GEORGE LAW CAWKWELL 1919
Born 25th October, Auckland, New Zealand
1933-37
Educated at King’s College Auckland
1938
Attended University of Auckland
1942
Served in the Far East during the Second World War
1944
Fought with the Fijian Infantry in the Solomons
1945
Married Pat Clarke
1946
Son Simon Cawkwell born Came up to Oxford, Rhodes Scholar at Christ Church
1947
Played for Scotland and The Barbarians Rugby Club (1947-8)
1948
Son Timothy Cawkwell born, received a First in Greats
1949
Came to Univ as Fellow and Praelector in Ancient History (until 1987)
1950
Daughter Sarah Cawkwell born
1951-8
Senior Treasurer of College Amalgamated Clubs
1955
First Cawkwell Dining Club begun, later to become the GLC Dining Club
1956-66
Fellow Librarian
1959-60
The Greats Dining Club formed
1966-7 & 1970-4
Senior Tutor
1967-71
Dean of Graduates
1969-2001
Oversaw the Bentham Club Dining Club
Hilary Term 1974
Tutor for Admissions
1975-81 & 1988-99
Dean of Degrees
1978
“Philip of Macedon” published
1980-1985
Vice-Master
1985
The “George Cawkwell” UCBC boat launched in Eights Week
1987-8
First Procurator of University College, initiating fund-raising campaigns among Old Members
1997
“Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War” published
1998
Univ Old Members endow fixed-term Cawkwell Fellowship in Ancient History
2005
University of Oxford joins with Univ to endow permanent George Cawkwell Fellowship in Ancient History “The Greek Wars: The Failure of Persia” published
2011
Volume of collected essays, "Cyrene to Chaeronea" published
A CELEBRATION OF
GEORGE LAW CAWKWELL’S 95TH BIRTHDAY AND HIS 65TH ANNIVERSARY AS A FELLOW OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OXFORD
31ST OCTOBER AND 1ST NOVEMBER 2014