Donor report 2011/2012 - University of Kent

Donor report 2011/2012 

Thank you 

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DONOR REPORT 2011/2012 

Welcome 

A message of thanks from the Vice-Chancellor 

The University of Kent transforms the world for the better. You can see 

throughout this Donor Report how our research, teaching, business 

relationships and community interactions have a positive impact upon our 

local surroundings, and on the national and international stage. I thank 

everyone who has supported the work of the University. With your generosity 

we have enormous impact, achieved through delivering world-class higher 

education. 

The University is succeeding in some very challenging circumstances. We are 

popular with students, and our consistently excellent results in the National 

Student Survey are testament to the fact that undergraduates have a 

rewarding student experience here. That experience is based on the 

fundamental principle that the University is a community where there is a 

symbiotic relationship between teaching and research. To maintain this 

position we must invest in new or refreshed facilities, and in our academic 

Schools. 

The tangible impact of philanthropy can be seen on our campus. The Colyer- 

Fergusson music building would not have been possible without the vision, 

and financial contribution, of our supporters. Thank you for your generosity, 

your continued support, and for being part of the community which strives to 

improve the University of Kent. Together we will provide excellent higher 

education for students, and leading research into the future. 

Professor Dame Julia M Goodfellow DBE, CBE 

Thank you to our donors 

The University of Kent would like to express its appreciation to everybody who 

has supported us. Our donor list contains the names of people, who made a gift 

to the University between 1 August, 2011 and 31 July, 2012. 

We are also very grateful to those individuals who have requested anonymity for 

their donations, to staff who have generously donated their long-service awards, 

to those who have given through payroll giving, and to individuals who have told 

us that they intend to remember the University in their wills. We have made 

every effort to record your name correctly. If there are any errors please do tell 

us so that we can correct them. 

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News 

UK charitable tax news 

UK fundraisers and donors 

celebrated the decision by 

Chancellor of the Exchequer 

George Osborne to abandon his 

plans to cap income tax relief 

on charitable donations. 

The reversal of the March 2012 budget 

proposal came after three months of 

sustained lobbying from across the 

charitable sector and high-level dialogue 

with government officials that was led by a 

consortium of organisations, including the 

Council for the Advancement and Support 

of Education (CASE Europe) and 

Universities UK. 

This reversal was welcomed by all 

universities as the cap threatened to 

undermine work we have undertaken since 

2004 to increase the professionalism of 

fundraising as a way to grow independent 

income sources, and engage alumni, 

businesses and the local community. 

50th anniversary celebrations 

We celebrate our 

50th anniversary in the 

2014/15 academic year, 

and exciting plans are 

in place to celebrate 

the University of Kent’s 

many achievements and 

vision for the future. These 

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events will involve all members of the 

University community – including students, 

staff, alumni and friends. They will also 

give us the opportunity to show 

appreciation to everyone who has been 

part of the University’s success over the 

past half-century. 

Key initiatives include the launch of a 

fundraising campaign to create an 

opportunity fund that will enable students 

to reach their personal best through 

participation in an extensive and 

challenging range of activities that will 

stretch their academic development. We 

are sincerely grateful to the large number 

of alumni and friends who already give 

generously to support students, and hope 

that the 50th anniversary celebrations will 

give many more alumni the opportunity to 

play a part in our future. 

If you would like to know more about the 

50th anniversary celebrations, contact us 

at 50years@kent.ac.uk. 

Donor Pin Week – University of 

Kent celebrates as generous 

donors boost success 

In May, the University of Kent took part in 

national Donor Pin Week in which we 

marked the enormous impact of donations 

to universities. In the last financial year, the 

University of Kent raised £1.9 million in 

donations. This has not only contributed 

to capital projects but also enabled 

improvements to student facilities, as well 

as supporting student activities and 

academic research. 

“The Chancellor announced he 

would not proceed with the 

proposed limits on tax reliefs for 

charitable donations. This was a 

surprising, yet deeply welcome 

move. Despite the proposal being 

unworkable, unfair, uninformed by 

evidence, and opposed by a unique 

coalition of donors, charities and 

public opinion – the government 

seemed unlikely to pursue the only 

‘U’ anyone wanted: a full U-turn.” 

Dr Beth Breeze from the University’s 

Centre on Philanthropy 

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Campaign reports 

Colyer-Fergusson Building 

We would like to thank 

everyone who made it possible 

to build the wonderful Colyer- 

Fergusson Building – a catalyst 

for enabling music-making to 

flourish and develop at the 

University of Kent. 

It is hard to believe we only went public 

with the £8.2million capital campaign in 

2010. However, Susan Wanless (Director 

of University Music) and others at the 

University had been working quietly for 

many years with our founding donor Sir 

James Colyer-Fergusson, and the family 

foundation that bears his name. Their 

dream was to build a unique home for our 

musicians – the one thing that had been 

missing from our music-making for so 

many years. 

It must have been written in the stars, as the 

timing of the £5.2million Colyer-Fergusson 

donation was perfect. It coincided with the 

government’s matched funding scheme, 

thereby granting us access to an additional 

£1.35million. So, with nearly £7million 

secured, we began a campaign that 

opened up opportunities for everyone 

involved in the University of Kent’s musical 

life. The response from alumni, current and 

ex-staff, the governing body, students and 

members of the local community has been 

greater than to any other University 

campaign. This includes the original call for 

funding to start a new university in 1965. 

And now it’s here. The Colyer-Fergusson 

Building is up and running, with a grand 

official gala opening in December 2012. 

For those of you who not only hit that 

‘donate now’ button, but also wrote to say 

how much music has meant to you, you 

will be pleased to see that the building 

sits adjacent to the Gulbenkian Theatre 

and Cinema. From that synergy, we are 

confident that the Arts will be at the heart 

of the University’s Canterbury Campus. 

From January 2013 the building will be 

fully operational for rehearsals and 

performances, both by University musicians 

and local musicians. We hope to see you 

at many of our future events. Or why not 

just drop in for coffee and relax in the 

unique ambiance? You will always be 

most welcome. 

www.kent.ac.uk/music 

“Congratulations on the new music 

performance centre. In a world 

where economics and business rule 

everything, this is no small feat!” 

“I rejoice with you at the imminent 

opening of the University of Kent 

Music Building.” 

“It was so lovely to receive your 

Christmas card! Incredible, it’s 

almost 18 years since I first came 

to Canterbury! And it was really 

you who started my professional 

singing career, by granting me the 

bursary. Do you remember? 

Thanks ever so much for 

everything you have done for me!” 

“It’s been great to follow the 

news of your building in the 

alumnus magazine. I’m plotting 

a trip to see the finished article... 

Congratulations on all your 

success.” 

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“I have been totally overwhelmed 

by the extraordinary response to 

our fundraising campaign. To 

everyone, I would like to say a 

heartfelt thank-you for helping 

us to make this pipedream a 

reality. The Colyer-Fergusson 

Building is a truly wonderful 

venue which will inspire 

musicians and audiences for 

generations to come, and it’s 

lovely to think that everyone 

who walks through its doors will 

see the names of all those who 

have made this possible.” 

Susan Wanless, 

Director of Music 

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Campaign reports (cont) 

Kent Law Campaign 

Educating, innovating and 

widening access to justice 

Kent has long enjoyed a well-deserved 

reputation as one of the best university 

law schools in this country. That is due in 

part to its long established, hugely 

successful, and award winning Law Clinic, 

of which both the University of Kent and 

our alumni are justifiably very proud. 

The Law Clinic provides legal advice and 

representation for asylum seekers and 

immigrants who could not otherwise 

obtain it. It also enhances students’ 

knowledge and understanding of law and 

policy in this area, and also the conditions 

and problems facing immigrants and 

asylum seekers. In addition, the funding 

we receive helps support research 

publication which will stimulate thinking 

about these matters within academia and 

in society generally, including in relation to 

changes in legal aid. 

Our campaign to raise funds for new, stateof-the-art 

facilities to house the Clinic and 

a Moot Court has received magnificent 

support from students, staff, University 

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organisations and alumni. In addition, 

the Clinic received £180,000 from three 

separate international charities: Unbound 

Philanthropy (£90,000), the Samuel Sebba 

Trust (£45,000) and the Metropolitan 

Migration Foundation (£45,000). This will 

support a three year, fixed-term Clinic 

Solicitor post working exclusively in the 

field of immigration and asylum law. 

The new facilities will be essential if Kent 

Law School is to continue providing its 

students with the kind of the intellectually 

challenging and practically focused legal 

education for which it is renowned. As the 

chair of the Campaign Board, I am very 

grateful indeed to all of those who have 

already donated so generously to the Kent 

Law Campaign. This has enabled us, with 

the University's pledge to match each 

donation £1 for £1, to raise over £1.2m. 

As a result, even at this early stage, we 

are almost 25% towards our target. 

So a huge and heartfelt “thank you” to all 

our donors, to all my fellow Campaign 

Board members, and to all of those who 

have agreed to become Campaign 

Patrons. 

Professor Richard de Friend, 

Chair of Campaign Board 

If you are interested in finding out more 

about the campaign please contact Hilary 

Edridge H.A.Edridge@kent.ac.uk or visit 

www.kent.ac.uk/lawcampaign. 

“We are delighted to receive this 

support. It’s a great boost for those 

people who really need expert 

assistance, and for the students who 

will gain a wonderful opportunity to 

engage with the law as it operates 

in this area, seeing for themselves 

its impact in society.” 

Professor John Fitzpatrick, 

Director of Kent Law Clinic 

Campaign Board 

Professor Richard de Friend, 

Campaign Chair (Eliot 1967) 

Colin Mendoza, Deputy Chair (Darwin 

1979) 

Elaine Colville, (Eliot 1972) 

Martin Edwards, (Eliot 1975) 

Peter Frawley, (Darwin 1977) 

Elizabeth Heister, Former member of 

Kent Law School 

David Hughes, (Keynes 1973) 

James Laughland, (Darwin 1987) 

Sir John Mummery, DL Lord Justice of 

Appeal & Deputy Lieutenant of Kent 

Jeremy Pendlebury, (Keynes 1976) 

District Judge Michael Walker, CBE 

(Eliot 1969) 

Our patrons 

The Rt Hon the Lord Justice Aikens 

Andrew Baillie QC 

Sir Geoffrey Chipperfield KCB 

Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony 

Jonathan Cohen QC 

Dr Amanda Cottrell OBE JP DL 

Sir Terence Etherton 

Courtney Griffiths QC 

His Honour Judge Jeremy Gold QC 

Dame Rosalyn Higgins DBE QC 

Professor David McLellan 

Professor Sir David Melville CBE 

Dr Lucy Scott-Moncrieff 

Sir Geoffrey Nice QC 

Dr Phil Shiner 

Adrian Taylor 

Sir Robert Worcester KBE


Hong Kong and China Portal 

The Hong Kong and China Portal is a 

five-year project aimed at raising £2 million 

to support new scholarship, student 

exchange and research initiatives in Hong 

Kong and mainland China. It is supported 

by a Fundraising Advisory Board, chaired 

by alumnus Dr William Lo E80. 

Alumnus Dr Kennedy Wong has pledged 

£500,000 over five years to help the 

University develop its legal studies 

facilities, and this year the University is 

delighted to award the first of three 

scholarships from the Jackie Chan 

Charitable Foundation for postgraduate 

students in the School of Arts. 

The University is extremely grateful for the 

support of our alumni in Hong Kong, and 

especially to the Executive Committee of 

the Hong Kong Alumni Association for 

supporting the prestigious Hong Kong 

Alumni Scholarship, for students from 

Hong Kong and mainland China. 


Hong Kong Alumni Executive 

Committee 

Chi Lan M Chong 

Felix K Woo 

Eddy C Fong 

Kennedy Y Wong 

Eric K Lee 

Shun-Y- Chan 

Chi H Wong 

King W Li 

Michelle L Thomas 


Fundraising Advisory Board 

Sir David Akers Jones 

William Lo 

Richard Burton 

Sammy Lo 

Vivian Wong 

Felix K Woo 

Alumni giving 

The Kent Scholarships Campaign has 

continued to receive fantastic support 

from alumni this year. In March, a team of 

current students took part in a phonathon 

speaking to over 2,000 alumni about their 

time at Kent and raising over £72,000 in 

support of the campaign. 

In the current difficult economic climate 

and with the approaching rise in tuition 

fees, students are facing increasing 

financial barriers to entering higher 

education. Donations received in support 

of the Kent Scholarships Campaign 

help the University to break down these 

barriers through the provision of hardship 

bursaries and scholarships including the 

prestigious Alumni Postgraduate 

Scholarship. 

Since its establishment in 1995, the Alumni 

Postgraduate Research Scholarship has 

supported 21 outstanding postgraduate 

students who have all benefitted from 

fantastic research, travel and networking 

opportunities as a result of the 

scholarship. Donations from the Kent 

Scholarships Campaign have funded 

three Alumni Postgraduate Research 

Scholarships this year, including Katy 

Upton who is in the middle of a life 

changing six-month conservation research 

expedition to the Peruvian Amazon. 

Hardship bursaries are another very 

important element of the Kent 

Scholarships Campaign, as without these 

bursaries many students in extreme 

financial difficulty would be forced to drop 

out of University. Alumni support means 

the world to those students who benefit 

from this generosity – especially knowing 

it is former students who have made a 

difference to their lives. 

“I am incredibly grateful for this 

bursary, which will allow me to 

continue my studies at the 

University of Kent and prevent me 

from becoming homeless or having 

to leave university to find full time 

employment. Without the support 

of either of my parents I have no 

home to return to during summer 

holidays. But now I will be able to 

afford accommodation, bills and 

general living costs and will be able 

to return to university in 

September, to continue my studies, 

with teaching as my ultimate goal.” 

A recent hardship bursary recipient 

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Scholarships and prizes 

Santander Scholarship 

We are very proud that the University 

of Kent this year joined ‘Santander 

Universities UK’. This is a philanthropic 

initiative through which the bank offers 

extensive support to higher education 

institutions. It is a global network, set up 

with the express desire to help current 

students become tomorrow’s leaders. 

With an annual donation from Santander, 

we will be able to offer three international 

scholarships for academic excellence at 

postgraduate level, and several mobility 

awards to allow both staff and students to 

enhance their learning and research 

activities. In addition, we can increase the 

amount of entrepreneurial support we give 

to our students. 

A further advantage of being in this 

partnership is the access we gain to an 

extensive international educational 

network, particularly in South America. 

We hope to use this to engage in new 

discussions with a variety of organisations, 

from which we confidently expect new 

educational partnerships to be formed. 

“We only began our journey 

together a few months ago. 

However, I am certain that this 

collaboration will continue for 

many years. With over 60 

universities in the UK and nearly 

1,000 worldwide, Santander 

Universities was created to foster 

internationalisation, knowledge 

transfer and quality in education 

and research. The University of 

Kent embodies all these and 

that’s why we consider it the 

perfect partner.” 

Nick Buttler, Santander Group 

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University of Kent in America 

(UKA) Scholarship 

There are currently over 4,000 Kent 

alumni living in the United States. Many 

are expatriate British graduates, who 

went on to build their careers and lives 

there. Others are US citizens who studied 

for their undergraduate or postgraduate 

qualifications at the University of Kent, or 

perhaps just spent a short time here on 

a study-abroad program. Many of our 

American alumni have described their 

experience at the University of Kent as 

life-changing, and have been inspired 

to pledge their support to provide a 

scholarship to allow others to experience 

life here. 

Thanks to the generosity of our US-based 

alumni, we were delighted to welome our 

first UKA-funded scholar to study here in 

2011. The University of Kent in America 

Scholarship provides financial support to 

an outstanding US student undertaking 

postgraduate study at the University of 

Kent. In 2011-2012, this was awarded to 

Eric MacTaggart, who arrived in 

September 2011 to pursue an MA in the 

Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. 

Alongside fundraising activity, UKA has 

been working hard to deliver a programme 

of events across the United States, with 

activities taking place in Los Angeles, San 

Francisco, New York, Chicago and 

Washington DC. Members of the Board 

have enjoyed having the opportunity to 

meet alumni and hear what their time at the 

University of Kent meant to them. Over the 

next 12 months, the Board looks forward to 

welcoming a new scholar, expanding an 

exciting programme of activities and 

continuing with fundraising success! 

Board of the University of Kent in 

America, Inc 

Dean B Harmeyer 

Keith W Teare 

Ellen Brody Hughes 

John J Hern 

Walter R Nason 

Erik K Johnson 

Matthew J Woodget 

Kathleen M Evert 

Simon J Williams 

Emily Perkins 

The Kate Zaks Memorial Prize 

in Art History 

The Kate Zaks Memorial Prize in Art 

History was endowed by Greg and Viola 

Zaks in memory of their daughter. This 

memorial endowment was awarded for the 

first time to the highest achieving Stage 

Two student in the History & Philosophy of 

Art (HPA) Programme in July 2012. The 

recipient was Luke Carver, a Stage Two 

single honours HPA student. 

Following donor agreement, it is intended 

to use part of the fund to help support 

future work-based experience undertaken 

by HPA and Art History students in their 

final year at the University of Kent. 

The SunGard Actuarial Prize 

The SunGard Actuarial Prize was 

started back in 2008 when Martin 

Sarjeant, Head of Actuarial 

Development at SunGard, kindly 

agreed to donate £100 per year for five 

years. This would be awarded to the 

student with the best results in a 

module that involved using PROPHET 

software on the MSc Applied Actuarial 

Science course. 

PROPHET is the life insurance 

industry’s leading actuarial software 

package used by companies 

worldwide for profit testing, valuation 

and model office work. The University 

of Kent has entered into an exclusive 

arrangement with SunGard, a global 

leader in providing software solutions 

for financial services, which markets 

this leading software. 

As a result of this arrangement, 

actuarial students at Kent can take 

modules with access to this important 

software. They learn basic and more 

advanced applications, as well as 

being introduced to other financial 

models. They are taught how to analyse 

and summarise data, develop a model 

with an audit trail and also develop the 

ability to apply the results. 

Actuarial students at the University of 

Kent have been using PROPHET since 

2002 and the link with SunGard was 

strengthened with the donation of the 

SunGard Actuarial Prize which took 

effect in 2008. As from 2012, the prize 

has been extended. 

Winners over the last five years: 

2008: Stefan J Dunajewski 

2009: Eng Wee Ng 

2010: Shabib Al-Busaidi 

2011: ADS Pannu 

2012: A Aggarwal 

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Features 

Major new donations boost 

University Art Collection 

The University of Kent is grateful for a 

number of donations from artists with 

international reputations. 

Pratt Contemporary donated an etching 

and drypoint print by Ana Maria Pacheco 

from her series Domestic Scenes (2000). 

The fifth of a group of 10, the print draws 

on Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and 

depicts the Wife of Bath. The artist’s 

sculptural group Shadows of the 

Wanderer was displayed in Studio 3 

Gallery during the first five months of last 

year and this remains the best-attended 

exhibition since the gallery opened in 

2010, with over 2000 visitors. 

Michael Baldwin and Mel Ramsden, the 

artists behind the Art & Language Group, 

have donated a set of five silkscreen 

prints entitled Maps to Indicate… (2002). 

The series develops Art & Language’s 

long-standing interest in the conventions 

of mapping, playing with thematic, 

proportional maps so that they represent 

philosophical concepts rather than purely 

social geographical representations. The 

Art & Language installation Portraits and a 

Dream was exhibited in Studio 3 Gallery 

from 3 October to 16 December 2011. 

Both works are on public display in the 

School of Arts’ Jarman Building at the 

University of Kent’s Canterbury campus 

(open Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm). 

“The University of Kent is very 

grateful for these generous gifts, 

which will complement the existing 

strong body of work within our 

Kent Print Collection.” 

Ben Thomas, Curator, Studio 3 Gallery 

In March 2012, 

celebrated British 

landscape artist 

Frederick Cuming RA 

(Honorary Graduate of 

the University of Kent,) 

kindly donated one of 

his pictures to the 

University’s Art Collection. The unveiling 

of The Mysterious Landscape, was 

performed by David Nightingale, Senior 

Deputy Vice-Chancellor. 

With an artistic career spanning 60 years, 

Fred has become one of England’s bestloved 

landscape painters. His work is 

famous for the distinctive technique of 

quickly layered colour resulting in a 

sensitive and unique rendering of light 

and mood, and his trademark palette – 

indicative of the Camden School Group – 

is refreshingly limited. The East Sussex 

coastline, in particular the area around 

Camber and Rye, has provided the 

backdrop for much of Fred’s work. 

Leading archaeological 

foundation supports Heritage MA 

The University is very grateful to the A G 

Leventis Foundation for supporting an 

innovative master’s degree in heritage 

management. This is co-run by the 

University of Kent and the Athens 

University of Economics and Business. 

The A G Leventis Foundation was 

established in 1979, to fulfil the wishes of 

the late Anastasios Leventis. It is active in 

the restoration of a number of monuments 

in Cyprus, Greece and wider south- 

Visualising the late 

antique city 

Thanks to Pompeii, most people find it 

easy to imagine the early Roman city. 

But visualising these population centres 

in later centuries remained a challenge 

– until now. 

This year a Leverhulme-funded 

research project began in the Classics 

and Archaeology faculty on ‘The 

Visualisation of the Late Antique City’. 

Directed by Dr Luke Lavan and 

supported by Dr Ellen Swift, it aims over 

a three-year period to recreate the 

monumental atmosphere and everyday 

life of Mediterranean cities in the period 

300-650 AD. 

This is roughly the era when the Roman 

Empire became Christian, and during 

which the great city of Constantinople 

flowered. Our work has included a project 

in Ostia, where the university's 

excavations are now complete, and are 

being written up with support from John 

Beale and John Osborn. 

Thanks to the generosity of Mr John 

Beale, it has been possible to expand the 

research team of doctoral students 

working on this topic to six, bringing in 

talented students from the UK, Ireland 

and Albania. With this gift, we have been 

able to expand our work to include a 

study of secular public building and the 

cultural life of domestic objects, and to 

develop 3D computer reconstructions of 

different ancient sites. 

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eastern Europe, as well as supporting 

education in Hellenic culture. 

The MA in Heritage Management course, 

which was launched in September 2011, 

is distinctive in offering postgraduates a 

combination of archaeology and business 

skills. It also offers the opportunity to be 

part of a heritage project based in Eleusis, 

near Athens, home of the most famous 

mysteries of the antiquity. 

“This exciting programme has been 

specially designed to offer what we 

think is a unique combination of 

archaeology and business skills.” 

Dr Evangelos Kyriakidis, 

MA Programme Director 

Chancellor’s Fund 

The University would like to record its 

grateful thanks to the Chancellor, Sir 

Robert Worcester, for establishing The 

Chancellor’s Fund in 2007. The Fund is 

now supporting a wide range of University 

projects including music and awards, 

academic scholarships and prizes to 

students from a variety of schools. 

“As I come to the conclusion of my sevenyear 

term as Chancellor of the University 

of Kent I can look back with pleasure and 

pride to the development of the University 

in all ways: excellence in research, 

excellent teaching, and the expansion of 

both the numbers and quality of our intake 

of students and faculty. I have had the 

pleasure of working with two fine Vice- 

Chancellors both of whom have served 

the University well. And not least, in the 

income growth not just from the increases 

in Government support but also from 

personal and corporate support. The 

University is one of the largest employers 

in the County of Kent. Its graduates fan 

out across the world and make impacts 

wherever they go. 

For this reason I have set up a Chancellor’s 

Fund, established to enable myself and my 

successors to put money wherever the 

Chancellors believe at the time it would be 

most useful. There are several small grants 

such as to the outstanding undergraduate 

at Durrell Institute for Conservation and 

Ecology (DICE) and to students from 

Trinidad, some support for research and 

some for equipment. I will be leaving 

behind as I go a modest pool to be 

passed on to the next Chancellor in the 

hope that he or indeed she might develop 

it further. In the meantime I would ask all 

those generous benefactors we have and 

others who might become benefactors to 

consider joining me in support of the 

Chancellor’s Fund”. 

Sir Robert Worcester KBE DL, Chancellor 

New Project for Philanthropy 

Centre 

An update of a seminal study on ‘Why Rich 

People Give’ is to be funded by the Pears 

Foundation and an anonymous donor. The 

project will be a collaboration between the 

University of Kent’s Centre for the Study of 

Philanthropy, Humanitarianism and Social 

Justice and leading philanthropy 

consultant and author Theresa Lloyd. 

Much has changed since the original 

report, based on data collected in 2002, 

provided the first credible study of 

philanthropic behaviour and attitudes of 

wealthier donors in the UK. This created 

an opportunity to revisit the research on 

the 10th anniversary of the data collection, 

to review and update the findings and 

narrative and create another significant 

publication that will become the ‘must 

read’ for the next decade. 

The book, which we aim to publish in 

the summer of 2013, will present new 

research in the context of the global 

philanthropic marketplace, including 

developments in Europe, North America 

and emerging markets. It will also include 

a discussion of the state of philanthropy 

today, what might happen over the next 

decade and recommendations for what 

should happen next to promote 

philanthropy in the UK. 

Dr Beth Breeze welcomes any input from 

readers of the Donor Report. She can be 

contacted on b.breeze@kent.ac.uk. 

Patricia Collen Fellowship 

Patricia Collen lived the majority of her life 

within Normansfield Hospital, an institution 

for people with learning disabilities in the 

United Kingdom (now closed). In 

recognition of her experiences, it was her 

family’s wish that funding from her estate 

be used to develop early intervention 

initiatives to support young people with 

intellectual disability and complex needs. 

To this end, Dr Nick Gore has been 

awarded fellowship funding from Patricia’s 

estate for a three-year period, during 

which he will be co-ordinating the Early- 

Positive Approaches to Support (E-PAtS) 

project. By providing specialised earlyyears 

support for children with learning or 

developmental disabilities, the E-PAtS 

project aims to prevent the development of 

challenging behaviour and minimize its 

negative impact on children and families. 

Drawing on best-practice techniques and 

the experiences of professionals and family 

members, the project will ensure that 

lessons learned are embedded in systems 

and processes going forward. In this way, 

we can provide a lasting legacy for Patricia. 

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Employability 

Paul Dyer Leadership Challenge 

Having founded and managed Towergate 

Partnership, a company with 5,500 

employees, University of Kent alumnus 

Paul Dyer is very familiar with the traits 

required to be a successful leader. And to 

help University of Kent students develop 

the skills they need to become leaders of 

the future, he introduced the Paul Dyer 

Leadership Challenge. 

This annual event is a unique opportunity 

for students to enhance their employability 

by learning about leadership, applying 

that learning through a series of 

challenges, receiving supportive coaching 

and reflecting on the experiences as a 

group. Participant feedback indicates that 

the experience is a “life-changer”, giving 

students the confidence to step into the 

world of work and realise their potential. 

All participants were awarded with 

certificates of achievement and a signed 

copy of Paul’s latest book, ‘Panic, Passion 

and Power, Lessons from a Management 

Journey’. In addition, places on a 

weekend expedition preparation 

programme in the Brecon Beacons 

National Park were awarded to Daniel 

McGrath for Personal Achievement and to 

Constandinos Siafakas for Contribution to 

the Paul Dyer Leadership Challenge. 

“The Challenge has been a 

fantastic opportunity for our 

students to practice and develop 

their leadership skills in real-life 

situations. We are very grateful 

to Paul for his generous donation 

that has enabled us to introduce 

the Challenge at Kent. We are 

planning to extend the Challenge 

to a wider group next year so that 

even more students can take part 

and enhance their employability.” 

Professor Katie Truss, Head of Kent 

Business School at Medway 

Learning essential employment 

skills 

Alumni and friends of the University 

contribute in many ways beyond financial 

help. Your time, skills and expertise are 

also invaluable. 

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank 

all of those individuals and organisations 

that enhance the learning experience of 

our students through their involvement. 

This may be through providing work 

placements, internships or training 

opportunities. Or it may be through hosting 

events, or providing valuable careers 

advice to students or recent graduates 

taking their first steps in the working world. 

We are also grateful to all those who take 

part in industry collaboration initiatives 

such as the School of Engineering and 

Digital Arts’ Industrial Panel. This is a forum 

where the University can engage with 

industry partners to gain insight and 

ensure that teaching is aligned with the 

needs of businesses. 

This support provides a tangible 

advantage for our students as they join 

today’s competitive jobs market. Our 

success in in this area is backed up by 

the high levels of graduate employment 

enjoyed by our students. 

Recent partnerships include a venture 

with Cisco Systems Inc in San Jose. The 

company provides 12-month work 

placement opportunities to outstanding 

students from the School of Computing. 

From an initial intake of four in the 2011/12 

academic year, the programme has rapidly 

grown to offer placements to 20 individuals 

in 2012/13, due to the impressive nature 

of the students and their work. 

Closer to home, Enterprise Rent-A-Car 

has supported students from Kent 

Business School for several years. As well 

as providing an annual scholarship and 

prizes, the company also offers work 

placement opportunities, and runs regular 

skills seminars to give students essential 

tools to help them secure employment. 

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Financial 

information 

What you gave and how we spent it 

Income 

Endowments 

£ 

Other 

£ 

Total 

000s 

Capital Donations 891,000 - 891,000 

Investment Income 194,000 - 194,000 

Prize Funds 4,000 1,000 5,000 

Gains on the Sale of Investments - - - 

Bursaries, Hardships, 

Fellowships and Scholarships 

510,000 31,000 541,000 

Other Restricted Funds 167,000 76,000 243,000 

Julia Mansi (E08) recently took 

advantage of two day’s work experience 

offered by Stephen Cates (K87), Partner 

at Laytons Solicitors. 

“The two days I spent with the 

employment team at Laytons Solicitors 

were both interesting and very enjoyable. 

The team was immediately welcoming 

and approachable which made it a great 

atmosphere to work in. I was constantly 

encouraged to ask questions and read 

case files to gain an understanding of 

the work undertaken by the team. 

1,766,000 108,000 1,874,000 

Capital Donations 

Investment Income 

Prize Funds 

Gains on the Sale of Investments 

Bursaries, Hardships, Fellowships and Scholarships 

Other Restricted Funds 

The team assigned me both legal 

research and document preparation, 

which gave me exposure to the firm’s 

document review systems and 

resources. I was also invited to attend 

teleconferences and meetings with clients, 

as well as the firm’s weekly business 

development meeting. 

The whole experience gave me a practical 

insight into the day-to-day running of a 

successful national law firm, and more 

importantly, the role of a commercial 

solicitor in the heart of the City of London.” 

We would like to thank Stephen for offering 

this opportunity. If you too can offer work 

experience of any length to our current 

students or recent graduates, we would 

love to hear from you! 

Please contact alumni@kent.ac.uk. 

Disbursement £5.3M 

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Fundraising 

Young Alumni Fundraising Group 

Established in 2011 to raise funds for the 

Kent Law Campaign, the Young Alumni 

Fundraising Group is made up of recent 

graduates and current students from Kent 

Law School. The Group has set a target of 

£25,000 to be raised by September 2014. 

So far, £5,000 has been raised through a 

variety of initiatives and the University has 

agreed to match each donation received 

pound for pound. 

Other recent fundraising activities have 

included running the London marathon, 

a sponsored skydive, a sponsored walk 

from Canterbury to Whitstable, a comedy 

night in London, and a quiz on campus. 

In addition, charity greetings cards were 

kindly printed free of charge by Cards 

Made Easy and London Road Press Ltd 

and raised £1,283 for the Kent Law 

Campaign. 

The University would like to thank them for 

their generosity as well as the following 

businesses for their support of this group: 

• Downlands Cycles, Canterbury 

• Patisserie, Canterbury 

• Pilgrims Hotel, Canterbury 

• Café du Soleil, Canterbury 

• Pizza Express, Canterbury 

• Maypole Marquees Ltd, Canterbury 

Former Staff Association 

The University of Kent Former Staff 

Association was established in 2008 to 

provide opportunities for former members of 

staff to stay connected with the University 

and with each other. An elected Liaison 

Group organises monthly lunches, lectures, 

visits to art galleries and concerts, and was 

recently welcomed to the Chancellor’s home 

at Allington Castle, near Maidstone. 

The Former Staff Association has taken 

an active role in fundraising for the Colyer- 

Fergusson Music Building, and has raised 

almost £2,400 from a variety of activities 

including summer choral workshops. Many 

members of the Association have also 

donated towards the project in their own 

right, and the University would like to record 

its thanks to all members of the Former 

Staff Association for their commitment to 

supporting Kent. 

First 500 Fund 

The First 500, Kent’s first cohort of 

undergraduates in 1965, has a very special 

relationship with the University. Its members 

hold an annual dinner in London, which is 

also attended by staff from the University. 

These pioneering alumni have established 

the First 500 Fund to preserve something 

of the spirit and advantage of their years 

as Kent students. First 500 members 

aim to provide future students with the 

opportunities they enjoyed – the freedom 

to think and challenge, the opportunity to 

innovate and create, and the chance to start 

working life without debt. The Fund plans to 

establish a scholarship to commemorate the 

University’s 50th Anniversary in 2015. 

The First 500 Fund has already received a 

number of generous donations, with over 

£32,000 raised in the last academic year. 

The University would like to record its 

sincerest thanks to First 500 members 

for their continued support. 

Remembering the University of 

Kent in your will 

An increasingly popular way to support the 

University of Kent is by pledging a gift in 

your will. No matter how small or large, a 

legacy gift can be transformational, 

affecting the lives of generations of 

students to come. It is a way of impacting 

on people’s lives beyond our own, in a way 

that is important to us. 

Not all legacy gifts are directed towards 

scholarships, many are open and some 

are aimed at improving student facilities 

and areas of teaching and learning. 

If you have told us of your intention to 

remember the University of Kent in your 

will, we thank you and look forward to 

seeing you at a legacy dinner. 

“Not only was the scholarship a 

huge confidence boost at an early 

stage in my research, but it also 

funded a trip to the United States 

that took my work in new 

directions.” 

Michelle Ulyatt, recipient of the Christine 

and Ian Bolt Scholarship 

“I spent my life teaching and know 

how difficult it is for some students 

to afford higher education. I would 

hope that my donation will give 

someone a helping hand to achieve 

their goals too.” 

Stella Dick, legacy donor 

“I realise how difficult decisions are 

for young people – whether to study 

for a degree and how to fund it 

when there is uncertainty about 

graduate jobs.” 

Dr David Nunnerley, legacy donor 

“Today’s financial burden must 

be really tough for people trying to 

get to university. The University 

of Kent had confidence in me at a 

time when that was missing 

elsewhere in my life and I would 

like to repay that trust.” 

Legacy donor 

For more information on legacies visit 

www.kent.ac.uk/legacies, contact Jenny 

Richardson on +44(0)1227 823588 or email 

giving@kent.ac.uk. 

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Events news 

Benefactors’ garden party 

Due to the inclement weather in June this year’s Benefactors’ Garden Party, 

hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, was relocated to the Canterbury campus and was 

enjoyed, indoors at the Darwin Conference Suite, by 146 guests. 

Sponsored events in aid of the 

Kent Law Campaign 

• Anna Pollard (K98 and Campaigns 

Manager at the University) ran the 

London Marathon to raise funds for 

the Kent Law Campaign, raising over 

£3,500 

• Natalie Salunke (E02 and Chair of the 

Young Alumni Fundraising Group) and 

Darren Ellis (Development Office) took 

part in a sponsored skydive, raising 

£3,000 

• The Young Alumni Fundraising Group 

organised a sponsored walk from 

Canterbury to Whitstable, raising £500. 

Legacy lunch 

Keith Mander, Deputy Vice-Chancellor 

hosted a dinner to give thanks to 

supporters who have pledged to 

remember the University of Kent through 

their wills. One current scholar attended 

the dinner to express her thanks on behalf 

of students who will benefit in time from 

the guests support. The dinner culminated 

in a personalised tour of the campus 

taking in the new Jarman Building. 

Scholarship ‘thank you’ event 

The inaugural Scholarship event took 

place in March this year and was attended 

by 104 guests. Keith Mander, the Deputy 

Vice-Chancellor, hosted the event at the 

Canterbury campus and gave thanks to 

all those who generously support 

Scholarships at the University of Kent. 

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Donor facts 

• University of Kent Donors are currently spread among 

15 different countries 

• In the last year, the University of Kent has received 5113 

donations from 1117 donors 

• The University of Kent had 22 different scholarships 

as a result of philanthropic donations in 2011/2012 

• The University of Kent had 65 scholars on philanthropic 

scholarships in 2011/2012 

• University of Kent donors under 40 make up almost 25% 

of all donors 

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Donor list 2011/2012 

The University of Kent wishes to express its sincere thanks to the following 

individuals, companies, Trusts and Foundations who have made a gift to the 

University of Kent (between 1 August, 2011 and 31 July, 2012). 

Lifetime giving 

The following have made a 

generous lifetime gift of over 

£1 million to the University 

Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust 

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 

Sir James Colyer-Fergusson 

The Football Foundation 

Pfizer Ltd 

Rochester Bridgewarden’s Trust 

General Ibnu Sotowu 

We are grateful to the following 

companies, foundations, alumni, 

staff and friends who have made 

gifts in excess of £10,000 

Mr John R Beale 

Dr Orlando Bloom 

Mr L Cotsen 

Dr Fred Cuming RA 

Mr Paul F Dyer 

Professor Eddy C Fong 

Dr Alan S Hearne 

Ms Jennie Howells 

The Rt Hon Sir John F Mummery DL 

Mr John Washington 

Dr Charles Williams II 

Dr Kennedy Ying-Ho Wong 

Professor Sir Robert M Worcester 

Bodossaki Foundation 

Fondaziona CRT 

Kent County Council Adult & Children’s 

Social Services 

Patricia Cohen Trust 

Metropolitan Migration Foundation 

The Patsy Wood Trust 

The Paul & Alexandra Canellopoulos 

Foundation 

The Pears Family Charitable Foundation 

The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust 

The Samuel Sebba Trust 

Unbound Philanthropy 

University of Kent in America, Inc 

VisionMetric Ltd 

Alumni and friends who 

have made an annual gift of 

£1,000-£9,999 

Dr James and Jenny Bird 

Mr Richard W Burton 

Mrs Sonia Copeland Bloom & Samantha 

Bloom 

Professor Richard de Friend 

Mr Nigel E Gardner 

Professor Dame Julia M Goodfellow 

Mrs Jill Henton 

Dr David G Hughes 

Mr Christopher A Keljik 

Professor Keith and Janet Mander 

Professor Sir David Melville 

Ms Sally Muggeridge 

Mr Ian and Juliet Odgers 

Mr A H A Osborn 

Mr Selwyn J Richardson 

Professor Clare Ungerson 

Mr Gregory R Zaks 

Ede and Ravenscroft 

Enterprise Rent-A-Car 

Kent Law Campaign Young Alumni & 

Student Fundraising Groups 

Lewes Arms Dramatic Society 

Pratt Contemporary 

R G Hills Charitable Trust 

Sam Fogg Ltd 

Sir Charles Jessel Charitable Trust 

Sky News 

The Peter and Michael Hiller Charitable 

Trust 

Thomas Pocklington Trust 

Alumni and friends who have 

made an annual gift of up to 

£1,000 

Mr Anthony B Acton 

Mr Robert Addy 

Mr David A O Adekola 

Mr Omer Ahmad 

Miss Anum Ahmed 

Ms Geraldine E Ahrens 

Mrs Elizabeth Akehurst 

Dr Abdulmonem H Al Zalabani 

Mr Craig S Alder 

Dr UHB Alexander MBE DL DCL 

Mrs Clare E Alford 

Mrs Sarah F Allen 

Miss Rosalind J Ambrose 

Mr Vincent A Ambross 

Mr Walter F Amor 

Mr Christopher Anderson 

Mrs Mikal Laura Anderson 

Professor Graham & Margaret Anderson 

Mr Juan J Anido 

Mr Joseph G Antoniou 

Mr Foivos Apostolopoulos 

Dr James Appleyard FRCP 

Ms N Araki Jervis 

Mr David Arnold 

Mr Reuben P Arnold 

Mr Robin F Ash 

Miss Sally A L Aspital 

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Mr Richard A Atanda 

Mr Leonard J Attewell 

Mr Mark C Attridge 

Ms Avril D Austin 

Mrs Laura Awosile 

Mr Charles R Baker 

Dr Jean N Baker 

Miss Lindsey H Baker 

Ms Vikki R Baker 

Professor John Baldock 

Mrs Victoria E Bamford 

Mr Miles Banbery 

Miss Kathryn E Bancroft 

Dr Marie L Banfield 

Ms Jacqueline A Banton 

Mr Ivan P Barbic 

Mrs Rona C Barden 

Mr Andrew C Barker 

Mrs Diana M Barnes 

Mrs Carole Barron 

Mrs Jennifer F Barrow 

Miss Faye Barsby 

Mr Will Bartlett-Hooker 

Dr Michael H Barton 

Mrs Sabina B Bauluck 

Mr Adam Beaman 

Miss Susanna F Bearne 

Mrs Hilary G Beaumont 

Mr Barrie F Beeching 

Ms Fatemeh H Behnoud 

Revd Richard W Bellamy 

Miss Alexandra Bennell 

Mr David Bennett FRCS 

Mr Abdul F Bhanji 

Mr Bhupinder S Bhasin 

Mr Matthew J Billingsley 

Mr Matthew D Birtles 

Mr Mark A Bishop 

Miss Opeolu Biye 

Ms Jane Blackham 

Mrs Jill and Jeremy Bland 

Dr Marieke Bloemink 

Mrs Valerie V Bloom 

Mr Grant Blowers 

Mr Daniel Boardman 

Mrs Teresa C Bomphrey 

Mrs Marion N H Bond 

Dr Colin Boswell 

Mr Martyn Bott 

Mr Philip Bounds 

Dr John D Bovey 

Mrs Mina Bowater 

Mrs Mary R Bowen 

Mr Peter Boyne 

Mr Paul A Bradbury 

Dr Stella Bradbury 

Mr Ian Bradley 

Mr Stephen V Bradley 

Mr Jonathan L Bradshaw 

Miss Nicolien Braithwaite 

Mr Malcolm R Brand 

Ms Christine L Brandon 

Mrs Karen Brayshaw 

Dr Xavier C Brice 

Ms Frances F Bristow 

Ms Emma L Britcher 

Mrs Jill Britcher 

Miss Claire M Britton 

Mr Peter M Bromley 

Mr Alan C Brooks 

Mr Reginald D Brown 

Ms Lyn Brown 

Dr Judith K Brownsword 

Mr William A Buckley 

Mrs Jennie Bukht 

Mrs Jame I Bull 

Ms Ruth E Bundey 

Miss Sarah E Burford 

Mrs Jane L Burleigh 

Mrs Jane L Giles 

Miss Vanessa R Burley 

Mrs Kirsten J Burnett 

Mr Roger E Burr 

Mr Alan Burt 

Miss Helen M Burtenshaw 

Ms Alison L Burton 

Miss Joceline E Bury 

Mr Andrew K Butcher 

Professor John & Gillian Butler 

Mr William Butler 

Ms Sarah Buttler 

Mrs Elizabeth A Cable 

Mr Stephen B Cameron-Dyne 

Mrs Gilliam M Campbell 

Mr Robin G Campbell 

Mr Michael Canham-Croom 

Mrs Jane G Canning 

Miss Naomi Capell 

Mr Marco P Carlotti 

Mrs Sally F Carr 

Mr Richard P Carter 

Miss Sarah Carter 

Councillor Michael G Carver 

Mr Simon E H Castle 

Mr John K Cazabon 

Mr Maurice S Challen 

Mr Martin P Chandler 

Miss Claire M Caplin 

Mr Joel R Charles 

Mr Steward M Charnell 

Mrs Margot S Chaundler 

OBE 

Mr Pak-Loon Cheng 

Mrs Sarah J Chiappi 

Sir Geoffrey & Lady 

Chipperfield 

Mr Jon & Beryl Chipperton 

Professor Roy & Monty 

Chisholm 

Mr Mel D Chittenden 

Miss Frances M Chiverton 

Mr Barrie Chiverton 

Miss Nazanin Choubandi 

Mr Mark G Chudleigh 

Mrs Megan W M S A R 

Clague 

Mr David Clark 

Mr Christopher S Clarke 

Mr John E Clarke 

Mr Richard S Clarke 

Ms Carolyn Clews 

Mr Michael L Clifton 

Mr Haydn A Cole 

Mrs Cheryl Coleman 

Mrs Alison J Coles 

Mr Francis T Collaco 

Moraes 

Mr David P Collard 

Mr Andrew M Collins 

Mr Martin P Collins 

Mr Roy G Collins 

Mrs Celia C Cook 

Mrs Lisa A Cooke 

Mr Andrew D Cooper 

Mr Fraser Cooper 

Miss Elizabeth M Cope 

Mr Antony Copley 

Mrs Imogen J B Corrigan 

Mr Gino P Corsini 

Miss Mary J Couchman 

Mr Jonathan R Coulson 

Mr Paul Coulson 

Miss Gemma Coward 

Mrs Claire Cowie 

Ms Gillian A Cox 

Mr Timothy P Cox 

Mr Peter Cox 

Mr Michael Coxall 

Revd Elaine Cranmer 

Mrs Uta C Crofts 

Miss Gabrielle F Culmer 

Mr David N Curbishley 

Ms Elizabeth Curd 

Mrs Caroline Cushing 

Mr Peter G Cutler 

Mr Christopher J Daborn 

Miss Caroline Dacey 

Miss Alexa L Dalby 

Miss Madeleine J Dalrymple 

Mr Simon L A Daniell 

Miss Alex Davenport 

Miss Nicola J Davidson 

Mr Oliver B Davies 

Mr Peter Davies 

Mr Matthew K P Davies 

Mr Brian Davis 

Dr Anthony G Davison 

Miss Eleanor R Dawes 

Miss Jill Dawson 

Professor Leslie de 

Chernatony 

Mr Carl P de Figueiredo 

Dr Ana M de Medeiros 

Mr David & Maureen de Saxe 

Mrs Judith P Dean 

Mr Matthew D Dean 

Mr Florian Delessert 

Mrs Lindsay Delph 

Mr Rowan Dence 

Mr David Dewin 

Mr Antonio Di Lorenzo 

Ms Penelope J Dickens 

Mr David J Dickinson 

Mr Christopher R Dickson 

Dr Keith & Judith Dimond 

Mr John H Divall 

Dr Mary E Dixon 

Mr Stephen W Dixon 

Ms Kathleen Docherty 

Professor Thomas Docherty 

Mr Malcolm D Dodds 

Mrs Petra L Dolby 

Mr Stephen Donaldson 

Mr Brian N Douglas 

Mr Craig Dove 

Mrs Heather J Dove 

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Mr Jason L Dowson 

Mr Stephen J Drury 

Mr John S Ducker 

Dr Rosanna M Duffy 

Dr Sophie Duncan 

Mr Christopher Duncombe 

Mrs Amanda J Dunford 

Mr Neil Dunford 

Dr Alister Dunning 

Mr Michael J Dunsby 

Mr Gareth M Eastwood 

Mr Joseph Eddington 

Ms Hilary A Edridge 

Mr Gavin S Edwards 

Mr Joseph B Egan 

Professor Roy F Ellen 

Mr Charles Ellingworth 

Dr John N Ellis 

Mr Michael R Ellis 

Ms Katie Elson 

Mr Andrew N Emmerson 

Mr Mark J Ennis 

Mr Adam J Eustace 

Miss Margery J Evans 

Mr Richard L Evans 

Dame Anne Evans 

Mrs Angela Everitt 

Ms Barbara R Farris 

Mr Paul A Farrow 

Miss Cara L Feeney 

Mr Peter J Fenn 

Mr Ian S Ferguson 

Ms Maria N Fernandes 

Ms Sofia B Fernandes 

Mr Brian J Ferris 

Ms Jeanette M Field 

Mrs Susan M Fields 

Mr Matthew Fitt 

Mrs Katherine J Fitzgerald 

Professor John Fitzpatrick 

Mr David J Flanagan 

Miss Lisa A Flanagan 

Dr Anthony M Fletcher 

Mrs Jennifer M Fletcher 

Dr David Flood 

Miss Harman Flora 

Mr Ian Foinette 

Mrs Janet K Foot 

Miss Frances A Ford 

Mr Jonathan Ford 

Mrs Rachel L Ford 

Mr Simon J Forster 

Mr Jeffrey K Francis 

Mrs Linda A Friday 

Miss Jamie E Fright 

Mr Richard J Fulford 

Dr Sarah Fulford 

Mr George W Fuller 

Ms Helen P Gaete 

Ms Nancy Gaffield 

Miss Emma L Gajlewicz 

Mr H Derek Gale 

Mr R D Galloway 

Mr Steven Gant 

Mr James W Gargrave 

Mrs Carolyn A Garner 

Professor Maurice R Garner 

Mr John & Marina Garner 

Dr Rachel M Geatches 

Mr Michael N 

Georgopapadakos 

Ms Shiulie Ghosh 

Mr John A Gibbens 

Mr Daniel J Gibbin 

Miss Abigail M Gibbs 

Mr Charles D Gibbs 

Dr William P Gibson 

Mr John Gilbert 

Dr Rosemary Gilbert 

Mrs Yvonne M Gilbertson 

Mrs Margaret A Glennon 

Mr Paul B Glicker 

Miss Angela M Goddard 

Mrs Joanna E Goddard 

Miss Christine L Godfrey 

Miss Anneka S Gonzalez 

Mr Philip R Goddall 

Mr Alistair J Goodfellow 

Mrs Patricia A Goodsell 

Mr David E Goodwin 

Mr Peter S Gordon 

Mr Anthony J Gouder 

Mr Mathew J Gradidge 

Mr Robert D Grahame 

Miss Emily P Grant 

Mr Alistair Gray 

Mr Ernest W Gray 

Miss Bridget J Green 

Miss Emma Green 

Mr John R Green 

Ms Stephanie Green 

Mr Louis P Greenstock 

Mr Edward B Greenwood 

Mr Ian Greer 

Mr Guy A H Griffin 

Mr Richard J Griffin 

Mr Rhidian G Griffiths 

Professor A John R Groom 

Dr Stefan Gunther 

Mrs Sharon D Haffenden 

Mr Timothy J Hallett 

Mrs Bethany Halliday 

Miss Rosanna I Hammond 

Mr Peter J Hampton 

Miss My H Hansson 

Mr Timothy R Harden 

Mr Billy Hare 

Mr Ian G Hargrave 

Mr Anthony J Harris 

Mr Jonathan R Harris 

Mr Ryan L Harris 

Miss Laura Harrison 

Mrs Heather Harrow 

Mrs Deborah Harvey 

Miss Cynthia Hawes 

Mr Christopher M Hawksley 

Mr William A Y Hayes 

Miss Carol Hayton 

Dr David R L Heald 

Mr Timothy R Heapy 

Mrs Tamarisk M Hearnden 

Revd David H Heatley 

Mrs Jennifer M Herkes 

Professor Didi Herman 

Mrs Denise A Herschel 

Mr Hugh L Hetherington 

Mr Simon G Hill 

Mr Christopher S Hills 

Miss Louise Hiron 

Mrs Elisabeth A Hirons 

Mrs Angela Hirst 

Mr David J Hiscock 

Mr Steve Holland 

Mr Gary M Holmes 

Mrs Anne P B Holton- 

Krayenbuhl 

Miss Louise J Hope 

Ms Susan G Horner 

Mr Michael G Hornsby-Smith 

Dr Coral J Houtman 

Mrs Nicola B Howes 

Mr Matthew J Hubbard 

Mrs Melanie R Hudson 

Professor Alex Hughes 

Dr Michael Hughes 

Dr Peter L Humphries 

Mr David Hunt 

Mr Mubariz & Jane Hussain 

Mr Stuart Hutchinson 

Mrs Dorothy Hutchinson 

Mr Keith J Ibbetson 

Professor Lyn Innes 

Dr Stanley Ireland 

Mrs Stella Irwin 

Mr David M Isaacs 

Dr Shorful Islam 

Miss Anna M Jackson 

Mrs Gillian L Jackson 

Mrs Jean E Jeffery 

Mr John E Jenner 

Mr Murad S Jetha 

Mr Zareh Z A Johannes 

Mr Ian E F Johnson 

Mr Ian G Johnson 

Miss Ann C Jones 

Professor Dick Jones 

Miss Emma K E Jones 

Miss Fiona L Jones 

Mrs Jane L Jones 

Ms Josephine M Jones 

Mr Malcolm S Jones 

Mr Marcus C E Jones 

Mr Stephen J Jones 

Mr Troy A Jones 

Professor Richard G Jones 

Mr Robert E Jupe 

Dr Naheed Kaderbhai 

Mrs Jenifer E Kahawatte 

Ms Jennifer Kartupelis 

Mr Alexander A J Kaydan 

Dr Arthur P Keaveney 

Mr Gerry Keay 

Miss Clare Kelly 

Mrs Charlotte Kelly 

Mr Richard W Kemp-Luck 

Mrs Margaret Kent 

Mrs Sue Kerr 

Mr Alasdair D Kesson 

Mr Matthew C Key 

Mr John E Keys 

Mr Shaukat Khan 

Mr Thomas M Kiedrowski 

Mr David A Kilroy 

Mr Simon K King 

Mr Matthew J Kingsland 

Mr Christopher M Kingsley 

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Professor Mark Kinkead- 

Weekes (D) 

Miss Jennifer Kinnis 

Mrs Anna G Kirby-Hall 

Mr James Kirkham 

Mr John R Kitchener 

Mr Samuel B Knight 

Miss Gabrielle R Koenig 

Mr Richard L Kohli 

Miss Simone Kraemer 

Mr Naginbhai G Lad 

Miss Emily L Ladha 

Mr Derek A Lambert 

Ms Helly Langley 

Mr James Laughland 

Ms Sylvie Laurent-Vo 

Dr David H Lawrence 

Mr Gary R Layton 

Mrs Hilary M Leslie 

Mr Michael R Levick 

Mrs Katharine Lewis 

Miss Sarah Li Ting Wai 

Miss Rebecca Lilley 

Mrs Clare V Limbrey 

Miss Nicola M Lince 

Miss Sheryl E Lindsay 

Dr Arthur D Linfoot OBE DCL 

Ms Ginny Lingwood 

Mr David A Link 

Ms Laura J Lisk 

Mr Brian J Little 

Ms Penny Little 

Mr David H Llewellyn 

Dr Dan Lloyd 

Miss Frances C Locke 

Mr Ashley T Long 

Mr Charles W Lord 

Dr Maria Luca 

Mr Marcus R Luck 

Mr Mark Lucraft QC 

Mr Robin C Lunn 

Ms Stella M Lunney 

Mrs Jennifer A Lyons 

Mr Stephen Lyssejko 

Mr Michael J Macfarlane 

Mr Graham C MacGregor 

Dr Duncan & Margaret Mcnair 

Mr Ben Macphee 

Mrs Jennifer M Maddox 

Mr Patrick Magee 

Mr Sean Mahon 

Mr Charles Mahoney 

Mr Christopher Z Makomereh 

Mr Paul P Maloney 

Mrs Clare Mangan 

Miss Eleanor J Manns 

Professor Wade Mansell 

Mr John Marsh 

Miss Heather C Marshall 

Mr Kenneth J Marshall 

Mrs Susan A Marshall 

Ms Carollyn Marskell 

Mr David Martin 

Mr Gary Martin 

Mr Owen P Martin 

Mrs Sigrid B Martin-Wünscher 

Miss Claire E Maslen 

Dr Keith H Mason 

Mr Philip B Mason 

Mrs Patricia M Massie 

Miss Emma Mastin 

Dr Neil Matheson 

Mr Tom Mathias 

Dr Virginia J Matthew 

Mrs Louise C Maurice 

Mr Andrew S May 

Mr Sebastian & Liz Maynard 

Miss Hilary M McBride 

Mrs Louise J McCabe 

Dr Leo McCann 

Miss Leigh M McClellan 

Mrs Louise A McConnell 

Father Wilfrid McGreal 

Mr John P McKenna 

Mr Colin McLaren 

Professor David McLellan 

Miss Felicity S H McMahon 

Ms Valerie L McManus 

Mr Peter C McMaster 

Mrs Claudia E McNulty 

Mr Ben Meakin 

Mr Bruce Meredeen 

Mr Nigel J Meredith 

Mrs Catherine A Merriman 

Ms Claire M Metcalfe 

Ms Dominique F Micheloud 

Mr Adrian J Midgley 

Mr Matthew J Millburn 

Mr David T Millen 

Mrs Rosemary Miller 

Miss Kajal Mistry 

Mr James Mitchard 

Mr Nathan R Modell 

Professor Janet E 

Montefiore 

Miss Rosalind E Moore 

Mr Duncan E Morgan 

Mrs Janet C Morgan 

Miss Angela M Morrell 

Mr Andrew C Morris 

Mr David H Moysen 

Mrs Annick M L Mullings 

Mr Martin L Mulot 

Mr Mark T D Mulrooney 

Ms Mairin M Mulvey 

Miss Amy E Murphy 

Mr Alan Murray 

Mrs Helen E Murton 

Mr Khagani Najafov 

Miss Emma Nancarrow 

Ms Sian Napier 

Mrs Gael J Nash 

Mr Kevin P Nash 

Dr Louise Naylor 

Mr Joshua B Neal 

Miss Sandra J Neale 

Ms Veronica Needa 

Mr David R Nelson 

Mr Daniel M Smith 

Miss Katherine D Nesling 

Ms Esther Nevell 

Dr Andrew J Nevill 

Mr Nigel R Newbrook 

Mrs Elizabeth R Newbury 

Mrs Louise Newby 

Miss Lyn Newton 

Mr Paul S Nicholson 

Mrs Pauline E Nicholson 

Mr Matthew G Noble 

Mr Allan F Norman 

Mrs Judith E Northwood- 

Boorman 

Dr David G Nunnerley 

Mr Philip H Nunnerley 

Mr James G Nunn-Price 

Mr Mark S Oakes 

Miss Lauren O’Callaghan 

Mr Neil M O’Donoghue 

Mr J D O’Driscoll 

Mr Michael O’Dwyer 

Mr Tim Offord 

Mr Neil O’Grady 

Mrs Jennifer S Oldfield 

Ms Jennifer A Olpin 

Mr Peter G O’Neill 

Professor David Ormrod 

Mrs Cheryl A Osborn 

Miss Helen J O’Sullivan 

Professor Jan Pahl 

Mr David V Paige 

Mrs Susan E Palmer 

Mr Jeremy C Park 

Mr Neil R Parker 

Dr Sally A Parker 

Mr Brian J Parker 

Mrs Heather Parry 

Mr Steven G Parsons 

Mrs Pragna Patel 

Mr Andrew J Paterson 

Mr John C Paterson 

Mr Anand B Patil 

Mr David J Pawling 

Mrs Marion A Peacock 

Mr Rodney Pearce 

Dr Clifford Pearce 

Miss Jo Pearsall 

Mr Thomas M Pearson 

Miss Andrea Pelekanou 

Dr Chris and Liz Pell 

Mr Jeremy J Pendlebury 

Mr David & Alicia Pentin 

Mr Richard J Percival 

Mrs Helen Perkins 

Dr Christopher H Perry 

Ms Kimble A Perry 

Mr Peter H Petheram 

Mr Andrew Pettican 

Mr Peter M Pettit 

Mr Christopher Pettitt 

Miss Floriane Peycelon 

Mr Brian K Phillips 

Mr John H Phillips 

Mr Daniel G Piddock 

Mrs Catherine L Pike 

Mr Francis J Pindar 

Mrs Anna C Pitt 

Group Captain John C Platt 

Mr Mark J Pocock 

Mrs Anna J Pollard 

Mrs Marion Pont 

Dr Grant F Pooke 

Mrs N Poore 

Mr David M Porritt 

Mr Jonathan Priddy 

Mrs Wendy Primmer 

Mr Stephen C Prosser 

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Mr Clive R Purdy 

Mr Abdulhaye M Quereshi 

Miss Pauline K Railton 

Mr William E Ramsey 

Mr Lorwyn A S L Randall 

Ms Rosemary Rathbone 

Mr Robin Ravenhill 

Mr John M Rawcliffe 

Mr Glenn M Reuben 

Mr Daniel S Revell 

Miss Ellen A Richardson 

Mrs Heather Richardson 

Dr Michael Rizzo 

Mr Matthew & Catherine 

Robbins 

Miss Aderyn L Roberts 

Mrs Barbara A Rodgers 

Dr Paul B Rodgers 

Miss Miriam D Roe 

Mr Colin C Rollinson 

Mrs Lesley A Ronaldson 

Miss Victoria Roots 

Mr Stanley Rose 

Mr Anthony Roth 

Miss Alison B Rothera 

Mr Benjamin J Rowden 

Mr Keith A Rowe 

Dr Jonathan Rowles 

Mr Stephen P Royle 

Miss Claire R I Rubin 

Mr Daniel R Rubin 

Professor Gerry R Rubin 

Mrs Caroline S Russell-Clark 

Dr Nick S Ryan 

Mrs Guitta Saidi 

Mrs Stella J Saje 

Mrs D G Salvesen 

Mr Adam G Samways 

Mr David E Sanderson 

Mr Oliver J T Sanderson 

Mr Benjamin J Satterthwaite 

Mr Paul J T Satterthwaite 

Mrs Candida G Saunders 

Mr James Saunders 

Dr Clare E Saunders Stride 

Miss Fiona L Sayers 

Professor Janet V Sayers 

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Seymour-Ure 

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Vickerman 

Councillor Paula Vickers 

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Dr Ping Zheng 

the following people: 

London Marathon 2012 – Anna 

Pollard 

Skydive – Darren Ellis, Natalie 

Salunke 

Thames Path Challenge – 

Natalie Salunke 

The Crab & Winkle Walk – 

Cyrus Bulsara, Per & Jacqui 

Laleng, Imogen Macmillan, 

Daniel Malynn, Mia Manzi- 

Davies, Beverley Paton, Anna 

& Steven Pollard, Mike Potts, 

Natalie Salunke, Vicky Tween 

and John Ward 

Gifts in Kind made 

this year 

Art and Language 

CardsMadeEasy 

London Road Press Limited 

Pratt Contemporary 

Legators (individuals 

who have made a 

legacy pledge) 

Ms Pauline Airey 

Dr Rosemary D Bradley 

Professor Heather Brown 

Professor Christopher Collard 

Miss Stella Dick 

Mr Michael E Forder 

Mrs Hazel A Humphreys 

Ms Linda Jane 

Dr Gordon and Mrs Linda 

Lethbridge 

Dr David Nunnerley 

Mr Robert Pay 

Professor Ian R Swingland 

Mr Michael A Williams 

And other anonymous donors 

The University of Kent 

expresses sincere thanks to 

legators who have pledged to 

remember the University in their 

Wills and who wish to remain 

anonymous. 

(D) = deceased 

CAMPO 

Former Staff Association 

Furley Page Solicitors 

JetStamps 

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Pearson Education 

Shepherd Neame Ltd 

The Book People Ltd 

The Edward Newell Memorial 

Trust 

The Headley Pitt Charitable 

Trust 

The Latsis Foundation 

Sponsored Events 

Everyone who has sponsored 

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Thank you 

A message from Dr Samuel 

Godfrey, Kent Alumni 

Scholar 2007-2011 

In 2007, I was awarded the 

Kent Alumni scholarship 

which funded my studies 

towards a PhD in cancer 

research. I am hugely 

grateful to all of you who 

were kind enough to donate 

to the University, because 

without your donations I 

could not have afforded to 

work towards my doctorate 

on a subject that I feel 

passionate about. 

I originally graduated from 

Kent in 2005 with a BSc in 

biomedical science. My 

experiences at Kent had been 

incredibly positive and, after 

two years of enjoyable work 

developing new medicines 

with Pfizer, I had the 

opportunity to return to this 

university. I was also lucky 

enough to win a scholarship 

to further my studies. 

The Kent Alumni 

Scholarship not only paid 

for my tuition fees and 

laboratory fees, it also 

covered my living expenses. 

This allowed me to focus all 

my energies on my PhD 

without the need for a parttime 

job to support myself. 

The scholarship also provided 

me with a wealth of nonacademic 

opportunities. My 

position as Alumni Scholar led 

me to become an ambassador 

for the university at numerous 

receptions, garden parties, and 

functions. In the process, I 

have been able to thank many 

donors personally for their 

generous contributions. In this 

role, I also visited many local 

schools, explaining my research 

and attempting to infuse 

students with a passion for 

pursuing a career in science. 

Last year, I successfully 

defended my thesis to be 

awarded my doctorate. I have 

now taken the experience I 

gained at Kent to work at 

Imperial College in London 

with the Royal British Legion 

on new methods for helping 

damaged nerves repair 

themselves. This is particularly 

an issue with victims of 

conflict, but also has 

applications in paralysis, 

Alzheimer’s disease and 

traumatic brain injury. 

Without your kind donations, I 

could not have progressed to 

this exciting point in my career 

and I cannot express how truly 

grateful I am. Thank you. 

Dr Samuel Godfrey 

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