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Who’s What Where
The complete ‘Who’s What Where’ is available online
at www.kent.ac.uk/alumni
Key:
D Darwin
E Eliot
K Keynes
R Rutherford
Location: The location at the end of each
entry is from the mailing addresses we
have for each individual. Please let us
know if any corrections are required. To
submit a Who’s What Where entry, email
alumni@kent.ac.uk.
1960s
Ormrod, Janet (E67) Have been in France,
mainly in Brittany, since 1974 teaching
English for Special Purposes. Did a very
belated (French) PhD in 2000. Also
translating science books. The theatre is
still one of my main interests, along with
Breton language and culture, Would love
to hear from any long-lost friends. Brest,
France. (10/04/2008)
1970s
Butcher, Ian (E70) Been living in Brussels
since 1978 and working for an American
Management Consultancy. Followed
Kent by University of York. Worked in
Switzerland, France and UK. Married
to Marianne (Danish) and have a 19
year old son, Christian. Trying to hold
back the ravages of time by jogging and
cycling and learning to play golf. Belgium.
(03/06/2008)
Neale, Steve (K70) I’m still living in
Farnham Common, retired, but also ‘Man
with Van’. One son Joel, who will be going
to Kent this September, and one daughter,
Holly, aged 16. Still in touch with fellow
retros Glyn Griffiths, Pete Stubbing and
Laurence Gatfield. Best regards to anyone
who remembers me. Buckinghamshire.
(19/08/2008)
Simpson, Ian (D72) Now semi-retired
from a career in IT and property. Living
in Henley-on-Thames and finding time to
take up boating. Married to Audrey with
three children (two of them also Kent
graduates). Oxfordshire. (28/04/2008)
Gibson, Mike (K74) Currently at Durham
School being a Housemaster. Feeling a
touch old at nearly 53, but still coaching
hockey and playing the odd game of
Cricket. Durham. (16/06/2008)
Millington, Chris (K75) Senior Librarian
with Islington Council. In partnership
with the local college I recently opened
a new library which I am in charge of.
Moved to Harlow, Essex in 2000 and
almost at once got myself elected to the
District Council. A few years on the
backbenches might be fun I thought.
I have just completed my third as Leader
of the Council! In what’s left of my spare
time, still managing to do a bit of acting.
Last year spent some time performing
at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall
and this year won the best actor at the
Waltham Forest Theatre Festival. Essex.
(12/05/2008)
Richardson, James (K75) After 25 years
working in HR/Personnel I am about to
start a new job as Director of Corporate
Social responsibility at Macmillan, for
whom I have worked for nearly 20 years.
Ali (née Glen, K76) remains the current
Mrs Richardson and our children are
growing up; this autumn our daughter
starts GCSE courses and our son moves
into secondary school. We continue to
spend most of our money on our crumbling
ruin of a house in Winchester, and
anything left over is donated to a couple of
outposts of the British Marine Industry,
in the vain hope that they will keep our
boat afloat and functioning. Hampshire.
(14/05/2008)
Hanlon, Maurice (K77) I moved to
Australia on a permanent residence visa
in 2004 with my wife Barbara and our
two girls, Katie and Sophie. It was hard
at first but within a year we all loved
it. We’re Aussie citizens now. We have a
lovely house on the Port Hacking estuary
and live right on the edge of the city
overlooking the National Park. Barbara is
professor of Social Policy and Social Work
at the University of Sydney and I am a
lecturer in Social Work at ACU National
here in Sydney. I’ve been back to see my
friends and family in England and Ireland
every six months since arriving here. I
never miss Glastonbury. Kent was great.
I loved it, and especially the folk from
my year group, they were a lovely bunch.
Sydney, Australia. (14/08/2008)
Marshall, Gary (R78) Since graduating
in 81 I have followed an interesting and
active career path which has led me full
circle: back to Kent. En-route I have been
a partner in several City of London law
firms. I have qualified in Hong Kong
where I was based for just under 3 years,
setting up a new office for a City of London
firm. I have run my own specialist law
firm, from scratch, in London. I also spent
15 years or so representing various major
Japanese and other Asian companies and
headed up an arbitration team in Turkey
where the case involved major contractual
disputes against a limb of the Turkish
Government. Now I have joined a local
firm of Canterbury solicitors, where I have
been asked to set up an insurance law
department. Kent. (27/03/2008)
1980s
Bultosa Bery, Gadissa (D88) From Nov
97-May 2001 I faced arbitrary detention.
I stayed as a prisoner of conscience for
sometime until I was put on trial for an
invented crime against the law. Finally
the High Court declared not guilty and
I was freed on 9th May. Married with
3 children. Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia.
(11/06/2008)
1990s
Emery, Tara (R94) I have now been
working in fundraising for eight years
and I am currently working for St
John Ambulance as Head of Corporate
Partnerships and Events at their National
Headquarters in London. I still do a lot
of running and compete for my club,
Blackheath and Bromley. I am not as fast
as some but at least I give it a go (it is the
liking of red wine that slows me down!).
I currently live in Wimbledon and I am
getting married to Jehan in September
who is an ex-Darwin boy (sorry to let the
side down all you Rutherford people!). I
still see loads of Kent people most of whom
were connected to the SU at one time or
another. This year is 10 years since me,
Alex, Tiff, Smelly and Helen were sabbs
at UKC and we intend to celebrate with
a reunion on the SU roundabout in July.
Surrey. (19/06/2008)