What's the Use of Half a Degree?

What’s the use of half a degree?

Annual Fund 2012/13 Donor Report I would like to take The time and effort we put into improving the Having just One of the things that we try to get across during this opportunity quality of our student experience, helping them completed my our fundraising calls is the importance of the to say thank you to develop personally and academically, and third telephone student experience. We tell you about the to the alumni and allowing them to flourish and achieve their full fundraising projects that we are raising money for and how friends of Kingston potential, is a cornerstone of Kingston University’s campaign, I am so much of a difference that makes. But it also University whose continuing success. Your donations have directly pleased to have this becomes apparent very quickly that, just by gifts over the past supported this. opportunity to say talking to you – those who have gone through year have enhanced thank you to you exactly what we are going through now – is in and enriched the I do hope that you enjoy reading about the many all. I have spoken to itself a great experience. I often find myself lives of our students. benefits that your donations have brought to many of you myself, putting the telephone down, turning to my fellow Your generosity Kingston. Once again, thank you for all that you and, in recognising students and letting them know about the has enabled the funding of the many projects have made possible. many of the names on this list, I fondly recall inspiring conversation that I have just had. and activities detailed in this report. You helped some of the conversations that I have had. provide postgraduate scholarships to even more The advice you have given, the memories you On behalf of myself and the rest of the student of the world’s brightest students, and helped have shared and, of course, the money that fundraising team, can I say a big thank you for all support students who, through no fault of their you have donated, have had a major impact on that you have done and all that you give! own, have found themselves in financial difficulties, both myself and the University. Indeed, listening ensuring that they are able to continue their Professor Julius Weinberg, to your Kingston stories, some of them going education. Gifts from you have changed lives. Vice Chancellor of Kingston University back as far as the 1950s, is both humbling and inspiring. It really has given me a sense of what an amazing institution Kingston is. Festus Odutolu-Olusanya, Student fundraiser, Diagnostic Radiography student

Donors to the Annual Fund 2012/13: Graduation year pre-1970 1970s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

Muriel Thompson David King Oliver Jefferson Jane Holmes Sergio Copstein Helen Banham Mamad Rafik Aziz Pauline Jenkins Roger Brosch David Varcoe Paul Mead Kenneth Rutherford Brian O’Rourke Robert Law Peter Cox John Brett William Baker Kevin Liddy Timothy Campion Christopher Webster Hazel Powell Martin Sewell Paul Phipps Graeme Mew Manjeet Panesar Matthew Calvert Keith Benjamin Jim Linwood Colin Chalker Stephen Wood Ronald Corbett Martin Thornton Martin Waterhouse Mark Prest Catherine Cheng Hamant Bharadia Nigel Lorriman Wai Chung Chan Mary Blackwood Ian Woolley David Clayton-Smith Fiona Ritchie Ian David Pauline Bird Vishnu Maistry Yoke Lin Cheah Vivienne Cordingley Christopher Floyd Ian Fishpool Peter Devine Conor Boden John McCafferty Simon Evans Trixie Rodaway David Glass Peter Lawson Stephen Fairhall Janet Bourton Keith McMahon Marcus Ford David Lindsley Stuart Harker Andrew Mann Simon Hulme Nicholas Clark Diana McManus Vincent Jenner Donald Bailey Roger Lee John Nicholson Paul Jenkins Stephen Clay Tracy Mitchell Ella Kan Geoffrey Mayes Christine Clark Christian Wells Michelle Jervis Charles Clutterbuck Debra Nicholls Linda M Kearney D Hasen David Makepeace Sian Wynne Beverley Lawson John Collis Penelope Noall Peter Lawford Margaret Dunne David Turner Catherine Christie Keith Marden Clive Copp Jane Norris Jonathan Lewis David Hamilton John Keegan Robert Higginson Julian Monaghan Peter Cox Philip Paddon Richard Maries Roger Smith Ian Stanley David Kay Robert Pearce Lance Cruse Judith Perry Linda McComie Brian Balchin Peter Wilcock Robert Lewin Nicola Santos-Costa Ellen Duffy James Robinson Teresa Mellish Janet Heskins Tony McDonald Philip Newstead Bharatkumar Sheth Adrian Flowerday Stephen Rose Derrick Mortimer Alan Holiday Malcolm Brown Lynne Abbess Penelope Standen Iain Fraser-Jones Barry Russell Sarah Rawlins Frances Holmes John Carpenter Trevor Band Richard Swidzinski Andrew Gibbon Joan Seddon Barbara Stuart Roger Northcote Smith Aristides Clades Laura Marcus David Watts Adrian Guttridge Paul Stevens Richard Sturges Tony Walker Kevin Cripps Tony Rawlinson John Whitelock Margaret Hallett Eric Tippite Kishore Teelanah Ian Currington Richard Stiff Andrew R Heaton Devadas Vassoodaven Gandeepan Keith Edwards Tan Sri Dato’ Francis Yeoh* * Kingston Court of Benefactors Simon Herbert Nigel Woodford Vaikunthavasan I would like to take The time and effort we put into improving the Having just One of the things that we try to get across during this opportunity quality of our student experience, helping them completed my our fundraising calls is the importance of the to say thank you to develop personally and academically, and third telephone student experience. We tell you about the to the alumni and allowing them to flourish and achieve their full fundraising projects that we are raising money for and how friends of Kingston potential, is a cornerstone of Kingston University’s campaign, I am so much of a difference that makes. But it also University whose continuing success. Your donations have directly pleased to have this becomes apparent very quickly that, just by gifts over the past supported this. opportunity to say talking to you – those who have gone through year have enhanced thank you to you exactly what we are going through now – is in and enriched the I do hope that you enjoy reading about the many all. I have spoken to itself a great experience. I often find myself lives of our students. benefits that your donations have brought to many of you myself, putting the telephone down, turning to my fellow Your generosity Kingston. Once again, thank you for all that you and, in recognising students and letting them know about the has enabled the funding of the many projects have made possible. many of the names on this list, I fondly recall inspiring conversation that I have just had. and activities detailed in this report. You helped some of the conversations that I have had. provide postgraduate scholarships to even more The advice you have given, the memories you On behalf of myself and the rest of the student of the world’s brightest students, and helped have shared and, of course, the money that fundraising team, can I say a big thank you for all support students who, through no fault of their you have donated, have had a major impact on that you have done and all that you give! own, have found themselves in financial difficulties, both myself and the University. Indeed, listening ensuring that they are able to continue their Professor Julius Weinberg, to your Kingston stories, some of them going education. Gifts from you have changed lives. Vice Chancellor of Kingston University back as far as the 1950s, is both humbling and inspiring. It really has given me a sense of what an amazing institution Kingston is. Festus Odutolu-Olusanya, Student fundraiser, Diagnostic Radiography student

Donors to the Annual Fund 2012/13: Graduation year pre-1970 1970s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

...allow us to attract the brightest and best • Kerli Allmere MSc IT & Strategic Innovation students from all around the world to Kingston • Sharon Bruton MA Computer Animation University, encouraging academic excellence and • Lorna Cherry MSc Geographical Information Systems & Science allowing talented young graduates to continue • Sarah Gwilliam MSc Clinical Applications of Psychology to higher levels of learning and research. This • Wallace Gavin Ndongwe year we have been able to award a record 20 MSc Software Engineering with Management Studies scholarships to some very gifted individuals who • Jason Alecock Diploma in Management Studies are sure to go on and make a major impact in • Joseph Philip Lyth whatever they choose to do. Graduate Diploma Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 2) • Jack Etches MA Philosophy & Contemporary Critical Theory Of course, the best way to understand the • Madalina Nicoleta Glavan MA Contemporary European Philosophy importance of postgraduate scholarships, and why • Aikaterini Verriou-Stergiaki we continue to support the best and the brightest, MA Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching is by listening to the scholars themselves... • Karsten Köhler MA Political Economy • Iva Ivova Beleva MA Film Making • Georgia Cockerill MA Sustainable Design • Michael David Drakes MSc Mechanical Engineering • Katarzyna Dybek MA Sustainable Design • Ioannis Iliadis MSc Structural Design & Construction Management • Michael Anthony Lewis MSc Hazards & Disaster Management • Lewis Parker MFA Creative Writing • Kirsty Wright MSc Psychology • Fortune Charles MSc Investment & Financial Risk Management • James Adams MSc Leadership & Management in Health • Elizabeth Batty MSc Historic Building Conservation

Graduation year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

Paul Barke Millicent Adams David Trembath Charles Ball Angela Rench Geoffrey Ayres Philip Skeldon Paul Bagnall Gavin Ainsley Jane Talbot Sue Bicknell Michael Bird Susan Walkley Roderick Brown Helen Stelfox Mahmood Aziz Michael Smith Denise Baptiste Stephen Alcock Helen Thorne Eric Blackmore Anne Cardwell Mohammed Waraich Todd Bullen Craig Thomas Mark Bailey Neill Storey Jamie Baptiste Asif Alvi Kevin Walsh Peter Coles Penelope Carey Austin Williams Anthony Cooper Neil Townley Peter Brennan Benjamin Wessely Dianne Darke Graham Ambrose Andrew Watson Rachel Cooke Stephen Crook Andrew Dickson John Walsh Janis Brumwell Keith Wiffen Bankim Das Kenneth Barnes Jennie Widdowson Louise Ford Sara Day Christopher Elia Rachel Walton Caroline Cameron Christopher Wood Antony Di Domenico Jacqueline Butler Vanessa Wishart Robert Forrest Benjamin Dray Timothy Greaves Peter Wigley Deborah Chubb Michael Wright Gordon Dickman Jason Croxon David Furlong Beverly Fuggles Jonathan Heaton Adrian Williamson Ian Clapham Stephen Dorrell Ian Davies Colin Hensley Jeremy Hatton Graham Lane Nicholas Willson Andrew Critcher Amritt Flora Rupert Edwards Patricia Horsnell Stephen Hitchcock Keith McCrindle Andrew Yale Carlos De Serpa Pimentel Tony Gable Hazel Fletcher Richard Hough Paul Holdsworth Sharon Timothy Young Janet Dickson Graham Hutton Janet Hart Abimbola Johnson Olivia Holmes McDonald-Schramm Geoffrey Gilbert Rene Jorgensen Kenneth Hastie William Kelman Richard Houghton Andrew Randa Hanna Graham Milward Christopher Leonard Christopher Kennedy James Hutchinson McKenzie-Orr Mark Hazzard Edward Parsons Shahriar Malektojar Timothy Lishman Huren Marsh Alison McLaren Andrew Hore Carolyn Prendergast Andrew D McMichael Leslie Newsham Robert Moorhouse Judith Moody Christopher Humphreys Robert Sayell Sally Molsher Steve Poole Simon Nicholas Elizabeth North Tomos Humphreys Donald Williams Robert Paterson Robert Rees Mark Pritchard Andrew Palmer Katharine Lawton Andrew Platt Simon Rooms Garry Purchase Jonathan Parker Peter McCool Andrew Robertson Anthony Simpson Neil Shaw Bharat Patel Colin Moody Fiona Smart Robert Stephens Ross Pettit Helen Pettit Stephen Spooner Alistair Taylor Robert Read Philip Roberts Tracy Stephenson Your gifts to the Annual Fund... Postgraduate scholarships:

Graduation year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

“For most of my life I was heavily involved in “I graduated “I am over the archaeology on land and under water. Then, in from Cambridge moon to receive this 2000, I suffered a spinal cord injury and I am now University with a first scholarship. It eases a tetraplegic. I spent a few years after my injury and was offered a thinking about how volunteering for various disability groups, but I masters place there. much debt I’ll be really wanted to see if there was a way back into But after three years in at the end of my archaeology for me. at Cambridge, I studies, and is a wanted a different nice boost for my “I took a BA in Archaeology and Landscape at educational confidence at the Sussex University, and we did a module on experience. I looked start of the course. I geographical information systems (GIS). I realised around and was so am already working quickly that this was a field open to me, and also impressed by the people who teach here that I full time and so my course will start to help in my a field in demand. applied for the course and the scholarship. professional life straight away.

“Kingston University is a centre of excellence for GIS, “The one thing I was stressed about was finding “I am the full circle of alumni donations. In my with real depth of software, equipment and teaching. the money, and then I found out I had the second year at Kingston, studying Politics and It also offers distance learning, which is important scholarship. I was really pleased; it solved some International Relations, I was a student caller, for me as it limits the time I need to spend travelling. real problems for me. speaking to alumni and asking if they were willing to donate. It was that experience that planted the “I was overjoyed to get the scholarship, which archaeology groups, so the donations have a “I would like to say thank you to the donors who seed of hope that this was something I could apply will pay half of my fees. But the impact isn’t just wider impact than just me getting my MSc. I am made it possible. Especially given the times for. Now I am benefiting with a scholarship, and, on me; it’s not just about my qualification. The so grateful to Kingston alumni for making all of we are living in and when so much education knowing the good it does, I will be a donor one day. scholarship pays for me to learn a skill that I this possible!” funding has been cut, it makes a real difference.” can take back to my community to be of benefit “I want to say thank you to all the donors. It has to them. I plan to use my GIS skills to offer a Lorna Cherry Jack Etches really made a difference to my life. You can be professional service to local and community MSc Geographical Information Systems & Science MA Philosophy & Contemporary Critical Theory sure your money goes somewhere good.”

Jason Alecock Graduation year Diploma in Management Studies 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

Reza Aminimoghada Philip Shoobridge Benjamin Alcott Barry James Fola Ademoye Mark Loader Christine Ashby Brenda March Richard Vilton Joseph Benjamin Christopher Atkins Adam Stiling Paul Bellingham Carl Keeler Elena Anniballi Martin Long Margaret Baldry Katherine Metcalf David Walker Justin Benson Johnette Barrett Christoph Strong Julia Bond Stephen Krause Paul Bawden Jeremy Males Jonathan Boyce Kaleem Mirza Andrew Waring Naomi Boddington Gary Bauer Peter Wood Jason Boswell Deborah Lock Jeremy Benton Moira McNeil Rajendra Chhatralia Marit Mohn Andrew Wilson Susan Bruegger Lorna Berrett Neil Brison William Marten Charles Bewsher Kiran Mohan John Coningham-Rolls Ian Munro Fredrica Caton Charles Booth Nadim Channa Edward Mordaunt Helen Blagden Sharon Munden Sarah Cooper Fabrizio Parente Maurizio Catulli Hazel Brown Michael Churchman Jonathan Pawsey Hamilton Davies Sarah Nyandoro Jennifer Dennett Kieran Parsley Melissa Clarke Olugbenga Dairo Simon Clarke David Roberts Adam Denton John Paul Andrew Densham Laurence Pears Victor Collins Caroline DiBattista Richard Collins Paul Roberts Rosemary Doyle Elizabeth Pullar Moyra Doyle Deborah Pettifer Nigel Corbett David Dobson Marion Cooper Ivan Roche Jackie Elliott Rowan Ralley James Ellis Lee Pilkington Susan Crawford Martin Duckers Ian Davis Marilyn Rouse Adrian Elliott Carolyn Rampton Mark Ferne Howard Plummer Lisa Das Rupert Hargreaves Susan Dennison Stephen Rowan Stephen Fisher Jane Souter Paul Gegg Eileen Pounder Neil Day Ian Haughton Andrew Dobbins David Stevens Timothy Gilbert Julian Thompson Paul Hancock Craig Rew Stephen Densham Stephen Hoy Karen Easting Catherine Swainson Edward Gledhill John Timperley Garry Hill Jonathan Rigby Emma Dickin Anthony Lucas-Smith Sandy Foster John Tomlinson James Hall Kaan Uckuzular Anne Holland Christopher Riley Anthony Dinsdale Stephen McDonnell Jonathon Gillard Victoria Whitbread Marie-Paule Harvey Michael Webb John Humphreys Matthew Rowe Tabasum Farquhar Angela Mitchell Georgina Grant Christopher Winter Judith Heyworth Joanna White Natalie Kelly Supratim Sanyal Francis Fry David Padget Lyn Grenville-Mathers Paul Hill Lynne Whitehand Martha Kilgore Vijay Sharma Hilary Gooch Alison Pugh Keith Grover Shirley Hughes Gloria Williams David Law Mary Sibley Lesley Granger Simon Rutledge Richard Guinan Sarah Jenkins David Lawless Jason Smith Josephine Granger Mark Schaffer John Gunson Noorjahan Khan Benjamin Lee Andrew Stedman Graham Hain Tarun Shome Gillian Hopkins Suzanne Kitching Denisa Lucas Alan Swain Jason Holley Stories from our scholars

Jason Alecock Graduation year Diploma in Management Studies 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

Most students embark on their degrees The Hardship Fund During the first year of Jason Seaton’s Geology confident that they will get to complete them. isn’t just there for degree, he suddenly found himself in the very However, occasionally they find themselves UK students. With difficult position of having Student Finance UK in severe financial difficulties and contemplate students from all declare him ineligible for student support. That having to drop out. This is where the Student over the world Jason had a wife and a baby to support placed Hardship Fund steps in. For those students coming to Kingston, enormous strain on his ability to carry on and who have found themselves in this position, and many kinds of complete his studies. always through no fault of their own, the fund is problems can arise. the difference between finishing their degrees or For example, the After carefully reviewing his case, the Student dropping out. As one former recipient of the fund current conflict Hardship Fund stepped in to help Jason through put it: “What’s the use of half a degree?” taking place in Syria this difficult period. Following a thorough has had a direct impact on some of our students. investigation by Student Finance UK, Jason’s In the last year the Student Hardship Fund This year the fund has helped four Syrian students right to funding was eventually restored. has enabled 43 students to continue with their to continue with their studies. However, this took time and, without the fund studies. Here are two stories that illustrate just to tide him over, Jason would have had to leave how vital this resource has become. We spoke to one student, who wished to remain his course. Instead he went on to complete his anonymous, who told us the following: degree and is now working as a site investigator for a reputed engineering firm. “The conflict has left my home town devastated, and the money that my family and I had put away “The Student Hardship Fund was the difference to see me through my studies just isn’t available between me dropping out or completing my anymore. The Student Hardship Fund was there degree. I cannot thank the donors to the Annual to save the day, and I and my family will be Fund enough, and will be making my own forever grateful to Kingston’s amazing alumni!” donation to the fund at the earliest opportunity.”

Jason Seaton BSc Geology Graduation year 1995 cont. 1996 1997 1998

Helen Hosker Waseem Sadiq Zoe Anderson Beryl Hawdon Christopher Soden Sukhdave Aujla Bernardine Gregory Osman Rashid Nadeem Ahmed Martin Lucas Derek Hutchins Andrew Sanders Ryan Askey Trevor Hayden Robert Stevens Gysbertina Billy Geeta Hirani Sheilagh Roberts Philip Andrews Helen Moloney Tara King Ketan Shah Ilyas Ayub Marion Heron Ian Tite Clare & Justin Bowman Deana Hirst Bob Saund David Bagott Jennifer Morris Richard Knight Rosaleen Sheridan Arthur Baker Christian Hillman Alastair Todd Philip Brady Claire Jackson Leonard Sutton Daniel Barnett Judith Perrott James Llewellyn Colin Smith Graeme Bell David Holmes Peter Tomlinson Nigel Catterall Janet Jeal Carol Tempestilli Darryl Bekoe Michael Robinson Nicola Matthews Imogen Tansley Richard Breese Anthony Jennison Felicity Tompkins Tony Chan Mark Jennings Hazel Williams Dawn Brodrick Caroline Robson Fiona Mcclune Sara Taylor Christopher Briggs Christina Kennedy Choy Tong Peter Chapple William Kelso Fiona Bull Charles Ryder Conor Mckeown Jatinder Virdee Gillian Broderick Oliver Kromberg Che Tsim Phyllis Charteris-Black Janet Lambley Sarah Carvalho Edward Tetbury Pamela Monblat David Walters Mark Burgess Mark Leese Ian Viney Eric Chasseray Jose Lourtie Andre Confavreux Steven Todd Julian Mosses Jonathan Wood Sheinaz Bussuruddy Alan Mackie Scott Weekes Ann Corrigan Eric Magnuson John Coombs Josephine Turner Christopher Napper Kaleem Chaudry Bindur Maharjan David Wellbelove Margrethe Davies Hugues Marmont Paul Davey Veena Uttam Rajesh Patel Kenneth Chin Minaxi Mehta Christine Woods Jaswant Dhanda Francis Martin Lucy Daynes Andrew Vennard Andrew Peggie Alison Clarke Andrew Moody Michael Wright Claire D’souza John Mayer Ademola Deinde Daniel Young Yvonne Proctor Damien Connelly Nigel Moss Jeannie Edwards Simon Mcdermaid Brenda Essex Ashok Raman Oliver Crook Christopher Napthine Ross Edwards Matthew Meade Kavita Gadher Natasha Raw Satnam Dau Oladeji Olafare Betty Efemini Gareth Morgan Andrew Gill Nicola Rayner Mark Elem Robert Pinchbeck Ian Fellows Nandi Mtopa Sven Haesener Mark Roberts Michael Ellingham Simon Redgrove Margaret Finch Nicholas Parish Rebecca Hill Nathan Roberts Marianthi Emmanouilidou Paul Sandell Louisa M Garvey Margaret Patch Huyla Humphreys Samantha Janet Fearn William Shaw Diana Gordon-Smith Michael Pitchford Margaret Hunter RobertsonSmith Dinah Gardiner Philip Smith Alfred Gracey Anjana Premkumar Simon Jones Catherine Ryder Angela Graneek Kevin Smith Nicholas Grayson David Rajendra Francesca Mary Jordan The Student Hardship Fund The international effect Jason Seaton’s story

Jason Seaton BSc Geology Graduation year 1995 cont. 1996 1997 1998

Kingston staff and students are full of wonderful Opportunities Fund – pond-dipping platform ideas! The Opportunities Fund, fuelled by your Through your generous contributions to the donations, is giving funding to the best of those Opportunities Fund, a new pond-dipping platform ideas, each one having a positive impact on the has been installed at the Kingston Hill campus. overall student experience. The search for pond life is a serious business Among the projects that we have supported here at Kingston. Not only will this give invaluable this year are student sign-language courses, the hands-on experience to our biology students but, Kingston Art School digital archive, an ignition with biodiversity increasingly on the curriculum system for a hybrid rocket engine, the Gipsy Hill for schools, the platform will help our student photograph restoration project, and a student teachers learn how to teach pond-dipping. film festival. The impact on the University’s ecosystems will Indeed, every single donation we receive will have also be greatly enhanced. Among many others, a positive impact on the lives of our students, smooth newts, caddisflies and dazzling southern and can benefit others in the wider community. hawker dragonflies have been recorded this year. Your generosity truly makes a difference as can And, as the pond’s health continues to improve, be seen by the following two projects. the habitat will naturally become more diverse and attract a greater range of wildlife, and, who knows, perhaps a former resident will return: the incredibly rare Great crested newt.

Graduation year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Susan Askew Sheila Parnell Alice Amy Lynn Tweedale Parveen K Ahir Nayla Ahmed Simon Harvey Cyril Willig Mangala Arachi Lisa Ross Heather Barton Sophia Paul Richard Ascough Mary Want David Anderson Nouman Arayain Benjamin Hughes Leon Zakrzewski Jeyavani Atchuthan Brendan Smyth Amir Bashir Su-Lyn Pillay Else Boetker Katherine Ward David Aviram Vanda Bastos Sara Jackson Kulbinder Bassi Kabenge Swaleh Mark Batchelor Stefano Pugliese Louise Carter David Watt Artur Bajek Lindsey Bell Dwight Lawrence Rebecca Birchall Clair Swan Michael Cochran David Randall Philip Gardner Diana Wilkins Andrew Breeze Gillian Braban Stewart Lee Suzanne Cooper Ellen Taylor Ruth Davey Jonathan Savell Timothy Hendy Sohail Choudhry Chenelle Brown George Luis Francesca Giannuzzi Rebecca K Thurston Colin Dixon Talvinder Sembhi Shawn Henry Jonathan Dabernig Nicky Browne Deborah Mapley Juvina Janik Pamela Tidy Carol Fowlie Prabha Shetty Reena Jessa Michael Dockery Chrystal Butler Clint Mayor Laura King Rebecca White Fabrizio Gasperi Ian Smith Mark Jetten Marcus Doran Richard Buttigieg Jane Mcnicholas Jane Kinnear Yannick Gautier Robert Soevik Temoor Khan Simon Dupont Jeffrey Cajigal Uzma Naz Steven Lee Edward Haddon Rita Stallard Nabil Khan Stephen George Emma Caldwell Ahmed Nizar Roger Logan Jennifer Hay Gregory Tanner Makol Malwal Colin Gray Winifred Che Jamie Nuttall Antonios Maravas Simon Hill Christine Thabet Sarah Mason Nisad Jakupovic Fiona Chennells Mertha Nyamande Clare Miller Roma Hooper Andrew Thompson Salma Meah Robert Lee Stuart Child Susan Otterwell Caroline Nash Jessica Horscroft Anne Thomson Adrian Mortimore Janet McCunn Florence Christian-Cox Philippa Pedder David Offord Shirley Lecky Melvin Witt John Mukalazi Leslie Mitchell Thomas Corbett Mike Robbins Comfort Oladele Harold Lewis James Mullinger Julie Northcote Gordon Couper Arjumand Siddiqui Caroline Olugbemiga Cynthia Manful Alison Osborne Ravinder Sandhu Leonida Crisafi Lee Simmons Alvin Ong Mirahny Manning Darren Ramen Russell Sommer Jonathan Denbigh Kerri-Ann Smith Chioma Onyema Richard Mutanda Andrea Steel Peter Stutchbury Hilary Fletcher Christina Strong Vanita Patel Sayed Naziri Liah Thorley Rohit Vaya Jane Francis Graham Sweeney Jyoti Prashar Mariam Parham Alec Tubridy Matthew Grayson Nadia C Swinney Jagjit Ranouta Two wheels or four wheels – the Opportunities Fund keeps on winning Many of our alumni will know about the support “That the University’s alumni helped to make this that we gave to Kingston’s record-breaking possible through their donations means the world eco-motorcycle, which is now being raced to us. I hope we did them proud!” competitively at events like the TT. But, this year, the fund has switched its attention to four wheels. With more events planned, the team are looking to build on this experience, improving and With the help of your donations, Kingston’s innovating and pushing the boundaries of what is engineering students have built an electric racing possible with an electric car. car from scratch, and then taken it to Silverstone to race in Formula Student, the world’s largest Furthermore, final-year Engineering MSc student student motorsport event. Competing against Sabine Brosch (on the left) who honed her skills 141 other universities from more than 34 on the Kingston Formula Student team, has gone countries, Kingston University proved to be the on to win the Leader of Tomorrow category at the only UK team with a viable electric vehicle. prestigious 2013 Automotive Supply Chain awards. Not only enhancing the student experience, but Mechanical engineering student Hugo Valencia allowing the most talented to shine. summed up what the opportunity meant to him and his teammates. “The pressure to get the car to Silverstone was immense, but the feeling of pride and achievement once we managed it was incredible. It’s been the highlight of my time at Kingston, and has enhanced my knowledge in a way that just isn’t possible through reading textbooks.

Graduation year 2004 2005 2006 2007

Margaret Aduakwa Obiora Morah Junaid Ahmed Susanna Khumalo Bimal Tailor Susan Achona Tushar Dasghose Richmond Osei-Akoto Shaheen Akhgar Walter Hayford Caroline Alabi Louise Mulcahy Daniel Ainsworth Michael Kiwumulo Manish Vadgama Mariam Ahmed Randeep Singh Dhanjal Patricia Owusu-Donkor Shappel Asare Appiah Neil Hyatt Andrew Bayne Martin Nicholas Conlath Alcock Maria Koralli Michael Von Gerard Rula Al Mulki Zen Dharmajan Jonathan Paice Roy Ballah Stephen Kenny Jonathan Bird Maeve O’Sullivan Susan Alqadhi Leslie Koranteng-Aitkins Temitope Alao Claire Doble Saud Palekar Samantha Barnard Murrae Lamb Robin Chapman Ketika Patel Adeyinka Ariyo Oluyemisi Laleye Sameer Al-Moula Noura El-Bitar Minesh Patel Trevor Bartlett Susan Laybourne David Cheeseman Dipan Patel Alison Carter Yingkein Lin Deborah Ashley Jean Evans James Picton Angela Bartram Leon Nallamuthu Sandra Coombs Rohan Peiris David Cawley Felix Makanjuola Jr Awad Awad Andreas Frangos Anil Pindoria David Blomfield Themba Nleya Margaret Cox Angel Pino Varela Lorraine Claridge Deborah Mccourt Stephen Baldwin Eva Garcia Natasha Reid Karla Bovell Adetutu Odudimu Amanda Cuthbert Nicky Powell Michele Cooper Sarah Milton Eva-Marie Barker Alison Gaylard Jagdip Singh Jenny Brown Maame Oppong Steven Dale Roisin Quinn Karin Crane Penelope Mitchell Elizabeth Barnard Maira Ghani Rory Walsh Andrew Bunce Emma Osejindu Gwen Draycott Fowaa Stefano Da Re Linda Morley Olaide Bashorun Tom Gillson Akpowowo Whitney Adrian Butcher Nana Ravalier Wesley Fell-Smith Sarkodie-Mensah Julian Danchie Joerg Noppens Jatinder Bassan Douglas Hamandishe Cherry Whittingham Mohammad Chaudhry Sally Relton Shakespeare Karen Fox Peter Scott Cathy Deplessis Elizabeth Andrew Beadle Makeda Henry Anne Williams Fayyaz Chopdat Nicola Sanders Craig Francis Anneliese Shaw Ziva Eisenberg O’Connell-Davidson Julie Beaumont Jessica Hindle June Wyver Gary Christie David Savage Fiona Ghalustians Guy Sheppard James Gough Emmeline Okafor Richard Billing Arun Katri Carol Yarde Paris Christofferson Shahrooz Manish Hathi Alexander Squires Kriss Harris Annie Or Kam Fat Haris Bin Ikram Munnawar Khalid John Yarnall Vivienne Dawson Shoghi-Rezvani Keith Holland Grania Sweeting Russell Hayton Mohamed Osman Huma Blunt Harmeet Matharu Dilpreet Dhaliwal Alison Smith David Kitt David Templeman Janine Hudson Barry Rees Kathryn Bond Christian Mba Ramatoulaye Diallo Moran Spencer Amanda Kozlowski Jeffrey Thomas Eric Huxter Victor Rigby Chistopher Boyle Robert Meaden Denelle Evans Carolyn Storey Bernadette Lupeko David Tullett Raheem Jiva Colin Shedden Adam Butterfield Ian Mortimore Eric Frempong Annie Tchato Frances Miller Jun Xiao Elizabeth Johnson Nuri Silay Julian Christopher Oluwatosin Odubanjo Simon Gardiner Julia Tiley Ainsley Moore Sajith Kannangara Ali Syed Edward Costin Festus Ojekhekpen Asmita Gorasia Nneamaka Uzoka Two wheels or four wheels – the Opportunities Fund keeps on winning Many of our alumni will know about the support “That the University’s alumni helped to make this that we gave to Kingston’s record-breaking possible through their donations means the world eco-motorcycle, which is now being raced to us. I hope we did them proud!” competitively at events like the TT. But, this year, the fund has switched its attention to four wheels. With more events planned, the team are looking to build on this experience, improving and With the help of your donations, Kingston’s innovating and pushing the boundaries of what is engineering students have built an electric racing possible with an electric car. car from scratch, and then taken it to Silverstone to race in Formula Student, the world’s largest Furthermore, final-year Engineering MSc student student motorsport event. Competing against Sabine Brosch (on the left) who honed her skills 141 other universities from more than 34 on the Kingston Formula Student team, has gone countries, Kingston University proved to be the on to win the Leader of Tomorrow category at the only UK team with a viable electric vehicle. prestigious 2013 Automotive Supply Chain awards. Not only enhancing the student experience, but Mechanical engineering student Hugo Valencia allowing the most talented to shine. summed up what the opportunity meant to him and his teammates. “The pressure to get the car to Silverstone was immense, but the feeling of pride and achievement once we managed it was incredible. It’s been the highlight of my time at Kingston, and has enhanced my knowledge in a way that just isn’t possible through reading textbooks.

Graduation year 2004 2005 2006 2007

“As the beneficiary “I had the very Kingston is a university that has placed research of alumni donations great fortune to go right at the heart of its vision. to the Annual Fund, to university when which provided me students received The impact of the University’s research can be with a postgraduate a full maintenance seen in the local region and on the world stage. scholarship, I really grant and all tuition Our forward-thinking ethos and our active wanted to give fees were paid. I had engagement with other organisations help to something back the best three years ensure our research is relevant, cutting-edge and at the earliest of my life at Kingston of value to others. Much of our work is applied, opportunity. I know and I want others to with beneficiaries ranging from local businesses first-hand about enjoy studying there and cultural institutions, to government the vital work that the Annual Fund does – be too. This is why I donate to the Student Hardship departments and international conglomerates. this providing scholarships like mine, or ensuring Fund. Ours was such a lucky generation; though, that students get to finish their degrees despite of course, we didn’t know it then! However, all this cannot take place without the unforeseen financial difficulties. In fact, I can think necessary groundwork that our students need to of very few causes more worthy than a first- “When I went to interview the deputy director (as establish in order to make that impact. This is class Kingston education. I did my first degree they were called) for the student newspaper, he why the Annual Fund has made Research one of at Kingston and, after getting experience in the asked if I wanted to work in journalism and arranged its core projects for the year ahead. wider world, I had no hesitation in returning to for me to have work experience at the local paper. do my masters, as they provided the right mix of I did so well I was given a job the minute I left. Your donations to the Research Fund will enable theoretical and practical content. This balanced Without Kingston, I would never have become a Kingston’s finest doctoral researchers to present approach has proved to be one of my most journalist and later a broadcaster. I’m now using my their research at major conferences in their field, valuable assets as an IT consultant.” journalistic skills to help raise the profile of charities fostering and strengthening their work. involved in education. I’ve had a wonderfully fulfilling Jeyaram Deivachandran career thanks to Kingston. Time to give a bit back.” MSc Information Technology for Business Management, 2010 Laura Marcus BA Social Sciences, 1979 Graduation year Corporate donors 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Other donors and sponsors

Ayan Adan Vaishali Khedekar Sahra Adan Hsein Kew Shora Azizi Teresa Orlando Cynthia Davis Evdoxia Zafeiridou John Cloake YTL Corporation Berhad Asha Ahmed Imran Mahboob Mudiaga Adiohwo Petrona A Levy Jeyaram Deivachandran Ahmed Ameen Honorary graduate Lebara Group Ross C Alexander Lorna Malcolm Michelle Akintoye Gillian Luck Margaret Greaves Anita Bacs Graham Cloake Rose Theatre Oyinola Allen Julius Malilay Karen Alderson Quinten Manby Adebimpe Odukoya Jeremy Oliver Alumni family Agnes Alvarez Stuart Martin Enyioma Anomelechi Guy Mattinson Robyn Todd Ronald Denney Kim Amson Adrian McCrow Barbara Beckley Carole Meyer-Attar Jane Trueman Honorary graduate Simon Atkinson Paul Meakins Samia Berdi Maria Miguel Hueskes David Doyle Brinda Balaranjan Georgina Mensah James Bowers Malcolm Mullins Honorary graduate Pauline Beach James Pearce Lorraine Brown Suzanne Nwogbe Naseem Bajwa Lincoln Briggs Perpetua Peters Clement Camiller Jamal Osman Local donor Velma Candy Claire Reid Doris Charles Helen Player Numaan Chaudhry Marsha Chance Shanil Rupesinghe Grace Chukwu Venkayamma Puppala Local donor Marva Chung Patricia Sadiq Emma Crockford Anne Robinson Katie Cooper Abhijit Sen Lucy De-Graft Margaret Sampson Jennifer Devane Cathryn Seymour Azize Dinah Jane Says Neel Dilip Bernadette Slatford Sashi Fernando Chetna Solanki Reica Gray Ricky Smith Deborah Gifford Alexander Vaksman Jason Harvey Jennifer Stobart Brenda Gooden Kingston University would also like to thank 21 donors (former Mark Hashim Oluwa Taiwo Judith Hillyard and present staff and alumni) who wish to remain anonymous. Suzanne Humphreys Ratnavel Vishnuwarthan Oneil Jackson The donors listed are those whose gifts were received during James Hutchins Emma Waghorn Karen Janssen the 2012/2013 academic year. Those gifts received after 31 July Anita Keshtmand Steve Kearney 2013 will be shown in next year’s Donors’ Report. Why I donate... Research Fund

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