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CONTENTS WELCOME

ALUMNI GENERAL MEETING 2006– HELP TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF YOUR ASSOCIATION

Notice is given that the Alumni General Meeting will be held on Friday 17th February 2006 in the Council Chamber, Students’Union at 10.30am. All alumni are invited to attend. For further details please email alumni@lboro.ac.uk.

Welcome to the 15th edition of the Alumni Magazine,and a special welcome to our new graduates who willhave already received a Welcome Pack from theAssociation. This year promises to be a special year forLoughborough University as we celebrate the 40thAnniversary of the granting of the Charter in 1966. Theaward of the Charter was in many ways a recognition ofthe achievements before 1966 of Loughborough College,Loughborough College of Technology and LoughboroughCollege of Advanced Technology. The progress of theUniversity since then owes much to the later merges ofLoughborough College of Education and LoughboroughCollege of Art & Design.

The 40th Anniversary celebrations begin in February and conclude on the weekend of 23rd September with a grand AlumniReunion to which you are all invited. More details of the Alumni Reunion are on page 9.

The Alumni Association extends a warm welcome our new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shirley Pearce, as we sadly say farewell toProfessor Sir David Wallace and wish him every success as he embarks upon his new career at Cambridge University.

Have you logged on to the Alumni website yet? It’s the place to check out the benefits we have negotiated on your behalfand to make contact with friends from Loughborough, see page 3 for further details. To register you will need your oldstudent ID – email alumni@lboro.ac.uk for your ID, please include your date of birth.

Special thanks to everyone who has contributed to this issue, letters, photographs and news are very welcome but wereserve the right to edit any contributions.

MARILYN JOHNSON, ALUMNI OFFICER

ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONEXTERNAL RELATIONS LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY LOUGHBOROUGH LEICESTERSHIRE LE11 3TU UK

TEL: +44 (0)1509 228497 FAX: +44 (0)1509 223983 EMAIL: ALUMNI@LBORO.AC.UK

WWW.LBORO.AC.UK/ALUMNI

Special thanks to Elaine Smelt (Life After Loughborough section), and Kate Clift for their contributions, and to the PublicRelations Office, Loughborough University for permission to reproduce items from news@lboro.

The views in this Magazine are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the Editor or the University.

Editor: Marilyn Johnson, Alumni Officer Publisher: External Relations, Loughborough UniversityDesign and Production: Media Services Loughborough University

FRONT COVER

Loughborough became the first Technological

University in England and Wales on 19 April 1966

when the royal charter was officially signed.

The charter is being held by Dr Haslegrave (right),

the University’s first Vice-Chancellor and Frank

Roberts (left), the Registrar.

Today, the Charter is on display in a glass case set

into a wall in the University’s Council Chamber.

DUST OFF YOUR MEMORABILIALoughborough University is very proud of its historical background, and we rely upon your generous donations of memorabilia to build our historical collection. We have artefacts dating back to the former Colleges but have a gap from the early 1960’s to the mid 1980’s.

We are planning our celebrations of the 40th Anniversary of the University’s Charter (1966) and are keen to locate any items from this era. Have you anything in your attic from your time at Loughborough that you no longer have a use for? Photographs, items of clothing, paperwork, anything you think would be of interest. You can either donate or loan memorabilia – contact our archivist Jenny Clark on J.G.Clark@lboro.ac.uk

For more information on our Archives see http://www.lboro.ac.uk/library/archives.html

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NEWS FROM L’BORO 04

CELEBRATING 40TH ANNIVERSARY 06

LOUGHBOROUGH GRADUATE WITH A 08TALENT FOR DESIGN AND BUSINESS

ALUMNI REUNION 09

GLOBAL NETWORKS 10

DEVELOPMENT TRUST 12

MALCOLM SAYER AND THE E-TYPE JAGUAR 14

ALUMNI NEWS 16

SPORT FROM L’BORO 20

LIFE AFTER L’BORO 22

L-R Elaine Smelt, Lyndsay Cross and Marilyn Johnson

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One of the things that struck me even before I cameto Loughborough in January 1994, was that it was a place where students mattered. Out of that grew a deeper understanding of what the ‘LoughboroughExperience’ really is. For undergraduates, as well asoutstanding teaching quality, it is that exceptionalweave of opportunity in Hall, in the Students Union,in student societies, in RAG, in Community Action, in sport and in so many other areas.

My personal Loughborough Experience will be over by the timemany of you read this, when Shirley Pearce takes over as Vice-Chancellor in January. Most students spend three or fouryears at Loughborough, and so many recall it as the best yearsof their life. I have been incredibly privileged to spend twelveyears here, in which I was always energised and inspired bythe enthusiasms and qualities of our students, whether atdegree ceremonies, or in these wider activities.

Students become Alumni. Another hugely satisfying aspect has been to see how the Alumni Association has grown in thattime, from my very first meeting with Peter Davenport and Steve Gorton, who successfully steered through the changes fromthe Guild to the Association we know today, with more than 50,000 members. I am immensely grateful to Steve and Peter,and to the other Presidents who have added so much: Max Maxwell and Martin Catton. What a pleasure it has been tomeet Alumni overseas and realise that the pride of association, which I sensed when I came and feel deeply now myself, isa global phenomenon.

I should also take this chance of offering Jon Walker, Marilyn Johnson and Elaine Smelt in External Relations, my heartfeltthanks for their commitment and support.

My very best wishes to you all. I say au revoir, and no goodbye: Loughborough is for Life.

PROFESSOR SIR DAVID WALLACE CBE, DL, FRS, FREng

AU REVOIR…

I HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY PRIVILEGED TO SPEND TWELVE YEARS HERE, IN WHICH I WAS ALWAYS ENERGISED AND INSPIRED

BY THE ENTHUSIASMS AND QUALITIES OF OUR STUDENTS

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THE STUDENTS’ FAVOURITE UNIVERSITYIn the first-ever National Student Survey full-time students have voted Loughborough their favourite university.

The eagerly awaited poll, of how satisfied final year students are with their degree course, was published on 22 September as part of a new national Teaching Quality Information (TQI) web site – a collaborative project between the four UK fundingbodies and the National Union of Students (NUS). The site is intended to help potential students compare institutions andsubjects and make more informed choices about where to study, and for the first time provides applicants with up to datefeedback from current students on the quality of their course.

As part of the survey students were asked to rate their satisfaction, out of a maximum score of 5, in seven areas of theirdegree programme – teaching, assessment and feedback, academic support, organisation and management, learningresources, personal development, and overall satisfaction.

TO THOSE IN THE KNOW, LOUGHBOROUGH’S TRIUMPH ISN’T TOO SURPRISING. THIS 1960’S UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN QUIETLY BUILDING ITS PROFILE

IN RECENT YEARS: ITS MOST POPULAR COURSES ARE HUGELY COMPETITIVETHE SUNDAY TIMES, 25 SEPTEMBER 2005

Loughborough was ranked equal first for overall satisfaction among its full-time students with a score of 4.3, and also toppedthe table for ‘learning resources’ and ‘organisation and management’. In the individual subject areas, when an average scorewas taken across all seven measures of assessment, Loughborough was ranked number one in eight subject areas – PhysicalScience; Computer Science; Civil, Chemical and Other Engineering; Architecture; Building and Planning; Management; MediaStudies; Communication and Information Studies; and Medical Science and Pharmacy.

Furthermore, Physical Science at Loughborough (which incorporates the Departments of Physics and Chemistry) was the highest scoring subject of any institution in the country, with an overall satisfaction scoreof 4.7 and an averaged score of 4.5.

Commenting on Loughborough’s outstanding results, Professor Morag Bell, Pro Vice Chancellor for Teaching, said: “We are delighted that Loughborough's overall results confirm our exceptional record for quality in teaching and learning, and that ourstudents rate their courses and the student experience so highly.

This survey is significant as, for the first time, it provides us with informationabout how finalists assess their institutions.”

The subject areas used in the National Student Survey don’t map consistentlyonto the academic departments at Loughborough and the degree courses theUniversity offers. In some subject areas, where the number of students or surveyresponses was small, there was insufficient data for a result for Loughborough tobe published. Further details on how Loughborough’s degree courses were includedin each NSS subject area can be found at www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/ar/general/tqi/

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MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN MOBILE PHONE HEALTH MONITORINGA unique system which uses a mobile phone to transmit a person’s vital signs,including the complex ECG heart signal, to a hospital or clinic anywhere in theworld has been developed at Loughborough University.

The creation of Professor Bryan Woodward and Dr Fadlee Rasid from the Department ofElectronic & Electrical Engineering, enables a doctor to observe remotely up to four differentmedical signals, ECG, blood pressure, oxygen saturation and body temperature, from a freelymoving patient. When it is fully developed its main use will be in healthcare, but at Loughboroughit could be used in the area of sport and exercise science. In the build-up to the 2012 Olympicsthe technology would allow coaches and physiologists to monitor the performance of athletesremotely while they are training, and the data could be stored for later analysis.

New device makes remote health monitoring possible

ALUMNUS IS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT OF THE YEARAlumnus Simon Davies (Chemical Engineering, 2005) has been named the2005 Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Chemical EngineeringStudent of the Year. Simon, who gained a First in Chemical Engineering in2005, was presented with the BOC Group sponsored award at a ceremony held in London on 20th September 2005.

The SET Awards are organised by the World Leadership Forum and have become the ‘Oscars’of British science education. Simon’s project was concerned with the engineering of artificialblood for transfusion purposes. The aim was to conceive and formulate a healthcare product,as well as to design the manufacturing process route, which could supply ten percent of theUK’s demand for synthetic blood.

Simon is currently working at the Colorado School of Mines in the USA.

Simon Davies (left) ispresented with the award by Jim Ford,Managing Director of BOC Industrial & SpecialProducts Europe

WORLD LEADING ROLE IN SOCIALPOLICY WINS LOUGHBOROUGH ITSFIFTH QUEEN’S ANNIVERSARY PRIZEIn November it was announced that the University had beenawarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and FurtherEducation 2004. It is the fifth time the University hascaptured one of the prestigious awards – an achievementequaled only by Oxford.

The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education are awarded biennially in recognition of outstandingeducational achievement in areas of service and benefit to the nation. The 2004 Prize was awarded to Loughborough inrecognition of its outstanding and widely respected work in evaluating and helping develop social policy-related programmes,such as those for cared for children, social security policy, crime prevention, education initiatives and young carers.

Concentrated within the Department of Social Sciences, the University’s social policy relatedresearch is held in high regard both by its peers for its intellectual value and by itsbeneficiaries at all levels.

The excellence of the research work undertaken has been independently verified, and thishigh quality is achieved in all three aspects of the work – intellectual enquiry, thedevelopment of new methodologies, and the application of findings.

Relevance to key practice and to national and local policy development are keycharacteristics. Emphasis is placed on the dissemination of research and the developmentof practical tools to aid social policy. Much of the research has direct relevance forGovernment: researchers within the department have worked or are currently working withtwo-thirds of Government departments on social policy-related issues. Dawn Primarolo MP,offered her support for our prize submission by noting, “The research within the Departmenthas impressive diversity and its reputation for excellence is well deserved. As a politician Iam well placed to confirm how influential it has been on the crafting of new governmentpolicy, working as its does in an area of great concern for the government.” Research is alsoconducted in partnership with local authorities, and the voluntary and charity sectors.

“We are thrilled at this recognition for our research in social policy”, said Professor Peter Golding, Head of the Departmentof Social Sciences. “We take great pride in the combination of academic rigour and innovation with real impact on thequality of people’s lives and on policy making which are characteristics of social policy research. This is recognised bysenior policy makers both here and internationally, and this prize is an outstanding reward for a lot of hard effort and topquality research.”

Her Majesty the Queen will make the official presentation of the 2004 prize at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palacein February 2006.

THE RESEARCH WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT HAS IMPRESSIVE DIVERSITYAND ITS REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE IS WELL DESERVED

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CELEBRATING 40 YEARSOF UNIVERSITY SUCCESS

Loughborough Training College(later Loughborough College ofEducation) provided teachingtraining; Loughborough Collegeof Art taught art and design;Loughborough College ofFurther Education (nowLoughborough College) offeredlocal and vocational training;and Loughborough College ofTechnology continued coursesin science and engineering.

The College of Technology continued to train ‘onproduction’ and by sandwich courses and in 1957 wasdesignated a College of Advanced Technology. In 1966 inrecognition of its outstanding educational standards it wasgranted University status and received a Royal Charter asLoughborough University of Technology. In 1977 theoriginal structure was partly restored when the Universityand the College of Education were amalgamated and laterstill in 1998 the College of Art and Design rejoined theUniversity. In 1996 the University adopted the simpler titleof Loughborough University to reflect its now broad-basedcurriculum and research portfolio.

The University began life as the Loughborough TechnicalInstitute, established by Leicestershire County Council in1909 to provide local facilities for further education. Thattoday’s University has developed into such an internationallyrespected institution is largely due to the entrepreneurialvision and determination of Dr Herbert Schofield, Principalof the College for 35 years (from 1915-1950).

To support the war effort during the First World War, DrSchofield remodelled the Institute as an ‘InstructionalFactory’ for the Ministry of Munitions. In addition to normalteaching, the College trained over 2000 men and women‘on production’ for the munitions industry, making shellcases and machine parts in the College workshops. This isthe best early example of the Loughborough tradition ofproviding teaching, and later research, that has relevanceto industry, a tradition that we are still building on today.

Between the wars Loughborough College (as it wasrenamed in 1920) expanded, attracting students from allover the world. It widened its reputation beyondengineering to athletics, handicrafts and teacher training.In 1951-52 the College was divided into four separateinstitutions reflecting its main areas of interest.

This year we are celebrating the fortieth anniversary of our Royal Charter. On the 19th April 1966Loughborough College of Advanced Technology was granted University status and proudly received aRoyal Charter as Loughborough University of Technology. This historic event was fitting recognition ofthe high standards achieved by the predecessor Colleges and marked a turning point in the developmentof the institution.

A HISTORY OF PROGRESS AND INNOVATION

Today the University is one of the most applied to in thecountry and our graduates are among the most valued byemployers. We have won an unbeaten five prestigiousQueen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher & Further Education.In the recent National Student Survey Loughborough wasranked equal first for overall satisfaction among its full-timestudents, and also topped the table for 'learning resources'and 'organisation and management'. Our campus(originally acquired by Dr Schofield) is one of the largest inthe UK and is home to 3,000 staff and 12,000 students.We have 24 academic departments and over 30 ResearchInstitutions and Centres ranging across three Faculties.As a research intensive University we have a stronginternational reputation and our research supports ourrecognised excellence in teaching.

So we have much to celebrate in our fortieth year as aUniversity. We will be celebrating not only our proudheritage but our more recent achievements and lookingforward to a successful future under the leadership of ournew Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shirley Pearce. This is alsoan opportunity to invite our former students, staff andfriends to help us to mark this anniversary. An extensiveprogramme of celebrations has been planned and furtherdetails of these will be available on the University web sitethroughout the year. Our celebrations will begin in Februarywith a special meeting of the University’s Court membersand will culminate with the Reunion weekend in September(see page 9). Throughout the year there will be concerts,dinners, receptions, lectures and special publications. Wehope that some of you will be able to join us at one ofthese special events.

2006 is a doubly significant year in the life of theUniversity as it will also see the 50th anniversary of thelegendary Loughborough International Athletics Match(formerly known as the AAAs Match). This will take place inMay and celebrations surrounding the event promise to bespectacular so if you are a former athlete, avid spectator orjust want to join in the celebrations then please comealong on the day.

Finally we have a plea to make to our alumni. As you mayhave guessed from this potted history the institution will becelebrating its centenary in 2009. Plans are alreadyunderway to ensure that this milestone is celebratedappropriately. To support our plans we would like toenhance our collection of archive material on the Universityand its predecessor Colleges particularly with material fromthe post-1966 era. If you have any items that you thinkmay be of significance then please contact the AlumniOffice in the first instance. We would be delighted to hearfrom you.

If you have enjoyed this brief history of the University andwant to know more, copies of Professor Len Cantor’sfascinating book on the University are available from theAlumni Office for a modest £5 which includes postage andpacking in the UK. Overseas customers need to apply tothe Alumni Office for a postage quote.

All you choice chicks and blokes who haven’t yet croaked, get your wheelsover to our pad to get down and jiggy with us at our rip-city 60’s revival…

Prepare yourselves for the swinging tunes, slick grub, a razz with mates and a tight head, it’ll be a gas…

We’ll be rockin’ out til the early hours, so join us in your posh threads, and get ready to swing ‘til the fat lady sings… or the fuzz show up!

Get the picture?

ALUMNI REUNION

23-24 SEPTEMBER

Everyone come and join us

1960s is the theme for this year’sAlumni Reunion celebrating the 40thAnniversary of Loughborough being awardedthe University Charter, and boy do we want tocelebrate in true 1960s style!

This is a warm invitation open to ALL alumni tocome back and celebrate Loughborough’ssuccess – whatever year you graduated, getyour friends and partners together and bookyour places for a great weekend on 23/24thSeptember.

We plan to hold a full day’s programme which will include lectures, campus tours, a swim inthe Olympic-size pool – the full itinerary will be available in the July issue of the AlumniMagazine and on the Alumni website http://www.lboro-alumni.org/events.html

The newly appointed Vice-Chancellor, ProfessorShirley Pearce will talk about her vision for thefuture at a Reception and lunch in Hazlerigg Hall.Saturday evening we celebrate in true 1960’sstyle with a Black tie dinner in Elvyn RichardsHall, we have an evening of entertainmentplanned for you ‘til the early hours.

Accommodation will be available in Halls, or fora list of local hotels call 01509 228497, wehave arranged a discounted rate – quote“Alumni Reunion” when booking

To book your place on the Alumni Reunion,complete and return the enclosed BookingForm or print off a booking form online athttp://www.lboro-alumni.org/events.html andreturn it together with your cheque to theAlumni Office – be there or be square!

Discovering a passion and talent for textiles during her time atLoughborough was the stimulus for Kirsty Anne Powell’s (TextileDesign, 2000) meteoric career. Five years on and Kirsty Anne isthe Founder and Design Director of Oromono a Amsterdambased textile design company successfully selling itsinnovative and artistic work across the world.

Choosing Loughborough for its outstanding reputation in the field oftextiles, Kirsty Anne strongly believes that her Loughborough degree hasgiven impetus to her career and credibility to her work. From life as afreelancing textile designer and stylist for interior magazines in Londonshe quickly gained the confidence to establish her own label andlaunch the Oromono brand.

Kirsty Anne chose to base her company in Amsterdam after being inspiredby its culture of creativity and her innovative three-dimensional designconcepts immediately captured the imagination of the Dutch media. Kirsty’sdebut collection was purchased by Donna Karen Home and since then shehas built an impressive client list in Japan, Europe and the United States.Never forgetting her links to Leicestershire Oromono products can also bepurchased at Abode Interiors in Leicester.

Oromono design and create textile based accessories for contemporaryinteriors taking inspiration from the structure and shapes found in naturalforms and using natural materials. The accessories are designed alongsculptural lines with three-dimensional elements and stitching details that addtexture and interest to the pieces. Beautiful to look at the accessories havefeatured in prestigious publications such as Elle Decoration, Living Etc andthe national UK newspapers.

Kirsty Anne is also establishing a reputation as a talented textile artist. Inresponse to a number of commissions she has created exclusive textileart, working with natural materials and hand dyes and manipulatingfabric, to develop structural wall hangings and three-dimensional pieces.Her work has been exhibited in Amsterdam and London.

Kirsty Anne maintains her links with Loughborough, meeting regular with University friends and retainingfond memories of her time in Harry French Hall and the ubiquitous ‘Purple Nasties’. Kirsty Anne is also keen tomaintain a professional link with the University and says

WE ALSO OFFER WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTSAND LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS ARE ALWAYS FIRST ON MY LIST!

In addition to her collections at Oromono Kirsty Anne’s personal talent has attracted recognition. She has been invited todesign exclusive collections for The Conran Shop, Heals, Selfridges and in Japan, Cibone. Oromono has great plans for thefuture and will be launching an exclusive range of bags to complement its accessories. As Kirsty Anne says “Every day thereis a new challenge!”

To find out more about Kirsty Anne and Oromono visit www.oromono.com

LOUGHBOROUGH GRADUATE WITH A TALENT FOR

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…. AND SINGAPORE 2005120 graduates attended the Singapore Degree Celebrations held on4th September 2005 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. Alumnus Dr Tan Eng Yoon (Education, 1958), former track and field athleteand former Deputy Director of the Singapore Sports Council, wasconferred an Honorary DTech by the Vice-Chancellor.

The new Singapore Alumni President, Dr Yong Ming Shyan (ManufacturingEngineering, 1996) welcomed alumni, University staff and Friends ofLoughborough to the annual Alumni Reunion and “Farewell to the Vice-Chancellor, Sir David Wallace” at The Pines Club. Sir David has made manyfriends in Singapore on his visits there, and they were saddened that this wouldbe his last trip to Singapore as Vice-Chancellor of Loughborough. At the dinnerthe Vice-Chancellor thanked Dr Wilfred Chan (Civil & Building Eng’g, 1957 &Hon Grad, 1991) and Dr Lau Teng Chuan (PE & Sports Science, 1956 & HonGrad, 2003) for their generous donations in support of the LoughboroughUniversity Development Trust.

ALUMNI REUNIONS IN SHANGHAIOn 27th August over 100 alumni met up to celebrate with friends and staff at the first everAlumni Reunion in China.

A riverboat cruise down the Huangpu River in Shanghai was the venue and what a spectacular evening it was.Alumni gathered with friends to enjoy an evening of fun and entertainment. Special thanks to alumni YanZhang (Helen), Feng Yang, Wu Yingfang Frank, Li Xiaorui Sherry, Jingfei Shen Jill and Kai Wang Kevin allBusiness School graduates, without their help the reunion would not have been such a memorable occasion.

Over 120 graduates were invited to the China Degree Celebrations which were heldon the 28th August at the Oriental Riverside Hotel. Professor Sir David Wallace,Vice-Chancellor awarded Mr Li Ning – Olympic Gymnast and Founder of Li NingSports, an Honorary Degree DTech. Professor Lu Yongxiang – President of the ChineseAcademy of Sciences was awarded his Honorary Degree DSc at a private ceremonyheld on Monday 29th August 2005.

GLOBAL NETWORKS10

AUSTRALIA – MELBOURNE Jamal Kadir, Melbourne, Australia E: Jamal@inorbit.com T: 614 0805 2625

AUSTRALIA – NEW SOUTH WALES James Scott, 137 New South Head Road, Vaucluse NSW 2031 E: James.R.Scott@accenture.com T: 612 9005 5554

CANADA Dr Sam Sussman, 1532 Hillside Drive, London, Ontario, Canada N6G 4M4E: samsussman@sympatico.ca T: 519 858 0023

CHINA – SHANGHAI Yan Zhang (Helen) E: Alumni_lboro@hotmail.com orE: smilehelen@hotmail.com W: http://www.lborocn.com

CHINA – SHENZHEN Navjot SinghT: +86 1392 370 0724 E: navjotsingh80@yahoo.co.uk

CYPRUS Mr Dinos Loyides, Tembon 19 Platy, 2114 Aglanjia, Nicosia, CyprusT: (00) 357 233 8646 E: akrites@samaakriton.com.cy

HONG KONG Mr David Ho, David Ho & Partners, 16/F Amber Commercial Building,70 Morrison Hill Road, Hong Kong E: Patrick@lboro.hk or E: Francis@lboro.com.hk

INDIA – DELHI Mr Gaurav Segat, C-507 Yojna Vihar, Delhi, India 110092T: (00) 91 011 221 50531 or 22152193 E: gslboro@yahoo.com

INDIA – MUMBAI Gemma Mitchell E: G.L.Mitchell@lboro.ac.uk

INDONESIA John Lee Creasey E: jleec9@hotmail.com

ITALY Irfan Khan, Rome +39 328 206 0214 E: izkhan@gsmail.com

MALAYSIA Abdullah Bin Kadir Bacha, 10 Lorong Jambu, Merah Taman, Sri Delima,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia E: abdullah@mdc.com.my

MAURITIUS Deerajen Ramasawmy, 39/39A Pere Laval Street, Beau Bassin, MauritiusT: +230 566 0621 T: (Mobile) +230 790 7154 E: deerajen@intnet.mu

NEW ZEALAND Aj Ali, 2/252 Rangatira Drive, Beach Haven, Auckland E: a.ali@massey.ac.nz

NIGERIA Hakeem O. G. Otiti, Lagos E: hoggot@hotmail.com

NORWAY Lars K Rivoe E: l-rivoe@online.no

PAKISTAN Qasim Bashir, Islamabad E: qasim_kt@yahoo.co.uk or E: qasim@sabro.com.pk 0922 513406

SINGAPORE John Yong, Singapore E: msyong@SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg T: 65 90012355

SRI LANKA Mr Mervyn Gunasekera, LAN Management Development Service, 3rd Floor,91 Galle Road, Colombo 4, Sri Lanka E: lanmds@slt.lk

USA – NEW YORK Joanne Wall E: Joanne.Wall@gs.comAlun Davies E: Alun.Davies@ubs.com

INAUGURAL ‘OFFICIAL’ NEW ZEALAND ALUMNI MEETING0N 25TH JULY 2005Aj Ali (PE & SS 1998, MSc 1999 & Phd 2002) the new contactfor the alumni in New Zealand used the visit of Rod Thorpe (PE & SS, 1964, Human Biology 1975, and member of stafffrom 1968 until his retirement in 2003), to broaden theLoughborough contacts beyond ‘LufbraKiwi’ house, his home inAuckland. A reunion was held with a group of ‘Aucklanders’who all met for drinks and a meal with Rod in Takapuna.

Rod was the key note speaker at a Coaching Conference hosted byAuckland University of Technology that was followed by a two weekworkshop tour organised by the NZ Academy of Sport. An interview on New Zealand TV prompted calls from other alumni and their names were passed to Aj and the list grows.

Rod says “I couldn’t give Aj much warning that I would be around as I was not sure of my commitments beyond the formal programme, so I am grateful to him for sorting out such a pleasant gettogether at short notice”. The Kufbrakiwi group will be hosting more events in the future and would love to include otheralumni who want to join them. Email A.Ali@massey.ac.nz for more details.

WE HAVE OVERSEAS CONTACTS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES

PLEASE SEE THE WEBSITE FOR NEWS OF OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES AND CONTACTSWWW.LBORO.AC.UK/ALUMNI

From L-R: Ian Renshaw, Andrew Foskett, Carl Bennett, Rod Thorpe, Martin Dowson, Juliet Hollins, Nicola Broom, Jake Spooner and Ajmol Ali

In the last magazine it was reported thatthe Trustees of the LoughboroughUniversity Development Trust wished to bein a position to award more Opening theDoor Scholarships. Thanks to thegenerosity of Alumni, the outcomeexceeded expectations!

These Scholarships were set up for the years 2004-5 & 2005-6 in response to the governmentphasing out the Opportunity Bursary Scheme,which would have disadvantaged students from low-income families.

As reported in the last Alumni Association Magazine, for students starting in 2004, the funds raised enabled fiveScholarships to be awarded. Unfortunately a number of good applicants had to be turned down, due to lack of resources.This need has encouraged us to seek further funds for these Scholarships.

Callers in the Spring 2005 Telephone Campaign made the Scholarships a key focus when seeking support from Alumni.Through the generosity of Alumni, both through the Campaign and in response to the article in this magazine, the numberof Scholarships awarded rose significantly from five to seventeen.

Justine Sanders who administers the Scholarship scheme for the University said, “The generosity of Alumni has been veryheartening. It has enabled us to award scholarships to students from a wide-range of departments and give them a verypositive financial start to their university careers.”

DEVELOPMENT TRUST

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATEDTOWARDS THESE VITAL SCHOLARSHIPS

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This autumn has seen a flurry of activity in the University'sDevelopment Office in support of the work of the Water andEngineering Development Centre. This concerted effort hasseen a letter go out to a large number of alumni explainingmore about the work and excellent reputation of WEDC andinviting them to support our vital work.

At the same time WEDC has been a focus of the Fundraising element of the Development Office's 2005/6 Telephone Campaign. Vicki Unwin,Director of Development Fundraising said “We have chosen distancelearning bursaries as it not only highlights one of WEDC's strengths butbecause we thought it might appeal to Alumni who have a concern forthe developing world and wish to make a real and practical difference.

The early indicators are that this is the case because Loughboroughalumni are responding very positively and generously to this opportunity.The support they give will enable more gifted and able students to takeWEDC's courses and thereby help to transform the lives of many in theirhome countries.”

The Water, Engineering and Development Centre is one of the world’sleading education, training and research institutes concerned withimproving access to basic services for the poorest people in developingcountries. The Bursary Programme will enable the University to recruit graduates to the postgraduate modular distancelearning programme. If you would like to support this vital work please use the enclosed Donation Form to make your gift.

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WEDC (WATER, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE) IS ONE OF THEWORLD’S LEADING EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES

CONCERNED WITH IMPROVING ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES FOR THE POOREST PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

ALUMNI QUESTIONNAIRELast spring a detailed questionnaire was sent out to 7,500 Alumni. This was the first time such a venture had beenundertaken by the Development Office. The purposes were to learn what Alumni thought about the Alumni Association, howthey viewed Loughborough, and the giving of support (in a wide variety of ways) to the University. We had a good responsewith over 1400 alumni returning the questionnaires. A big thanks to all of you who received and returned questionnaires.

A few of the key findings were:n Alumni were very positive in overall terms about their time at Loughborough n Alumni appreciate the magazine they receive twice a year, and some suggestions were made to improve the magazinen Many are unaware of the benefits and discounts available to Alumni through the Alumni Association websiten Over half were unaware of the Development Trust or its activities

Both the Alumni Association, and the numerous University departments we work with, are actively investigating how theycan best respond to the survey’s findings, with a view to improving communication, the services provided to Alumni, andengaging Alumni in the future development of Loughborough as one of the UK’s very best universities.

Alumni are the best ambassadors Loughborough has. Therefore keeping you well informed and involved with the Universityshould benefit all. Again, thanks to all who returned questionnaires.

Alumni may also be interested to know that all scholars have been invited to join the Students Helping Students scheme,where current students get involved in the events for younger school students to raise awareness of university life.

THE SCHOLARS COME FROM:HUMAN SCIENCES (4) SOCIAL SCIENCES (3)

MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING (2) MATHS (2)

CIVIL ENGINEERING (1) DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (1)

CHEMISTRY (1) ENGLISH (1)

BUSINESS (1) INFORMATION SCIENCE (1)

Born in Cromer, Norfolk, Malcolm’s intelligence and aptitude formathematics and science shone through from an early age. At11 he won a scholarship to Great Yarmouth Grammar School,

and at 17 he won the prestigious Empire Scholarship givinghim entry to the then Loughborough College. Malcolm enjoyed

College life and had a busy social life based around Rutland Hall.He revived the defunct drama society and stage managed a number of lively

productions. Naturally he was a member of the College Motor Club and he learnt to drivewhilst at the College having arrived on a motorbike which he had adapted to be steered by a

wheel rather than handlebars. Many will remember Malcolm as the Editor of the College magazine a role which he fulfilledfor two years. Malcolm’s sense of humour and artistic skills are revealed in the many cartoons and sketches he contributedto the magazine. Malcolm was also an ambitious and diligent student and in 1938 he left College with a first class honoursDiploma in Automotive Engineering.

Despite an abiding love for motorcars, attracted by the better wages and prospects, Malcolm’s first job was with the BristolAeroplane Company. It was here that he further developed his expertise in the field of aerodynamics working on Blenheimand Beaufighter aircraft as part of the war effort. For a period during the war, Malcolm’s office was relocated to Bristol Zooto avoid the bombing and here Malcolm became fond of the animals and in particular the bears, one of whom becametame enough to eat from his hand. Malcolm never lost his love for motorcars and away from his career in aviation he wouldspend some of his spare time designing car bodies for the Bristol based Gordano car project. Sadly the enterprise failedafter the untimely death of its financial backer the confectioner Joseph Fry.

In May this year the outstandingachievements of the late MalcolmSayer (b. 1916, d. 1970; AutomotiveEngineering 1933 – 1938) wererecognised when the Universityjoined forces with the JaguarDaimler Heritage Trust to unveil acommemorative plaque in theDepartment of Aeronautical andAutomotive Engineering. The plaquecelebrates Malcolm’s amazing life asan aerodynamicist and the designerof some of the most beautiful cars inthe world; several of his creationswere on display including the veryfirst E-type Jaguar.

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Seeking a newchallenge, in 1948Malcolm sailed with

his wife and daughterto a new life in Iraq,

teaching himself to become fluent in Arabicon the six week crossing. In Iraq, he founded the

Faculty of Engineering at Baghdad University setting uptraining workshops and helping to raise the standard ofeducation. Malcolm’s family returned to England after just ayear and Malcolm followed six months later after spendingsix months ‘vagabonding’ in France. Following this unsettledperiod Malcolm took a position with Jaguar in 1950 andbegan a successful partnership which was to last until hisuntimely death in 1970.

His initial brief with Jaguar was to produce a car toresemble their XK series and using the same mechanicalcomponents, that was capable of winning the Le Mans 24hour race with responsibility for general layout, body andframe. The resulting C-type won Le Mans in 1951 and thenfor 3 years running challenging the dominance of Mercedesand Ferrari. During the evolution of the C-type and thesubsequent D-type Malcolm developed his unique methodof combining logarithms and complex mathematicalformulae to plot the precise intricacies of a 3D treblecurved shape and volume to create the optimumaerodynamic curved shape. This methodology was theforerunner to today’s computer aided design. Malcolm wasalso the first to pay attention to reducing the lift thatafflicts cars which have been designed to reduce ‘drag’.Malcolm never lost contact with Loughborough and oftenmade use of the College’s wind tunnel to assess theefficacy of his designs.

In March 1961, Sayer’s most famous creation the E-TypeJaguar was driven across Europe to be revealed to theastounded world press in Geneva to rave reviews. Its topspeed of 150mph was amazing for a time when theaverage family car could only manage 80mph. The E-typehad it all, speed, beauty, handling, comfort andaffordability. Its birth at the beginning of the 1960s

captured the emerging spirit of a decade that was keen toembrace new design and ideas. The first E-type retailed for£2097 compared with a Aston DB4 for £3967. It caused asensation and has maintained its desirability and value tothe present day. Production of the E-type lasted until 1974with 72,000 cars being produced.

The Jaguar E-type has become an icon of excellence inengineering and design. It has been displayed in theLondon Design Museum and is permanently on display inthe New York Museum of Modern Art which celebratesSayer’s achievement by saying, “Sayer uniquely blendedscience and art to produce timeless shapes of exceptionaland enduring beauty. He brought science to the art of cardesign; and scientifically produced works of art.”

Some facts appearing in this article are taken from ‘The Most Famous Car in the World – The story of the First E-Type Jaguar’ by Philip Porter.

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FORMER LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENT SEBASTIAN COELEADS LONDON’S 2012 OLYMPIC BID TO VICTORY

Alumnus Lord Coe was hailed an inspirational leader of London’s bidfor the much-coveted prize of hosting the 2012 Olympics – sport’sbiggest prize. It will be the first time the Olympics will have been heldin the UK since 1948.

His final masterstroke, however, was saved for the closing moments of thecampaign when he delivered a very personal speech to IOC delegates duringLondon’s final presentation in Singapore, describing how the 1968 Olympic Gamesin Mexico had provided the inspiration for his career in sport.

As a student at Loughborough, Coe continued to pursue his athletic ambitionswhile studying for his degree in Economics. He graduated in 1979 and in 1980 heclinched his first Olympic gold, in the 1500m. At the 1984 Olympics Coe set anOlympic record in the 1500m and took silver in the 800m. During his career he setworld records in the 800m, 1000m, 1500m and the mile.

Lord Coe took over as chairman of London’s bid in May 2004, working tirelessly, with total dedication and commitment,and by the time the crucial IOC vote came in, Coe had ensured that the London bid had gathered substantial momentum.

Throughout London’s 2012 campaign, Loughborough has played a key role in the East Midlands’ regional support for thebid. Chris Earle, Director of Sports Development Centre says “From the outset we said that, with our concentration of world-class sports facilities, Loughborough was ideally placed to support a London Games. Our performance sport trainingfacilities will primarily be utilised for Great Britain’s potential Olympians and Olympic squads to train ahead of the Games,and we fully expect international squads from around the world will also make use of Loughborough’s training facilities forpreparation and acclimatisation in the run up to the event.

AFTER LOUGHBOROUGH… AFTER ELIZABETH… LEANDA DE LISLEI graduated from Loughborough with an MBA in 1991. But the one thing ithad convinced me of was that I wasn’t suited to the world of business. I wasnever very good at maths – and when it came to writing my thesis I chosePolitical Marketing as my field, rather than anything to do with finance.

I then settled into journalism, ending up as a columnist on the Spectator and theGuardian. As any of you who reads newspapers know, however, journalists spend most oftheir time writing rubbish and eventually I got fed up with it. I had read history for my firstdegree and now wanted to do something that involved some proper research – and so mybook After Elizabeth was born.

It’s the story of the death of Elizabeth I, the last of the Tudors, and the accession of her Scotssuccessor, King James. The work I did at Loughborough was quite useful – Elizabeth knew a lotabout political marketing or spin doctoring; James didn’t, and therein lay one of the seeds ofhis enduring unpopularity: King James is best remembering for slobbering at the mouth andfiddling with his codpiece. But what I enjoyed most about writing the book was not telling astory of Kings and Queens, but describing the lives and views of minor characters at courtand of ordinary people. I hope it’s a gripping enough story to be enjoyed by anyone. Andalthough history is not studied at Loughborough any more I would pass out with pride ifsomeone like Paula Radcliffe ever slowed down for long enough to read it.

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LOUGHBOROUGH ALUMNUSRAISES MONEY FORCANCER RESEARCHIn the baking July heat Graham Sutton(Chemistry, 1982) took on the feat oftravelling from Land’s End to John O’Groatson his motorbike, covering a distance of1,015 miles.

The purpose was to raise money forCancer Research UK, a charity verydear to him after loosing some closefamily members to cancer. Despitethe rigours of his journey which sawhim loose 14 pounds in weight hecompleted it in 36 hours.

If you would like to sponsor Grahamplease visit his website:www.justgiving.com/metsolejog

LOUGHBOROUGH GRADUATE SCOOPS CHEMICAL INDUSTRY HONOUR

Leane Hart (Chemical Engineering, 2003) has won thechemical industry's prestigious 'Young Ambassador Award 2005'. Leanne beat off stiff competition from across the country to win the title. Leanne lives inHartlepool and is a process engineer working for AMEC, an international project management and services companybased in Darlington.

The ambassador award tests the ability, enthusiasm and leadershipskills of young people working in the chemical industry. It identifiesoutstanding entrants who appreciate the issues and challenges facedby the industry, and who can easily convey to others the importanceof chemicals to us all in every day life.

As winner of the award Leanne will be an official ambassador for thechemical industry, and also the UK chair person for the YPN (YoungPersons Network for the chemical industry), actively working to raiseawareness of how the chemical industry contributes to society andthe exciting career opportunities it offers young people, join the YPNvia www.cia.org.uk

Top Photo: Leanne presented with her Young Ambassador Awardwith Peter Sissons & Torben Jensen

Bottom Photo: Leanne at work

HONORARY GRADUANDS 2005

PROFESSOR DUNCAN DOWSON – DSCFellow of the Royal Society & the Royal Academy of Engineering

PAUL MCCREESH – DLITTConductor and founding Director of Gabrieli Consort and Players

JIM BLOOD – DUNILay Council Member & Chair of Health, Safety &Environmental Committee

BILL MOSS – DUNILay Council Member & Chair of Audit Committee

DAME DEIRDRE HUTTON – DSCChair, National Consumer Council

PROFESSOR SIR PETER HALL – DSCBartlett Professor of Planning, University College London

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY CELEBRATE 75 YEARSOn 11th June 2005 Design and Technology celebrated their75 year anniversary with a reunion of over 200 Alumni. Thegroup first met in the Bridgeman Centre (where else!) andfollowed lunch with a visit to the 2005 Design andTechnology Degree Show in Holywell Park. Here they wereable to discuss final year project work with students of thedepartment and compare notes about the changes thathave taken place over the last 75 years.

This change was reinforced by a presentation outlining keydevelopments over that period, followed by an address from Sir DavidWallace and a demonstration of the polymer acoustic guitar, recently developed by research undertaken in Design and Technology.

The event was also attended by staff,past and present, including four of the most recent Department Heads.

Design & Technology Former HeadsL-R Tony Hodgson, Bob Millard,Geoffrey Harrison & John Smith

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REUNION FOR 1966 INTAKE OFPHYS ED/SPORTS SCIENCESTUDENTSSteve Percival (Phys Ed/Sports Science, 1970) isorganising a reunion for PE graduates who joined the University in 1966. The reunion will take place in Loughborough on Saturday 9th September 2006.If you are interested in attending please contact Steve for more information.

T: 01297 444448 (home), 07801 737308 (mobile)E: shpercival@aol.com

ALUMNI GOLF MATCH – ALUMNIPRESIDENT TAKES THE CUP!Friendly rivalry between the Alumni President’s team andthe Vice-Chancellor’s team made for an interesting golfmatch played at Charnwood Golf Club on 29th June. Thevictorious team was captained by Peter Davenport, theAlumni President. Guest of honour was former lecturer StanWigmore who celebrated his 86th birthday the previousday. Stan was a professional footballer before coming toLoughborough, and in 1968 he coached Great BritainHockey side at the Mexico Olympics.

REUNION FOR CHEMICALENGINEERING GRADUATES 1995Greg Childs (Chemical Engineering, 1995) would like toorganise a reunion for all those who joined ChemicalEngineering in 1991 or graduated from the same in 1995.Anyone who is interested in attending, please contact Greg on gregchilds@onetel.net

NICK CAMPLINGNick Campling studiedMechanical Engineeringbetween 1972 and 1976,where he met wife, Chris(neé Browne) (BusinessSchool, 1978). 30 years on,they have three children,the youngest of whom isjust starting her universitystudies in Business.

Nick's career has taken him from designing shoemanufacturing machinery in Leicester through designingchocolate processing equipment and power tools,to running his own consulting business, 42 Technology,near Cambridge.

His “pension scheme” is a guitar capo which he designed.He has pictures on his wall of it being used by Eric Clapton and James Taylor, which is highlysatisfying! (See www.g7th.com)

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50 YEAR REUNION FORPHYSICAL EDUCATION/HANDICRAFT STUDENTS 1956-58/59The reunion will take place in September 2006. Contactsfor details are Mike Canty (Phys Ed/Sports Science, 1959)mikecanty@eurobell.co.uk, Peter Capel-Smith (PhysEd/Sports Science, 1959) peter@capel-smith.freeserve.co.uk and Peter Davie (Phys Ed/SportsScience, 1959) 0114 2362456.

DONALD WIX – DLITTRetired Schoolteacher and local historian

ROD MARSH – DTECHDirector of National Cricket Academy

MS SHAMI CHAKRABARTI – DLITTDirector of Liberty

PROFESSOR HERSCHEL PRINS – DSCVisiting Professor in Criminology at the University

MR LI NING – DTECHOlympic Gymnast and Founder of Li Ning Sports

PROFESSOR LU YONGXIANG – DSCPresident of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

MR TAN ENG YOON – DTECHAlumnus and former Track and Field athlete and formerDeputy Director of the Singapore Sports Council

Mr Li Ning

Professor Duncan Dowson Dame Deirdre Hutton

Ms Shami Chakrabarti Professor Sir Peter Hall

Professor Lu Yongxiang

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LOOK OUT FOR THE NEW NETBALL SUPERLEAGUELoughborough is playing host to one of the franchise league teams representing the East Midlands regionin the new Netball Super League.

With some of the matches televised through UKTV, the ‘Loughborough Lightning’ team, including several Englandinternationals, will be playing its home matches from the Netball Centre and Main Sports Hall on campus. This exciting new venture launched by England Netball is designed to increase participation and interest in one of the country’s mostpopular female sports. Fixture and ticketing information are available from the Sports Development Centre Reception(01509 226250) or on our web site www.loughboroughsport.com

LOUGHBOROUGH SUPPORTING ENGLAND’S STARSEngland’s all conquering Cricket squad have benefited over the last two years from the National CricketAcademy facility based at Loughborough.

Newly re-titled this month as the National Cricket Centre, as it services far more England teams than the Academy squadwho are based at Loughborough, the Centre located in the middle of campus has become the focus for the fitnessdevelopment work, player testing and injury rehabilitation that has become so much a part of the re-emergence of EnglandCricket’s as a force at the international level and in their Ashes victory.

At the same time as England’s Cricketers were back onthe Loughborough campus for pre-Pakistan tour fitnesswork and testing, the University was also playing hostto England’s full international Rugby squad – now ledby Loughborough alumnus Andy Robinson.

In training for the Autumn internationals against Australia, NewZealand and Samoa, and the 6 Nations Championship, Englandare increasingly using Loughborough as their internationaltraining base. In fact, Head Coach Robinson told agathering of Loughborough Rugby Alumni at their Londonevent in early October that “there is no better trainingenvironment in this country than the Loughboroughcampus”. As well as the national publicity for theUniversity from these international squad visits, thestudents too have benefited. Sport DevelopmentCentre Rugby Director Alan Buzza said “when they’retalking of the ‘Loughborough experience’ tell them ofRugby freshers side who were picked from the trialsone day and were running moves against the fullEngland squad the next day. We’ve got some verytalented junior international Rugby players in ourstudent teams at the moment – but what afantastic experience for them. The campus isbuzzing with high profile sports people –as itshould be”.

LOUGHBOROUGH TO BECENTRAL IN 2012 OLYMPICSWith Loughborough’s role as a major Olympic Games trainingcamp now confirmed, bringing the exciting potential ofcatering for some of the World’s, and Great Britain’s,foremost athletes and squads in the years running-up to theLondon 2012 Games, the University has already put in place2 working groups to look at the sporting, accommodationand other logistics surrounding the opportunities andchallenges that Loughborough playing a key role in theGames will present.

STUDENTS SHINE ATWORLD UNIVERSITYGAMES & WORLDSWIMMINGCHAMPIONSHIPS19 Loughborough Studentsrepresented Great Britain thisSummer out of a 100 strong GBteam at the World’s second largestcompetitive multi-sport festival afterthe Olympics – the World UniversityGames. Attracting nearly 7,000competitors and a TV audience inmost countries (other than the UK!),the Games this time around werestaged in Izmir, Turkey.

Loughborough Students represented Britain in 5 of the sports, with significant numbers in the Athletics and Swimmingsquads. Highlights saw Loughborough University squad swimmer Liam Tancock, fresh from a spectacular medalperformance at the World Swimming Championships in Montreal, take Gold in the World Universities 50m Backstroke.Sarah Healey took Silver in the 100m Butterfly, just behind the Polish World Record holder, and Loughborough’s ChrisCozens and Alex Scotcher were two of the 4x100 Freestyle Relay team which took the Silver medal. There were noLoughborough Track and Field medals in Turkey, but major performances by Goldie Sayers (4th in the Javelin), LisaDobriskey (5th in 1500m final) and Rebecca Lyne (800m finalist) amongst strong World Class international fields. StrongHurdles medal hope Rhys Williams was forced out through illness, with Loughborough’s other star World SwimmingChampionships medallist from Montreal, Caitlin McClatchey, injured at the Games.

THERE IS NO BETTER TRAINING ENVIRONMENTIN THIS COUNTRY THAN THE

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1960sRay Greaves (Production Engineering, 1965) oneof the stunts carried out by the Rutland Hallstudents for Rag Week in the 1960’s was to hanga ‘Makers Loughborough College’ banner betweenthe two sections of Tower Bridge so that it wouldprogressively unfurl as the bridge opened forshipping. The banner filled the first floor lounge ofRutland Hall. Ray mentions that the banner wascertainly attached to the bridge but he doesn’thave proof that it unfurled. Those familiar with theCollege workshops will know the ‘MakersLoughborough College’ designation well as it wasattached to every piece of equipment made.

Jayanta Ghose (Electronic and Electrical Engineering, 1960)pictured below with an overseas student group enjoying aholiday in Cornwall in 1962. Jayanta now lives in the UK andwould like to regain contact with former colleagues. Pleasecontact the Alumni Office in the first instance.

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Scott AGM Crawford (Physical Education, 1966) At the end of2003 Scott was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.In July 2004 he attended a RSA reception for Fellows hosted byHer Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh atBuckingham Palace. Scott is currently Professor and GraduateCo-ordinator of Physical Education at Eastern Illinois University,USA and the 2005 President Scholar of the Illinois Associationfor Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance.

Keith Thomas (Electronic andElectrical Engineering, 1961)pictured with Electrical finalists,July 1961 wearing their ‘caps’.Keith mentions that the caps ideaoriginated with this group. Inparticular, they were worn for the‘Loughborough Rag Beer BarrelPush’ from the Bass Brewery inBurton on Trent all the way toLoughborough, in support of charity. The cap colour for that year sported a green and black tartan check.

Open University Business School tutor Denis O’Brien (HumanSciences, 1969) has been named the School’s Tutor of the Year– to mark his achievement in helping scores of students tobusiness success.

One of his students comments “The ability to empower others tofollow their dreams, to succeed, to see themselves successfuland able to deal with anything life throws at them is a gift ofexceptional value. Dennis not only has this gift, but his humbleattitude, warmth and freshness of approach in his teaching addconsistency and value to the Open University community”.

UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC UNION CHAMPIONS, 1956

1970sJulia Valentine (Psychology, 1978) is working in CareersGuidance, whilst supporting her husband in the launch of hisown scuba diving school and club called ‘Dive Horizons’. AnyAlumni living in the vicinity of Milton Keynes who would like tolearn scuba diving skills would be very welcome. For moreinformation see www.divehorizons.co.uk

1980sSimon Wilkinson graduated inDrama in 1985 and worked inpharmaceutical sales and marketingroles until 1991. He moved then intopolitical campaigning, first as Headof Campaigning with the SundayShopping Campaign, whichculminated successfully in changingthe law in this country to allow largerstores to open on Sundays. Then,from 1995 as Director of Nottingham First, he worked topromote Nottingham for business and now, as Chief Executive ofthe British Motorcyclists Federation since 1999, he heads upthe UK’s biggest riders’ rights organisation. He still lives inLeicestershire and comes back onto campus regularly forenjoyable and rewarding part-time Italian language lessons.

Deric Waters (Education, 1985) retired fromthe Hong Kong Government in 1980 tostudy at Loughborough where he gained hisPhD at the age of 65. Since then he hasexercised, written, lectured and undertakencommunity service. His latest book, OneCouple Two Cultures: 81 Western-Chinesecouples talk about love and marriage, waspublished in 2005 www.mccmcreations.com

Lisa Wood (Geography, 1988) formerly in IT decided to change direction andtrained to be an airline pilot at OxfordAir Training School. She is now a FirstOfficer with British Airways flying Boeing777s all over the world and looking atthe geography below!

1990sRobert Clough, Anthony Bowderyand Kevin Kirk all ChemicalEngineering, 1995), ran together inthe Houston, Texas marathon inJanuary 2005. It was Robert andAnthony’s first race, they proudlyshow their medals in thephotograph. A rather uniqueaccomplishment for Loughborough Chemical Engineering graduates.Congratulations to you all for completing the race.

David Roberts (Education, PE&Sports Science, 1991) spent thelast ten years as Head of PE and Director of Sport in prepschools. In September 2005 David became Deputy Head atDavenies Prep School in Beaconsfield, he would like to hearfrom former colleagues who studied PE, especially those on the“2 + 2” course, contact alumni@lboro.ac.uk

Christel Meredith (English, 1997)married Matthew Cooke on 30 May2005 in Chipping, Forest ofBowland. Both secondary schoolteachers at Bury Grammar Schoolfor Boys, Lancashire. Christel wouldlove to hear from friends she can becontacted by e-mail,christelcooke01@aol.com

Simon Denton (CivilEngineering, 1998) marriedGeorgina Wilkinson (French andPolitics, 2001) on May 6th2005 in Worcestershire. Many ofthe guests were LoughboroughAlumni including the Best Man,Peter Stone (ComputerSciences, 2000) and ChiefBridesmaid, Diane Wilkinson(Human Biology, 2001).

Julie Connolly (Chemistry, 1995) is now working in Kuwaitteaching science at the British School of Kuwait.

Victoria Lindsey (Social Psychology1995, PGCE 1998) married MatthewDodsley (Civil Engineering, 1994) on3 April 2004. Many Loughboroughgraduates attended. They have ababy son, Thomas. Anyone wanting tocontact them the e-mail address isthedodsleys@hotmail.com

BABY THOMAS

Martin Rees (MechanicalEngineering, 1998) competed in theLong Distance Triathlon WorldChampionships on 7 August 2005in Fredericia, Denmark. His finalposition was 139th out of 430finishers, Martin’s main challengewas just to finish the race! His nextgoal is to qualify for the AustralianIronman Championships in April2006. Martin can be contacted bye-mail mrees@sedgman.com.au

Caroline Maxted (English,1998) married CraigCannings in Las Vegas inJuly 2005. Caroline wouldlove to hear from anyonewho remembers herccannings@ntlworld.com

Chris Maiden (Ergonomics, 1994 andInformation Technology, 1997) andwife Diane are proud parents to CJ,born April 2005. Chris is currentlyworking at Lloyd’s of London asSenior Project Manager, enjoying thechallenges that life is bringing him!

Mark Schofield (HumanSciences, 1996) and SoniaFroehlich (Phys Ed/SportsScience, 1998) were marriedon the Greek Island of Zanteon the 9th September 2004.Mark can be contacted by e-mail mas@spheregroup.com

Stuart Brett (ElectroMechanical PowerEngineering, 1995) is anEngineering Officer in the RAFand loving it! Stuart ismarried to Rebecca Brett neéJones (Information Science,1997) and have justcelebrated the birth of theirsecond daughter Lilia, asister for Ella.

ROBERT CLOUGH AND ANTHONY BOWDERY

1940sGlanville Magor (Aero / Auto Eng and TS, 1944) Rev Glanville’sfather, Mr Christopher Magor, was the Superintendent of theSmithing and Welding Department at Loughborough Universityfrom 1936 to the early sixties. Originally in the ‘Vulcan’s Cave’ inGreenclose Lane and later in premises near the Art School andthe Metallurgy Lab. Rev Glanville feels that his father would haveplayed a part in forging the Thor helmet, or have been accessoryto the fact. If this is the case Rev Glanville would like to makecontact with anyone who has information. Please contact theAlumni Association in the first instance.

1950sPaul Rushforth (MechanicalEngineering, 1951) sent in this greatpicture of Rag Day, May 1948. Takingpart are, Paul Rushforth, Derek Mossand Eric Reeves. The female clothingwas courtesy of the Hazlerigg staff!

Peter Whitton (Designand Technology,1959) Rag Day,October 1956 outsideDower House, Quorn.Do you recogniseyourself?

Fred Scott (Handicraft, 1956) sent this picture of theUniversity Athletic Union Champions, 1956. It was takenoutside the Grove, Ashby Road. Fred was a Diploma YearHandicraft student and Secretary of the Tennis Club. He joinedthe Lawn Tennis Association course and qualified as a coach.It’s 50 years since the team won this event and Fred wouldvery much like to hear from any members of the club who arestill in touch with the University. Please telephone the AlumniOffice 01509 228497 in the first instance.

THE TIES – NAVY WITH SILVER MOTIF ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ALUMNI OFFICE AT A COST OF £10 EACH (PLUS CARRIAGE).

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Louise Stalder neé Wain (SocialPsychology, 1999) married ChristianStalder (Information Studies, 2000) on15th September 2001. They live inSouth Staffordshire, Louise is a lecturerat Newcastle College and Christian is apolice officer in the Staffordshire police.

Tobias Ellwood (Design and Technology, 1990) was elected inMay 2005 as MP for Bournemouth East.

Anthony Caldwell (Design andTechnology, 1994) marriedCaroline on May 20th 2005.Anthony is currently running hisown practice as an independentfinancial adviser in St Albans,Herts and Caroline works in ITrecruitment.

Matthew Williams (MechanicalEngineering, 1998) has justreturned from 18 months travellingfrom Thailand and Malaysia toNew Zealand, Australia,Guatemala, Mexico and Belise. Hethen sailed back across theAtlantic on a 37ft yacht throughCuba, Bermuda and the Azores.Matthew is now working for acabinet maker, whilst studying tobecome a carpenter.

Simon Gray (Banking and Finance1999, Students Union Treasurer1999/2000) married Joanna Drury(Civil Engineering, 2001) on 23rd April2005 in Droitwich Spa. ManyLoughborough graduates from Bankingand Finance, Civil Engineering, ButlerCourt and William Morris were at thewedding. Simon is now an ArmyOfficer with the Royal Corps of Signaland Joanna is a Civil Engineer.

Emma Sucksmith (Maths with Economics, 1997) married PaulAtkins (Automotive Engineering, 2001) on 25 July 2005 inCoventry. Guests included other Loughborough graduates andChris Green (Automotive Engineering, 2001) was best man.Emma and Paul will now be spending 2-3 years in Michigan,USA as part of Paul’s job.

2000sLuke Tracey (Product Design andManufacture, 2002) married Claire Yates(Retail Management, 2000) on 29thJanuary 2005 in North Devon. Weddingguests included many friends from theirtime at Loughborough. They live in Burton-on-Trent. Luke works as a Design Engineerfor AETC in Leicester and Claire is aSenior HR Officer with Northern Foods.

Mohan Jayawardene (Electronic andElectrical Engineering, 2000) nowworks as a Senior Research Engineerat the Centre for MobileCommunications here at LoughboroughUniversity. Mohan met Muriel LeBossenec (Library Studies,

1999/2000) in September 1999 and they married in 2001.Muriel works at PERA as an Information Consultant. They have ababy daughter Ainhoa born in October 2004.

Emily Lark (PE and English, 2000)married Michael Johnson (PESS, 2001)on 28th May 2005 in South Yorkshireand many of their Loughborough friends attended.

Cesare Galasso(Sociology,2003) and Gemma are proud toannounce the arrival of their first childMatteo Federico Galasso born on 7thMay 2005. Cesare would like to hearfrom any Sociology Graduates (2003).Cesare’s email address isenzomontella@hotmail.com

Michael Worsley (ManagementScience, 2000) successfully raised£10,000 for charity by completingan expedition to the North Pole in2005. Trekking over 370 miles,pulling 90kgs of weight intemperatures as low as -70C. Itwas the equivalent to walking fromLondon to Edinburgh, pulling asled the weight of a grown man,in temperatures three times as cold as your home freezer! The21 day expedition is one of the eight toughest challenges inthe world.

Tolga Tanrikorur (InternationalBanking, 2001) marriedMaryliza Mazijoglou(Computer Science, 1992)in Istanbul on 16 June 2004.

Three former IPTME studentscompleted their courses in2004 and are all working forWavin Plastics Ltd. The threeare Neil Varshney, CarolineLowery and Duncan Wormaldand are currently working asDevelopment Technologists.

Lisa Guard (Management Sciences,2000) married Adrian de Gruchy in Jerseyon 9th August 2003. Archer George deGruchy (Archie) was born on 15December 2004.

Dr Louis Lagana (School of Artand Design, 2005) picturedbelow with Vice Chancellor,Professor Sir David Wallace.Dr Lagana was sponsored bythe University of Malta tocontinue his studies. Atpresent he is Area and Subjectcoordinator of Systems ofKnowledge, Art and Music. Helectures in Art History at theFaculty of Education at theUniversity of Malta.

Daniel Smith (French and Politics, 2004) has recently startedTours4 Ltd, a sports tours and student group travel operator. Heis working closely with the University sports teams and halls. Ifyou would like to find out more please visit his website,www.tours4.com Good luck with your new venture.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?Paul Wilkinson (Ergonomics, 1984) took part in an exchange program in the United States. The American family he befriendedwould very much like to regain contact with him. If anyone is in touch with Paul please forward Susan Hamilton’s e-mail addressonto him. Susan.Hamilton@staples.com

OBITUARIESEur Ing Professor Gordon Wray (Mechanical Engineering,1978) died on 17 August 2005, aged 77. A professor atLoughborough for 23 years, and Head of the Dept ofMechanical Engineering in 1983.

Dai (David) Hayward (Phys Ed/Sports Science, 1957) diedin November 2004. He captained the UAU ChampionshipWinning 1st XV in 1957, played with distinction for Cardiff,captaining the side for several years. All who knew him willmiss his wit and humour which he retained to the end.

Dr John Wiseman (Information Science, 1977/ PhdInformation Science 1989) died on June 29th 2005. Heretired in 1996 from Trent University Bata Library, inPeterborough, Ontario.

Owen Hartshorn (Human Sciences, 1976/ ManufacturingEngineering, 1983) died on 28 May 2005.

Robert Edwards (Mechanical Engineering, 1953) died on10 July 2005.

Sir Kenneth Durham (Honorary Graduate, 1984) died on17 February 2005.

Dr William Forsythe (Electronic and Electrical Engineering,1989) died on 4 June 2005, aged 67. Dr Forsythe was amember of the Electronic and Electrical EngineeringDepartment from 1964 until he retired in 2002.

Mr Gilbert Cripps (Aero / Auto Eng and TS, 1973) died on25 July 2005.

Mr Charles Shute (Handicraft, 1936) died on 29 January2004, aged 87.

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