominica ~ Bridgetown, Barbados Cygne on the Grand Place in Brussels on Russia ~ Tallinn, ~ Travemunde, Germany ~ Copenhagen, Club of Chicago on 16 February. Friday, 7 November 4 December 2007. The event was kindly Included in the price Denmark ~ Leith School of Law Alumni Dinner and Dance sponsored by White & Case LLP. Washington DC A great night was had by all Return direct charter flight from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester or London • 12 or 14 nts accommodation Included in the price • Cabin category of your choice for duration Tickets £60. Please contact at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel on in cabin category of your choice for duration of cruise • All meals and entertainment on board • All Port of cruise • All meals & snacks on board • All entertainment, sports & [email protected]. 2007 Christmas Dinner 22 February. taxes • Porterage on board • Private cocktail party (subject to numbers) • Services of a Connoisseur Escort leisure facilities • All Port taxes • Porterage on board • Coach transfers Alumni and friends of the University gathered Boston Burns Supper Held at the (subject to numbers) • up to £100 per cabin on board spend. on selected itineraries (subject to minimum numbers) • Private cocktail Friday, 5 December together in the Bute Hall on 7 December 2007 Hampshire House on 23 February. party (subject to numbers) • Services of a Connoisseur Escort (subject 2008 Christmas Dinner for the annual dinner. The University’s 2007 Connoisseur Cruising ABTA K0692. to numbers) • up to £200 per cabin on board spend. Please contact Emma Steel at Young Alumnus of the Year winner, Professor Riyadh Alumni Reception and Dinner Retail agents for ATOL Holder. 24 February, Al Faisaliah Hotel. Many more itineraries available in 2009 from Leith, Greenock, [email protected] Vanessa Munro, gave the toast Alma Mater on Newcastle & Liverpool. or tel +44 (0)141 330 3210. receiving her award. Connoisseur Cruising, 38 Silverknowes Road, Edinburgh EH4 5LF. Please call to receive further information. Tel: +44 (0)845 1300 788, email: [email protected] Connoisseur Cruising ABTA K0692. 22 23

University to offer fully funded postgraduate Family scheme to let alumni meet more In reply, Mr Fisher enquired as to whether scholarships in open competition to attract people from the University community any consideration had been given to the Business news and reports well-qualified students internationally, effect of the increase in differential upon the and Travel Scholarships which provided The Principal referred to the Rectorial academic staff of the University. Mr Ross both undergraduate and postgraduate Elections which would take place on 26-27 pointed out the Deanships of Faculties Prepared and supplied for the General Council by Lawrence Reynolds, Clerk to the General opportunities for 50 students to study February and for which four candidates had now involved significant management Council. Email: [email protected]. abroad and enhance their skills to equip been nominated. responsibilities and it was now important them for the global economy and global With regard to applications for entry from that their salaries were maintained at a citizenship. students, the University continued to competitive level. Papers for consideration at the half-yearly meeting of the General Council receive significantly more applications Friday, 27 June 2008: With regard to the ‘Student experience’, In response to a question about funding for the Principal stated that the University was than there were places available. No UK UK Research Studentships, the Principal 1. Minutes of Meeting held on 19 February 2008 (see below) again part of the National Student Survey. institution could afford to be complacent stated that the Director of the Development 2. Paper A: Report by the Principal on the work and activities of the University including the Financial The Principal reminded the meeting that in a competitive environment and the & Alumni Office was organising fundraising University continued to work hard on its Statement for 2006/7 the University was now in the third year of to increase the financial support for these the International Student Barometer with recruitment activity with schools, colleges studentships. the latest survey taken in October 2007. and others to attract applications from Following previous surveys the University talented people from all backgrounds. A member expressed concern over the Minutes of the Meeting of the General be held in Edinburgh on 27 June. Further The University’s partnership with IP Group had responded to student feedback by absence of opening prayers and academic Council held on Tuesday, 19 February information would be printed in the June plc assisted in maintaining significant The Chancellor thanked the Principal for his appointing a Careers Adviser for the dress for the senior officers of the meeting, 2008 at 6pm in the Hunterian Art 2008 edition of ‘Avenue’. levels of technology transfer of intellectual Address and invited questions from those International Students, by improving the and the Chancellor noted the observation. Gallery Lecture Theatre property via new spin-out ventures. In the present. welcome programme with free transport The Convener stated that the Business first year of the partnership three spin-out With regard to a question over the carbon from Glasgow Airport to the University, In response to a question on the long The Chancellor, Professor Sir Kenneth Committee together with the Director of the companies were created and £1.2m of footprint of the University, the Principal working with the banks to improve the term future for the Crichton Campus, the Calman, took the chair and welcomed Development & Alumni Office, Mrs Cathy seed investment was raised. The three stated that much was being done to reduce financial services for new students and Principal stated that the University had those present to the meeting. Bell, and the Alumni Relations Manager, companies: Ultrafast(electronic switching), lighting and heating consumption, and with the launch in the near future of a Host secured a funding package which would Miss Emily Wallace, would be very pleased Xania (medical sensing) and Reactivlab to increase the amount of paper being Election of Assessor allow it to remain in Dumfries on a long- to receive suggestions with regard to (animal diagnostics) demonstrated the recycled. the organisation of future social activities term and sustainable basis (see Avenue, The Meeting was advised by the Clerk that breadth and strength of the technology for alumni of the University living within January 2008). Elections to the Business Committee one nomination had been received namely created in the University and the Scotland’s central belt in particular, and Next meeting of the General Council that of Mrs Margaret Susan Dunsmore, who commercial potential. Mr Gerald Fisher referred to his letter also suggestions for venues for the Half- The Council resolved to elect the had been duly proposed and seconded, to to the Chancellor enquiring about the Yearly Meetings in the future. On 18 February the Principal was present The General Council will meet under the undernoted persons, who had been duly be elected as an Assessor of the General chairmanship of the Chancellor on Friday membership, and the terms of the proposed and seconded, to serve on the at the second intake of 78 students to reference of the committee which had Council with immediate effect. Address by the Principal, Sir Muir 27 June 2008 in the premises of the Business Committee with immediate effect: Glasgow International College, from a recommended the recent increase in Russell Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, 134 The Council resolved to elect Mrs range of countries including Saudi Arabia, salary for the Principal and which body Professor Eve C Johnstone and Iraq, Kenya and China. The total intake was Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh at 7pm for Dunsmore to be an Assessor to serve on The Principal presented his report as 7.30pm. Please see notice on pages 1 and considered these recommendations. Mr Mr Morris J Murray. now 180, and there would be a third intake the University Court for the period ending printed on page 28 of Avenue, issue 43 21 of this magazine. Fisher stated that he had received a letter in May 2008. 31 July 2008. (January 2008). from the Secretary of Court setting out the Closure of the meeting The University launched a Glasgow Lawrence C Reynolds membership and terms of reference of the Minutes of the Meeting held on 23 June The Principal reported that the year 2006/7 The Chancellor thanked all those present Commonwealth Scholarship Programme Clerk to the General Council University’s Remuneration Committee, and 2007 had been a good year for the University for their attendance and declared the on 18 February in the presence of HRH enclosing the Committee’s report to the in that an operating surplus of £6.3m meeting closed. The minutes of the meeting held on 23 June The Princess Royal. The Programme will meeting of the Court on 12 February 2008. which represented just under 2% of the 2007, printed in Avenue, issue 43 (January support up to 53 students per year for The Council’s Agenda will include the University’s turnover, had been returned At the invitation of the Chancellor, Mr David 2008) were approved. each to undertake a one-year Master’s following: against a Scottish HEI, average of just over Ross, a member of the Remuneration course. The University had already agreed 1%. The University’s cash balance was Committee responded to the concerns Report of the Convener of the Business to commit resources to this programme, ie 1 Election of three Assessors to serve £40m – an increase of £25.9m from the expressed by Mr Fisher, and made the Committee, Dr Frances Boyle to contribute tuition fee support of £8,000 on the University Court for the period 1 year 2005/6 and the general reserves were following points: to each of the scholarships for students August 2008 until 31 July 2012. £33.2m, being an increase of £20.7m on The Convener thanked all those present from the 14 least developed countries of 2 Minutes of the Meeting held on 19 1 The University operated in a very the year 2005/6. for coming to the Half-Yearly Meeting in the Commonwealth (LLDCR) and £4,000 February 2008. competitive marketplace. the Art Gallery. In an attempt to encourage 3 Report of the Convener of the Business There had been growth in all the to each of the remaining 39 scholarships a greater interest by alumni in the affairs Committee. 2 The University was now a multi-million University’s income streams viz, via which represented a funding package of the University, the General Council’s 4 Address by the Principal, Sir Muir pound business with a complex SHEFC +10.8%, via tuition fees + of £268,000 per annum. The overall aim Business Committee had decided to break Russell, on the work and activities of the organisation. 8.3%, in Research income +8.4%, in was to provide full funding for fees for all with tradition and arrange for the meeting University. CPD, consultancy etc +10.5%, and in 53 scholarship holders, and crucially, full to be held on a weekday evening, and to 5 Other competent business. 3 The Remuneration Committee had met endowment investment income + 18.2%. maintenance and travel costs of around be followed by a buffet supper in the hope 6 Date of next meeting: tba. twice, without the Principal and Senior £13,000 per scholarship per annum for the Management, to look at the possible that alumni living within this part of Scotland The Principal, as Convener of Universities 14 scholarship holders from the LLDCs. salary increases. would be encouraged to renew their interest Scotland, was maintaining contact with General Council Dinner Dinner will be available after the meeting. in the University and its ongoing initiatives the and pressing the The Principal then referred to the other 4 The view of the Committee was that the For further details, please see notice in the recruitment of students, teaching case for additional funding for Universities scholarships which the University offered, Principal’s performance over recent years as printed on pages 1 and 21 of this activities and research. in Scotland. ie the Glasgow Talent Awards, providing was extremely good and that he was magazine. 50 undergraduate scholarships per earning the recommended award for an Although the last meeting in June 2007 had With regard to research activity, the annum, which helped to ensure the increase in salary. approved a proposal that the June 2008 University’s RAE (Research Assessment University continued to attract students Meeting be held in Belfast, it had been Exercise) Submission was completed of ability from a broad socio-economic The Council was set up by Act of Parliament to give voice to the views of the graduates and teaching staff on the ascertained that this proposal was not as successfully. The University’s Senior base throughout the UK; the Glasgow feasible as originally thought, and hence regulation and wellbeing of the University. All graduates Management Group would be reflecting Excellence Awards, which provided 10 and teaching staff are entitled to attend. the Summer 2008 Meeting would now on the lessons learned from the RAE at its awards per Faculty each year to enable the meeting on 20 February. 24 25 Deaths of members of the General Council Paper A: Report by the Principal noted from April 2007 to March 2008

Over the past six months there has been a Cancer Centre based at Gartnavel (featured part! We have agreed therefore to develop Names are listed alphabetically within each year of Lamont, Jessie Dunlop, MA 1939, formerly of 20 Tedeschi, Angelina M (Mrs Watters), MA 1930, good deal of discussion about the funding on page 14–17) which will work in partnership a Commonwealth scholarship programme, graduation decade. Morningside Park, Edinburgh, died 17/01/1999 formerly of 56 Ashfield, , Glasgow, G64 of Scotland’s universities, following the with the research activity of the Beatson which aims to support up to 53 students each Lees, Andrew Wilson (Dr), MBChB 1939, 65 St. 3DR, died 2007 Germains, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 2RS, died Ward, James Joseph, MA 1935, MEd, 8 Broomhill disappointing outcome of the Scottish Institute for Cancer Research and translational year from countries in the Commonwealth. 1920–9 02/08/2007 Avenue, Perth, PH1 1EN, died 16/06/2006 Government’s spending review. developments at Garscube. In addition, The scheme has a particular focus on Bryden, Elizabeth Watson (Mrs Main), MA 1924, MEd, died 04/08/2007 Macaulay, Norman McArthur, OBE, MA 1939, 18 Wilson, Harry Stephen, QC, MA 1936, Dunallan, on 9 June, at the Golden Jubilee National developing countries. We were pleased to Edgehill Road, Glasgow, G11 7LP, died 21/02/2008 Kippen, Stirlingshire, FK8 3HL, died 23/11/1997 On 19 March, the University received Cunningham, Agnes Jack, MA 1927, Balmanno Hospital at , we will be launching launch the initiative on 18 February and in Macfarlane, George Gray, CB (Sir), BSc 1937, LLD, Wright, Annie Davidson (Ms Barrie), MA 1931, 6 notification of the higher education grant House, 3 Cleveden Road, Glasgow, G12 0NT, died the Glasgow Heart and Lung Institute. This the presence of HRH The Princess Royal. 15/10/2007 Red Tiles, Orchard Way, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9DY, Lilybank Avenue, Muirhead, Glasgow, G69 9EW, died settlement from the Scottish Funding Council is a partnership between the University, the While the University is committing resources Steele, Gladys Elizabeth Nisbet (Mrs Shirlaw), MA died 20/05/2007 21/02/2008 (SFC) for the year commencing 1 August Scottish Government and NHS GG&C, and to the fund, a fundraising campaign is also 1926, formerly of 113 Kirk Road, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Macintyre, Elizabeth Chalmers (Mrs Murray), BSc 2008. Our initial budget assumptions for represents an investment of £15m. Drawing on under way. The 53 scholarships are likely to died 01/01/2007 1934, 19 St. Germains, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 2RS, 1940–9 died 19/01/2008 2008/9 had been cautious, allowing for a grant the combined strengths of NHS GG&C and the be increased to 54 in 2009, as it is anticipated Valentine, James (Dr), MBChB 1929, Low Wood, Aitken, Alice Margaret Isabel (Mrs Reston), MA 1941, Mackay, Isabella Halley (Mrs Logan), MA 1933, MEd, uplift of around 2.5%, but we were pleased University, it is expected to make the hospital that Rwanda will be readmitted to the Low Wood Rise, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, Yorkshire, LS29 6 Twiss Green Drive, Culcheth, Warrington, Cheshire, 8AZ, died 17/06/2007 formerly of Eastwood Hill Church of Scotland Home, WA3 4HY, died 12/08/2007 to welcome a grant increase of 3.7% – a little the biggest specialist cardiopulmonary centre Commonwealth. In May of this year, I will have 238 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6UU, Alexander, James Watson, MA 1947, CA 1951, died better than the Scottish average of 3.4%. Our in Scotland and the UK. the pleasure of meeting a delegation from 1930–9 died 15/09/2007 19/05/2007 Knowledge Transfer Grant was the biggest Rwanda Higher Education – a welcome sign MacLean, Charles Hector, BL 1935, AE, 71 cash increase of the Scottish universities and The second example relates to the financial Aitken, Jean Macrae, MA 1939, 6 Scott Street, Largs, Alexander, John Hyslop, BSc 1946, 16 Glenorchil that times have changed and for the better. Ayrshire, KA30 9NU, died 09/04/2006 Lochwinnoch Road, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, PA13 View, Auchterarder, Perthshire, PH3 1LU, died we conduct the highest volume of consultancy sector. As part of the University’s commitment 4LG, died 19/07/2007 Alexander, Samuel, BL 1936, 1 Hillneuk Avenue, 25/09/2007 of any of our competitors in Scotland. The to the development of the Scottish Many of you will know that our students Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 3PY, died 04/02/2008 Macrae, Alexander Roderick, OBE, BSc 1934, c/o Anderson, Alexander George (Dr), MBChB 1949, 11 116 Badshot Park, Badshot Lea, Farnham, Surrey, SFC grant was subsequently supplemented economy, we have been leading work on the elected their new Rector, the Rt Hon Charles Archer, Stanley Raymond Chetwynd, BSc 1935, Househill Meadows, Nairn, Nairnshire, IV12 5SQ, died GU9 9NF, died 19/02/2007 by £1.5m, our share of an additional £10m development of Masters-level courses and Kennedy MP on 27 February, and that he was formerly of 17 Mill Hill Close, Haywards Heath, West 19/08/2007 secured for higher education by the Cabinet professional development opportunities to duly installed on 10 April. The role of Rector is Sussex, RH16 1NY, died 16/12/2006 Marrian, Stanley Frederic (Dr), BSc 1938, PhD, Anderson, Joseph Cockburn (Dr), MBChB 1944, Craigrowan, Aberdour, Burntisland, Fife, KY3, died Secretary, a welcome additional allocation. support the growing financial services sector an important one, not least because Rectors Baird, James Tertius (Dr), BSc 1939, 81 Algonquin 60-6600 Lucas Road, Richmond, BC V7C 4T1, 17/05/2007 On the other hand, costs, not all of which are in Glasgow and the rest of Scotland. are there to represent the students, and I Avenue, Long Sault, ON KOC 1PO, Canada, died Canada, died 06/02/2007 12/02/2007 Mayer, Arthur Crawford, MBE (Dr), MBChB 1935, Angus, William Hector Ninian (Dr), MBChB 1941, 10 within our control, are set to rise rapidly. know it means a lot to our students to have Dalhirach, Tarbet, Argyll & Bute, PA29 6UQ, died But as every one of my reports emphasises, Borthwick, James Bayne, BL 1939, Flat 29, Strawhill The Parkway, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 3PQ, a Rector who has promised to be active on 07/09/2007 There is no doubt, therefore, that 2008/9 will our international profile and associations Court, 4 Strawhill Road, Clarkston, Glasgow, G76 died 12/05/2007 their behalf. I too am greatly looking forward 8ET, died 16/08/2006 McCormick, William Cadzow, MA 1937, BD 1940, 82 Barr, Margaret Claire (Mrs Bulger), MA 1944, 1A be a difficult year financially for all Scottish are just as important. In my last report, I was Main Street, Symington, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 to working with Charles, for I am sure he has Bowie, William, MBE, MA 1934, Flat 44, Spring Head Road, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6QL, universities. But the care we have taken to anticipating my trip to Uganda and Makerere 6MJ, died 04/11/2007 much to contribute to the life and work of the Whittingehame Court, 3 Daventry Drive, Glasgow, died 15/01/2007 build in an operating surplus over successive University and early in February, I touched University. G12 0BQ, died 10/03/2008 McKenzie, Archibald, MA 1939, 38 Roselea Drive, Bell, Archibald Angus, QC, LLB 1949, formerly of 1 Milngavie, Glasgow, G62 8HF, died 17/05/2007 years means that we are better placed to down in Entebbe. Calder, Muriel Margaret, MRCVS 1937, Five Heriot Row, Edinburgh, died 02/10/2001 cope with today’s financial pressures than in I also believe that he will have excellent Furlongs, 16 Linersh Wood Close, Bramley, Guildford, McNair, Jean Crawford (Mrs Green), MA 1933, Flat 4, Bell, Winifred Frances, BSc 1949, formerly of 58 the past. This means we remain able to invest Our associations with Makerere and East support from the SRC. It has been a great Surrey, died 15/01/2007 Gower House, Gower Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 Broomberry Drive, Gourock, Renfrewshire, PA19 7QB, 0EU, died 05/01/2007 in our areas of excellence. Africa go back a long way. They were source of encouragement to me over recent Calvert, Martha S, MA 1932, 26 Balfron Road, died 08/08/2007 Mitchell, Alexander, MA 1933, formerly of Glencaple, strengthened in the 1960s, with the significant years to see how willing the SRC has been Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 3HA, died 04/12/2007 Brackenridge, Robert David Campbell (Dr), New Cumnock, Ayrshire, died 2007 Our future success depends partly on the involvement of Glasgow in the development of to work in partnership with me and my Campbell, Flora Margaret (Mrs Burke), MA 1930, MBChB 1941, formerly of Flat 175, Andrewes House, strength and quality of our research and Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. We have Unit 9, Sandringham, Buderim Garden Village, Morgan, Susan Fitzpatrick (Mrs Bannon), MA 1931, Barbican, London, EC27 8BA, died 01/01/2008 colleagues to achieve a better experience for 4/6 11 Prince Albert Road, Hyndland, Glasgow, G12 its capacity to attract funding. The Senior reason to be proud of our legacy, not least Queensland, Australia, died 25/05/2007 Bremner, John McColl (Emeritus Professor), BSc all our students. Indicative of this is the fact 9JS, died 20/02/2008 Management Group is acutely aware of this because it provides a basis for productive Christison, David (Dr), MBChB 1938, 21 Eastcote 1944, DSc, Iowa State University, Mem. Nat. Amer. that the SRC has just published its strategic Avenue, Glasgow, G14 9LQ, died 07/10/2007 Muir, Katharine Agnes (Mrs Garven), BSc 1939, 3 Sciences, died 25/07/2007 and welcomes some encouraging signs. We collaborations, and our Centre for International Shieling Park, Racecourse Road, Ayr, KA7 2UR, died plan for 2008–11, a new initiative which Clark, James Reid, CBE, MA 1934, BSc, 2 Harlaw Brooks, William, BSc 1944, 7 Cargill Avenue, submitted, in November, a record number of Development has a significant role to play 27/02/2008 recognises that, though there are annual Place, Aberdeen, AB15 4YN, died 08/2007 Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, PA13 4LS, date of death staff in the Research Assessment Exercise, in taking these forward. It was good to meet Roberts, Margaret Stodart (Mrs Gordon), MA 1936, changes in the council and executive, there Cooper, Guthrie Stewart, OBE, BSc 1934, Hollenden, unknown formerly of 42 Gallowhill, Peebles, EH45 9BG, died an increase of 14.2% over the last exercise in the Vice-Chancellor and his colleagues in are overarching themes and aspirations 7 Foxholes Hill, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2DF, died Brown, Francis Oughterson (Dr), MBChB 1945, 3 04/2007 2001. The publication Research Fortnight (9 Makerere, having seen them in Glasgow just 29/06/2007 Cherrylea, Auchterarder, Perthshire, PH3 1QG, died that matter, whoever is in office. This mature Robertson, Catherine Frances (Mrs Hughes), MA April 2008) analysed and compared research over a year ago. It was particularly exciting Crocket, Richard Wilfred (Dr), MBChB 1937, 4A Osler 16/05/2007 and excellent approach bodes well for 1934, formerly of 2 Craigmuschat Road, Gourock, funding across UK institutions from a range to hold our first sub-Sahara African dinner Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9BJ, Brown, Margaret Taylor (Dr Preston), MBChB 1943, the future, and we can all learn from their Renfrewshire, PA19 1SE, died 20/03/2008 died 03/12/2006 formerly of 11 Estey Place, Regina, Saskatchewan, of research councils and the Wellcome Trust for our alumni in Kampala. There was, example. League tables can be capricious, Scott, Christina Muir, MA 1931, 52 Don Street, Donald, Margaret Isobel, BSc 1936, 2 Park Court, Canada, died 22/10/1968 between 2005/6 and 2006/7, and placed however, a poignant coda to the trip, as we Glasgow, G33 2DQ, died 24/06/2006 but it is good that the quality of our student Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 7PB, died 12/11/2007 Brown, Thomas (Dr), MBChB 1949, 5 Bowling Green Glasgow 8th out of 120 in the UK. We had the learned shortly after my return of the death of Scott, Stella Marcia, BSc 1936, 39 Oakway, London, experience has been recognised in our Dow, John Dickson (Dr), BSc 1937, MDChB, Windy Road, Mount Vernon, Glasgow, G32 0SR, died largest increase of any university in the UK. Professor Ian McIntyre, who played such a SW20 9JE, died 06/09/2007 good performance in Times Higher student How, How Lane, Chipstead, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 05/11/2007 While this is good news, we also recognise leading role in developing the relationship with experience tables and was a key factor in 3LN, died 01/11/2007 Semple, Thomas (Dr), BSc 1935, MBChB, MD, Chalmers, Alexander Martin (Dr), MBChB 1948, 76 Bagatelle, 47 Eldon Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire, the need to treat all such data carefully, to East Africa, particularly in Veterinary Medicine our most recent success when we climbed Eadie, Catherine, MA 1939, Struan, Ormiston Drumlin Drive, Milngavie, Glasgow, G62 6NQ, died PA16 7RA, died 21/01/2008 06/12/2006 ensure that it reflects robust trends, which are through the 60s and beyond. Even in 2008 14 places to be ranked 16th in the UK by the Terrace, Melrose, Roxburghshire, TD6 9SW, died stable over time. his name was well known to many I met. His 23/01/2007 Shaw, Gavin Brown, CBE (Dr), BSc 1939, MBChB, Chisholm, Albert Woods, OBE, BSc 1944, ARCST, Independent newspaper’s Good University c/o Drysdale, 14 Murrayfield Drive, Edinburgh, EH12 Ferguson, James Walker (Dr), MBChB 1936, 20 60 Crawford Road, Milngavie, Glasgow, G62 7LF, contribution lives on indeed. Guide. 6EB, died 11/11/2007 It is also important that we continue to find Montrose Gardens, Milngavie, Glasgow, G62 8NQ, died 22/03/2007 new alliances to increase our effectiveness. Two recent initiatives aim to enhance our died 15/01/2008 Shaw, Malcolm (Dr), MA 1932, 1 Brown Road, Cochran, Kenneth Douglas (Dr), MBChB 1944, And finally the Clerk of Senate, Andrew Nash, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG6 4HP, died Ford, Jane Waddell (Mrs Marshall), MA 1931, 40 Viewfield, Blebo Craigs, Cupar, Fife, KY15 5UG, died international presence still further. is due to retire from office at the end of July. 28/06/2007 Two examples are worth mentioning. The Denhead, Kennoway, Leven, Fife, KY8 5LF, died 10/08/2007 first is the Medical School, which is working We have now appointed Regional Champions Andrew is a tremendous and loyal servant of 29/11/2007 Speirs, Mary Gabrielle (Mrs Ordawdowczak), MA Colman, Annie Young (Mrs MacLennan), MA 1941, 1939, 87 Highfield Avenue, London, NW11 9TU, date closely with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to lead the development of the University’s the University and there will be opportunities Gillett, Winifred Jessie Moore (Mrs Black), MA 1934, formerly of 15 Grange Terrace, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, of death unknown died 18/11/2007 (NHS GG&C) to develop and implement a very international strategy. They cover North and over the coming months to express our thanks c/o 2011 Rattenbury Place, Victoria, BC V8P 1Y4, and warm appreciation for all that he has Canada, died 27/03/2006 Swan, Andrew (Rev), MA 1938, 11 The Terrace, Cooke, John Mackay (Rev Dr), MA 1947, BD, PhD, exciting strategy over the next 10 years. This South America, Africa, Europe, the Middle Ardbeg, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, PA20 0NP, died done over the years. He is to be succeeded Griffin, Helen, MA 1939, 50 Ashgill Road, Glasgow, 2 Wellfield Court, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 7QJ, died includes the concentration of academic clinical East and Gulf States, Central and South Asia, 03/10/2007 29/12/2001 by Professor Graham Caie, who will take on G22 6QH, died 01/04/2006 facilities at three locations: Glasgow Royal East and South East Asia. Symington, Thomas (Professor Sir), BSc 1936, MD, Hunter, William Kettle, MRCVS 1937, 52 Dovers Park, Cooper, John Hanwell (Dr), MBChB 1945, 306-2125n the mantle in August. I’ve no doubt that he formerly of 2 Lady Margaret Drive, Troon, Ayrshire, Infirmary; South Glasgow Hospital, set to be Bathford, Bath, died 11/09/2007 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, BC V8R 1E8, Canada, died The University was delighted when the city will be a worthy successor and I’m sure we KA10 7AL, died 30/04/2007 03/01/2007 one of the largest clinical centres in the country; Jamieson, Margaret Christina, MA 1937, 10 Roffey was chosen to host the Commonwealth wish both Andrew and Graham well as a new Tannahill, Thomas Russell (Dr), MA 1931, BSc, 4 and the West of Scotland Comprehensive Park Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 3JL, died Coull, John, BSc 1949, 15 Ravenswood Road, West Albert Road, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1DL, died Games in 2014 and we want to play our chapter begins for them. 26/04/2007 Strathaven, Lanarkshire, ML10 6JB, died 11/12/2006 10/03/2006 Knox, Liliana, MA 1939, formerly of Haystone, Victoria Craig, Iain Robertson (Rev), MA 1944, Hope View, Road, Brookfield, Renfrewshire, died 30/09/2007 Burton Row, Brent Knoll, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4BX, died 2007 26 Report to the General Council Report to the General Council 27 Craig, John Wilson (Rev), MA 1948, BD, 83 Milton Laverock, Edward, MA 1941, formerly of Craigmount, Ockrim, Hetty Brenda (Dr Collins), MBChB 1944, Flat 1950–9 Gow, George Neil Baxter QC (Sheriff), MA 1954, Old McEwan, Vincent Kearney (His Hon Judge), BL 1951, Road East, Edinburgh, EH15 2NL, died 24/10/2007 Bonnington Road, Peebles, EH45 9HF, died F, 15 Mains Avenue, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6QY, Alexander, John Jamieson, MA 1953, 6 Angus Auchenfail Hall, Mauchline, Ayrshire, KA5 5TA, died Hilltop Cottage, Ballantrae, Girvan, Ayrshire, KA26 Crichton, Walter George, BL 1948, 7C Brisbane 28/07/2007 died 13/08/2007 Avenue, Prestwick, Ayrshire, KA9 2HZ, died 16/12/2007 6JX, died 27/02/2007 Court, Braidpark Drive, Giffnock, Glasgow, G46 6LX, Leatham, Lucy Harrison (Mrs McKnight), BSc 1945, Parker, Joseph, MRCVS 1944, 4 North Farm, Tuxford 25/12/2007 Graham, Norman McCleary (Dr), PhD 1959, 14 McGregor, Ian (Dr), MBChB 1955, c/o 3 Glasgow died 17/06/2007 9 Finstock Court, South Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Road, Egmanton, Nottinghamshire, died 10/03/2007 Alexander, William Donald (Dr), MBChB 1951, Alleyne Close, ACT 2615, Australia, died 3/11/2007 Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 3QS, died Currie, Robert, BSc 1943, Creag Bheag, Port Appin, Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE3 1TR, died 31/01/2008 Parker, William Arthur (Dr), MBChB 1941, 44 Carsaig, Mount Pleasant Drive, Old Kilpatrick, Gray, Mary Janet Boyd (Mrs Smith), BSc 1956, 7 23/08/2007 Appin, Argyll & Bute, PA38 4DE, died 23/08/2007 Liddell, Matthew (Rev), MA 1938, 1 Daleside Kenilworth Road, Bridge of Allan, Stirling, FK9 4RP, Dunbartonshire, G60 5HJ, died 05/2007 Michael McParland Drive, Torrance, Glasgow, G64 McKay, James Hugh (Dr), MBChB 1957, 8 Douglas Davidson, Ivor Macaulay, BSc 1943, Monksway, Gardens, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6PR, died 01/01/2008 died 30/08/2007 Anderson, David Brydie, BSc 1959, 45 High 4EE, died 01/06/2007 Drive, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, G77 6HR, died Pirbright Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, died Linda, Ben, MA 1943, 10 Torburn Avenue, Giffnock, Richardson, Dorothy Edith, MA 1947, 38 Harbour Street North, Crail, Anstruther, Fife, KY10 3RA, died Gray, William McWhinnie (Dr), MBChB 1952, 92 29/06/2007 22/01/2008 Glasgow, G46 7QZ, died 05/02/2007 Road, Beadnell, Chathill, Northumberland, NE67 5BB, 29/09/2007 Sandy Lane, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 7GP, died McKerron, John Fisher, BSc 1951, Flat 20, Victoria Dick, Robert (Dr), MBChB 1945, Crosshill Cottage, Lundholm, Alan Basil Auchencloss, BSc 1949, died 21/04/2006 Anderson, Thomas Gibson (Dr), MBChB 1952, 10/02/2007 Place, 50 Montague Street, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Strathallan, Auchterarder, Perthshire, PH3 1LN, died Lyndean, Torrance, Glasgow, G64 4EH, died 2008 Ritchie, Grace Macfarlane (Dr Smith), MBChB 1945, 95 Colonial Circle, Gnangara 6065, Washington, Haddow, Thomas Gillespie (Dr), MBChB 1952, 16 PA20 0BT, died 08/09/2007 11/11/2007 Macaskill, Sarah (Dr), MBChB 1942, FRCOG, 72 The Anchorage, Alves, Elgin, Moray, IV30 8UY, died Australia, died 2007 Netherlea, Scone, Perth, Perthshire, PH2 6QA, died McNair, Robert Cameron, MRCVS 1953, DVSM, 12 Dickie, Agnes Wilson (Major), MA 1940, 7 Madine Goodwins Road, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 5PD, 13/01/2008 Barr, George, MBE (Dr), MBChB 1951, 4 Loanhead 26/05/2007 Ogilvie Road, Stirling, died 03/09/2007 Court, Beith, Ayrshire, KA15 2DH, died 25/09/2007 died 31/12/2007 Robertson, John Templeton, MA 1941, EdB, 11 Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, KA1 3AU, died Hamilton, Allan Edward, BSc 1950, 48 Crookston McWilliam, Peter Neil, BVMS 1954, Woodlands, Dilley, Isobel Winifred, MA 1944, Flat 1/1 163 Macduff, Iain Blair (Dr), BSc 1947, PhD, 17 Larchfield Munro Court, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, G81 6ES, 01/12/2007 Drive, Glasgow, G52 3LZ, died 05/01/2007 Hogbens Hill, Selling, Faversham, Kent, ME13 9QZ, Broomhill Drive, Glasgow, G11 7ND, died 09/04/2007 Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 1AP, died 22/06/2007 died 28/07/2007 Barr, John Douglas, BVMS 1955, 27 St Clares Hamilton, William (Professor), BSc 1955, PhD, 17 died 18/09/2007 Dolan, John Edmund, BSc 1943, 37 Sorbie Road, Macgregor, Ian, BSc 1946, ARCST, 22 Highstead Rowe Mitchell, David Edward, BSc 1948, 31A Roger Walk, Brigg, South Humberside, DN20 8JS, died The Meadows, Muir of Ord, Ross-shire, IV6 7QL, died Moore, John, BSc 1958, 20 Woodend Road, Ayr, KA7 Ardrossan, Ayrshire, KA22 8AQ, died 18/12/2007 Avenue, Northburn Wood, Cramlington, Beck Way, Sketty, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA2 15/06/2007 10/09/2007 4QR, died 17/03/2008 Duncan, Thomas Hunter, MRCVS 1944, Isle of Bute, Northumberland, NE23 3QT, died 18/12/2006 0JF, died 10/06/2007 Barr, Thomas, BSc 1957, 1 Knowehead Terrace, Harold, Helen (Mrs Baney), MA 1956, MEd, Orchy Morton, Agnes Young, BSc 1957, MA, Mearnskirk died 09/11/2007 Mackenzie, Fergus Alastair Ferguson (Dr), Russell, Sheenah J M (Dr), MBChB 1943, 46 Rotchell Scone, Pethshire, PH2 6JN, died 09/01/2007 Bheag, Dalmally, Argyll & Bute, PA33 1AX, died House, Mearnskirk Road, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, Emery, Eleanor Jean, CMG, MA 1941, formerly of MBChB 1945, 7 Old Rectory Gardens, Thurlestone, Park, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, DG2 7RJ, died Boyle, Charles Alexander, MA 1952, LLB, Keithmore, 16/06/2007 G77 5RZ, died 20/09/2007 17 Winchmore Drive, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 3PD, died 20/02/2008 27/11/2007 St David’s, Madderty, Crieff, Perthshire, PH7, died Harris, Gordon Scott (Dr), BSc 1953, PhD, 5 Morton, Charles Murray (Dr), MBChB 1952, 432 2LW, died 22/06/2007 Mackenzie, James, BSc 1945, Westhaven, Beech Sclare, Goldwyn (Dr), MBChB 1947, 58 Greenbank 27/09/2007 Spottiswoode Gardens, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8SA, Liverpool Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3BA, Forrest, Roberta Eason (Mrs Wark), MA 1945, 59 Waye, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8BL, Crescent, Edinburgh, EH10 5SW, died 08/2007 Buchanan, Norman Greig, BSc 1950, 23 Townfoot, died 23/04/2007 died 04/01/2008 Dundonald Road, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, KA1 1RY, died 29/10/2007 Scott, Alastair Ian (Professor), BSc 1949, PhD, 302 Dreghorn, Irvine, Ayrshire, KA11 4EQ, died Harrison, Kathleen Stronach, MA 1955, Ardenlea, Morton, Christina Jane Orr (Mrs Schopflin), MA 1958, died 19/03/2008 Macmillan, Elizabeth, BSc 1943, 4 Bay Watch, Chimney Hill, College Station, TX 77840, USA, died 21/09/2007 Cumbernauld Road, Rhu, Helensburgh, G84 8RX, 71 Chester Road, London, N19 5DH, died 01/2008 Fraser, James Alexander, MA 1947, 30 Glencaple 26 Greenhill, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7SG, died 04/2007 Callan, James, BSc 1954, 76 Dundee Road, Perth, died 20/03/2007 Nelson, John Dennis Erskine, BSc 1948, BSc, 26 St. Avenue, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, DG1 4SJ, died 17/06/2007 Sim, John Geddes, MA 1941, 7 Grovenor Crescent, Perthshire, PH2 7BA, died 18/01/2006 Hart, David Drummond (Dr), MBChB 1953, 31 Mary’s Park, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1AZ, died 30/08/2007 MacNeill, Malcolm Torquil, BL 1947, 19 Chalmers Edinburgh, EH12 5EP, died 14/09/2007 Cassels, David, MA 1951, The Hollies, Brooks Road, Woodend Place, Aberdeen, AB15 6AP, died 07/2007 Frazer, Helen Lindsay (Dr Caldwell), BSc 1940, PhD, Crescent, Edinburgh, EH9 1TS, died 29/02/2008 Simoni, Anna Elisabeth Charlotte (Dr Harvey), MA Cardross, G82 5HD, died 28/01/2007 26/02/2008 Niven, William, MA 1951, 33 Ashgrove Road, formerly of 67 Milton Road, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1TL, Macquarrie, John (Reverend Professor), MA 1940, 1941, 26 Barnaby Mead, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 Chaplin, Constance Oona, MA 1957, Flat 26, Kings Hart, James Thomas Mitchell, BVMS 1957, 19 Kilwinning, Ayrshire, KA13 6PA, died 24/12/2006 died 07/11/2007 BD, PhD, DLitt, DD, 206 Headley Way, Headington, 4AL, died 2007 Park Mews, 250 Castlemilk Road, Glasgow, G44 4LB, Alderton Hill, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3JD, died Oduro, Kofi Amoa (Professor), MBChB 1957, PO Box Gibson, Jean Angus (Dr Wapshaw), MBChB 1942, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7TA, died 28/05/2007 Sinclair, Donald Malcolm (Dr), BSc 1941, MBChB, died 29/02/2008 06/10/2007 130, Achimota, Accra, Ghana, died 15/01/2008 5 Whittingehame Drive, Glasgow, G12 0XS, died Matthews, Angus Clive, MRCVS 1944, Sherley Close, FRCS (Glas & Ed), Achnachree, Tighnabruaich, Argyll Chazan, Nathaniel (Dr), MBChB 1952, 28 Broomburn Herd, Robert John, BSc 1951, formerly of 2/2 Owens, John, BL 1953, 51B Blairhill Street, 04/02/2007 Hedgerley Green, Buckinghamshire, died 29/09/2007 & Bute, PA21 2EB, died 01/06/2007 Drive, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, G77 5JF, died Henrietta Street, Hawthorn 3122, Victoria, Australia, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, ML5 1PJ, died 01/01/2008 Gilfillan, Ian (Dr), MBChB 1948, formerly of Ladies Mavor, Ronald Henry Moray, CBE (Professor), Smith, Hugh Fielding, BL 1940, formerly of 14 Stirling 24/01/2008 died 28/12/2007 Peden, Thomas Craig (Dr), MBChB 1951, 202 Walk, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, DG9, died 2007 MBChB 1948, 19 Falkland Street, Glasgow, G12 9PY, Drive, Burnside, Rutherglen, Glasgow, G73 4JH, died Christie, James, BSc 1950, 1295 Sandy Lane Hosu-Porbley, Godwin Kwasi, MA 1952, PO Box 27, Glasgow Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 3LS, died Gordon, Margaret Katherine, MA 1941, 42 Coates died 09/08/2007 03/07/2006 Apt #1202, Sarnia, ON N7V 4K5, Canada, died Agbozume VR, Ghana, died 11/04/2007 23/11/2007 Gardens, Edinburgh, EH12 5LE, died 12/11/2006 McCaul, James Sloane, MA 1941, 50 Chamberlain Sneeden, Arthur Elvin Townsend (Dr), MBChB 23/09/2007 Kay, Herbert (Dr), MBChB 1952, 14 Cortland Road, Ramsay, Ernest James, MA 1957, LLB, 13 Barns Henderson, James Ewart, MA 1944, Glencorrie, Road, Glasgow, G13 1SN, died 27/09/2007 1944, 2 Wester Boghead, Crosshill Road, Lenzie, Church, Henry (Dr), MBChB 1952, 21 Glenshee, St Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS7 0JX, died Terrace, Ayr, KA7 2DB, died 25/07/2007 Strone, Argyll & Bute, PA23 8RX, died 2007 McClemont, William Ferguson (Dr), MBChB 1941, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, G66 4SR, died 28/01/2008 Leonards, East Kilbride, Glasgow, G74 2JH, died 28/10/2007 Ratzer, Maria Alexander (Dr), MBChB 1953, formerly Higgins, Elizabeth Neilson, MA 1946, 7 Rennie formerly of 26 St James’ Square, Bath, Avon, BA1 Snow, Douglas (Dr), BSc, PhD 1944, Crantock, 10/06/2007 Kelly, Henry Edmond, BSc 1952, formerly of 4 of Flat 3, 71 Terregles Crescent, Glagsow, G41 4RL, Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, KA1 3AR, died 2TT, died 23/04/2007 Lanham Lane, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5JS, Cochrane, William Henry (Dr), MBChB 1954, Islay Devonshire Villas, Pennycomequick, Plymouth, died 27/06/2007 22/08/2007 McCormick, William Henry, BSc 1945, Acorns, died 17/05/2007 House, 198 Frinton Road, Holland-On-Sea, Clacton- Devon, died 21/01/2008 Reid, James, MA 1953, LLB, 1A Newton Court, Hill, Alice Dickson Waldie (Mrs Dunn), MA 1948, 22 Hare Hill Close, Pyrford, Surrey, GU22 8UH, died Spalding, Alec John, MBE, BSc 1948, 30 Thorn On-Sea, Essex, CO15 5UU, died 07/10/2005 Kirkpatrick, William Marius (Dr), BSc 1950, PhD, 7 Newton Grove, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, G77 5QL, Livingstone Avenue, Callander, Perthshire, FK17 8EP, 14/02/2008 Drive, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 4LU, died 02/10/2007 Cohn, Norman Rufus Colin (Professor), DLitt 1958, Abercromby Drive, Bridge of Allan, Stirling, FK9 4EA, died 20/05/2007 died 18/10/2006 McEwan, George Murdoch (Dr), MBChB 1944, Pont Stanley, Margaret (Mrs Leed), MA 1946, 21 formerly of 61 New End, London, NW3 1HY, died died 28/09/2007 Ritchie, James Gerard, MA 1951, 38 Second Avenue, Hood, Stewart Angus, BSc 1948, 10 Roman Road, Cairn, Battery Park, Polruan by Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 Marywood Square, Glasgow, G41 2BW, died 31/07/2007 Logan, Sheila McCaig (Mrs Gillespie), BSc 1958, 104 Glasgow, G44 4TE, died 28/10/2007 Castlehill, Ayr, KA7 3SZ, died 29/11/2006 1PT, died 17/11/2007 17/02/2008 Colman, Robert, MA 1951, 3 Lilac Place, Kilmarnock, Bonhill Road, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, G82 2DX, Russell, Joyce Wylie (Dr Colvin), MBChB 1952, 27 Hunter, Andrew Stone (Dr), MBChB 1941, 40 Abden McGowan, Margaret Crawford (Dr Macpherson), Stevenson, Catherine Helen (Mrs Paterson), MA Ayrshire, KA1 2EP, died 24/11/2007 died 01/12/2007 Gartcows Drive, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, FK1 5QQ, died Avenue, Kinghorn, Burntisland, Fife, KY3 9TE, date of MBChB 1943, 21 Westbourne Crescent, Bearsden, 1941, 23 Meagan Street, Kenmore, Queensland 4069, Cran, Beatrice (Mrs Martin), MA 1953, 400 Lanark Logie, John George, BSc 1950, Kewlyn, Florence 03/2007 death unknown Glasgow, G61 4HB, died 01/07/2007 Australia, died 2007 Road West, Currie, Midlothian, EH14 5SJ, died 2005 Drive, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, PA13 4JN, died Saunders, James, BSc 1956, 2 Strathearn Road, Hunter, Janet Arthur (Mrs Martin), MA 1945, 22 McInally, Mary Aitken (Mrs Smellie), MA 1945, 38 Talbert, John Findlay, MA 1940, 251 Old Dover Cranston, William Ballantyne (Professor), BSc 1955, 04/12/2007 Clarkston, Glasgow, G76 7TY, died 15/08/2007 Dunster Road, Stirling, FK9 5HU, died 28/04/2007 Moorbank Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 5TR, Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3ES, died 02/09/2007 PhD, formerly of Flat 8, 8 Riverview Place, Glasgow, Mackay, David John (Dr), MBChB 1951, Beechwood, Scott, George Dickson (Dr), BSc 1952, PhD, died Hunter, Janet Latta Picken, OBE (Dr), MBChB 1949, died 18/11/2007 Taylor, Douglas Bedford, BSc 1945, Old Hall G5 8EB, died 14/03/2007 Lochawe, Dalmally, Argyll & Bute, PA33 1AH, died 12/03/2007 59 Lansdowne Avenue, Grimsby, North Lincolnshire, McIntosh, Margaret Fulton (Miss Riley), MA 1942, Cottage, Pump Lane, Churton, Chester, Cheshire, Crozier, George Gregory (Sheriff), BL 1949, 61 17/10/2007 Scott, William, MA 1954, Ainsworth, 45 Campbell DN32 0BX, died 06/07/2007 Hutton Park Nursing Home, 60 Greenock Road, CH3 6LR, died 06/10/2007 Bonhill Road, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, G82 2DR, Mackie, George, BSc 1950, formerly of Goldenacre Street, Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute, G84 9NL, died Hunter, Margaret Joan (Dr), BSc 1943, PhD, formerly Largs, Ayrshire, KA30 8PD, date of death unknown Taylor, Robert White, BSc 1946, CEng, FICE, died 11/09/2007 Cottage, 27 Northbank Road, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, 13/09/2006 of 6 Kingsacre Road, Glasgow, died 31/03/1995 McKenzie, Alexander, MRCVS 1945, Endrick House Carnegie, 28 George Street, Insch, Aberdeenshire, Cuthbertson, Martha Kilpatrick (Dr Kernohan), G66 1EU, died 13/07/2001 Shields, William O’Neill (Dr), BSc 1954, MBChB, 39 Hutchinson, Iain, BSc 1949, 40 Prince of Wales Stables, Croftamie, G63 0EU, died 24/11/2006 AB52 6JL, died 28/02/2007 MBChB 1956, 37 Baillieswells Crescent, Bieldside, MacLeod, Alastair MacKenzie (Dr), BSc 1959, PhD, Keene Street, Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153, Australia, Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1PW, died 27/04/2007 McNicol, David (Dr), MBChB 1940, Kilmoluag, Appin, Thomson, John Sutherland (Sir), MA 1940, 1/4 Fettes Aberdeen, AB15 9BD, died 03/04/2007 46 Golf View, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 4HH, died died 06/09/2007 08/03/2008 Jamieson, Arthur (Dr), MBChB 1945, formerly of Argyll & Bute, PA38 4DD, died 1991 Rise, Edinburgh, EH4 1QH, died 13/03/2008 Dale, Laurence Simpson, BL 1953, 75 Glencairn Sinclair, Helen Sutherland (Mrs MacDougall), MA Hillcrest, Beith, Ayrshire, KA1 5EY, died 04/05/2007 Millar, Jessie Galloway (Mrs Hepburn), MA 1945, 188 Todd, William (Dr), MBChB 1947, 9 Crossways, Drive, Flat 2B, Glasgow, G41 4PS, died 30/08/2006 MacLeod, Mary Mackenzie, MA 1950, Strathkanaird, 1952, Clairholm, 17 Ferry Road, Golspie, Sutherland, Ullapool, Ross-shire, IV26 2TP, died 07/10/2006 Jauncey of Tullichettle (Lord), PC, LLB 1949, Ferry Road, Edinburgh, EH6 4NW, died 16/02/2007 Houston, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, PA6 7DG, died Dawson, Jane Muirie (Mrs Singleton), MA 1956, 17 KW10 6ST, died 15/02/2007 Tullichettle, Comrie, Perthshire, PH6 2HU, died Money, Lilias McAlpine (Dr Traill), MBChB 1944, 09/11/2006 Old Evanton Road, Dingwall, Ross-shire, IV15 9RA, Malcolm, Agnes Jane Hatrick (Dr), MBChB 1950, Smith, John Millar, BSc 1956, 46 Thomson Drive, 18/07/2007 formerly of Bellevue, Pendreich Road, Bridge of Allan, Watt, Rena Murdoch, MA 1944, Flat 4E, Lennox died 02/04/2007 Shawbost, Brookfield, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, PA5, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 3NZ, died 16/07/2007 died 15/04/2007 Johnston, Alexander Grant, BSc 1942, 10 Orchard Stirling FK9 4PZ and of Oak Lodge, Portincaple, Court, 18 Stockiemuir Avenue, Bearsden, Glasgow, Duff, John Sweton, BSc 1955, 17A North Crescent Smith, Patrick Mackenzie, BSc 1950, Newrow Street, West Kilbride, Ayrshire, KA23 9AF, died Garelochhead, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, G84 G61 3JL, died 13/10/2007 Road, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, KA22 8NA, died 2007 Mann, James Graham (Dr), MBChB 1950, 69 Beach Farm, Newrow, Methven, Perthshire, PH1 3RE, died 18/02/2007 0EU, died 25/09/2007 Whyte, William Giffen (Dr), MBChB 1945, Rigislea, Duncan, David (Dr), MBChB 1954, Flat 7, Lockbridge Road, Barassie, Troon, Ayrshire, KA10 6SX, died 21/02/2006 19/10/2007 Jones, Margaret Leslie (Mrs Ritchie), BSc 1949, An-t- Montgomerie, James Fraser, MA 1941, 7A West Kirktonfield Road, Neilston, Glasgow, G78 3NY, died Court, Ray Park Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 Speirs, William McArthur (Dr), MBChB 1954, 7 Seann Sgoil, Balquhidder, Perthshire, FK19 8NY, died Lennox Drive, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, G84 9AB 30/03/2007 8UP, died 07/04/2007 Marshall, Donald James MacLean, BSc 1951, 197 Laxdale Lane, Laxdale, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0DR, died 24/05/2007 died 10/02/2007 Wylie, Margaret Mary, MA 1944, 76 Chalmers Road, Ellery, Stanley Thomas McBeth, BL 1951, 70 Alexandra Parade, Kirn, Dunoon, Argyll & Bute, PA23 11/01/2008 8HA, died 02/09/2007 Kelly, John Lanagan (Dr), MBChB 1945, 115 Muirend Murray, William (Dr), MBChB 1943, La Siala, Ayr, KA7 2JL, died 23/08/2007 Dundonald Road, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, KA1 1RZ, Stuart, Charles Wolffe McDonald, BDS 1952, Road, Glasgow, G44 3EX, died 11/11/2007 Sandhurst Lane, Sandhurst, Gloucester, GL2 9NP, Young, Joseph Edward, BSc 1943, MEd, 17 Castlehill died 20/01/2008 McAlister, Norman Stewart, MA 1952, LLB 1956, 38 Froon, 352 Main Street, Alexandria, G83 0BW, died Broomburn Drive, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, G77 Kelly, Thomas Augustine, OBE, MA 1949, 13 Robert died 17/02/2008 Loan, Kippen, Stirling, FK8 3DZ, died 06/11/2007 Fernie, Morag Buchanan Paterson (Dr Manley), 20/10/2007 5JF, died 31/12/2007 Bruce Court, Larbert, Stirlingshire, FK5 4HP, died Nisbet, Jessie Templeton Duncanson, MA 1948, 2 Young, Mary Stewart (Mrs Belton), BSc 1947, MBChB 1952, 24 Abercromby Crescent, Tannahill, Margery Reay, MA 1950, formerly of Flat 31/01/2007 Hollybush Drive, Crieff, Perthshire, PH7 3QB, died Treborough, 27 Guildford Road, Broadbridge Health, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, G84 9DX, died 2007 McAllister, Thomas Anderson (Dr), MBChB 1959, 6, 51 Malborough Place, London, NW8 0PS, died Tour House, Kilmarnock Road, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Ker, Gordon John (Dr), MBChB 1945, 69 Langside 02/11/2007 Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 3JY, died 27/05/2000 Garton, Frank Richard, MA 1951, 9 Burns Road, 02/11/2007 KA3 2NN, died 28/11/2007 Drive, Glasgow, G43 2QX, died 25/08/2007 Noble, James Hume, BSc 1946, 35 Inverie Street, St Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 3AU, died 23/12/2007 Telfer, Alexander Borland Meikle (Dr), MBChB 1956, McClay, James Stevenson, MA 1951, 18 Dundas Lang, William, MRCVS 1940, 358 Melton Road, Monans, Anstruther, Fife, KY10 2BW, died 19/08/2007 Gibb, James Robertson, MA 1956, Flat N, Regent 167 Mugdock Road, Milngavie, Glasgow, G62 8ND, Avenue, North Berwick, East Lothian, EH39 4PS, died Sprotbrough, Doncaster, died 16/11/2007 Court, 15 Hughenden Lane, Glasgow, G12 9XU, died died 02/10/2007 24/08/2007 06/04/2007 28 Exhibitions & events 29 Thomson, Robert Leith (Rev), BLitt 1953, 35 Friary Morison, Kay Frances (Mrs Lackie), MA 1968, 57 Craik, Heather Margaret MacInnes (Mrs Reid), Park, Ballabeg, Castletown, Isle of Man, IM9 4EL, died Feddon Hill, Fortrose, Ross-shire, IV10 8SP, died MA 1987, 74 Lanark Road, Crossford, Carluke, 13/10/2006 17/07/2007 Lanarkshire, ML8 5RE, died 02/2006 Exhibitions www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk Watson, Douglas Hugh (Emeritus Professor), BSc Murray, John Baird (Dr), BSc 1960, PhD, 62 Johnstone, Charles (Dr), MA 1988, PhD, 76 Crosslet 1952, PhD, 11 Rosewood, Woodley, Reading, RG5 Thomson Road, Currie, Midlothian, EH14 5HW, died Road, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, G82 2LH, died 3QU, died 2007 09/2006 01/09/2007 Wright, William Bryce (Dr), MBChB 1950, Millend Neville, George Brian, MA 1960, 36 Earlbank Avenue, Lind, William (Dr), LLD 1988, Throsk, Kilbarchan Hunterian Museum, Main Building, Hunterian Art Gallery, 82 Hillhead Street, Cottage, Mill End, Northleach, Cheltenham, Glasgow, G14 9HL, died 14/04/2007 Road, Bridge of Weir, PA11 3EZ, died 22/10/2007 University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ. Gloucestershire, GL54 3HJ, died 30/06/2007 Pack, Kenneth Allan, BVMS 1963, Woodview, Stubbs Macdonald, Murdo, MA 1981, The Cairn, Clevans Cross, Ashford, Kent, TN26, died 11/05/2007 Road, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, PA11 3HP, died Open Monday–Saturday 9.30am–5pm. Open Monday–Saturday 9.30am–5pm. 1960–9 Schaffer, Heinz Rudolph (Dr), PhD 1962, formerly of 2007 Closed Sundays and public holidays. Closed Sundays and public holidays. Alala, Morris Sika (Professor), MSc 1967, University 1 Belmont Crescent, Glasgow, died 23/02/2008 McIntyre, Scott Gordon, BSc 1989, 100 Ralston Admission to the museum is free. Admission to the art gallery is free. There is an Road, Campbeltown, Argyll & Bute, PA28 6LF, died College, PO Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya, died Stalker, Campbell Grieve (Dr), MBChB 1963, 100 admission charge for the Mackintosh House*. 01 07/01/1995 West Square Drive, Richmond, VA 23233-6156, USA, 16/02/2006 Tel: +44 (0)141 330 4221 *Free to University of Glasgow staff and died 30/08/2007 Magill, Lawrence, BDS 1980, formerly of 7 Hutchison Allen, Ian Chisholm (Dr), MBChB 1968, 11 Hagholm students with a valid staff or matriculation card. Road, Cleghorn, Lanark, ML11 7SG, died 17/06/2007 Stenhouse, George (Dr), BSc 1963, MB, PhD, 14 Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, ML3 7LQ, date of death Blythe, Ian Bruce Norris, BSc 1965, 106 Henderland Danes Avenue, Glasgow, G14 9AZ, died 09/01/2008 unknown Tel: +44 (0)141 330 5431 Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 1JB, died 08/03/2008 Stenhouse, Jean Speirs (Mrs Burns), MA 1965, Muirhead, Geraldine Katrina (Mrs Fazio), MA 1988, Hunter: Man, Medic and Collector Carrie, John Gilbert, BSc 1966, BD, The Manse, 1103-647 Michigan Street, Victoria, BC V8V 1S9, 12 Romilly Road, , South Glamorgan, CF5 1FL, Permanent exhibition Dalmeny, South Queensferry, West Lothian, EH30 Canada, died 25/03/2007 died 05/01/2007 9TT, died 05/03/2008 Sydie, James Robertson, BSc 1962, 8 Paisley Place, Shewan, David Alexander, MA 1987, 64 Kessock This exhibition tells the story of Dr William Hunter, Rubens to Mackintosh: Drawings from the Cushley, John, MA 1965, formerly of 2 Holmswood Richmond Hill, ON L4C 6S7, Canada, date of death Road, Inverness, IV3 8AJ, died 08/12/2007 the Scottish obstetrician, teacher, collector and Hunterian Art Gallery 02 03 unknown Snedden, Ann Elizabeth (Dr), MBChB 1983, formerly founder of the Hunterian Museum. The display Avenue, Blantyre, Glasgow, G72 9EN, died 1 May – 6 September 2008 24/03/2008 Thomas, Kenneth William, BVMS 1965, Willow of 13 North Gardner Street, Hyndland, Glasgow, G11 explores Hunter’s personal and professional life Daly, Jennifer Margaret (Mrs Fletcher), LLB 1966, 1 House, Holton Road, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8HG, 4BU, died 01/09/2007 and highlights both his passion for collecting and A selection of 50 important drawings belonging High Street, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 died 09/02/2008 Webb, Geoffrey (Professor), DSc 1981, 39 Pelstream his hugely successful career as a royal physician, to the University from all periods, featuring works 1QY, died 11/03/2007 Avenue, Stirling, FK7 0BG, died 28/05/2007 outstanding teacher of anatomy and surgery and by Eardley, Guthrie, Fergusson, Mackintosh, Diamond, Jack Carmichael, MA 1968, formerly of 46 1970–9 pioneering scientific researcher. Peploe, Rubens and Whistler to name just a few. Buccleuch Street, Glasgow, died 30/07/2007 Bell, Ian Arthur (Dr), MA 1973, PhD, University of 1990–9 Docherty, Thomas Francis, MA 1961, 85 Courthill Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea, West Low, Bet (Dr), DLitt 1999, 53 Kelvinside Gardens, A Renaissance Master: Prints by Avenue, Glasgow, G44 5AB, died 07/01/2006, laid to Glamorgan, SA2 8PP, died 22/09/2007 Glasgow, G20 6BQ, died 02/12/2007 Weird and Wonderful Parmigianino rest in the Auvergne, France Craig, Vera Alison, MEd 1970, 232 Lanark Road, Mason, Patricia Ann (Dr Paddy), BVMS 1992, Permanent exhibition 28 April – 30 August 2008 Durnin, John Valentine George Andrew (Emeritus Edinburgh, EH14 2LE, died 31/10/2006 formerly of The Bream Bay Pet & Equine Clinic, Professor), DSc 1961, formerly of Dunairidh, Garratt, Ralph Charles, BVMS 1970, Eclipse Ruakaka, Northland, New Zealand, died 25/06/2007 The Hunterian collections contain over one A display of prints by Francesco Mazzola, Buchanan Castle, Drymen, G63 0HX, died 23/08/2007 Purchasing Ltd, 111 Main Street, West Kilbride, McFadzean, John Steell, BSc 1994, South Mains million objects. Some are world-famous, such also known as Parmigianino, one of the most Fitzsimons, John Thomas, LLB 1964, formerly of Ayrshire, KA23 9AR, died 05/02/2008 Farm, Maybole, Ayrshire, KA19 8HQ, died 14/09/2007 as the Mackintosh House and the Whistler important printmaking artists of the Renaissance. Strathclyde University, 173 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, Gourlay, Robert Bryson, MA 1975, 257 Mosspark Roberts, Marie Clare, BSc 1995, PhD, 20 Stonebank Collection. Equally important are the Scottish Parmigianino was a remarkable painter and 04 G4 0RQ, died 13/07/2007 Drive, Glasgow, G52 1NS, died 16/02/2007 Drive, Little Neston, Neston, Merseyside, CH64 4DP, Roman material and insect, fossil and rock superb draughtsman who, unusually for the Foxworthy, Edmund Alfred, BDS 1962, formerly of Hammill, John, BVMS 1977, 27 Axholme Road, died 2004 specimens that make up almost three-quarters period, drew for pleasure. Both versions Foxworthy May and Associates, 13A Main Street, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 4AN, died of the collection. However, many items do not fit of his celebrated Entombment etching are Kilsyth, Glasgow G65 0AH, died 03/2007 08/03/2008 2000–7 these categories and this display shows a small included, along with some beautiful examples of Fraser, Norma (Mrs Whittaker), BSc 1960, 35 Burton Hartley, Bernadette Isobel, MA 1972, died Beckinsale, Sarah Jane, MA 2005, Flat 2/1, selection: some tell fascinating stories; some are chiaroscuro woodcuts. 01 Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2RE, died 14/02/2008 8 Lawrence Street, Glasgow, G11 5HQ, died historically significant; some are puzzling; and 01/02/2008 Littlejohn, Walter, MA 1979, formerly of 44 Hillhead 31/05/2007 some are bizarre. Goldberg, Abraham (Emeritus Professor Sir), DSc Street, Glasgow, G12 8PZ, died 09/2007 Clarke, Alan David, BSc 2000, MSc, 22 Woodside Mackintosh Re-interpreted: Original 1966, 16 Birnam Crescent, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 Lo, Chor Pang (Dr), PhD 1971, University of Georgia, Avenue, Lenzie, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, G66 4NQ, Sketches to Digitally Created Fabrics 2AU, died 01/09/2007 Department of Geology and Geography, Athens, GA died 21/01/2008 Lord Kelvin: Revolutionary Scientist 5 September – 6 December 2008 Gotts, Alan George, BSc 1967, 66 High Street, 30602-0002, USA, died 30/12/2007 Cruickshank, Durward William John (Professor), DSc Broughton, Brigg, South Humberside, DN20 0HZ, McCann, Charles Graham, LLB 1974, formerly of 2004, 105 Moss Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK9 Permanent exhibition A pioneering new exhibition that displays original 05 died 19/09/2007 McCann Graham, 6 Portland Road, Kilmarnock, 7HW, died 13/07/2007 textile designs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh An exciting mix of hands-on activities, original Goudie, George Outerson (Dr), PhD 1967, 20 Ayrshire, KA1 2BS, died 05/08/2007 Marsden, Stella Margaret, OBE (Dr), DVMS 2006, Co alongside new interpretations, created and scientific instruments, demonstrations and All images © Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University Barnton Court, Edinburgh, EH4 6EH, died 18/02/2008 McDougall, Iain, MA 1975, 16 Agnew Avenue, Founder of The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust and presented by Centre for Advanced Textiles at The of Glasgow, unless otherwise stated. Hawthorn, Margaret Winifred (Mrs Brogan), MA Coatbridge, ML5 3QD, date of death unknown Founder of the Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Trust, died computer-generated images based around the Glasgow School of Art. 01 Sir James Guthrie, Causerie, 1892 1966, formerly of 47 Willowbrae Avenue, Edinburgh, 24/01/2008 life and work of Lord Kelvin, Glasgow’s greatest McKiernan, Jean McTaggart (Mrs Meldrum), BSc 02 Model of Joseph Lister’s operating table EH8, died 06/07/2007 scientist. 1970, Foley Bungalow, Hawks Hill, Bourne End, Boucher and Chardin: Masters of Modern 03 François Boucher, Woman on a Daybed, 1743 © The Hempel, Ilse Berta Emilie (Mrs U’Prichard), MA 1965, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5JQ, date of death unknown Ex-Officio Frick Collection 25 Herries Road, Glasgow, G41 4DE, died 10/01/2006 Manners McManus, Iain Frank Hunter, BSc 1974, formerly Barber, James Hill (Emeritus Professor), Windyedge, 04 Civet Cat (Part of the Weird and Wonderful collection) 24 September – 13 December 2008 Henderson, William Dickson, BSc 1969, 19 of 57 Silvertonhill Avenue, Hamilton, ML3 7NB, died 12 Baldernock Road, Glasgow, G62 8DU, died 2007 A Healing Passion: Medicine in 05 Interpretations of the original Charles Rennie Mackintosh Boarstone Court, Inverness, IV2 4XP, died 08/2006 21/07/2007 Beckman, Gail McKnight (Dr), 3747 Peachtree Road Glasgow Past and Present This beautiful and ground-breaking exhibition ‘Black, Purple and White’ textile design sketch © Centre Hendry, William McIntyre Phillip, BSc 1965, 82 Munro Murray, James (Sir), MA 1970, 220 Columbia NE, #309, Atlanta, GA 30319, USA, died 18/10/2007 Permanent exhibition focuses on two pictures: Jean-Siméon Chardin’s for Advanced Textiles, The Glasgow School of Art Road, Glasgow, G13 1SG, died 25/12/2006 Heights, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA, died 28/11/2007 Brooks, Charles J W (Emeritus Professor), iconic Lady Taking Tea and François Boucher’s, Kidd, John Victor (Dr), MBChB 1964, 194 East Covering historical and contemporary aspects Rollo, Cameron John, MA 1972, 26 Elm Street, 7 Duntocher Road, Glasgow, G61 4NR, died Woman on a Daybed. Through approximately Rivertrace Walk, London, ON N6G 5L1, Canada, died Glasgow, G14 9PX, died 02/03/2007 of medicine in Glasgow, this permanent display The Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery 18/03/2008 30 exhibits, which include paintings, applied 16/03/2007 Storry, Jean, MA 1974, 25 Ravenswood, Forth, explores major and lesser-known figures in The Hunterian is Scotland’s oldest public Jennett, William Bryan (Emeritus Professor), former and decorative works, drawings and prints, the Kinghorn, Malcolm George Cuthbert (Dr), MBChB Lanark, ML11 8DW, died 25/02/1990 Professor of Neurosurgery, 3/3, 47 Novar Drive, medicine, showcasing their achievements and museum. It is the legacy of pioneering background to the two works will be examined 1960, 1428 Norman Place, London, ON N6K 2S7, Sutherland, Gordon Archibald (Dr), MBChB 1974, 45 Glasgow, G12 9UB, died 24/01/2008 their impact on our lives. obstetrician and teacher Dr William Hunter. from a number of perspectives beyond traditional Canada, died 20/02/2007 Laxton Drive, Lenzie, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, G66 5LX, Larner, John (Emeritus Professor), 1 Forrest Road, In 2007 the museum celebrated its 200th Mackay, Pamela Anne (Mrs Thomson), MA 1969, 11 art history. died 2007 Stirling, FK8 1VH, died 27/02/2008 Hunterian Museum 10 Minute anniversary. Ralston Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 3BA, died Taylor, Thomas (Dr), MBChB 1971, 3010 Saint McIntyre, William Ian Mackay, CBE (Emeritus Lunchtime Talks 26/02/2008 George’s Avenue, N Vancouver, BC V7N 1T9, Professor), Stuckenduff Farm Road, Shandon, Conference Education at the Hunterian Mackay, Ronald, MA 1960, 17 Welbeck Street, Canada, died 05/09/2007 Tuesdays at 12.45pm Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute, G84 8NW, died William Hunter and the art and science of The Hunterian provides an exciting and Greenock, Renfrewshire, PA16 7RW, died 22/04/2007 Tosh, Christina Broadley, MA 1971, 1 Renwick Way, 20/03/2008 Every Tuesday, members of staff from the 18th-century collecting inspirational resource for a wide range of Mair, James, MA 1962, MLitt, Dip Ed, 37A Dunure Prestwick, Ayrshire, KA9 2TD, died 02/2007 Scothorne, Raymond John (Emeritus Professor), Hunterian or other University departments talk formal and informal learning opportunities. Call Road, Ayr, KA7 4HR, died 04/04/2007 Southern Knowe, Friars Brae, Linlithgow, West 3–5 September 2008 about particular displays or objects. These talks +44 (0)141 330 2131 for school bookings and McKenzie, Robert Blakely (Dr), MBChB 1962, Town 1980–89 Lothian, EH49 6BQ, died 11/09/2007 A conference organised by the Hunterian and the House, #105E, 2911 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON last for approximately 10 minutes and there may +44 (0)141 330 2375 for other activities. Adamson, Rhonda Lyn, MA 1989, formerly of 93 University of Glasgow History of Art Department M2K 1E8, Canada, died 16/09/2007 be a question and answer session afterwards. Portree Avenue, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 3EG, which will explore Dr William Hunter’s role and McKerrell, Douglas Gordon, LLB 1964, Carbeth Admission free. Keep in touch died 01/2008 place as a collector in 18th-century Europe. House, Blanefield, G63 9AS, died 15/11/2007 For updates on future Hunterian exhibitions Barrett, Pamela Trainor, MPhil 1982, formerly of Contact Geoff Hancock tel: +44 (0)141 330 Midgley, Derek (Dr), BSc 1966, PhD, 41 St Marys and events, please fill in the form on our 10029-93 Street, Edmonton, AB T5H 1W6, Canada, 2194, email: [email protected]. Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8HB, died died 21/01/2008 website at www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk. 30/11/2006 University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ Scotland, UK

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