He changed course to Theology in 1965 and graduated in 1967. Until he was 70 he enjoyed excellent health and energy and lived life to the full. . He was very active in the University Rifle club and Territorial Army shooting teams under the famous Colonel Shaw and Dad talked mum into having a go. His experience resulted in him participating in International Aid projects through the Canadian International Development Agency and the Canadian Executive Service Overseas. He was the youngest child of Harold Sydney Westley and Daisy Victoria Sorrell. He was a great beloved family man and he is survived by his wife Elisabeth (Lis) and their two daughters, Christine and Jessica. Bob, with the benefit of hindsight, was always going to be an inorganic chemist; his grasp of the subject was impressive. Bringing his scientific mind-set and his talent for painstaking research, his dissertation involved a careful reconstruction of the sixteenth century outbreak of plague in Beeston. supporter, valued member of the team at Oxfam, West Bridgford. Ever keen to support colleagues and young researchers in the development of their careers, Stephen wrote the book as no publication at the time presented physical chemistry in a sufficiently understandable way for non-physical scientists. Her doctoral research is focused on open innovation in the medical device sector. She leaves behind a loving husband and three children. 19, no. In 1989 she moved to Banbury, Oxon, and continued to do a little voluntary and paid teaching at the College of Further Education until 1997. This included voluntary service overseas in Nigeria, a teaching career in a secondary school in Shropshire, a happy marriage and two daughters, retirement in Bristol and of course an honours degree in Nottingham. 18, no. International Development DepartmentProfessor of Environment and Development. Her first concern was always for the welfare of the people she worked with. Professionally, Richard had a very rare talent being an engineer and a qualified accountant, a very rare combination of skills which stood him in good stead in his professional life. She had surgery in early September to reduce the impact of the tumour and give her the possibility of a few more months of quality life, but she did not respond well to the operation and her health deteriorated rapidly in the days and weeks following this. Toni was born in 1962 in West Yorkshire, the only child of two Polish refugees who came to England after the 2nd World War. Although he went to Sutton Valence School in Kent he returned to Nottingham as an undergraduate in 1947 after his war service as a Major in the Royal Engineers. Online condolences may be made atadobecreekfuneralhome.com, Published in San Francisco Chronicle on December 18, 2011, Margaret Bennett (ne Scott), French & Spanish, Jacqueline Cameron, Pharmacy - February 2012, Kenneth Coates, Sociology and Politics - 27 June 2010, James Trevor Crosby, History - 23 January 1996. Frederick William Sheard, who died on 17th March 2018, was a theoretical physicist who did distinguished work on the electronic and thermal properties of solids at the University of Nottingham. He was efficient and scrupulous in all aspects of maintenance and financial matters. An extraordinary man of quiet and enormous will and commitment, he spent his life in service to his family, community, and country. To further his knowledge of infertility, Fidelis attained a Masters degree in Assisted Reproduction Technology from the University of Nottingham in 1994. Mum is and always will be very sadly missed. Following a second retirement he represented Europe Air Sports with EU rule making bodies. Anthony Whitehead, Education - 25 November 2012, Dr Gerald (Wilf) Wilford, Geology - 27 January 2019, William Woodruff, Economic History - 23 September 2008, Barbara Bloor (ne Chamberlain), Geography - 29 July 2006, Leslie Norfolk, Mechanical Engineering - 25 August 2006, Monica Partridge (ne McMain), French - 19 March 2008. Barbara Przedborska, Salvonic/French Studies - 24 February 2011, Noel Richards, Social Administration - 7 July 1998, Dr Charles K Rowley, Industrial Economics - 2013, Michael Shenton, Civil Engineering - 9 February 2010, The Reverend Richard Strevens, Theology - 13 January 2018, Keith Whitehead, Economics - 5 December 2017, Michael Barker, Physics - 10 December 2006, Michael Brooke, Civil Engineering - 14 January 2011, The Reverend Dr Colin Brown, Theology - 4 May 2019, Richard Butterfield, Chemistry - 21 November 2008, Rabindra Chakravorty, Mining Engineering - 22 July 2006, Richard Cootes, History - 7 December 2017, Ronald Davies, Zoology - 12 February 2009, Michael (Robin) Ellwood, Electrical Engineering - 13 July 2019. Edgbaston He was a passionate member of the British Society of Animal Science, being both a council member and a section editor of its journal:Animal.He received his PhD at the University of Glasgow in 1996 and thereafter began a distinguished career in scientific research at the Agrifood Research Centre of Finland. After leaving Nottingham, Toni did a 2 year postdoctoral research project at UMIST and then he worked at Manchester University computing centre for many years, before taking up employment as a software developer. Uttlesford Citizens Advice Bureau. Stephen became secretary of the Crystallographic Group of the Institute of Physics, and the Chemical Crystallography Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Christopher Thompson, Neuroscience - 4 September 2005, Timothy (Tim) Weston, Chemistry 19 December 2021. She was an outstanding teacher well able to gain respect and affection from both her colleagues as well as fellow moderators. Precarious work in Albania, Life satisfaction and job insecurity: evidence from Albania. Obituary kindly supplied by Ruth Watts (ne Gent), Geography 1966, Jonathan Young, Mechanical Engineering - 1 January 2007, Keeling Anthony, Electrical Engineering - May 2006, Professor Christine (Chris) Bellamy (ne Turner), Politics - May 2017, Please see obituary published byThe Academy of Social Sciences, Derek Bowler, Chemistry - 21 November 2012, Charnchai Charuvastr, Electrical Engineering - 11 February 2011, Rosemary Davies (ne Greenwood), English - 3 January 2010, Richard Edwards, Philosophy - 26 December 2018, Gillian Gates (ne Alexander), Theology - March 2008, John Francis Glazier, Environmental Physics - 23 October 2012, Gillian Green (ne Waller), Agriculture/Horticulture - 23 July 2019, Allan Hall, Mining Engineering - 14 November 2010, Margaret Hayter (ne Swallow), Chemistry - 22 January 2010, Professor Alan Hooper, Chemistry - 23 March 2020, Hilary Jones (ne Smith), History - 7 August 2022. View Fiona Wilkinson's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Does Brundtland's sustainable development need a human dimension? After a long illness I am sorry to announce that Dr Shirley Anne Stockwell (French Literature 1976) died on 21st November 2011. Les studied Industrial Economics and, in his final year, 1963, he had a student exchange offer with Kraft Foods in the USA. Her first degree in Economics, Politics and Quantitative Methodsis from The University of East Anglia (1983). This was the only job I had that was not based at Dunton. He always stood for what he believed in. Beloved husband of Diana for 61 years, loving father and grandfather of Rebecca (Jim) and their children Katherine and John, and Jonathan (Clare) and their children Evan and Tessa. 4, pp. His enthusiasm for life is very much missed by his family and friends. Obituary kindly supplied by Katherine's friends Pam Bishop (ne Hudson), Jane Orchard (ne Uttley) and Ruth Watts (ne Gent). Obituary kindly supplied by William's daughter Patricia Hudson. RIP dear friend. The research involved no fewer than 170 structured interviews with labour activists and communists in the Midlands and survives for the researcher in transcript form. His professional achievements were recognised by the rare high award of a DSc by The University of Nottingham in 2013. As it could only receive picture it had to be re-tuned to find out who nearly sank. My first impression of Les was that he had just stepped off a trawler in Hull, with his fishermens knit sweater, baggy corduroys, pipe and, most important of all, a big bushy beard. Unfortunately, just over two years later at the end of 2003 he was diagnosed with a brainstem glioma. This was translated into Spanish and Japanese, with 2nd and 3rd editions published in 1960 and 1977. Obituary kindly supplied by Stephens daughter, Elizabeth, Professor Malcolm Woodbine - Agricultural Microbiology, Professor Mike Wright, Financial Studies - 2019, Please see obituary published byThe Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, University of NottinghamPortland BuildingUniversity Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, t: +44 (0)115 823 2408 e: alumni-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk. At Sheffield he supervised the Ph.D. of Stelios Hadjistyllis, and the two became firm friends, which led to a joint publication, A Companion for Students of Modern Greek (2006). In recognition he was made a Companion of Honour by both the Royal Aero Club and the Fdration Aronautique Internationale. In memory of her dedication and outstanding service, the School of Medicine Executive Committee has therefore decided to name this award after Lorna in perpetuity. There will be a thanksgiving service in Rostrevor when travel is easier. Problem based learning and early exposure to patients were emphasised. Tony joined Bathampton Parish Council in 2002 and became Chairman in 2003, a post which he held for 12 years. Due to chronic settlement problems resulting in extensive and regular fractures in the church fabric, many thousands of pounds had to be found and he proved to be an excellent fundraiser. Throughout his medical career, teaching and researching continued to be important for Richard as was involvement in the Family Medicine Program. ), A Centenary History of Nottingham (Manchester University Press, 1997) and Cold War Politics: Communism and Anti-Communism in the Trades Unions, in A. Campbell et al. Nunan, F 2017, Prospects and challenges for Climate Compatible Development. As well as teaching on several courses at the University of Nottingham around 1994 to 1996, he went on to teach courses of his own at the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, North Derbyshire Tertiary College, University of Birmingham, Manchester Metropolitan University and Leeds University School of Continuing Education. But it wasnt until he moved to Germany to work in data processing for Lufthansa that he realised his true niche lay in this newly developing industry. The Premier Medical Specialist Hospital went on to become the first clinic in Nigeria to introduce more advanced fertility techniques such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to treat male infertility and embryo cryopreservation, leading to countless healthy babies being born. While at university he became farm manager for Major Spalding of Flawborough Hall, daily commuting to the University. Dr Michael Newmann, Physics - 11 January 2020, Michael Milne Newmann was born in Yorkshire in 1931. This person's work contributes towards the following SDG(s): Ron was the only child in his family to attend University and greatly valued his time at Nottingham, maintaining a lifelong interest in the University and City. He leaves his wife Julie, sons Keith and Nigel, daughter Sheena, their partners and six grandchildren. Aged 57, he took early retirement but carried on with his lecturing for another 3 years. Whatever Audrey put her hand to she did with excellence and dedication and these were the hallmarks of her well-lived life. He was Chairman of his family bus business which was one of the biggest in Europe before it was sold in the mid 1980s. He was awarded an OBE in the 1990 New Years Honours list for services to higher education.His marriage to Janet Huntley on 21st August 1948 was a long and happy one lasting 67 years. Her foray into amateur dramatics in the 1970s was part of a love of theatre and the arts; she also travelled widely, inspiring her children to do likewise. He then became a district court magistrate at 55 for about 10 years before going back to the bar. The plan is so vast that the contribution of each writer is infinitesimal.. The fluidity of power in patron-client relations of Lake Victoria fisheries', Journal of Rural Studies. My father Alan Norman was a student at Nottingham University 1948-1951. Both before and during retirement in 1992 Vera was actively involved with the University of Reading Womens Club (her husband Trevor Bottomley (French and English 1951-55) was Registrar of the University), especially the Newcomers Club section, which provided friendship and contacts as well as some English tuition for the wives and partners of overseas students, mainly postgraduate. M, (ed.) She predeceased him in 2015. Tony, as he was known to many, graduated from Nottingham University in 1958 with a First Class Honours degree in Geology.Thereafter, his distinguished academic career was spent at Queen's University, Belfast. He moved to Wales to continue working in Public Health where his registrars benefitted from military training concepts. Friends are invited to attend a memorial service Tuesday, December 20th at Adobe Creek Funeral Home 331 Lakeville St., Petaluma, CA 94952. Much missed. A year later, Clifford was a qualified teacher, a career which would take him and his bride Shirley briefly to Cheshire before settling in Northamptonshire. Country: United Kingdom. Mrs. Wilkinson was elected to the ICAEW's Council in 2003 and has served on its board, of which she is currently chair, as chair of the ICAEW's Professional Standards Board, its Ethics Advisory Committee and its Diversity Advisory Group, and as a member of the Practice Committee and the Money-Laundering sub-committee. Having taken early retirement in 1984, he studied for an MSc in Information Technology at Nottingham and has since been a keen supporter of the University. Bernard obtained his degree at Nottingham University College in 1948 before working for 2 years at GKN, Wolverhampton in lieu of national service. Only at the end did he slow down. He will be remembered as an avid student of history, a fine photographer, a dedicated practitioner of English, and most of all, a tireless raconteur. The father of one of his school friends made a lot of money by inventing two way stretch bras and as a consequence had a car (almost unheard of at the time). In 1963 Ken moved to Leeds to take up a teaching post for RE and German and remained in the same school until retirement having moved up through the ranks to Head of School. United Kingdom, Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology, Language, Cultures, Art History and Music, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, See all schools, departments, research and professional services, BA (Hons) in Classical Studies University of Manchester, MA in Classica and Ancient History University of Manchester, PhD in Classics and Ancient History University of Bristol, Forthcoming (2019) The Augean StablesinOgden, D. Her book and numerous articles on the 19th-century Russian socialist Alexander Herzen, and her Serbo-Croatian: Practical Grammar and Reader, are probably her most enduring academic legacy. DClinSci Cardiovascular units lead. Ever since University he maintained his marksmanship having learnt to shoot at University, and going on to represent the University with Col Shaw at Bisley. He then decided to change career to become a diplomat. Apr 2014 - Present8 years 10 months. He was also much in demand as a popular lecturer on the history of Beeston, taught a WEA class on that subject and led the research efforts when that class became a research group. In later years he took sabbaticals in the laboratories of the Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique Grenoble (1970) and at the National Standards Laboratory, Sydney (1972-73). Colin Johnson, Agricultural Sciences - October 2009, Richard (Rik) Lewis, Mechanical Engineering - 28 February 2021, Professor Kevin Shingfield, Animal Science - September 2016. He leaves a son, Anthony, and two daughters, Patricia and Alison, and seven grandsons. He will be fondly remembered by many for a life full of achievement. Whilst living life to the full in Switzerland, has recently died due to a tragic accident. Before applying for the post at The University of Nottingham he won a scholarship to study at UMIST (now part of the University of Manchester) where he obtained a BSc, an MSc and a PhD. He gave dad a lift one evening and had to stop off en route at his lab. Throughout his career he was involved in research on various aspects of computing hardware, including magnetic core logic circuits and the design of microcomputer bus systems. She has a PhDin Economics from the University of East Anglia (1989) and an MPhil in economicsfrom Cambridge University (1985). After a brief spell at Blackwell he joined Elsevier science publishers, holding a number of editorial, management and technology roles. The above obituary was kindly supplied by Peter's sister. They have two daughters, Karen and Zoe, and a grandson. Fiona has 12 jobs listed on their profile. Fiona has 5 jobs listed on their profile. 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