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NEWS OF MEMBERS Tristan Aspray (1989) has moved to Dallas, Texas to take up a new assignment as Upstream Advisor to the CEO and Senior Vice Presidents of Exxon Mobil Corporation. Dr Catherine Barnard (1986), who is a Fellow of Trinity College, was appointed to a Personal Chair as Professor of European Union and Employment Law in the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, from October 2008. Rob Beckley (2001), Deputy Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary, was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the 2008 New Year’s Honours List. Commander Julian Bennett (2003) was appointed as the full-time lead to deliver security for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London 2012. He set up a multiagency Olympic Security Directorate to deliver an Olympic Security Programme. Keith Bristow (2001), Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police Force, was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the 2008 Birthday Honours. The Rt. Hon. Andy Burnham MP (1988), who is Member of Parliament for Leigh, Greater Manchester, was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in February 2008. Dr Richard Farndale (1969) was appointed to a Personal Chair as Professor of Matrix Biochemistry in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, from October 2008. Susannah Fish (2003), Assistant Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, was awarded an OBE in the 2008 Queen’s Birthday Honours for Services to the Police. David Haigh (1978) obtained his Ph.D. in Leeds in 1984 and joined Beecham Pharmaceuticals (now GlaxoSmithKline) where he played a major role in the discovery of the important anti-diabetic medicine Avandia. He is now Manager, Medicinal Chemistry, Infectious Diseases Centre for Excellence in Drug Discovery at GSK’s research centre in Stevenage. In leisure time he combines climbing (195 of the 284 Munros accomplished) with a passion for travel and landscape photography. George Harker (1999) used to work in visual effects, most recently on The Golden Compass. He wrote the fur system for the ice bears (Iorek and Ragnar), which was used also on The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. He and Clare (1999) are moving to Seattle. Selwyn Image (1959) was awarded a CBE in the 2008 New Year’s Honours, for Services to Homeless People. He is the founder of Emmaus Communities in the UK. Anthony Inglese (1971) was awarded a CB in the 2008 New Year’s Honours. He is Director-General of Legal Services at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Professor Chris Lamb (1969) is John Innes Professor of Biology at the University of East Anglia, and Director of the John Innes Centre. He was elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Society in May 2008. Brian Lewis (1955) is living and teaching in the Philippines after many years working for Shell International. He has written three plays, Sybilla, Titus at the Gates of Syon and My Last Farewell (all on historical events) and has nearly finished writing his autobiography. Chris O’Connor (1987) was appointed HM Ambassador to the Tunisian Republic from November 2008. Martin Purdy (2000) joined North Harbour RFC in New Zealand after his season with Bath, to play in the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup programme. Ahmed Rashid (1968) has written a follow-up to the highly successful Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia. Penguin published Descent into Chaos: How the War against Islamic extremism is being lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia in the USA and the UK in June 2008. Eric Rassbach (1993) is National Litigation Director at The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in Washington DC. He is married to Caroline and they have a son, Isaiah. Iain Reid (1978) was awarded a PhD in January 2008 by the London School of Economics, on The persistence of the internal labour supply market in changing circumstances: the British film production workforce during and after the closed shop. Paul Robb (1998), Assistant Chief Constable of the British Transport Police, was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the 2008 New Year’s Honours. Professor Pat Rogers (1958), who is DeBartolo Professor in the Liberal Arts at the University of South Florida, was elected a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in summer 2008. Rabbi Dr Walter Rothschild (1973) was awarded a PhD by King’s College London in February 2008, on Arthur Kirby and the Last Years of the Palestine Railways 1946–48. Sarah Winckless (1993) competed in her third Olympic Games, hoping to improve on the bronze medal she earned in Athens in 2004. She rowed in the Women’s Eight, which finished fifth in 6:14.22, six seconds outside the time of the United States crew which took the gold medal. Choo Lak Yeow (1961) visited the College in May 2008 with his wife. 69
march 2009 70 Births, Marriages and Partnerships Benj Bentley (2002) married Talita in Brazil on 20 December 2007. Since leaving Fitzwilliam, he has converted to Law and was called to the Bar in 2008. Tim Dale (1994) became a father for the second time with the arrival of his daughter, Claudia, in June 2008. Tim and his wife Claire have a son, James, born in July 2006. Emma Fletcher (née Veale, 1996) and Charles (Magdalene 1996) became proud parents of Scarlett Marie on 18 October 2008. Emma is President of Cambridge University Land Society (www.culandsoc.com) and is organising a dinner for 800 alumni in June 2009 at King’s College, to celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the University. Elizabeth Galloway (2002) married Mark Plane (Robinson 2001) at St Mary’s Church, Amersham, on 8 September 2007. Her bridesmaids were Annalise Katz- Summercorn (2002) and Lindsay Summers (2002). John Whittaker (2001) acted as an usher, and there were numerous Fitzwilliam guests. Kate Gibbons (1994) married Jay Salmon on 18 October 2008 at Mutley Baptist Church in Plymouth. Tim Gray (1971) married Katharine Lowthian on 15 August 2008. As a wedding present, Katharine made a gift to the College to establish a Prize Fund in Tim’s name. Jim Higginson (2002) married Marika Rose (St John’s 2002) at St John’s College Chapel on 25 August 2007. David Evans (2002) was an usher and four College members from their year were among the guests. Gareth Hopkin (1994) married Helen Lansley (Homerton) in the Fitzwilliam College Chapel in August 2004. The service was performed by the Revd Alasdair Barrett (1994). Gareth and Helen welcomed the arrival of their first child, William Griff, on 12 June 2008. They live in Manchester. Lucy Jones (née Taylor, 2000) and her husband, Stuart, became proud parents of a son, Adam Matthew, born 22 June 2008. Andrew Lewis (1994) became a father for the first time with the arrival of his son, Joshua David, on 15 July 2008. The Revd Sarah Mitchell (2002) married Robert Tan on 21 June 2008 at her home church of St Leonard’s in Bretforton, near Evesham. They honeymooned in New Zealand and are now living in St Ives. Katherine Rabson Stark (née Rabson, 2000) gave birth to a son, Oscar, on 22 August 2007. Vicky Robb (2003) married Christophe Griffiths (St John’s 2000) in St John’s College Chapel on 20 September 2008, whom she met when they both lived in Old Neale. A dozen College members were among the Guests. Katrina Scott (née Goldie, 1994) gave birth to a daughter, Ruth Elizabeth, on 21 August 2008. Kyle Treiber (2002) married Richard Spencer on 25 July 2008 at the Priests House, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire. Richard is the son of Paul Spencer (1969). Richard Trethewey (1987) and his wife, Ming Ay Lum, became first-time parents with the arrival of Thomas Dingxun in April 2008. John Whittaker (2001) married Roxanna Hastings (2003) on 21 July 2007 at St Anne’s Church, Limehouse, London. Twenty-nine Fitzbillies attended the wedding. Vicky Wildman (2001) married Themba Hlomuka on 30 December 2007 at the Collisheen Estate, Ballito, South Africa. Among her bridesmaids were Anna Seigal and Liz Lewis (both 2001). IN MEMORIAM JOHN FREDERICK ADAMSON (1946) John Adamson was born on 29 August 1920 in York and was educated at Bootham School. He worked in an insurance company before the war and then joined the Friends’ Ambulance Unit serving initially in air relief work in London and the Midlands and later with the military government in France and Berlin, where he was involved in the work of evacuating the many refugees from the east. In 1946 Adamson came up to Fitzwilliam to read Modern Languages and graduating in 1948 but finishing Part II of the Tripos in 1949. He subsequently taught German and French, finishing his teaching career in Oxford. From the time he left school he took on responsibilities in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). He retired in 1980 and then enjoyed travelling, mountain walking, international activities, sailing, gardening, contact with students, talks in Britain and New Zealand. Moving to North Wales, he acted as an interpreter at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, took up golf and joined a choir. His wife, Helen, whom he married in 1944, joined in most of his activities. In 1996, they were invited for the opening in Berlin, Bonn and Bad Pyrmont of the remarkable exhibition Stille Helfer about Quaker work in Germany 1920–1950. He died on 6 December 2007. PROFESSOR ENDEL ARUJA (1939) Endel Aruja was born on 5 July 1911 in Soontaga, Estonia and was educated at the University of Tartu. He came up to Fitzwilliam in 1939 on a British Council scholarship to do research in Physics, for which he gained a PhD in 1943. He lived and worked as a research scientist in X-ray crystallography in England for nearly twenty years, participating in the foundation of many Estonian organisations. In 1962 he moved to Canada, first working as a researcher at the Ontario Research
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