ALUMNI NEWS
Your Notes and News We are always interested to discover what our alumni are doing now. Here is a small selection of news from people who have been in contact with us or who we have spotted in the media. 1930s We were sad to learn of the death of Sir Alan Dawtry CBE, TD (LLB Law 1937, Hon LLD 2007) at the age of 102. His distinguished career in local government began at Sheffield City Council. He later served as Chief Executive of Westminster City Council, and played a major part in the creation of the present pattern of 32 London boroughs. He served as an officer in the Royal Artillery during World War II and received the military MBE for his part in planning the Anzio landings. Miles Stevenson, Director of Advancement, said, “Sir Alan was so proud of his University. There were only 10 students in his 1937 graduating class and he watched with pleasure how the University grew in size and reputation over the next 80 years.�
The Medical School, 1976. Photo supplied by Dr Peter Boston (MBChB Medicine 1976)
1970s Dr Ian Logan (MBChB Medicine 1970) received the 2017 Annual Best Paper Award from the journal Zoological Research, a publication produced by the Kunming Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China Zoological Society, for his paper on the epidemic in South America caused by the Zika virus. Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach (BA Geography, Economic and Social History 1977, Hon LittD 2007) was elected Chairman of the NATO Military Committee by the Allied Chiefs of Defence.
1950s Sir Peter Middleton (BA Economics 1955, Hon LittD 1984), former Chancellor of the University, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Non-Executive Director Awards 2018.
Professor Stewart Cole (PhD Microbiology 1979) is the President of the Institut Pasteur, Paris.
1960s Sir Bernard Waddingham (BA Economics 1968) has been invested as a Knight of the Pontifical Order of Saint Gregory the Great in recognition of his work in support of the Roman Catholic Church and of the Holy See. 40 YOUR UNIVERSITY | 2018/2019
1980s Sir Peter Middleton
Paul Mason (BA Music and Politics 1981, Hon LittD 2014) received the inaugural Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize from the Broadbent Institute, Canada.
