FOREVER: KEELE - Keele University

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Who’s Who in the Alumni
and Development Team
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Dawn-Marie Beeston:
I graduated from Keele in 2011. I enjoyed
my time here so much I didn’t want to
leave and last year I was fortunate enough
to get a position in the Alumni and
Development team. When I’m not at Keele
I spend my time with my horses, dogs
and family.
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John Easom:
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I studied at Keele back in 1980-1981. After
twenty years in the Civil Service I moved
on to international trade development
and then finally got back to Keele in
2005. This is the best job of my life. If I
could do it wearing skates my joy would
be complete.
Union Square Lives
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Contacts
Alumni & Development Office
Directorate of Marketing & Communications, Innovation Centre 2,
Keele University, Keele ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
www.keele.ac.uk/alumni
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Alumni & Development Manager – John Easom | +44 (0) 1782 733370 | j.c.easom@keele.ac.uk
Alumni & Development Assistant – Dawn-Marie Beeston | +44 (0) 1782 733856 |
d.m.beeston@keele.ac.uk
Alumni & Development Assistant – Emma Gregory | +44 (0) 1782 733286 | e.gregory@keele.ac.uk
Fundraising Manager – Robin Cross | +44 (0) 1782 733003 | r.i.cross@keele.ac.uk
Emma Gregory:
I started with Keele in 2012. I trained as a
Vet Nurse but being allergic to fur created
a bit of a barrier! After four years in the
Civil Service, it was time for a complete
career change. Since starting at Keele I
have gained a wealth of knowledge and
the interaction with an eclectic mix of
students past and present makes every
day great!
Front Cover Photo
by Keele student
Matt Thompson
The views expressed in Forever: Keele
are not necessarily those of the editor,
alumni or Keele University.
Fireworks and lasers lit up the Students’
Union Building and the sky above as
alumni, students, staff and local residents
gathered on 28 November 2012 to witness
the official lighting of the ‘Forest of Light’
at the heart of the campus. The 50 slim
gleaming stainless steel columns – each
one representing a Class of Alumni since
1962 encircle a central plinth inscribed
with a phrase echoing our founder, Lord
A D LIndsay of Birker: “Search for Truth in
the Company of Friends”.
Union Square Lives On
On the same night as the lighting of the
Forest of Light, Neil Smith (1980) flew in
from New York to open the remodelled
ground floor of the Students’ Union
Building. Neil is the only person ever to
serve as both SU and AU President.
During the renovations the illuminated
Union Square bar sign – so memorable for
Keelites from the 1990s and 2000s – had
been rescued from a skip. It was auctioned
and will be preserved in memory of the ‘old’
Union Square. The winning bid of £200 by
Pritpal Singh Nagi went to local charities.
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