St Catharine’s College Society Annual Magazine 2005 St Catharine’s College Society Annual Magazine 2005 St Catharine’s College Society Magazine 2005 Table of Contents Editorial ................................................................................................................................................ 4 College Report Governing Body ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Research Fellows .................................................................................................................................... 7 Honorary Fellows .................................................................................................................................. 7 Emeritus Fellows ................................................................................................................................... 8 Fellow-Commoners ................................................................................................................................ 8 New Fellows and Fellow-Commoners .................................................................................................... 8 Visiting Scholars .................................................................................................................................... 9 Valete .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Master’s Report .................................................................................................................................... 10 Senior Tutor’s Report ........................................................................................................................... 12 Bursar’s Report .................................................................................................................................... 13 Long-Serving Staff Retire ......................................................................................................................14 News from the JCR .............................................................................................................................. 15 News from the MCR ............................................................................................................................ 16 Graduate Tutors’ Reports ..................................................................................................................... 17 PhDs Approved, 2004–5 ..................................................................................................................... 18 Chaplain’s Report ................................................................................................................................ 19 Tercentenary Sermon ........................................................................................................................... 20 Chapel Choir Report ............................................................................................................................ 23 College Exchanges ............................................................................................................................... 24 Sports Clubs ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Sports and Social Societies .................................................................................................................... 35 Societies ............................................................................................................................................... 36 Blues and Colours ................................................................................................................................ 39 Kellaway Concert Series 2004–5 .......................................................................................................... 40 Amalgamated Societies Lecture Series 2004–5 ......................................................................................41 Cambridge Illuminations ......................................................................................................................42 St Catharine’s College May Ball 2004 ................................................................................................... 42 Commemoration of Benefactors ............................................................................................................44 Alumni Office Report ........................................................................................................................... 46 Development Office Report .................................................................................................................. 46 List of Donors 2004 ............................................................................................................................. 47 Undergraduate Matriculands 2004 .......................................................................................................50 Postgraduate Matriculands 2004 ..........................................................................................................52 University Scholarships and Prizes ....................................................................................................... 54 College Scholarships and Prizes ............................................................................................................55 2 St Catharine’s College Society Magazine 2005 Society News Society Committee ............................................................................................................................... 58 The Society President ........................................................................................................................... 58 Report on the 77th AGM (2005) ...........................................................................................................58 Report on the 2005 Society Dinner ....................................................................................................... 59 Accounts for year ended 30 June 2005 ................................................................................................. 60 Branch News ....................................................................................................................................... 61 Honours and Awards ........................................................................................................................... 64 Publications ......................................................................................................................................... 65 Reviews ............................................................................................................................................... 66 Births ................................................................................................................................................... 73 Marriages ............................................................................................................................................ 73 Anniversaries ...................................................................................................................................... 74 Deaths ................................................................................................................................................. 74 News of Members ................................................................................................................................ 82 Articles 25 Years of the Instrumental Award Scheme ......................................................................................... 90 Music in the early 1970s ...................................................................................................................... 91 In the Southern Seychelles .................................................................................................................... 94 Seven Months in Iraq ........................................................................................................................... 95 Who was John Ray? ............................................................................................................................. 96 Going to Extremes ................................................................................................................................ 98 A Cats Boy and a Cats Man ................................................................................................................ 103 Memories of Cambridge in 1935 ........................................................................................................ 106 College Boxing ................................................................................................................................... 108 The Oldest College .............................................................................................................................110 Caths, Cats and Catz .......................................................................................................................... 110 Notes and Dates ................................................................................................................................ 112 The year against a member’s name in the text of this magazine is