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Martin Roe
Anna Poole (1988, Law) was appointed QC in September 2012.
Martin Roe (1997, Classics) wrote and co-produced Buzkashi Boys, which was nominated for an Academy Award in the Short Film (Live Action) category. Buzkashi Boys also won the Jury prize for Best International Short Film at the Raindance Film Festival and the prize for best drama at the LA Shorts Fest.
Tessa Ross (1980, Oriental Studies) received the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the BAFTA Film Awards in February 2013 and was also named among the 100 most powerful women in the UK in the Woman’s Hour Power List.
Joanna Haigh (1972, Physics) and Julia Yeomans (1973, Physics) have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the national Academy of science in the UK.
Dame Lucy Neville Rolfe
Somervillians recognised by Queen’s Honours We are delighted to congratulate the following Somervillians on their New Year’s and Queen’s birthday Honours:
Eleanor Fuller (Breedon, 1972, Modern Languages), formerly UK permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, an OBE for services to human rights and diplomacy.
Joanna Haigh (1972, Physics), Professor of Atmospheric Physics, Imperial College London, a CBE for services to Physics.
Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe (1970, PPE), a DBE for services to industry and voluntary service.
Alison Wolf (Potter, 1967, PPE), a CBE for services to education.