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the alumni magazine of the University of Dundee • 2005 issue
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04 news
07 features
07 The real world of forensic anthropology
08 Snow Patrol - from Dundee to rock stardom
11 Highland Stoneware’s Dundee roots
13 CEPMLP alumni around the world
15 Can renewable energy save the planet?
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welcome!
This has been an excellent year for your University. Last year
in this column I was able to tell you that the University had just
been named among the three best places to work in the
world outside the USA in a poll of international scientists.
This year the same poll, carried out by The Scientist magazine,
ranked Dundee the best place to work in Europe. This news
came shortly after the Sunday Times named the University
of Dundee “Scottish University of the Year” in their popular
University Guide.
Nico Bohmert of the German alumni group visiting
Dianne Pemberton-Pigott at the University’s Alumni Relations office.
This has been a year of firsts for the University’s Alumni Relations.
We held our first telephone campaign last autumn and at the
same time launched the new Annual Fund to which many of you
generously donated. See page 33 for the full story.
As we go to press, your brand new online services are being
prepared for you. Imagine a directory where you can search for
lost friends; a facility to offer your expertise to your old faculty,
and the opportunity to network with other alumni working in
your industry... now you won’t lose touch with old friends thanks
to an ‘email for life’ facility. Sound great? It is, and it’s FREE!
Here’s the hitch. It’s up to you to opt in. Try it!
If you have a problem, contact us and we’ll help you sort it out.
Find out more on pages 16 and 17.
I’m sure you will all agree that the enormity of the Asian Tsunami
will be with us for a long time. Here at the University we
were worried about those of you who were in the region over
Christmas. To date we have no confirmation of loss but close
encounters in some cases.
Meanwhile the warmth and affection which you, our alumni,
hold for the University has been very clearly demonstrated in
your spectacular response to the University’s first telephone
fundraising appeal. When plans for this campaign were first
mooted we had no idea what to expect. I have been, quite
genuinely, bowled over by your generosity. On the strength of
the first campaign, we are confident that the Annual Fund will
meet its three year target of £400,000. I would like to take this
opportunity to thank you all and to personally assure you that
your pledges will be used to provide for our students, now and
in the future the best possible environment in which to develop
their potential. As part of that plan the campus is currently
undergoing a major redevelopment, with cutting edge facilities
for learning, student living and research, putting us in a leading
position to compete internationally for the best students and
the highest calibre staff. I hope you will make 2005 a year in
which you return to see how things are moving on.
The Discovery Lecture, this year to be delivered by Germaine
Greer over the new graduation period on 25 June, gives an ideal
opportunity to revisit, reconnect with old friends and explore
what the university has to offer your career and life development.
Finally I would like to welcome the recently formed Dundee
University Local Alumni club, along with the new clubs that
have been started up all over the world in the last year.
Thanks to the enthusiasm of our alumni there are now clubs in
Australia, Cyprus, Greece, Hong Kong, South Korea, Nigeria,
Chicago and across Scotland.
As the University of Dundee approaches its 40th anniversary
celebrations in 2007 we recognise more than ever the
importance of the people involved along the way and look
forward to continuing close contact with the ever-growing
family of alumni.
Go well
Stay in touch, and come back to see us when you can.
Dianne
Alan Langlands
Principal and Vice Chancellor
Dianne Pemberton-Pigott
Head of Alumni Relations
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UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR 2004
The Sunday Times University Guide named the University of
Dundee ‘Scottish University of the Year 2004’. Dundee was
short-listed with University College London, Durham, Kingston
and Manchester for the title of ‘UK University of the Year’,
only the second time that a Scottish university has been
short-listed for this title.
The results also revealed that Dundee alumni have the highest
starting salaries of any graduates in Scotland and north of Oxford.
Dundee was commended for, amongst other rankings,
achieving the top rating in Scotland for teaching excellence,
new campus developments and its highly successful
access programme.
DUNDEE TO LEAD GENETIC HEALTH PROJECT
The University is to play a key role in a new, ground-breaking
genetic health project. Bringing together Scotland’s five Medical
Schools, the project will assess genetic predisposition to heart
disease, diabetes, stroke, osteoporosis and mental health, and
has been awarded £4.4 million by the Scottish Executive.
The Genetic Health Initiative (GHI) will focus on individuals and
their close relatives in order to assess the genetic predisposition
to these common diseases which affect thousands of people
in Scotland. It will draw on comprehensive health care records,
but add a genetic dimension to determine to what extent
ill health is an inherited trait and how other factors, such as
lifestyle, are influential.
The programme will link anonymous information on the lifestyle
and healthcare history of participants with their genetic profile,
allowing the team to identify those most at risk of developing
disease and create preventative healthcare strategies.
Professor Andrew Morris, Chair of Diabetic Medicine at the
University and Principal Investigator of the GHI Initiative said:
“This is a great opportunity for us to define and target key
factors that underpin many of the major diseases that affect
the people of Scotland and ensure they receive the medications
that have the greatest chance of treatment success with the
lowest chance of any unwanted effects”.
INSTALLATION OF DUNDEE’S
FIRST FEMALE RECTOR
The University was saddened by the death of revered inaugural
Rector, Sir Peter Ustinov, in March 2004.
However, 2004 was a memorable year in the history of
Dundee Rectors for another more celebratory reason, when
Lorraine Kelly, the first ever female Rector, was installed in April.
An experienced and award-winning journalist and broadcaster,
Lorraine has hosted a number of high profile television and
radio shows in the UK. She is also the Patron of the University’s
annual fund, see page 34 for details.
Following tradition, her inauguration ceremony took place
at the Bonar Hall, after the traditional ‘drag’ in the Rector’s
carriage from the city chambers to campus.
The day after her installation, Lorraine’s television show
from the University Tower café was broadcast live to almost
two million viewers. The show featured an interview with
Hollywood actor and honorary graduate Brian Cox, who spoke
about his involvement with the £4 million fundraising campaign
for the University’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Research.
NEW BUILDINGS TAKE SHAPE IN THE RE-DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAMPUS
Ambitious plans to transform the city centre campus in time
for the University’s 40th anniversary in 2007 have been put
into effect. Two new buildings, the Queen Mother Research
Centre and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, are both
scheduled to open in 2005. Work has also begun on the
Heathfield site, which will be the location for new student
residences due to open in 2006.
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“These developments will give us one of the finest city centre
campuses in the UK” said David Yule, Director of Campus
Services. “Our campus plan is starting to take shape now and
will combine fine student accommodation with new teaching
facilities, new research buildings and an ambitious University
Green that will transform the campus.”
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£7 MILLION FOR
UNIVERSITY SPORT FACILITIES
The University is spending £7 million on new sports facilities in a
welcome investment in health and wellbeing in the city.
The investment will see the University house a regional centre
for strength and conditioning for performance sport and
become a hub for health and wellbeing activity for the local
community. Extended facilities at Riverside and on campus
including hockey pitches, floodlit five-a-side pitches, a new
fitness suite and three squash courts will be available for use by
the public, staff and students.
At Riverside sports ground, two state-of-the-art artificial grass
surfaces for hockey and six five-a-side outdoor floodlit pitches will
be developed. A pavilion with new changing facilities and a social
area will be built. The development work will begin in June with
facilities opening in late 2006 at a cost of £3.4 million.
On campus, three squash courts, a large extended fitness
suite and a special strength and conditioning centre for toplevel athletes will be situated on the ground floor of a new
northwards extension to the current sports centre.
The fitness suite will cover 450 square metres with a large
range of training equipment including extensive cardiovascular
training provision. The new build will cost £3.6 million and
will be completed in summer 2007.
NEW ALUMNI EMAIL BULLETIN
Thank you to everyone who responded to the readers’ survey
that went out with last year’s issue of Dundee Reunited.
The feedback received indicated that you would like to see
more in the ‘where are they now’ section, plus more University
new and faculty news.
To provide you with more news from the University a new
alumni email bulletin was launched at the end of last year.
reunited@dundee is a quarterly update of University and
faculty news, plus the latest on groups, events and other
alumni information. To sign up for reunited@dundee
email reunited@dundee.ac.uk with your name and address,
so that we can add your email address to your record.
Don’t forget you can also subscribe to Contact, the University’s
bi-monthly magazine, for £10 a year. To subscribe contact
Katherine Beattie, Press and Publications, University of Dundee,
telephone +44 (0)1382 348878,
email k.z.beattie@dundee.ac.uk
THE ROYAL INCORPORATION OF ARCHITECTS
As a result of the Agreement with the Royal Institute of British
Architects in 2003, and the new RIAS Charter and Byelaws
approved by the Privy Council, architects who completed their
part II at a Scottish School of Architecture are now eligible to
become members of the RIAS, in their Outwith category.
For more information contact info@rias.org.uk
DAVID MACH TAKES UP VISITING PROFESSOR ROLE
Duncan of Jordanstone graduate and internationally renowned
artist David Mach has taken up the post of Visiting Professor of
Inspiration and Discovery.
Mach’s first visit to Dundee in his new role was as guest
speaker at a ‘science meets art’ symposium entitled ‘Inspiration
and Discovery: Engaging with Life Sciences through Life Arts’.
The symposium kicked off a collaborative project between
scientists and artists from across the University, which aims
to stimulate thought and discussion, and inspire creative
collaborations at the boundaries of art and science.
Since the symposium in October, Mach has paid a number
of visits to Dundee to find out about the work of staff and
students in the School of Life Sciences and at Duncan of
Jordanstone. The ultimate vision of the project is the creation
of a new piece of public art by Mach, inspired by the research
he has carried out with University artists and scientists. It is
intended that the work will eventually be displayed at the new
Campus Green, in the heart of the re-developed campus.
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HONORARY DEGREES AWARDED AT
2004 GRADUATION CEREMONIES
DISTANCE LEARNING OFFERS
NEW OPTIONS FOR TEACHING
BBC Political Editor Andrew Marr and renowned fundraiser
Jane Tomlinson were among the 10 individuals who were
conferred with honorary degrees at the 2004 graduation
ceremonies.
A revolutionary new course for teacher training which will
allow prospective secondary teachers to study for their
post-grad qualification at a distance has been launched by
the Faculty of Education and Social Work. The course also
helps those who want to change career by minimising loss of
earnings as they take their professional training.
From the arts world, Edinburgh Book Festival director
Catherine Lockerbie and art historian Duncan MacMillan were
honoured for their work in the fields of art and literature.
Other recipients were Professor Gavin Brown, a distinguished
mathematician and Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney,
Alison Goligher, Managing Director of the world’s largest
oilfield services company, Schlumberger, the internationally
renowned surgeon Lord Naren Patel, mountaineer and rescuer
Hamish McInnes, Colin Campbell QC, Dean of the Faculty of
Advocates, and Larry Rolland, former Chairman of University
Court and award winning architect.
LAUNCH OF DUNDEE UNIVERSITY PRESS
The launch of Dundee University Press Ltd (DUP) in October
2004 marked the start of a new venture between a number of
leading players from academia and publishing in Scotland.
DUP is dedicated to publishing high-quality books that
appeal to both an academic and non-academic audience.
The company, the latest in a series of University spin outs, is a
partnership between Dundee and Edinburgh-based publisher
Birlinn Ltd which took over Tuckwell Press.
Up to eight titles are planned for the first year, with plans to
increase this year on year. DUP’s output will not be restricted
to work by academics alone, but will also encompass titles
from non-academic authors.
For more information about Dundee University Press visit:
www.dundee.ac.uk/dup/ or email dup@dundee.ac.uk
OTC PUBLICATION
A second edition of the history of Tayforth Universities OTC
has recently been published, updating the earlier edition from
the origin of the OTC In 1883 to 2003.
Tayforth UOTC incorporates the universities of St Andrews,
Dundee, Stirling and Abertay and is the successor to
St Andrews UOTC.
The service of those who served in the 1939-45 War is
recorded in the Rolls of Honour and Records of Service
and now also in this publication. It has been written by
Colonel John Blair, a St Andrews University alumus and
member of the OTC, which he went on to command.
Copies of the book are available from:
The Adjutant, Tayforth UOTC, 16 Park Wynd, Dundee,
price £10, plus £2 postage and packing.
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Students will be able to study part-time, in the evenings or
during the day and use the latest in distance learning initiatives
with the University’s highly successful Virtual Learning Environment,
which they can access from their computers at home.
Students who opt to carry on a full time job and study in their
leisure time will be able to negotiate their teaching placements
into their holidays or around childcare commitments. For further
details contact Graham Williamson: (01382) 464361, email:
g.williamson@dundee.ac.uk, web: www.dundee.ac.uk/fedsoc/
£1M FOR INVESTIGATION INTO
HOW EXERCISE PREVENTS DIABETES
A University-led project to establish scientific evidence on how
exercise prevents weight gain, obesity and Type 2 Diabetes has
been awarded nearly £9m by the European Commission, with
£1m coming directly to Dundee.
The money will also start the long process of developing a drug
which will mimic the beneficial effects of exercise for people
who are unable to exercise themselves.
The project responds to the urgent problem of obesity, which
has increased three-fold in the UK over the last twenty years.
The obesity epedemic is predicted to be followed by a large
increase in Type 2 Diabetes which causes many chronic and
debilitating health problems.
Professor Grahame Hardie of the School of Life Sciences,
who is co-ordinating the project explained: “The link between
exercise and prevention of Type 2 Diabetes is very convincing but
is currently only a correlation, rather like the original evidence that
smoking causes lung cancer. Once it is known exactly how exercise
prevents the disease, we will be able to give people more rational
advice about exercise and health, and also put more pressure on
European governments to adopt policies that make it easier for
people to increase their level of exercise.”
Grahame is leading the five year research project with
colleagues from 26 laboratories across 13 European countries
and corporate partners including AstraZeneca and Unilever.
NEWS DIGEST
Professor Alan Newell of the Division of Applied Computing
was the only person outside North America to receive a grant
from the American Alzheimer’s Association in 2004.
Alan will be investigating how digital TV can be used
to remind people with Alzheimer’s to carry out tasks that
they may forget, such as taking their medicine.
Sue Black OBE has joined the University
as Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology and
launched the UK’s first-ever degree course in forensic
anthropology here at Dundee.
Other areas of forensic research are also being developed
at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels – making
Dundee the only University in the UK to offer such
specialised training in this critical field.
With skills that are in demand at crime scenes and
disaster areas all over the world, Sue has provided her
services in Kosovo and Bosnia and she spent time in
Thailand at the end of 2004 identifying victims of the
devastating Asian Tsunami.
Here she demystifies the work of the
forensic anthropologist…
From the smiling skull uncovered for Taggart or reconstructed
for Morse to the heroines of Kathy Reichs and Patricia
Cornwell, few disciplines have suffered as much from the
intrusion of popular media culture as forensic anthropology.
So what is forensic anthropology? The word ‘forensic’ is
derived from the Latin ‘forensis’ meaning ‘pertaining to the
court’ and anthropology literally means ‘the study of man’.
Therefore by definition, forensic anthropology is the study of
man for the purposes of informing the court.
Within the UK, forensic anthropologists assist the investigative
forces in the identification of the deceased. The victim may
recently have passed from this world and be a relatively intact
corpse, or the body may show significant decomposition or
indeed be skeletal or fragmented in its presentation. Our
prime function is not to determine the cause or manner of the
death as that is the remit of the forensic pathologist, ours is to
determine the identity of the deceased.
In the last 10-15 years we have been more frequently asked to
assist the international community in the investigation of war
crimes, abuses of human rights and humanitarian disasters.
The mass graves of Rwanda, Yugoslavia and Iraq require our
assistance as much as the disasters of the World Trade Centre,
Bali bombing, Madrid train crash and the Asian Tsunami.
How does somebody become a forensic anthropologist?
It differs from country to country, but at the University of
Dundee training takes around eight years, through a BSc to
MA and then PhD. Eight years may seem like a long time but
the opinion of a forensic anthropologist can be sufficient to
sway a jury to convict within the UK and pass a life sentence.
It can equally persuade a jury to serve the death penalty in
countries such as Iraq.
This is not a profession for the weak or the mildly interested.
There is no such thing as a typical day and there is no such
thing as an easy job. One case may find you in the wilds of
Scotland excavating an abandoned quarry for the skeletal
remains of a mother and child who have been missing for
27 years. But it may equally find you in the depths of Sierra
Leone being surrounded by armed guards whose sole aim
is to prevent the rebels from capturing you as a hostage.
Glamorous? Oh dear me no! Nobody looks good in a scene of
crime paper suit. Demanding? Unquestionably. 12 hour shifts
for 6 weeks without a break. Interesting? Absolutely no doubt.
No two cases or two days are ever the same. Addictive?
Without question. Each and every case is a challenge that
demands to be conquered.
To find out more about the forensic anthroplogy BSc, MA or
PhD visit www.dundee.ac.uk/biocentre/uafa_sb.htm
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from Dundee
to
rock stardom
With Mercury Music Prize and Brit nominations,
a multi-platinum album and sell-out tour, Snow
Patrol have had a meteoric rise to fame over the
last 12 months. But the road to success has been
a long one and it all began over 10 years ago in
Dundee, when Gary Lightbody (MA 1998) met
Mark McLelland (MA Hons Financial Economics
1998) during a drink-sodden Freshers’ week...
The group had already started playing around the city
when they brought in another friend,Tom Simpson
(BA Drawing and Painting, 1995).
“I guess we’re a rock band, but I don’t really know
how I would describe us…I leave that to journalists”
says lead singer Gary Lightbody. If you haven’t
already come across Snow Patrol “the darlings of
an effervescent Scottish music scene”, “one of the
UK’s brightest new hopes” and “poised songwriting
and soul-searching lyrics” are just a few of the
superlatives that have been used to describe the
band and their music over the past 12 months.
But back in 1994 when Gary and Mark decided to start
a band it was more for fun than fame and fortune.
After an early legal-wrangle over the band’s name
(they were originally called Polar Bear) Snow Patrol’s
early days saw them establishing a local fan base in
Dundee. “It was a good training ground” says Jonny.
“You can get gigs easily enough in Dundee and people
turn out for them so that gives you the experience to
go out and play elsewhere. It’s also well facilitated for
things like rehearsing and recording, so bands don’t
have to move until the time is right.”
“When we were students at Dundee the band was a
hobby, it was all a bit of fun for the first few years.”
says Gary. In fact it was the Dundee connection
that brought together three of the five members of
the band. Jonny Quinn came from Northern Ireland
to join Gary in Dundee, and went on to become the
band’s drummer.
“I’m a great believer in fate” says Gary. “The time
and place had a lot to do with the eventual success
of the band. This last year wouldn’t have happened
for us without Dundee, it all stems from there.”
The ‘right time’ for Snow Patrol meant a move to
Glasgow, where they continued to tour and release
more material to critical, if not commercial, success.
But it was a change of record label that brought a
shift in momentum, and led to the multi-platinum
selling album Final Straw, released in February 2004.
The move to a new record label was partly
orchestrated by another Dundee graduate, Paul
Smernicki (BSc Town & Regional Planning 1993) one
of the three-strong team who run Fiction, a division of
Polydor Records. Gary explains: “I met Paul through
Tom when I was a student. He was always really keen
to know what was going on with the band so when
Snow Patrol parted company with Jeepster he was
the catalyst for us being signed to Fiction.”
As acclaim for the album grew, along with the Snow
Patrol fan-base, 2004 catapulted the band into a
whirlwind of sell-out tours, award nominations
and media interest. And with the long-awaited
recognition came even more demand. “We’re a
really hard working band” says Tom. “We worked
solidly through most of last year, right up to New
Year’s eve.”
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But while it may not be glamorous, the life of a
rock band isn’t all just hard work: “Travelling was
definitely one of the highlights of the last year,” says
Gary. “We try to get out and see the places we visit
rather than just get stuck in a routine of arriving,
playing, then leaving without taking anything in.”
“Writing an album better than Final Straw” is,
according to Tom, high on the agenda for 2005.
So what can Snow Patrol fans expect from their
next album? While the band is usually associated
with songs about the less sugar-coated aspects of
love and relationships, some of the lyrics on Final
Straw had a more political edge. But political
commentary isn’t an area that Gary is consciously
moving into with his song writing: “Coming from
Northern Ireland I’ve seen a lot of bigotry and small
mindedness, and moving to Dundee was a chance
to get away from that” he says. “You’re still aware of
what’s going on in the world, you can’t ignore it, but
I’m wary of overlaps between music and politics.”
With a support slot on U2’s 2005 summer stadium
tour Snow Patrol have long eclipsed the music
venues where they started off in Dundee. So what
ambitions are left to achieve? “I’d like to play the
Caird Hall” says Gary. “It was the biggest venue in
Dundee when we started up, so I suppose it’s a bit
of a romantic notion to want to come back and play
there now.”
While Snow Patrol still describe themselves as an
Irish band, they have long-since counted Scotland
as their adopted home – and together with Franz
Ferdinand and Belle and Sebastian have played a
major part in creating the current buzz around the
Glasgow music scene. But if they do ever decide to
make-good on Gary’s Caird Hall ambition, there will
be many people ready to welcome them back to the
city where the band was conceived.
“The successes
of the last year wouldn’t have
happened for us
without Dundee,
it all stems from there.”
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Highland Stoneware’s
Dundee roots
The pioneers in 1975. From left: Gordon Kilgour, David Grant, Paul Phipps, Rae Phipps,
Grahame Clark, with the Highland Stoneware factory behind.
Highland Stoneware was the brainchild of David Grant,
a student at Duncan of Jordanstone from 1966-1971.
Born and raised in the Highlands, it was as a student that David
first conceived the idea of setting up a pottery company in that
area of Scotland, both as a means of returning to his roots and
of contributing to the local economy. After graduating, David
moved to London to take his MA, but he never lost sight of
his original dream and Highland Stoneware became a reality in
1974 when the company was officially incorporated.
Although David was the originator of the project, from the
outset Highland Stoneware has drawn on the talents of a
number of DJCAD graduates. David met his future wife
Norah Sullivan during his student days in Dundee. Norah’s
creative skills were an integral part of the business from the
early days. Paul Phipps and Rae Phipps were college friends and
the first to join David in Lochinver. Another DJCAD alumna,
Linda MacLeod, joined the company after graduating in 1975.
The natural beauty of
a small fishing port on
the shores of Lochinver,
framed by the impressive
backdrop of the rugged
mountains of the
northwest Highlands,
provides the inspiration for
a company of potters and
artists whose work can be
found in homes all over
the world. Formally known
as Highland Stoneware,
the company is this
year celebrating its 30th
anniversary, all thanks to
the original vision, creative
talent and entrepreneurial
spirit of a group of
graduates of Duncan of
Jordanstone College of
Art & Design.
“The decorators have always been inspired by the beauty
of their natural surroundings and a wide range of patterns
has been created, often featuring the scenery, flora or fauna
of Scotland.” says David. “While the artists are trained to
paint all the firm’s current patterns, they have always been
encouraged to make their own variations and innovations,
so that each piece of Highland Stoneware is unique.”
Register with Dundee-Reunited.com and you could be in with a chance of winning one of the two pieces of Highland Stoneware
which David Grant has generously donated (shown above). See pages 18-19 for details of how to register.
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Dundee’s
award-winning centre
with
alumni around the
world
The melting pot of cultures that makes up the
University’s student population not only creates a buzz
about the campus, but across the city as well.
Ibrahima Coulibaly
(LLM in Resources Law
& Policy 2000)
Dundee’s success at attracting international students
was acknowledged in 2004, when the highly prestigious
Queen’s Award for Enterprise was awarded to the Centre
for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP).
I work for the National Bureau
for Studies and Development
(BNETD), a corporation
renowned in the
West African sub-region.
The skills I acquired in
Dundee, both in English and
in the legal, environmental
and financial aspects of the
minerals sector, have given
me a real advantage
in my career.
In the last ten years the centre has established itself as
the leading international postgraduate institution in the
field of energy and natural resources law and policy, with
its graduates returning to countries all over the world to
put into practice the knowledge they gained in Dundee.
We caught up with a few CEPMLP alumni to see where
their qualifications have taken them…
Cheng Lei
(LLM in Resources Law &
Policy 1998)
I am now general secretary of
the China Society of Natural
Resources and a supervisor
of doctorate students in
my institute. I believe the
knowledge I gained in
Dundee will continue to
benefit me in the future.
Sylvester Matemu
(LLM International &
Comparative Water Law &
Policy 2002)
Efuntomi Lukanmbi (LLM in Petroleum Law & Policy 2003)
I am based in Lagos, Nigeria, working as part of the oil and
gas team in my law firm. We recently concluded negotiations
for two indigenous Nigerian companies that were awarded oil
blocs. My programme at the CEPMLP gave me a foundation on
most of the legal issues involved in the negotiations.
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I am Private Secretary to the
Minister of Science Technology
and Higher Education in
Tanzania. The knowledge
I gained at Dundee has really
strengthened my negotiation
skills. My thesis document is
now being used to develop
strategies on how best to
manage transboundary
waters.
Onunnadire Isiguzo
(LLM in Petroleum Law &
Policy 2002)
My exposure and experience
in Dundee has broadened my
horizon and general outlook
on life. My analytical skills
have improved greatly and
my knowledge of petroleum
law and policy has not only
helped me in that field but in
other practice areas too.
Bond Abbe (MBA 2000)
After my MBA, I moved back to Nigeria. Today, I work with
Ericsson Nigeria as Senior Solutions Engineer.
I attribute my success to the knowledge gained through my
course. Many of the scenarios we examined in the course have
come up in work situations. I often wonder how I would have
dealt with them if I hadn’t gone to Dundee.
Tolulope Lukanmbi
(MSc in Energy Studies 2002)
I work as an upstream
economist with the upstream
subsidiary of TOTAL S.A, the
fourth largest oil producing
company in Nigeria.
I have to give credit
to CEPMLP for the practical
training sessions I took
part in. These courses have
served as a good professional
background for my job.
Lida Skifte Lennert (LLM in Petroleum Law & Policy 2002)
Diego San Miguel
(LLM in Mineral Law &
Policy 2001)
When I came back to
Argentina I really saw the
value of what I learned
from the LL.M. programme,
and the enormous value of
studying and living in the UK.
I left Dundee four years ago
and I keep saying that
I spent the best times of my
life there, rain included!
I believe that the international experience I gained at CEPMLP
was a qualifying factor in my appointment at the Foreign
Affairs Ministry in Greenland. I have been able to use my
dissertation practically by incorporating its recommendations in
the government office dealing with petroleum matters.
In the last ten years CEPMLP has established itself as the
leading international postgraduate institution in the field of
energy and natural resources law and policy.
The main activities are the provision of 1-2 year taught
Masters degrees, a PhD programme and the delivery of short
professional training seminars in the UK and abroad.
CEPMLP is constantly adapting the structure and content of
its teaching programmes in response to changes in the market
and to the suggestions of students and alumni.
For more information visit: www.dundee.ac.uk/cepmlp/
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Can renewable
energy
save the planet?
By Brian Wilson
Energy is not the sexiest of
political subjects. In fact,
as I learned during my
stint as Energy Minister,
the only events that really
concentrate minds on it
are the occasional power
cut and the less occasional
price rise. Then everyone
wants to know what has
gone wrong.
Brian Wilson MP
is a University of Dundee
graduate who was Energy
Minister from 2001-03.
He is currently the
Prime Minister’s Special
Representative on
Overseas Trade.
My own interest in the energy
industry has continued to
increase, even as my departure
from political life comes closer.
The questions raised by energy
policy are so enormous, both
nationally and globally, that
it is difficult just to lay one’s
interest aside. After all, the
future of the planet may well
depend upon it.
As an alternative, I have been trying to promote what I call an
indigenous energy policy which would continue to hedge our
bets through dependence on a wide range of energy sources,
as at present. Of course we should promote renewables but
equally we should recognise that clean coal technology can
offer even more in terms of carbon reduction, both nationally
and globally.
Setting targets is all very well, and it is useful consciencesalving therapy for a wide range of politicians in search of
green credentials. But targets cannot be delivered without
major projects and widespread public reluctance to make
that logical linkage partly explains why I am sceptical about
too much reliance being placed on renewables to deliver our
carbon reduction targets.
And then, of course, there is nuclear of which I am an
enthusiastic supporter. In the age of global warming, does it
really make sense to get rid of the one significant source of
power generation which does not result in harmful emissions
into the atmosphere? Of course it does not - and I suspect
that this is a 21st century truth that will have to be faced up to
sooner rather than later.
My other big doubt about current energy policy lies in the
extraordinary reliance - particularly for a country which has
historically been an exporter of energy - which is in future to
be placed on imported gas. By 2020, according to current
projections, 70 per cent of our electricity will come from gas
and, as the North Sea declines, 90 per cent of that will be
imported. Does that make strategic sense?
Image courtesy of FreeFoto.com
I was a supporter of renewable energy long before I had any
expectation of becoming Energy Minister and it was one of the
great privileges of the job that I was in a position to drive this
agenda forward. Not that it was a universally popular cause.
For instance, I treasure the memory of the Bishop of Hereford
comparing me to “the Taliban destroying the statues” because
I approved a windfarm in mid-Wales.
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Our Alumni
in
Hong Kong
The University’s alumni community spans the globe!
From Scotland, to Australia and everywhere in between
there are new groups forming all the time. Hong Kong is
one of the latest spots on the map where a Dundee alumni
group has been formed, and there are currently some 200
Dundee alumni living in the city. Head of Alumni Relations
Dianne Pemberton-Pigott travelled to Hong Kong to meet
with some of them at their first get-together.
Since leaving Dundee, our Hong Kong based alumni have
followed a diverse range of career paths, with many of them
holding influential roles in the city that is characterised by its
fusion of east and west...
below, from left (two in front):
Kam Tsui, Francis Yu;
from left (standing):
Dianne PembertonPigott,
Adrian McCarroll, Peter Ngai,
Dr Godwin S H Chan,
Prof. Anne McMillan, Eric Tam,
Gary T M Ma, Doris Li,
Peter Li, Robert Ng, Brenda Yip,
Gordon Craig, Francis Or.
above: from left: Peter Li,
Gary Ma, KW Lee
Dr Carlos Wong is Associate
of an international engineering
consultant (Ove Arrup &
Partner Hong Kong Limited).
Victor S W Fung is
Traffic Engineer of Transport
Department, Hong Kong
Special Administration Region
involving with traffic signal
control works.
Peter Ngai is Project Manager,
Ove Arrup & Partner Hong
Kong Limited.
Professor Anne McMillan is
Chair of Oral Rehabilitation,
Faculty of Dentistry at the
University of Hong Kong.
Dr Godwin S H Chan is
Director of a Zhongshan
Genius Copper & Aluminium
Products Co. Ltd.
Or Ping Kwan is Senior
Engineer of Drainage Services
Department, Hong Kong
Special Administration Region.
Adrian McCarroll is founder
and Managing Director of
award-winning Hong Kongbased design house
‘Original Vision”.
Eric SF Tam is an engineer
with Water Supplies
Department, Hong Kong
Special Administration Region
Li Yin Tai is Structural
Engineer of Architectural
Services Department,
Hong Kong Special
Administration Region.
Dr Sammy Y N Chan is
Director of Wong & Chen
Consulting Engineers Ltd and
Director of G&E Engineering
Ltd.
Doris Li Class of 2003,
accommpanied her father,
Peter.
Kam Y Tsui, was Quality
Assurance Manager of a
Japanese building and civil
engineering contractor.
Gary T M Ma is Geotechnical
Engineer in the Hong Kong
Special Administration
Region.
Kwok Chiu Lee is a
consultant on electrical
engineering works.
James J B Kam is Chief
Engineer (Tsim Sha Tsui)
with Kowloon-Canton
Railway Corp.
Robert CW Ng is
Sales Director of UCCA
Engineering Limited.
K W Lee is Director
of Mott Connell Limited in
Hong Kong.
Yu Sai Yen is Managing
Director of Leader
Construction Co Ltd in
Hong Kong.
Frankie CS Yu is Director of
Brington Engineering Limited
in Hong Kong.
Tony Cheung is
Assistant Manager at KPMG
in Hong Kong.
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your NEW on-line services
Dundee-reunited.com is the new online community
exclusive to University of Dundee alumni.
The service is up and running now, to start taking
advantage of the huge range of benefits on offer,
all you have to do is register at:
www.dundee-reunited.com
a searchable directory4
how to access
.com
Just go to www.dundee-reunited.com and follow the
instructions. It’s as simple as that!
You can use the online directory to keep in touch with
former classmates, network for business or career
purposes or perhaps share your expertise or experience.
You decide what the other members may see about you.
yourname@dundee-reunited.com
your Dundee Reunited email from anywhere, via the
email for life4 Access
web, or use it to forward mail to your preferred address.
offer help to your faculty4
form interest groups4
... as a mentor, speaker or advisor. With your help,
the Alumni Relations office can provide a pool of help
for faculty staff - all to enrich the student classroom
experience for current and future Dundee students.
There are a growing number of alumni and special
interest groups all over the world. These groups provide
invaluable opportunities for alumni to share common
interests and to network. This is your chance to join one,
or even to start one.
keep you up-to-date with University developments
news and events4 We’ll
and you will be able to post your own news.
update your own record4
If you do not have
access to the internet,
the Alumni Relations Office
is very pleased to continue receiving
updates by letter.
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It’s now easier to update your alumni record, to ensure
we have correct details for posting Dundee Reunited to
you, and to let you know about University events.
Our guarantee
The information we keep is never sold or passed on by us to commercial third parties
unconnected with the University or University of Dundee alumni, it is only used by us.
The system supporting Dundee Reunited Online is called webALUMNUS, a powerful membership
management facility developed by Abbatia, a London-based, specialist software company.
Dundee Reunited Online incorporates data privacy technology, which enables us to offer you
a secure service according to your preferences for the disclosure and use of your personal data,
while allowing us to comply with privacy regulations.
The system will protect your rights over the data it holds about you. You will be able to control
what data is held on the system, and whether this data is visible to other users. The Dundee
Reunited Online system will ensure that we handle your personal data in the way that you specify.
benefits...
Everyone who registers with the Dundee Reunited community will be able to access
full details of the new alumni affiliate programme, which includes offers from a
number of top brands:
£20 off your first wine order
from Virgin Wines
A different offer every month
from Avis Car Hire
Discounted holidays from Inn Travel,
the 2004 Guardian and Observer
Travel Award Winners
Discounted subscriptions on
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This is only the beginning. The affiliate programme will continue to expand, bringing more benefits
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the card...
To take advantages of some of the affiliate programme deals;
to allow you access to DUSA on your return to campus and
to make it easier to register for University events we will be
issuing you with a Dundee Reunited Alumni Membership card
when you register on the site.
If you have any problems
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stateof the
union
Chart-topping bands have been formed, lifelong
friendships established and romances blossomed.
Ask any former Dundee student and the chances are that
they spent countless memorable evenings at the Union.
But the DUSA of today is probably very different from the
building you remember from your student days. After a yearlong renovation project, a state-of-the-art makeover has been
unveiled, and the results are very impressive. In total, £3.8m has
been spent on the most recent work to upgrade the building.
Together with the construction of the Mono bar in 2001, a total
of £4.5m has been invested in DUSA over the last three years.
The project has brought changes to most parts of the building,
including the creation of a north extension, which houses the
new Air Bar. To make way for new office space, The Tav has been
closed. Pete’s Bar and the Liar Bar have also been refurbished and
re-named Level 5 and the Liar as part of the makeover.
Now, thanks to an initiative from current DUSA President
Fraser Millar, all alumni will be able to come back and see the
new-look DUSA for themselves. As from this year all alumni
will be offered automatic lifelong membership.
“The re-development project has been made possible by the
support and loyalty that alumni showed DUSA during their
time as students in Dundee” said Fraser. “Some of the money
spent by students at DUSA has been re-invested back into
the building through the refurbishment and we would like to
recognise this contribution by offering all alumni automatic life
membership.”
For information on all DUSA alumni offers, including lifelong
membership and tickets for this year’s alumni ball, see the
opposite page.
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Graduates’
Council
Invitation to Graduates’ Council
Annual Event and
Discovery Lecture 2005
25 June 2005, Students’ Union
DUSA, Airlie Place, Dundee
Programme
1pm – 3pm Dundee Students Union Building,
Airlie Place, Dundee
Registration and Coffee
Brief Presentations from Convener
of Graduates’ Council, Principal of
University of Dundee and GC
Court Assessors
Statutory GC business
Afternoon Tea and tour of revamped
DUSA
3pm
Discovery Lecture,
Professor Germaine Greer
4pm
Drinks Reception hosted by
Lord Provost of Dundee.
“Regeneration, Rehabilitation
or Restoration? The Challenging Rainforest”
by Professor Germaine Greer
TICKET ONLY
25 June 2005
AT THE UNION
Admission to the 2005 Discovery Lecture
will be by ticket only. Please ensure your request reaches us by 30th May
To reserve your tickets please contact:
Alumni Relations Office
University of Dundee
DD1 4HN
T +44 (0)1382 344822 F +44 (0)1382 344107 e alumni@dundee.ac.uk
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All alumni are invited to attend the Graduation Ball. Tickets available from DUSA.
Welcome back
We look forward to welcoming all alumni back to Dundee University
for the Graduates’ Council’s annual event on 25 June. This year’s
format has been altered to create an informal and relaxed atmosphere,
and we hope you will be able to join us for what promises to be an
enjoyable and fun event.
This year’s event will be held in DUSA, and you will not fail to be
impressed by the newly extended and refurbished union building.
It is still the Union, but definitely not as you remember it! £3.2m
has been spent on the project and the results are impressive.
Recognition of this was marked recently by DUSA being voted ‘Best
Students’ Union in the UK’ at the BEDA (British Entertainment and
Dance Association) Awards.
DUSA - the new
Air Bar
We are delighted to have Professor Germaine Greer deliver the 2005
Discovery Lecture which is sure to be the highlight of the day. Her
lecture, titled ‘Regeneration, Rehabilitation or Restoration? The
Challenging Rainforest’ will no doubt be stimulating and thoughtprovoking. These are exciting times for the University which is
building an excellent reputation, both nationally and internationally,
for the high academic standards of its awards and the diversity of
degree courses it offers. The Campus is benefiting from an ambitious
development programme.
The University of Dundee is on the move, and the Graduates’ Council,
keen to help, has been looking at ways of making a more effective
contribution to the university’s growing success. Graduates’ Council
is evolving, and as part of an ongoing review an ‘away day’ has
been planned for 21 May when the Graduates’ Council Business
Committee will explore, through working groups, other areas of
activities including:
• recruitment
• supporting charitable campaigns
• governance
• building the university community
By reviewing our role and function in this way, helpful new initiatives
will be formed which will be of real value to the university. We will
share these with you on 25 June, hopefully enlisting your help in
due course.
We look forward to welcoming back all alumni to Dundee University.
Further information on Graduates’ Council Business
Committee members, business, events and dates
Please visit our web site for further information.
will be published on our web page,
Copies of this year’s agenda and the 2004 Annual Meeting minutes
www.dundee.ac.uk/externalrelations/alumni/
can be accessed on the website or are available from the Alumni
gradcouncil.htm
Office. Telephone 01382 344822, email alumni@dundee.ac.uk
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Graduates’
Council
Gra
Cou
Join us
Three vacancies will exist on the Business Committee, and nominations
are now invited for candidates for the normal three year period of office.
Further details and application forms can be obtained from the Alumni
Relations’ Office.
Graduates’ Council Fund
The Fund needs your support. Can you help?
This Fund assists graduates and undergraduates
The election will take place at the meeting in accordance with Graduates’
with worthwhile projects where other sources of
Council Regulations (Ordinance 20)
funding have been unsuccessful or have proved
“Elections for the Business Committee shall be held at the annual meeting
of the Council. The Secretary shall invite nominations in the press notices
for the annual meeting as well as in the papers issued therefor. Nominations
may be made by a proposer and seconder in writing accompanied by
the candidate’s consent in writing and shall reach the Secretary before
the hour of the annual meeting. Nominations duly proposed and seconded
of persons present may also be made at the meeting. The election shall
be by ballot on voting papers provided at the meeting. In the event of
inadequate.
Awards during the last year:
£600 Iceland Geography Expedition 2004
£500 Dundee University Music Society - Prague
Concert
£350 Kyle McCallum - Malawi research trip
a tie the elections shall be decided by the drawing of lots”.
£500 Dundee University Brass
This year there is a vacancy for Graduates’ Council Assessor to the
£500 Dundee University Debating Union
University Court, and a ballot form is included with this magazine. Please
note that completed ballot papers must be returned by 10.30am on 25
June 2005.
Our thanks to all those who have donated over
the years.
Business Committee Members
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John Barnett
Professor Ann Burchell
Chris Bustin
Brian Cairns (Convener)
David M Gauld
Brian Gegan
Maurice Golden
Sir Alan Langlands (Principal)
Expiry of Office
2005
2007
2007
2005
2006
2006
2006
ex officio
Expiry of Office
Alistair B Main
co-opted
Chris McDonald
2007
John Milligan (Chairman of Court)
ex officio
Fraser Miller (President DUSA)
ex officio
William O Wilson (Court Assessor)
ex officio
Iain D M Wright (Court Assessor)
ex officio
Dr Frank A Zwolinski
co-opted
Louise Keane
recently resigned
where are they now?
1950
James MacGregor, MD is a retired Consultant
in Public Health Medicine, previously working in
Tayside Health Board.
1956
Dr Neil Buist, MBChB, is Professor Emeritus,
Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics,
Oregon Health and Science University. He has
volunteered medical services in Malaysia, Nepal,
Thailand, Kampuchea, Sudan and Ethiopia,
Samoa, China, Afghanistan.
1974
David J F Howdle, LLB is now in Dundee as
Area Procurator Fiscal for Tayside.
Bernard Farrant, BSc is a Teacher for Kent
County Council in Dover.
1980
Sheila Oliver, MA works in London as Housing
Operations Manager for Barnet Homes.
1981
James Penman, PhD is Vice Principal in Robert
Gordon University, Aberdeen.
Eleanor Wales, BSc is Logistics Manager with
Castrol UK Ltd.
1968
Peter Tiller, MA is Vice President with JP
Morgan Chase.
Colin Anderson, LLB works for The Standard
Life Assurance company in Edinburgh as a Legal
Manager.
Martin Edwards, BDS is a General Dental
Surgeon with Flutter Weld & Edwards in Truro,
Cornwall.
Jaroslaw Pikolycky, BDS has now retired and is
living in the United States.
1976
1969
Francis Toner, BDS is an Honorary Clinical Teacher
in the University of Dundee.
1971
James Innes, MA is in Dundee as Director of
Mackinnon Marquis.
1972
William Craig, LLB is a Lecturer for the School
of Law in the University of Aberdeen.
Dr Alistair F Mutch, LLB – was promoted
to the Chair of Information & Learning at the
Nottingham Trent University in July 2003. He
writes extensively on the use of information in
work organisations, especially the licensed retail
industry and is currently working on a book on
change in UK brewing from 1950-1990.
Robert Wright, BDS has his own practice in
London – American Dentistry in London – and
works as a Specialist Prosthodontist.
Terry Hart, Dip Des is an Architect with Richard
Baily in Kenilworth.
Haldane Maxwell, MBChB works in Ballantrae
as a GP.
Leslie McGuire, BA Design is an Art Teacher in
Greenock High School.
Amar Rai, PhD is a Professor of Biochemistry in
the North-Eastern Hill University in Shillong, India.
Brian Smith, BSc (Arch) is a Partner in
Wellwood Leslie Chartered Architects in Dundee.
Andrew Stewart (1981) and his wife Gillian
(1982) are gallery owners of 108 Contemporary
Fine Art in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
Following the rare and breathtaking discovery of
5,000 paintings, drawings and sculpture by the
artist Joash Woodrow, a massive cataloguing and
conservation programme has been undertaken,
with a 240 page book on the artist’s work
published recently. An international retrospective
exhibition will be launched at Manchester Art
Gallery in June, before traveling to London and
then to the USA during 2006. Those requiring
further information should contact Andrew on
+44 (0)1423 819108 or www.108fineart.com
1977
William Lang, BSc Eng of Bermuda is a Director
with Woodbourne Associates Ltd.
Abdy Moghbel, BSc is Managing Director of
AM Scientifics Ltd in Geneva, Switzerland
Patrick Powell, MA works in London as
Features Sub Editor for the Daily Mail.
Roy Reeves, MA is with Huntingdonshire
District Council as Head of Administration.
Robert Sorley, MA is Head of Translation
Services for HSBC CCF Securities SA in Paris.
1973
Frances Gillespie, MBChB is a Specialist
Anaesthetist in St Lukes Clinic in Thessaloniki,
Greece. Frances is Alumni Group Organiser for
the Thessaloniki area.
Richard Metford, MA is working for Bridgend
County Borough Council as Transportation Policy
and Strategy Manager for the Environmental and
Planning Services Directorate.
Arthur Fallick, MA is Education Projects
Development Director with Honour Education
Consultants in Vancouver, Canada.
1982
Jasper Gilder, MA is Managing Director of his
own company, Jasper S Gilder Ltd.
Gary Cruden, B Arch is a Business Manager
– Integrity Services for Lloyd’s Register in
Houston, USA.
Stephen Mather, MBChB is a Consultant
Anaesthetist in Warwick Hospital.
Ian Thompson, MA is Chief Executive of
Leadership International Ltd in Paisley.
Ian Watson, MSc is a Consultant Biochemist for
Aintree Hospital NHS Trust in Liverpool.
Kenneth Welsh, BDS is a Partner in Portland
Dental Practice in Kilmarnock.
1978
Alistair Gibson, MA is a Special Projects
Executive for AgustaWestland International Ltd.
Stephen Ingram, BSc is Managing Director of S
G Ingram: Actuary Ltd in Harrogate, Yorkshire.
John Michie, BSc, PhD (1979) is Head of
Radiobiology Laboratory in Tygerberg Hospital,
Cape Town, South Africa.
Riccardo Zampieri, BSc is Director of Business
Development for AMEC SPIE Rail in France.
David Millar, MA is in Melbourne, Australia
working for Craighill Pty Ltd as its Managing
Director.
1979
Brian Page, DipDes is Managing Director of Brian
Page & Associates Ltd in Maidstone.
Steve Yeaman, BSc / PhD (1977), has raised
£6,000 for Diabetes UK by climbing Mount
Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.
Until his retirement last year, Steve was
Professor and Head of Biochemistry at the
University of Newcastle.
Barbara Browning, BSc works in Zimbabwe as
a Lecturer in Blackfordby Agricultural Institute.
Bhavsuta Desai, BSc is working for Sybron Dental
in California as an HR Generalist.
Kathleen Shortt, MA/MBA (1998) is with
CEPMLP at University of Dundee.
Terence Simpson, BDS has his own dental
practice in Livingston.
Kam Tsui, Dip Eng (1979)/MSc (1983)
of Hong Kong, brought his mother and
niece to visit the University in September.
1984
John Geekie, B Arch is a Director in Glenbreck
Developments.
Ian Henderson, BSC Eng is in Production
Engineering with Pacson Ltd in Carnoustie.
Nicholas Lucas, BSc is Vice President Operations
for Dataspectrum.
Valerie McElroy, LLB is a Solicitor Partner in
Gillespie, Gifford and Brown in Dumfries.
Linda McKay, MA is Finance Director for Alpine
Bikes in Aberdeen.
John Smyth, BSc Eng is a Partner in Cogan &
Shackleton in Coleraine.
Paula Warke, BSc teaches in St Mary’s High
School, Limavady.
Graham Young, BSc Eng works for BAE
Systems as a Project Manager.
1985
Elias Aperathitis, MSc works as a Researcher
for Foundation for Research & Technology in the
Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser based in
Haraklion, Greece.
David Kerr, LLB/Dip Legal Practice (1986)
works as a supply teacher for Dumfries &
Galloway Council.
Christopher Low, MBChB is an Ophthalmic
Surgeon in Australia, working for South West
Eye Surgeons.
Laura Morison, BDS is a Partner in Stevensons
Dental Surgery in Peterhead.
1986
Alan Stuart, MBChB is a Consultant Cardiologist
for United Bristol Healthcare Trust, working in
Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
1983
Euthymius Daggas, BSc Eng is the proprietor
of MACTEL Ltd. In Thessaloniki, Greece.
Annabelle Radcliffe-Trenner, BSc (Arch),
founded her own architecture firm, Historic
Building Architects (HBA), in 1994, and is now
based in New Jersey, USA. She was awarded the
title of Young Architect of the Year in 2000.
Douglas Colville, MBChB is a GP in Glasgow.
Charles Lovatt, MA is in Perth (UK) as
Managing Director of LI Components Ltd.
Simon Dyer, BSc is a Policy Coordination
Manager for the Department of Health in London.
Denis Mourelatos, PhD is an Associate
Professor in the Aristotelian University in
Thessaloniki, Greece.
Neil Fodor, MA is a Senior Crown Prosecutor with
the Crown Prosecution Service in Newcastle.
Roman Warskyj, BSc is working as a Software
Developer for Dundee City Council.
Hon T Cheng, BSc (PhD, 1988) has been
working for the past 9 years as Divisional Director
with Mott Connell Ltd in Hong Kong.
Helen Bath, BSc, is Operations Director for the
Red Cross in Mid Scotland and Argyll. She recently
returned to the University to establish a Red Cross
Group, which will enable students to become
volunteer trainers.
Brian S Dron, BSc & PhD 1987 – is now based
in Munich as a software services consultant
serving the life sciences industry. Brian was
President of Sports Union in 1983/84.
Brian Robertson, MBChB is a GP Partner in the
Dinnington Group Practice in Sheffield.
Alistair Matthew, MA is a Security Compliance
Manager with IBM in New Zealand.
Evelyn Foley, MBChB works as a GP in Australia.
1975
1965
Graham McCallum, Dip Des is Creative Head of
Kemistry in London.
Asad Bashey, BMS is an Associate Professor
of Medicine for the University of California,
San Diego.
Mark Gabbay, MBChB is a Senior Lecturer in
General Practice for the University of Liverpool.
1961
Douglas Chapman, BSc now retired, visited the
Alumni Relations Office last September
James Campbell, MSc is an Operations
Specialist (Projects) for the Inter-American
Development Bank in Washington, USA.
Graeme Henderson, BSc Eng is an Engineer
with Bookham Technology.
Gillian Hood, MBChB is a Consultant Specialist
Anaesthetist in Australia.
Dipak Devchand, PhD is Director of Carella
Sports in Perth, Australia.
Khalid Latief, MBChB works in Nottingham as a
Consultant Radiologist.
Charles Wilson, PhD is Regius Professor of
Chemistry in the University of Glasgow.
1987
Andreas Assimomitis, MSc works in Athens for
OTE (Hellenic Telecom. Organisation SA).
Paul Coyle, MA is Head of Group Tax with RAC
plc in Buckinghamshire.
Ishbel Jorgensen, MA is a Director of Unidial
Party Ltd in Melbourne, Australia.
Eric Ng, MA is Senior Assistant Registrar for The
University of Hong Kong.
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where are they now?
1995
Janice Price, BAdmin is Finance Director of RDF
Media Ltd in London.
Juan Mendez, PhD is a Process & Quality
Engineer for MDS - PRAD Technologies in Canada.
Mukulesh Roychowdhury, BSc Eng is an IT
Systems Designer/Developer for Logica CMG
UK Ltd.
David Milne, BDS is a General Dental
Practitioner in Aboyne.
Mark Sinclair, BSc (T & RP) is Executive Director
of HR for Glasgow Caledonian University.
Saad Potrous, PhD is the Director of the Electron
Microscopy Unit at University of Basrah, Iraq.
Douglas Spencer-Roy, BSc is Marketing
Manager for Transurban in Melbourne.
1988
John Butcher, Master of Public Health is a
Physician in University Medical Center, Lebanon.
Karyn Walton, BEd is a Class Teacher in St
Andrews International School, Thailand.
Bryan Hamilton, MA is a Lifelong Learning
Manager in Drumchapel Opportunities Ltd in
Glasgow.
1991
Claude Moraes, LLB is a Member of the
European Parliament in Brussels.
Amanda Pearson, MA is a Director of Harlow
Hill Ltd in Southport.
Martin Sloss, BSc is a Production Planner for
Soddard International plc in Kilmarnock.
Simon Stephenson, MA works as a Manager
for the Department of Health.
1989
Gordon Clark, BSc (T & RP) was previously a
member of the Sports Union Executive and of
the Rugby Club, now lives in Australia, played
for NSW Country rugby in 1994 against Ireland.
He currently coaches his son’s rugby team,
Shoalhaven Rugby Under 8’s.
Ghina Al-Sewaidi, LLM is working in Toronto,
Canada as a Barrister and Solicitor.
Jonathan Bobe, BSc works for University of
Warwick as a Business Development Manager.
Brenda Dunn, MEd is a Curriculum Leader in
Child Care for Glenrothes College.
Fiona Stocker (nee Mabey), B Arch, is working
as a ski instructor in Vail, Colorado. She is married
with two children.
1990
Stuart Allan, BSc/ PhD (1993) is a Lecturer &
Neuroscience Programme Director at University
of Manchester.
Martin Cockcroft, BSc/PhD (1995) is a Manager,
Microbiology for BioReliance Ltd.
J Richard Jenkins, LLB – newly appointed first
full time director of Affirming Catholicism.
Marguerita Choy, LLB works for Reuters in Paris
as an Energy Correspondent.
Apostolos Katsimitros, MSc works as a
Country Manager for McAfee Inc.
John Lawrie, LLB is Corporate Counsel for
Burmeister & Wain A/S in Denmark.
John Beech, MBA is Head of Leisure, Sport &
Tourism Management for Coventry Business
School.
Elaine Cant, BDS is Principal Dentist in Viewfield
Dental Practice, Auchterarder.
Lynn Christie, BSc works as an Administrative
Officer in the University of Abertay, Dundee.
Paul Davies, BSc/PhD (1997) is an Assistant
Professor of Anaesthesia in Massachusetts
General Hospital, Boston.
Janet Hamilton, LLB/Dip Leg Prac (1992) /
Dip N.R. Law & Policy (1995) is Co-Director of
Millenium Fitness Centre in Glenrothes.
Mungai Kihanya, MSc works for Jillion Limited
in Nairobi as Chief Operations Officer.
Douglas Low, BSc/MSc (1992) is an Account
Manager with Biotest (UK) Ltd. in Solihull.
Suzanne Wilson, LLB / Dip Leg Prac (1992)
is a Legal Adviser with Conoco Phillips (UK) Ltd.
in Aberdeen.
1992
Jyoti Baharani, MBChB is a Consultant
Physician in Birmingham.
Guy Cousins, Master of Social Work is a
Program Director for Youth Alternatives Inc in
the USA.
Gary Francis, BSc is Project Manager for Kowa
Research Group Ltd in Wokingham.
Simon Harrison, LLB works as Senior Industry
Manager with British Gas plc.
William Campbell, MBA is Managing Director
of Europe for Strand Lighting, based in Kirkcaldy.
Christopher Charlton, MA is a Team Leader for
Entegria Ltd in Leeds.
Graeme Ripley, BEng/MSc (1995)/PhD (2000)
is a Senior Engineer with Department Norske
Veritas in Houston, Texas.
James Dargie, MA is a Marine Data Manager
for Countryside Council for Wales.
Qasim Rizvi, MBChB is an Associate Product
Manager for Eli Lilly & Co. in Indianapolis, USA.
Marion Khwanjit, MA Hotel & Catering
Management is a Business Development
Executive for Ards Business Centre in Co. Down
Andrew Saunders, MSc works for PG Drives
Technology Ltd as a Project Engineer.
David Meur, BSc teaches in the Internationella
Engelska Skolan, Jarfalla, Sweden.
Volker Schumacher, MSc works in Germany for
OHB – System AG as a Project Engineer.
Alan Orr, MBA works as a Clinical Group
Manager in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
Vassiliki Servou, MSc is working as a Teacher in
the 10th Technical School of Athens.
Pamela Price, BSc works in Harlow with
GlaxoSmithKline as a Regulatory Project
Manager.
Donald Stewart, MBA is proprietor/Principal
Consultant with Donart Financial Consultants
in Dundee.
Neil Vince, BSc is Managing Director of Nevis
Systems in Northumberland.
1994
1996
Colin Buchan, B Des works as an Artist/
Printmaker at Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop.
Enzo Adamo, B Eng is a Director of Enzo
Adamo Consulting Engineers Ltd in Swindon.
Sylvester Gambe, MSc is Regional General
Manager of Zimbabwe Electricity Supply
Authority.
Stephen Bain, B Acc is a Team Leader in the
Unit Trust/OEIC Accounting Section of BNP
Paribas in Dundee.
Veronica Gray, MA works in Glasgow with
Maclay Murray & Spens Solicitors as an
Investment Adviser.
Craig Collinson, MA, won the Grierson Award
for best documentary at the Edinburgh Film
Festival in 2003. Craig joined film and television
production company Nobles Gate in 2004. His
most recent work, IM, which was commissioned
by Scottish Screen, Scottish TV and Grampian
TV under the New Found Land drama scheme,
premiered at the Edinburgh International Film
Festival last year.
Wayne Heatherington, BSc works with Pfizer
in Kent as a Biomedical Information Manager.
Joel Martin, BSc (T & RP) works in Glasgow
for National Grid Transco as a Network Support
Manager.
Rosamund Worrall, BSc (T & R P)/ MPhil (1994)
is working for Erewash Borough Council as a
Planning Officer.
Neil McDougall, BDS is with The Mill Dental
Practice in Sunderland.
Crispin Porter, MBChB is a Specialist Registrar
at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
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DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK.
Sharon Sweeney, MA works in the Student
Advisory Service, University of Dundee
Paul Tipper, BSc is a Railway Signalling Design
Engineer with the Ove Arup Group in Birmingham.
Elaine Stewart, MA/Master of Social Work
(1995) is Director of Quest (Scotland) Ltd in
Dundee.
Edna Akande, LLM is Founder and Proprietor of
Edna A Akande & Co in Lagos, Nigeria. Edna is
Alumni Group Organiser for Nigeria.
Mervyn Rolfe CBE, M Ed, former Lord Provost
of Dundee, is now the CEO of Dundee & Tayside
Chamber of Commerce.
John Wardell, MBChB is a Consultant
Psychiatrist in Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital,
Australia.
Jonathan MacKie, BSc (T & RP) is a Business
Development & Strategy Manager for Enterprise plc.
Clara Lyness, BSc has moved to Sweden.
Richard Brown, MBChB is working as a GP in
Port Ellen Surgery, Isle of Islay.
John Collins, MA is Principal Teacher of English
at St Johns RC High School, Dundee.
Mark Rebbeck, B Arch is Commercial Manager
for AM Development UK Ltd in Belfast.
1993
Waridibo Allison, BSc is now in Australia
working as a Registrar in Liverpool Hospital.
Hayley Carmichael, MA is the Editor of the
Department for Transport Staff Magazine in
London.
David Low, BSc works for NCR Financial
Solutions Group Ltd. in Dundee as a Solutions
Engineer.
Rognvald Linklater, BMS/BDS is a Consultant
in Warwick Hospital.
Neamat Abub-Bakr, MDS is an Asst. Professor
in Dentistry at the University of Khartoum.
Claire Caution, MA is Local Studies Librarian for
Cumbria Record Office and Local Studies Library.
Elaine Knight, MA is Manager of Daunt Books
for Travellers in London.
Anthony Matheson, LLB/Dip Leg Prac (1990)
/MBChB (1994) is in Edinburgh as a GP Registrar.
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James Campbell, BSc/ MA (1996) is working as
a Research Fellow in the Psychological Recovery
Research Programme, University of Teesside
and has been awarded the Florence Nightingale
Foundation Scholarship to undertake a six-week
study tour in Australia & New Zealand.
Carolyn Spraggon, BSc is a Senior Informatics
Specialist with Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals.
Michael Whipple, LLB is working for
Northamptonshire County Council as a Social
Services Solicitor
Mark Woods, MA is a Journalist in Edinburgh
with Britball.
Graeme Cook, MA is a Senior Research Specialist
for the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Panayiotis Drakoulas, MSc is Global Sales &
Marketing Director for MEDISPES SA in Greece.
Athol Duckett, B Eng is an Engineering Team
Leader with Ceres Power Ltd in Surrey.
Sara Geoghegan, MA – is with
Wild in Scotland, a business established
in Edinburgh in 1999, providing
backpacking tours of Scotland.
See www.wild-in-scotland.com.
John Harrison, LLB/Dip Leg Prac (1997) is a Legal
Manager with The Royal Bank of Scotland plc.
Mark Burns, LLB & LLM 1999 – was past
President of DUSA in 1996/97 and is currently
Financial Auditor for National Grid Transco.
He and fiancée, Rebecca Cardwell, MA 1999,
plan to marry in December 2005.
Julia Procter, BSc/PhD (2003) is a Higher Scientific
Officer for the Institute of Cancer Research.
where are they now?
Benjamin Sullivan, MA – now married to
Emma Laird, BAcc has recently become a
landscape gardener in New Zealand. They plan
to return to Northern Ireland in 2006.
Samantha Groves, MA is the Curator of the
British Golf Museum in St Andrews.
Judith Holt, MA is Human Resources Manager
for BBC Scotland in Glasgow.
Amanda Hyde, MA is an Enterprise in Education
Adviser for Careers Scotland in Dumfries.
Laura McKie, MA is SHO Development Team
Co-ordinator for NHS Education for Scotland in
Glasgow.
Vassilios Mikas, BEng works in Greece for
Hewlett-Packard as a Channel Service & Warranty
Manager.
Gordon Paterson, BSc (T & RP) is working for
Communities Scotland in Dundee as Planning
Manager.
Gavin Scott, MA Psychology, is performance
analyst for the Scotland rugby squad. He is
currently studying for an Msc in Performance
Psychology at Edinburgh University and is captain
of Scottish premiership one club Currie.
Rebecca Thomson, B Acc is working for
Henderson & Loggie in Dundee as a Senior Auditor.
Alison Cormack, MA Food & Welfare Studies
is teaching in Dundee.
Emma McAdam, MA is an Assistant Curator
with the British Golf Museum in St Andrews.
Andrew Cruickshanks, BSc (Env. Mgmt)
is a National Territory Manager for AC & T in
Melbourne.
Sarah Reid, LLB is a Senior Consultant in
Contract Scotland Ltd., Stirling.
Paul Haran, LLB is working as a solicitor in the
Public Defence Solicitors Office in Edinburgh.
Andrew Reilly, BSc is a Senior Medical Physicist
with the Oncology Physics Department, Edinburgh
Cancer Centre at the Western General Hospital.
Rachel Keir, BDS is working for Scott Fraser &
Associates in Dundee as a dentist.
Christopher Renton, B Eng is Import & Inventory
Manager with Frior Brands Ltd in Stirling.
Petra Kliempt, Master of Public Health is
Hyperbaric Manager for the Wolfson Hyperbaric
Unit in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
Cathryn Siddall, MA works for the John Lewis
Partnership as an IT Business Analyst.
Kevin McConville, MBChB is Principal GP in
Muiredge Surgery, Leven.
Karen McGavock, MA is a Project Development
Officer for the Health Access Programme at
University of Stirling.
David Mitchell, BSc is a Software Engineer for
NCR (Scotland) Ltd in Dundee.
Susan Muir, MA is a Training Consultant for
Thermo Electron Corporation in England.
Louise Paterson, B Acc is a Management
Accountant with Rolls Royce plc.
Simon Pipe, B Eng is working for Consumer
Microcircuits Ltd in Essex as an Evaluation
Engineer.
1997
Elaine Anderson, B Eng, is now working in
Aberdeen for Vecto Gray UK Ltd as a Proposals
Manager.
Stephen Cassels, MA/MSc (2001) is a Software
Engineer with Perth & Kinross Council.
Marcial A Garcia Schreck, LLM is currently
working as a Tax Partner for Ernst & Young in
Lima, Peru.
Murray Jack, LLB/Dip Leg Prac (1998) is
working as a Solicitor with McGrigor Donald in
Edinburgh.
Janine Mantle, MA is Deputy Head of Media in
Network Rail, London.
Kirsty Marr, MA is a Civil Servant in the
Department of Works & Pensions, based in Dundee.
Salmardi Mat Lazim, B Eng is a Senior
Mechanical Engineer with Petronas in Malaysia.
Deborah Meldrum, MA is with Dundee City
Council Leisure & Arts in the McManus Galleries.
Hilary Merrett, MA is working with the Mayor
of London as Press Officer.
Alistair Rieu-Clarke, LLB/LLM (2000)/PhD
(2004) is a Research Asst in International Water
Law Research, University of Dundee
Sarah Sharp, LLB is a Solicitor with Kennedys
in London.
Peter Wadley, MA is an Asst Outreach Officer with
The National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Alasdair Wilson, BSc & MRes in Civil
Engineering (2002) is working for IKM
Consulting in Grangemouth as a Consultant for
Contaminated Land Remediation.
2000
Joanna M Cavill, BSc (T & RP) is currently
taking a career break to work as a volunteer in
an orphanage in Romania and travel in Europe,
Asia and South America.
Bond Abbe, MBA is a Solutions Engineer for
Ericsson Wireless in Nigeria.
Hee-Man Ahn, LLM in International Business
Transactions is a Director in the Supply Chain
Management Group of Samsung Tesco Co Ltd in
Seoul, South Korea.
Haris Karakatsanis, BSc is a teacher in Cyprus.
Tuck Lim, B Eng is an Engineer for Hewlett
Packard in Singapore.
Rachel Love, MA works for the PECS
Enhancement Project of HM Prison Service in
London.
Elaine MacBean, Dip Nursing is a Deputy Charge
Nurse, Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.
Morag MacLachlan, MA works for the Scottish
Environment Protection Agency in Perth.
Natalie McLucas, MA/PGCE (2001) is a
Geography teacher at Strabane Grammar School.
James Reed, B Eng is a Project Manager for
Caterpillar UK in Peterborough.
Bruce Scharlau, MSc is a Teaching Fellow in the
Computer Science Dept. of Aberdeen University.
Neil Shanks, BDS is an Associate with Downie &
Harper in Edinburgh.
Maree Thom, BSc is a Research Technician
in Tayside Institute of Child Health, Ninewells
Hospital, Dundee.
Stuart Venters, MA works as a Quantity
Surveyor for Balfour Beatty.
2001
Richard Asmah, MBA is a VAT Officer with HM
Customs and Excise in Newcastle.
Joanna Cavill, BSc (T & RP) works for Surrey
County Council as a Planning Officer.
Alexander Apostolidis, B Eng/MSc (2002) is
working as an RF Hardware Design Engineer for
Amtel Corporations in Patras, Greece.
Bilal Chaudhary, MBA is a Marketing Executive
with Nishat Mills Ltd in Pakistan.
1999
Felipe Delgado Venegas, LLM works as an
Associate for Miranda & Amado Abogados in
Lima, Peru.
Stephen Barty, B Eng/M Eng (2001) is an
Electrical Design Engineer with Ove Arup &
Partners in Glasgow.
Heather Doak, BDS is a Community Dental Officer
for Ayrshire & Arran Primary Care NHS Trust.
Carolynn Anderson, Dip App Computing is the
Proprietor of the Jubilee Hotel in Lochgelly, Fife.
Mark Ferguson, LLB is a Solicitor with Eversheds
LLP in Manchester.
Dawood Darbar, MD is an Assistant Professor
of Medicine & Pharmacology in the Division of
Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University’s
School of Medicine in Nashville, USA.
Alan Bailie, LLB, Dip Leg Prac. is Trainee
Accountant for Moore & Co Chartered
Accountants in Dublin.
Alison Hogge, BSc (T & RP) is a Strategic Policy
Planner with Aberdeenshire Council.
Angela Durcan, MA is Press Officer with the
University of Dundee.
Jean Irvine, Cert in Nursing is a Senior Staff
Nurse in Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee.
Katharine French, MA is Hospitality Manager
for AMEY Business Services.
Nathan Chishimba, MSc is Head of Research,
Policy & Communication at Zambia Revenue
Authority in Lusaka.
Qu Cheng, MBA is our Group Organiser for
Beijing and is General Manager of Century
Harbor Logistic Service Co. Ltd.
Linda Churm, BN is a Specialist Nurse for the
Health Protection Agency, working in Devon.
Michael Clark, BSc is a Web Applications
Developer at Scotland Online in Dundee.
Graeme Fitzsimmons, LLB is working in San
Francisco as an International Tax, Law & Strategy
Consultant for Mercer HR Consulting.
Samantha Gallagher, MA is Events Manager
for National Museums Liverpool.
1998
Mirian K Kachikwu (nee Omalu), PhD
– currently working for Shell International
Limited as Legal Counsel, also attended Nigerian
Law School and was awarded a BL with First
Class Honours, is married to Dr Emmanuel Ibe
Kachikwu and they have one son, Kanayo.
Regin Hammer, MSc is an Administration
Manager for the Faroes Oil Industry Group in
Torshavn.
Louise J Paterson, BAcc – took a career break
during 2004 in Honduras, carrying out volunteer
work, teaching English and helping to rebuild
houses.
Sasu Leskela, MA is Business Development
Manager with the Okobank Group in Helsinki.
Hannah Cavalleros, MA is working as a Manager
with DHSS & Public Safety in Northern Ireland.
Ian Clifton, MBChB is a Specialist Registrar at
Seacroft Hospital, Leeds.
Saffron Jackson, BSc is an Assistant Producer
with the BBC, London.
Alan Lowe, MA is a Firefighter with Tayside
Fire Brigade.
George Massie, MA is an ICT Learning Support
Officer with the University of Dundee.
David Banks (MA, 1996) was one of the alumni who donated
during the telephone campaign. David created the London
School of Journalism’s cartoon course and his work is widely
published in national newspapers, including the Telegraph and
The Independent. David’s cartoon (above) shows his idea for a
novel approach to the next alumni fundraising campaign.
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where are they now?
Mark McGuire, LLB & Dip Leg Prac works as a
Procurator Fiscal Depute in the Crown Office &
Procurator Fiscal Service, Glasgow.
Grant McIntyre, PhD is a Consultant
Orthodontist in Dundee Dental Hospital & School.
Orla McMullan, MA is a Class Teacher in The
Portfields Combined School, Newport Pagnell.
Andrew McNicol, MA is a Representative with
Mesacom UK in Crawley.
Stelios Tzedakis, MA former Sports Union
President, is now in Greece working as
an Assistant Product Manager for L’Oreal
(Kerastase). Stelios is Joint Group Organiser for
the Athens area.
Chiji Nwaozuzo (MBA Oil and Gas Management,
2003) with his wife Daisy and son.
Albert Hay, BDS is an Associate in Aviemore
Dental Practice.
Ricardo Lopez-Barrera, LLM is group Organiser
for Mexico and works for Kroll Mexico.
Sun Baozhi, MMEd is a Professor in China
Medical University in Shenyang.
Jonathan Bowyer, BSc is a Software Engineer
with NCR Financial Solution Group in Dundee.
David Christie, LLB works for Admissions and
Student Recruitment Department of University
of Dundee.
Venkateswara Dasari, Master Orthopaedic
Surgery is working in the Royal Orthopaedic
Hospital in India.
Support an alumni start-up company
Visiting St Andrews to play golf?
Tee Time Treasures, a start-up company
managed by alumnus Steven McEwan, can offer
you a top quality souvenir photograph, capturing
the moment when you tee-off at the Old Course.
Visit www.teetimetreasures.co.uk
for more information.
Onoakpoma Ohimor, MSc is with First Bank of
Nigeria plc in Lagos as a Relationship Officer.
John Phillip, BSc is a self-employed Web Designer.
Carolina de Camargo Bicudo De Castro,
LLM is an Associate Lawyer with Prisco Paraiso
Advogados in Brazil.
Stuart Porter, BDS is a Captain and Dental
Officer with the British Army.
2003
Doreen Donald, BA is working in Little Cairnie
Hospital, Arbroath as an Occupational Therapy
Service Manager.
Balachandran Prem Kumar, Master of
Minimal Access Surgery is a Surgeon in Sri
Ramachandra Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India.
Louis Aubame Nguema, LLM is a Petroleum
Lawyer with Ministry of Mines, Energy &
Petroleum in Gabon.
Nicole Douglas, BSc is a Scientist for Shield
Diagnostics Ltd in Dundee.
Mohammad Reduan, MBA is an Admin
Officer in the Prime Minister’s Office, Bandar Seri
Begawan, Brunei.
Louise Wilkes, MBChB is an SHO in Psychiatry
at Rosslynlee Hospital in Roslin.
Steven MacKay, LLB/LLM (2003) is working as
a CUSC Manager for Ofgem.
Kris Carrol, BDS, is currently in Torbay, working
as Senior House Officer in oral and facial surgery.
He is planning to return to University to study
medicine, with a view to going into oral medicine.
Katherine Naish, MA is an Administrator with
Scottish Publishers Association in Edinburgh.
John Carruthers, M MEd is Director of Nursing
in the Ministry of Health in Muscat, Oman.
Fiona Polak, Dip Nursing is a Staff Nurse in
Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline.
Kathleen Conroy, LLB is a Paralegal for Cubic
Transportation Systems Ltd. In Surrey.
Shona Romanowski, B Des is an Area Manager
for Willows Coffee Shop in Broughty Ferry,
Dundee.
Laura Donaldson, Dip Nursing is a Registered
Children’s Nurse in Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Trust.
Jill Drummond, LLB is a Trainee with Boyle’s
Solicitors in Dundee.
Jose Duque, MBA is working for Gaffney-Cline
& Associates in Hampshire.
David Hammond, BSc is an Assistant Land
Buyer with Barrat West Scotland.
Kafuruki Shubis, PGDip in Med Ed works as
a Clinical Tutor, Ministry of Health in Kibaha,
Tanzania
Vivien Smith, MA is a Support Worker with
Barnardos in Dundee.
Jeremy Harper, BAcc is working with KPMG UK
Ltd as an Audit Assistant.
Lauren Smythe, BSc is working as a Trainee
Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in
Belfast.
Graeme Hodge, BA Community Education is a
Community Education Worker with Angus Council.
Temitope Solola, LLM is a Partner in Solola &
Akpana (Solicitors) in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Ejiroghene Dortie, MBA is an Executive
Assistant to the CEO of Ocean & Oil Services Ltd
in Victoria Island, Nigeria.
Melissa Holzberger, LLM is Legal Counsel with
BHP Billiton in Melbourne, Australia.
Phillip Somers, B Nursing is a Psychiatric Nurse
Clinician in Manchester Mental Health Center in
New Hampshire, USA.
George Fitkas, MBA is an Associate with KLC in
Athens, Greece.
Joanne Kemp, MA is working as a Junior
Research Executive for Synovate in West Malling.
Elizabeth George, MA is a Civil Servant in the
Inland Revenue, Dundee.
Janice Kilmurray, BEd is a Probation Teacher at
Kirkcaldy West Primary School.
Debra Murchie, DipHE is a Senior Staff Nurse in
the Endoscopy Unit of Perth Royal Infirmary.
Emma Lawson, MA is a Manager with Garrison
Automatics, Isle of Cumbrae.
Suzanne Anderson, MA is a Manager of
Blackwell’s Medical Bookshop in Aberdeen.
Swee Pang, B Eng is a Junior Field Engineer
with Baker Atlas in Darussalam, Brunei.
Elspeth Lee, B Nursing is a Staff Nurse in
the Surgical High Dependency Unit of Queen
Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline.
Ernesto Correa Elizalde, LLM is Head of the
E & P Legal Service of Sociedad International
Petrolera S.A. in Santiago, Chile.
Douglas Paton, BSc is a Tax Credit Advisor with
the Inland Revenue in Dundee.
Diego San Miguel, LLM is a Partner in
San Miguel y Asociados-Abogados in Salta,
Argentina.
Rebecca Whitfield, MA is a teacher in
Monifieth High School.
Xiaohong Zhu, MSc is a Researcher in Centre
for HCI Design,City University, London.
2002
Geraldine Cusack, MSc works with Meath
Energy Management Agency as an Energy
Agency & Programme Manager.
Catherine Dickson, BSc is a DNA Database
Scientist in Tayside Police.
Kenneth Duncan, MA is a Town Planner with
Swindon Borough Council.
Nick Gaunt, MA, has been working in an animal
sanctuary in Bolivia. He is planning to start an
MA in creative writing this year.
Ferdika Hindradi, MSc works as Project Manager
for PT. ALSTOM Transmission in Indonesia.
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David Auty, MSc is a Consultant with Bolivian
Ministry of Hydrocarbons in La Paz, Bolivia.
Eleanor Mooney, BAcc is a Graduate
Accountant with Arnold Clark in Glasgow.
Ian Smyth, MA is Training and Development
Manager with John Henderson Ltd in
Newtownabbey
Daniel Nicholson, Dip HE Nursing is a Staff
Nurse in Murray Royal Hospital, Perth.
2004
Ikenna Nwosu, PhD is Managing Director of
Mooregate Ltd in Apapa, Nigeria.
Rhona McWalter, BEd has won a top national
prize from the General Teaching Council for
Scotland for producing the country’s best
undergraduate thesis. Rhona, a first year teacher,
recently won the George D Gray Memorial Prize
at a ceremony in Edinburgh.
Angela Scott, MA is in receipt of an ESRC
1+3 postgraduate studentship at University of
Newcastle until September 2008.
Onunnadire Isiguzo, LLM is a Legal Practitioner
with G A Isiguzo & Co. in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Chiji Nwaozuzu, MBA in Oil and Gas
Management – is now undertaking a PhD at
University of Dundee.
Sanjay Mody, BSc is attending Medical School
in New England, USA.
Natalie Walker, MBChB is a Junior Doctor in
Lancashire Teaching Hospital, Preston.
Mark McDonald, MA is Parliamentary Assistant
to Richard Lochhead MSP.
Aliyu Abubakar, MSc is now a Banking Officer
with Zenith Bank plc in Abuja, Nigeria.
Sally Sorrie, BA in Community Education is a
Development Officer with Aberdeen City Council.
Shokleng Tan, BAcc is an Associate Consultant
with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Malaysia.
Andrew Trigger, BSc (T & RP) works as a
Planner (Development) in Aberdeen City Council.
Nasirdeen Usman, PhD is Dean of Law at Bayeo
University in Kano, Nigeria.
Stephen Watt, MA is working with Suffolk
County Council as an Economic Development
Project Officer.
Apology: Due to a printing error in Dundee
Reunited 2003, page 24, Professor W Fraser Ross
was wrongly listed as Isobel W Fraser Ross.
Julius Obulor, MSc is Marketing/Commercial
Officer for the Nigerian Ports Authority in
Port Harcourt.
HELP US FIND OUR ‘LOST’ ALUMNI
Are all your friends from Dundee days receiving
Dundee Reunited?
If not, it probably means we don’t have their current
postal address.
Please ask them to send their details to us:
Alumni Relations, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN,
email alumni@dundee.ac.uk
where are they now?
Jimmie Robertson sent in
this shot which was taken
in the Geddes Quadrangle,
looking north towards the
engineering building.
1943
The photograph shows
the class of Engineers who
matriculated in the autumn of
1943, and who were obliged
to complete their course in
two years three months –
a Ministry of Labour war
time requirement.
Jim says: “Most of us were
called up to train in the
Royal Engineers in the spring
of 1946, after a January
graduation ceremony in
St Andrews.
“Apart from those doing
re-sits, we were the only
inhabitants of what was
then University College
Dundee during two long
summer breaks.
Clockwise from centre top: Bob Grace, James R M Southwood, James A Robertson,
Ross Leitch, David P Scott, Richard F Scott, Peter D Malloch, Frank French, James T Simpson,
Richard C Hutchison, John C Saddler, Eric R Craig, Alex R Murray, A.D Petrie,
Stewart S Christie, Ian May, Robert G Bannerman, Ian R Paterson
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reunions
A 50th anniversary reunion was held for the class of 1953 from the
School of Architecture at the original Dundee Art College in Bell Street.
Members of the London alumni group at their Christmas party.
From left to right: Patricia Fowler, Caitriana MacDonald, Bill Boyd,
Biri Yaya, Vivien Thomas, Rob Wright, Patrick Lalor, Shona Ferrier
The 1994 Medics Club held a
10 year reunion in the Hilton Hotel, Dundee in October 2004.
This reunion was arranged by Mike Frost.
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reunions
2007 REUNION FOR MEDICAL ALUMNI
The School of Medicine will celebrate the University of
Dundee’s 40th anniversary in 2007 with a welcome reception
on the evening of Thursday 6th, and a formal dinner at the
Caird Hall on Friday 7th September.
Thursday will see a joint meeting with the British Society
of the History of Medicine in the morning at the West Park
Conference centre. This will be followed by a “hands on” tour
of teaching areas in Ninewells Hospital.
The Scientific meeting entitled “Local Heroes and Missionaries”
will be held in Ninewells during the day of the 7th September.
A social programme for families and friends accompanying
medical alumni will be organised.
For further details contact alumni@dundee.ac.uk
Alumni Groups
AUSTRALIA
Victoria
Prof Emeritus Bob Miller-Smith
bmillersmith@
groupwise.swin.edu.au
Southern
Dr Edna J Bates
batese@wch.sa.gov.au
CANADA
Alberta
Dr Mo Verjee / Mr Alex Black
verjeem@shaw.ca. /
ajblack@shaw.ca
NIGERIA
Mrs Edna Akande
eakande@infoweb.com.ng
PERU
Mr Andres Ferrero
cferrero@southernperu.com.pe
SINGAPORE
alumni@dundee.ac.uk
British Columbia
Mr Archie Campbell
acampbell@regency-fire.com
SPAIN
Miss M Yolanda Diez-Andino
mydiez_andino@hotmail.com
CHINA
Beijing
Mr Qu Cheng
qucheng@centuryharbor.com
SRI LANKA
Dr Meth Devendra
meth_devendra@yahoo.com
FRANCE
Mr Stephane Durand
bluegnou@free.fr
GERMANY
Mr Nico Bohmert /
Dr Brian Dron
nico@bohmert.net /
bdron@gmx.net
GREECE
Thessaloniki
Dr Frances N Gillespie
fgillesp@hol.gr
Athens
Mr Stelios Tzedakis /
Mr Vassilis Nikolopoulos
stzed@yahoo.com /
vnikolop@iee.org
INDIA
Calcutta
Dr Amitava Mukherjee
amitavnm@cal2.vsnl.net.in
South
Mr Vasanth K Veerappan/
Mrs Neelam Bahl
premin@vsnl.net /
bahl7@yahoo.com
HONG KONG
Mr Kam Y Tsui
kamytsui@hotmail.com
KENYA
Mr Dan G Ndiga
ndiga@kmtc.ac.ke
A reunion for Bejants and Bejantines of 1964 was held in October 2004
by Mike and Susan Day at their home in the Dordogne.
MEXICO
Mr Ricardo Lopez-Barrera
rlopezb@krollworldwide.com
Ontario
Mr Barnaby Ng /
Mr Tony Aspro
barnaby.416@yahoo.ca /
tsaspro@sympatico.ca
CYPRUS
Mr Vassilios Messaritis
vmessaritis@hti.ac.cy
A reunion was held for Korean alumni in Seoul in October 2004.
The group are graduates of DJCAD and were joined by Hilda Peters
and Colin Ross of DJCAD.
MALAYSIA
Mr Peng Joo Lee
leelv@pjindah.com.my
KOREA
Miss Ah-Bin Shim
Cheeky_art@yahoo.com
SOUTH AFRICA
alumni@dundee.ac.uk
SUDAN
alumni@dundee.ac.uk
UK
Dumfries
Miss Amanda D Hyde
Amanda.d.hyde@btinternet.com
Dundee
Mr Brian Cairns
brianc@blue2.co.uk
London
Mr Patrick Lalor
dual4@hotmail.co.uk
Edinburgh
Mr Chris Buchan / Ms Claire Harte
Chris.buchan@cebuchan.com
claire.harte@networkrail.co.uk
Northern Ireland
Ms Teri Wishart
t.wishart@qub.ac.uk
Perth
Ms Joan Sumner
jss@sumner-opd.com
USA
California
Ms Anne Ahern Rivas
anne.rivas@abbott.com
Chicago
Mr Philip Gawthorpe
gawthorpe@ameritech.net
New York
Dr Leslie McQuire / Dr Nick Willhoft
leslie.mcquire@pharma.novartis.com /
nick.willhoft@healthworld.com
VIETNAM
Miss Lan Nguyen Diep Phan
pnd.lan@prudential.com.vn
YEMEN/SAUDI/OMAN
Dr Hussien Al-Gunied
Hus_gunied@hotmail.com
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MARRIAGES
Pamela Holtom (BSc 1995) and Christopher Price were married
on 4 December 2004.
Paul Gorman (MA 1996) and Helen Robinson (LLB 1996)
(below) were married on 19th November 2004.
Crispin Reed (BAdmin 1984) and Jacqueline McMenemy
(MA 1985) were married at Dundas Castle, Edinburgh on
29 November 2003. Their son, Cameron John Adam was
christened at the same ceremony.
Emily Birtles (MA in Hotel & Catering Management 2002) and
Iain Lloyd (BAcc 2002) were married on 27 September 2003.
Rachel Inglis (BDS 1998) and Fraser Keir were married on
21 June 2003 at The Gate Fellowship, Dundee.
Catherine Malpass (MA 1999) and Tom Siddall (below) were
married on 5 June 2004 at Ivinghoe Parish Church, Bucks.
ENGAGEMENTS
BIRTHS
Louise D Murray, BSc 2003 and Mark McDonald, MA 2002
recently became engaged and are planning to marry in
August 2006.
Susan Oxley (BAcc 1995) and Steve Pearse (BAcc 1994)
now have a son, William, born February 2002.
Alistair D Doig, BSc 1993 plans to marry Pip in May 2006.
Alistair was Sports Union President for two years.
His second year in office (1993/94) was the first sabbatical
Sports Union presidential post.
DEATHS
John R Ashcroft
BSc 1974
Amanda J Baranowski MA 1998
John W Baxter
Graduated 1968
William A Bell
PhD 1937
William Cadenhead
Diploma in Fine Art 1955
Arthur J O Cruickshank Graduated1944
Alistair (Dan) S Dailly BSc 1970
Benni Esposito
BA Fine Art 1999,
Master Fine Art 2003
Dugald D Fraser
Graduated 1968
Neil Glen
MA 1997
Terence P Gower
BSc 1970 & DipEd 1972
John S Halcrow
MBChB 1978
Jane H Harper
LLB 1977
David J Hepplestone
MSc 1992
Linda H Hignett
MBChB 1972
John Hughes
BSc 1951
David W A Johnston BDS 1972
Arthur J Lawson
LLB 1980,
Dip Legal Practice 1981
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Qiumin Li (LLM in Petroleum Law & Policy 2004) and Professor
Peter D Cameron of CEPMLP were married in Edinburgh Castle
on 21 November 2004.
October 2003
31 March 2004
February 2003
June 2004
15 January 2005
May 2004
October 2004
January 2005
2 September 2003
May 2004
31 January 2005
November 2004
August 2003
August 2003
2004
Date unknown
23 January 2005
8 December 2004
Louise Lochhead (MA 1996, M.Ed 2003) and Stephen Bain
(BAcc 1996) welcomed their first child, Niamh, in November 2003.
Marta Henderson (BA Fine Art 2000) and David Mitchell
(BSc 1998) now have 2 sons, Niall, born in November 2001
and Jamie, born in January 2004.
Christine L McColl
Ian D McIntosh
Alan W Mowat
David M Pilling
David B Pugh
Kenneth C Reid
Kenneth Roberts
MA 1994
Dip Design 1954
MSc 1958
MA 1972
MSc 1976
MSc 1942
Diploma in
Fine Art 1954
William G M Smith
BSc Town &
Reg Planning 1975
William F Speirs
Graduated1968
Karen Teale (nee Lawson) MBChB 1988
Susan G Watson
Graduated1968
Richard G Wilson-Browne Diploma in
Engineering 1990
Yaa Antwi-Yeboah
MBChB 2002
Vicki Yip
MA Hotel & Catering
Management 2003
29 January 2004
May 2004
August 2004
16 February 2004
16 Sept 2004
29 Nov 2002
1995
1995
1993
2003
20 Dec 2003
4 Sept 2004
21 Sept 2004
March 2004
Supporting
Your University
The University of Dundee has made incredible progress
since its foundation nearly 40 years ago. The celebration
of an anniversary offers both a chance to reflect on those
successes and to plan for the future. In planning our
future it is vital that we create an environment to attract
the best possible students and staff and we need your
help to do this.
It is imperative that we raise substantial funds to build on our
recent successes, including:
• Scottish University of the Year 2004/5 (Sunday Times)
• best institution to work in as a scientist (Scientist Magazine)
• third highest research income generated (pro-rata against
RAE submissions)
• steady stream of spin-out companies – 15 since 2001
Fundraising for the university has been streamlined
into three programmes:
• Major Gift Capital Projects Programme
• Vision Fund Programme
(to create endowed funding for scholarships and chairs)
• Annual Fund Programme
(to support students’ immediate needs).
Vision Fund
The University of Dundee will launch a major fundraising
campaign in 2005 to attract the best possible students and staff
and to support those students who would not even be able to
consider going to university without financial support. The Vision
Fund will provide income to support the following areas:
• Scholarships
As well as strengthening the University’s financial hardship
bursary programme, the University is creating an endowed
scholarship fund. This will enable us to attract the best students
possible to the University and also allow us to further develop
our renowned wider access programme which supports
students who would otherwise be unable to attend university.
• Endowed Chairs
The University has an excellent reputation as a researchoriented institution. Our new flagship buildings will all attract
world class academics to Dundee but we need funding to
provide support for these academic posts. Creating endowed
chairs will allow us to recruit the best possible candidates.
• Equipment
State-of-the-art buildings need world-class staff but it’s also
necessary to equip them. The Vision Fund will provide income to
ensure that the best equipment is provided for staff and students.
The Annual Fund
The Annual Fund was successfully launched in 2004 enabling
alumni to donate regular gifts to the university to augment our
bursary scheme and to enhance the campus facilities to make a
lasting difference to the lives of our students.
Major Gifts
The University is investing £160m in campus investment with
the development of several flagship buildings and research
centres including the Centre for Inter-Disciplinary Research,
the Queen Mother Research Centre, the Institute for Medical
and Science Technology, and clinical and research space in
both the Medical School and School of Life Sciences with the
Diabetes Research Campaign. Details on how you can donate
a gift to any of these projects can be found on
www.dundee.ac.uk/externalrelations/funds/
Legacies
You may not be in a position to give a gift right now but
you may wish to consider a longer term partnership with the
University by leaving a legacy in your will. This is one of the
simplest, most tax effective and long-lasting methods of giving
and protects the future of your university. We would be happy
to send you further information or have a chat either in person
or by telephone to discuss your wishes. Further information
on how you can make a bequest to the University is available
on www.dundee.ac.uk/externalrelations/funds or by
telephoning the Director of External Relations, Joan Concannon,
on 01382 345565.
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INAUGURAL
Alumni
Thank
you!
TELEPHONE CAMPAIGN
An enormous thank you is extended to all our alumni
who participated in the inaugural alumni telephone
campaign last November. The student callers, the
Alumni Relations team and everyone involved with
the campaign were overwhelmed by the generosity of
alumni and the warm regard in which the University is
held by generations of Dundee graduates.
Over the course of four weeks 40 students spoke with more
than 1,700 alumni from all over the world. While the telephone
campaign asked alumni to pledge money over a three year
period – and alumni were exceptionally generous – the campaign
also enabled us to find out what interests you, our alumni, and
how the University can help you connect with each other.
The Annual Fund is expected to raise £400,000 over a three
year period leading up to the 40th anniversary celebrations
in 2007. Money is coming in steadily and we are well on track
to meet that target.
60% of the funds raised will be used to provide bursaries to
students who have shown real commitment to their education
but are at risk of being unable to remain at the University due
to genuine financial hardship. The remaining 40% of funds
will be used to improve communal student facilities such as
library resources and technical equipment.
Further information about how the pledged money will be
used will be available on the alumni web site at
www.dundee.ac.uk/alumni.
The list of donor names available at the time of going to print
is overleaf.
below: the student callers who spoke to over 1,700 of you
during the 2004 telephone campaign.
Ryan Richardson, Architecture
I found out about the University’s history, and was given advice
about future career options. I was surprised at how generous
our alumni are and how much they valued their time at the
University. I hope that if someone phones me in 10 years I will
be able to do the same.
Patricia Jones, International Water Law Research Institute
Sponsor support
Chocolate, provided by
Cadbury’s, proved to be a
great motivator for our callers.
Student callers working
weekends loved the pizzas
provided by Pizza Hut.
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Bjorn Aarseth
William T Adams
Robert I Addlestone
Noor Ahmad
Rene Ah-See
David M Alexander
George L Allan
David J Allardyce
Geof Alred
David Alston
Elaine D Andersen
Janet E Anderson
Christopher J Anderson
Lisa M Anderson
Michelle L Anderson
Peter Appleton
Mark L Archibald
Mary M Armstrong
Glenn M Baird
Alan G Baird
Susan J Baird-Bellaire
Nishanie Bajramovic
Alan D Band
Fiona Bannatyne
John E Barnett
Gordon K Barr
William R Barrett
Peter M Barrie
Carolyn J Bass
Carolyn M Bean
Nick Beavan
William H Beck
Martin Been
Ailsa C Bennet
Nicholas B Bennett
Gillian E Berry
Allan J Bertram
Gordon E Best
Ricky Bhabutta
Jeetesh M Bhardwa
Paul H Bijster
Raymond Bijster
Barbra K Black
James D Blain
Erik A Blair
Johnathan D Blundell
Andrew N Boggon
Elaine M Bolas
Lydia S Bowden
Alan N Bowie
Heather Bowman
Janet M Bradbury
Katharine F Bradley
Susan M Breckell
Julie Brockie
Cecilia M Brough
Adrian M Brown
Dorothy M Brown
Sheila Brown
Alistair D Browne
Neil K Burford
Mike Byrne
Thomas A Cairns
Alan P Cairns
Brian Cairns
Thomas R Calder
Andrea S Calder
Ian Cameron
Ian N Campbell
Dawn Campbell
Fiona M Canavan
Geoffrey F Carlin
Marie Carrie
John E Carvell
Lindsay B Chalmers
Melanie J Cheary
Zenon Chowaniec
John T Clancy
Jennifer Clark
James R Clark
John R Clarke
Jonathan C Clinch
Gerard F Coll
Elizabeth M Collins
Elizabeth Connor
Peter J Cooper
Robert B Corser
David W Cottam
Tracy E Coull
Timothy J Cox
Francis M Crehan
Mary A Crighton
Findlay C Crowe
John A Crowther
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ALUMNI HOMECOMING WEEKEND
15-17 June 2007
Don’t miss this chance to reunite in Dundee with your
University friends and classmates
See the exciting transformation of the campus and
the dramatic changes that have taken place in the city
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the University
at a gala alumni ball
Mark the date in your diary now!
See www.dundee.ac.uk/alumni
for more details...
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