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jesus college • cambridge ninety-eighth annual report 2002 contents Message from the Master 5 The College Fellowship 7 The College Year 2001–2002 11 Fellows 11 Profile: Siddharth Saxena 15 Profile: Juliet Mitchell 17 Visiting Scholars 19 Access 19 Domestic Bursar’s Notes 20 Chapel Music 21 The Old Library and College Archives 23 IT 24 E Staircase 25 A 200th Birthday 27 Dr. I. Gershevitch 31 Professor Sir Ernst Gombrich 35 Dr. V. A. Law 37 Dr. G. N. N. Mackenzie 39 Mr. E. F. Mills 41 Dr. B. L. Towers 45 Jesus College Development Campaign 47 Benefactions and Bequests 47 The David Crighton Music Fund 50 Report of Events 2001–2002 51 Calendar of Events 2002–2003 54 Jesus College Cambridge Society 55 Executive Committee 2001–2002 55 Minutes of AGM September 2001 56 AGM and Dinner September 2003 57 Reports of JCCS Events 2001–2002 57 Awards 59 University Prizes and Scholarships 59 College Elections and Prizes 59 Tripos Results 2002 60 Approved for Ph.D.s 61 College Societies 63 College Sports Clubs 69 Flamsteed at Jesus 83 The Other Jesus Bird 87 Members’ News 89 Births and Marriages 95 Publications 97 Obituaries 105 Return Forms – News of Members 127 London Reunion 128 Fifty Years Ago (inside back cover) message from the master | Jesus College Annual Report 2002 5 Message from the Master My first year as Master has been both memorable and challenging. Moving into the Lodge with my family last September and taking up residence in the College brought home to me what a unique experience it is to live in such beautiful surroundings as we have at Jesus. Living in the College, working with the Fellows and staff, and getting to know the students, has reinforced my personal commitment to ensuring that the College retain its position as one of the top colleges in one of the world’s greatest universities. I have particularly enjoyed the contact with the students, whether it be crowding into the party room in the early morning to watch the World Cup, entertaining all of the first and second years in the Lodge, or meeting all the third years individually in the Lent Term to review their academic progress. We have also entertained all the staff in small groups in the Lodge, a very nice way of getting to know the people on whom we depend for the vital day-to-day operation of the College. In term time the College buzzes with activity on every front. I have attended most, if not all, of the concerts and always enjoyed these occasions, perhaps especially the Freshers’ Concert in the Michaelmas Term when so much talent appears unexpectedly. The choirs go from strength to strength and are always a joy to hear. Watching some of the College sport has also been great fun, whether it be a football or rugby match in the grounds or supporting the many crews on the river. Seeing my wife, Margaret, naming the new boat, the St Radegund, was a highlight, and we not only survived but greatly enjoyed the Boat Club Dinner in May Week. We are facing challenging times for the University and the College. My vision for Jesus is for it to build on its historic strengths and continue to be a leading college within a world-class university. That means attracting the best possible students, offering the best possible teaching and providing the best possible facilities. Laying the foundations for translating my vision for the College into reality has given me a very busy and rewarding year. When our final-year students leave, I remind them that they are Jesuans for life. Over the last twelve months, I have attended a number of Jesuan reunions, in College, around the country and in the United States. At all of them, I have been struck by the huge affection and strong and lasting sense of belonging that Jesus College produces. The close-knit networks of Jesuans are a continuing reflection of the sense of community spirit and friendliness that was created during their student days and that has impressed me so much in my first year here. Robert Mair 6 edward daniel clarke | Jesus College Annual Report 2002 jesus college fellowship | Jesus College Annual Report 2002 7 Jesus College Fellowship (as at 1 June 2002) The Master, Professor R.J. Mair, FREng., Ph.D. The President, Dr S.C. Heath (Acting Keeper of the Old Library) English Dr J.E. Roseblade Mathematics Professor M.J. Waring, Sc.D. (Fellows’ Steward) Chemotherapy Dr J. Cameron Wilson (Admissions Tutor) M.M.L. (French) Dr W.C. Saslaw Astronomy Mr P.R. Glazebrook, M.A. Law Professor J.T. Killen, Ph.D., F.B.A. (Development Adviser) Mycenaean Greek Professor P.D.A. Garnsey, Ph.D., F.B.A. Ancient History Dr S.B. Hladky Medicine Dr D.E. Hanke Botany Dr M.R. Minden (Tutor for Graduates) M.M.L. (German) Mr N.J. Ray, M.A., A.R.I.B.A. Architecture Professor J.B.Thompson Social & Political Science Professor P.H. Nolan, Ph.D. Chinese Management Dr J.R. Howlett M.M.L. (Russian) Mr I.M. Le M. Du Quesnay (Senior Tutor) Classics Dr W.J. Stronge Engineering Professor I. Paterson Chemistry Dr R.D. Bowers Music Professor Lord Renfrew, Sc.D., F.B.A. Archaeology Dr M.L.S. Sørensen Archaeology Dr G.T. Parks (Admissions Tutor) Engineering Dr J.M. Soskice Theology Dr M.P.C. Oldham Law Dr P. Alexander Physics Dr R. Mengham (Acting Curator of Works of Art) English Professor D.A.S. Compston, F.R.C.P. Neurology Dr J.P. Attfield Chemistry Dr M.M. Arnot, F.R.S.A. Education The Revd. Dr T.D. Jenkins (Dean of Chapel) Theology Professor J.R. Crawford, S.C., F.B.A. International Law Edward Daniel Clarke (1769–1822; matriculated Professor R. Cipolla Engineering 1786, Fellow 1795–1822), Professor B.A.J. Ponder, F.R.C.P., F.R.S. Clinical Oncology by John Opie 8 jesus college fellowship | Jesus College Annual Report 2002 Mrs S. Fennell, M.A., M.Phil. Land Economy Dr D.I. Wilson, M.Eng (Dean of College) Chemical Engineering Mr A.J. Bowen, M.A. Classics Dr G. Kearns Geography Dr J.A. Tooze (Librarian) History Professor J.C.W. Mitchell Social & Political Science Dr J.W. Ajioka Medicine Dr S.A.T. Redfern Earth Science Dr J.M. Bacon Computer Science Mrs V.R. Osborne (Domestic Bursar) Dr J.P.T. Clackson Classics Dr M.R. Laven History Dr P.J. Smith Philosophy Dr T.S. Aidt Economics Dr R.A. Murphy Social & Political Science Mr S.J. Barton, M.A. (Senior Bursar) Law Dr S.T.C. Siklos Mathematics Dr K. Shea Engineering Dr T.D. Wilkinson (Keeper of the Plate) Engineering Dr V. Mottier Social & Political Science Dr P. Chirico English Dr S. Margadonna (Acting Praelector) Chemistry Mr C.V.M. Hare (Access Liaison Officer) Law Dr P. Krishnan Economics Mr D.I. Gregory Philosophy Dr F. Green English Professor I.H. White Engineering Professor J.A. Dowdeswell Physical Geography Dr M. O’Brien History Dr S.S. Saxena Physics Emeritus Fellows Professor Sir Robert Jennings, Hon.LL.D., Q.C. (Hon.Fellow) Dr L.E.R. Picken, Sc.D., F.B.A. (Hon.Fellow) Dr D.R. Taunt Professor W.I.B. Beveridge, Sc.D. Dr A.G. Sharpe, Sc.D. Professor K.L. Johnson, Ph.D., F.Eng., F.R.S. jesus college fellowship | Jesus College Annual Report 2002 9 Dr C.J. Adkins Dr D.S. Whitehead Dr J.A. Hudson Professor G.A. Gresham, M.D., Sc.D. Dr R.A. Donkin, Litt.D., F.B.A. Sir Alan Cottrell, Sc.D., Hon LL.D., F.R.S. (Hon.Fellow) Dr S. Evans Dr G.C. Harcourt, A.O., Litt.D., F.A.S.S.A. Professor D.K. Fieldhouse, Litt.D., F.B.A. Professor R. Freeman, Sc.D., F.R.S. Mr R.A. Watchman, R.D., M.A. Fellow Commoners Mrs M. Brittain (Keeper of Records) Mr T. Byram-Wigfield (Director of College Music) Mr J. Cornwell Mr R. Dennis (Development Director) Professor B.A.K. Rider 10 hall bell-turret | Jesus College Annual Report 2002 the college year | Jesus College Annual Report 2002 11 The College Year 2001–2002 Fellows Professor Julian Dowdeswell (1977) was elected to a Professorial Fellowship on his appointment to the chair of Physical Geography in the University’s Department of Geography from 1 January 2002. Julian came up to read Geography in 1977, graduating in 1980 with a First in Part II of the Geographical Tripos (he was also, in his own words, ‘a rather unremarkable member of the College 1st Hockey XI’). After graduation, he studied for a Masters Degree at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research of the University of Colorado before returning to England to undertake doctoral research in the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge. While a graduate student, he married his wife Evelyn, a Californian and a glacial geologist, in Jesus Chapel. He was Lecturer and then Professor at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, before moving to a Professorship at the University of Bristol, building up important research centres in glaciology in both those institutions. His research interests, funded mainly by the Natural Environment Research Council and the European Union, include: the dynamics of large ice masses and their response to climate change; the application of airborne and satellite geophysical techniques in glaciology; and processes and patterns of sedimentation in glacier-influenced marine environments.