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The Graduate 2016 THE GRADUATE 2016 The magazine for graduates and friends of Queen’s University Belfast £140m Beyond Campaign - target reached Launch of Queen’s Global Research Institutes Volunteering - meet our unsung heroes PLUS New home for Computer Science, the Affinity Card at 25 and catch up with class notes STUDENT OF THE YEAR 2016 Read More - Page 16 WELCOME TO CONTENTS NEWS THE GRADUATE 2016 04 News — Latest from around campus 16 Students — Meet Diane Murdock, Student of the Year Page: 08 34 Class Notes — Your news Much of this year’s issue of The Graduate is 41 Obituaries about celebrating – celebrating the huge impact 44 Honorary graduates — The Class of 2016 of the philanthropist Chuck Feeney on Queen’s (pp8-10), celebrating the ‘close out’ of the highly FEATURES successful ‘Beyond’ Campaign (pp26-28) and 08 The Atlantic Philanthropies — Generosity that lives on 11 Making a difference — The impact of giving the many and varied achievements of our alumni 14 Student barometer — Attracting the best from (pp34-40), and celebrating the opening of new around the world Page: 39 world-class facilities across the campus. 18 Research — The role of Global Research Institutes 20 Philanthropy — Celebrating Beyond The individual accomplishments of our staff While we pause to reflect on the highpoints 24 Supporting education — Queen’s Affinity Card at 25 and students are also acknowledged. The of the last 12 months, it is not, however, a 32 My time at Queen’s — Campus memories formal opening of two Global Research time for complacency. Queen’s, like most 47 Fundraising — The journey towards giving Institutes (pp18-19) is likewise great cause UK universities, is facing many challenges, 50 International — Focus on China for celebration. As are the many not least of which is the outcome of the attainments of our Student of the Year, recent Brexit referendum. With confidence EVENTS Diane Murdock, who is an inspiration to and sound planning, and Vision 2020 as Page: 47 us all (pp16-17). our compass, we will secure the future for 23 Convocation — Your invitation to the young people in Northern Ireland and Annual Meeting This issue also acknowledges and honours beyond for generations to come. Editor: Gerry Power the generosity of our alumni and supporters REGULAR Development and Alumni who give to the Annual Fund (pp20-21), Thank you for taking the time to read Relations Office leave legacies (pp24-25), or choose to The Graduate. If you would like to share 26 Student experience — Queen’s Annual Fund Queen’s University Belfast support medical research at Queen’s in your views on this issue please get in touch making a difference Belfast, BT7 1NN remembrance of a loved one (pp47-49). with Gerry Power ([email protected]) and 28 Legacies — A moment of impact Northern Ireland And we recognise the importance of tell us what you think. 30 Volunteering — Recognising unsung heroes volunteering – of both time and talent – to the life of this University (pp30-31). Tel: +44 (0)28 9097 3114 This magazine is available online for Email: [email protected] Your University continues to make an impact those who prefer a larger font size. Go to: globally. In this edition of The Graduate we http://daro.qub.ac.uk/TheGraduate feature our links with China (pp44-45), which soon will be home to the greatest number Cover - Student of the Year Diane Murdock Contributors: Keith Baker; of Queen’s alumni outside the UK and (see p16), pictured outside the new Computer David Capper; Laura Doran; Ireland. Another reason to celebrate! Norma Sinte, BA Hons Modern Languages Science building (see p12) Tony Gallagher; Meaghan Lyons; Director of Development and Alumni Relations Ian Moore; Gerry Power; The Graduate is an informal magazine published annually by the Development and Alumni Relations Office, for alumni and friends of Queen’s University Belfast. Norma Sinte; Lorraine Sterritt; Extracts from the magazine should not be published without the approval of the Helen Surgenor; Susan Wilson Editor. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of printed information at time of going to press, no responsibility can be accepted for any errors or The Graduate PS - If you are reading for the first time, welcome to our worldwide family of omissions. Advertisements are carefully vetted, but the University can take no Design: www.thepiercepartnership.com 170,000+ alumni. The Development and Alumni Relations Office is your lifelong link to Queen’s. responsibility for their content. Any views expressed by the contributors are not necessarily those of the University or the editorial team. Letters, photos Print Services: CDS and news for inclusion are welcomed by the Editor, but we reserve the right to © Development and Alumni Relations edit any contributions. Office 2016 5 UNIVERSITY NEWS Prestigious architecture awards for The Graduate School Queen’s has won two prestigious architecture awards for the refurbishment of the former Recognising research excellence Lynn Library, now home to the University’s Graduate School. Queen’s has received one of only 12 prestigious Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. Regius Professorships announced to mark the The building received the Royal Institute 90th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen. Professor John McCanny, director of ECIT, of British Architects Regional Award and collected the award: “As one of Queen’s GRIs, Regional Conservation Award 2016 for The title was awarded to ECIT, the electronics ECIT brings together a critical mass of excellent Northern Ireland, and the Royal Society and computer engineering department, researchers from a wide range of disciplines, in of Ulster Architects (RSUA) Best Conservation which carries out pioneering work in the world-class facilities, to tackle some of the of Built Heritage Award. field of cyber security. greatest global issues of our age,” he said. In their citation, the RSUA judges Vice-Chancellor Professor Patrick Johnston, “The remarkable commented on: “Exemplary judgement, The Graduate School welcomed the award: “Queen’s is enormously recognition provided skill and craftsmanship by the design and honoured to receive Northern Ireland’s first by the Regius construction teams.” Regius Professorship,” he said. Professorship, underlines not only the The Graduate School, a key element of for the postgraduate student. The School "This rare privilege and significant accolade, international excellence Queen’s vision for a truly international was recently ranked number one out of 159 celebrates the highest levels of research, and is of our staff and PhD university, represents a £4.1m capital universities worldwide in the International a reflection of the exceptionally high quality of students, but also the investment to create a global first choice Student Barometer (see p14-15). research, innovation and research translation importance of their at ECIT.” Only two Regius Professorships were work in protecting granted in the 20th Century, while 12 global society.” awards were given out to mark for the ECIT Department Return to Queen’s Royal Spanish Academy membership for Academy Fellow Professor Isabel Torres, Head of Spanish In addition to her roles at Queen’s, Professor A leading academic in Irish and British and Portuguese at Queen’s, has been Torres is executive editor of the international History and Politics has been appointed awarded one of Spain’s highest accolades, journal Bulletin of Spanish Studies, president Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Internationalisation in recognition of her scholarly contributions of the Association of Hispanists of Great and Engagement at Queen’s. to Spanish literature. Britain and Ireland and an external examiner at the University of Cambridge. Professor Richard English, a Fellow of the Professor Torres, who specialises in the British Academy, a Member of the Royal Irish poetry of the Golden Age era, has been Academy, and a Fellow of the Royal Society elected an International Corresponding of Edinburgh, took up post in September, Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. having worked at the University of St Andrews as Director of the Centre for the Study of The Academy is the official royal institution Terrorism and Political Violence. responsible for overseeing the Spanish Professor Richard English language. Corresponding Members He was previously Professor of Politics in the are elected “as a mark of distinction in School of Politics, International Studies and A frequent media commentator, he is the recognition of outstanding research, Philosophy at Queen’s from 1989 – 2011. author of seven books, including the award- scholarship and publications in any field of Born in Belfast, Professor English read winning Armed Struggle: The History of the study of Spanish language and or literature Modern History at the University of Oxford IRA (2003) and Irish Freedom: The History of which it is the object of the Real Academia and studied for his PhD at Keele University. Nationalism in Ireland (2006). Española to promote”. Professor Isabel Torres 7 New Director of Institute Impact of city for Global Food Security design on physical A world-leading expert in animal agriculture activity in India and associated supply chains, Professor Nigel Scollan took over as Director of Queen’s Institute for Global Food Security on 1 September 2016. An international team, led by public health researchers at Queen’s, has conducted the Welcoming the appointment, Professor Chris first ever study into the impact of the built Elliott, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty environment on levels of exercise and of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, said: physical activity among people in India. “Professor Scollan has a strong track record in agricultural and food research and knowledge The Queen’s team worked with university “Physical inactivity is a major risk factor in the exchange. I look forward to working with partners from the United States to examine development of these diseases, and the built him as we seek to build on the Institute’s how the built environment played a key role environment is a key factor in encouraging or international reputation for excellence in inhibiting this.” food security research and teaching.
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