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| 5 November 2007 | PR 07/139 |
University rewards long service
On 29 October, 25 members of staff at Loughborough University were presented with a certificate by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Shirley Pearce, to mark 25 years’ service. Each person was also invited to choose a gift to the value of £150.
The presentation ceremony is an annual event and this year’s list of recipients was as follows:
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Civil and Building Engineering |
Robert Reed |
| Design and Technology | Sydney Pace |
| Electronic and Electrical Engineering | Professor Roger Goodall Robert Seager Roger Tomlinson |
| Estates Services | Jethendra Fatania Anne French Brian Suter |
| IMAGO Services | Christine Cox Aldo Guarasci Linda Loveday Alan Pervin Linda Sculthorpe Barbara Sutton Jean Swann Linda Webster Barbara Whibley |
| Information Science | Wendy Olphert |
| Institute of Polymer Technology and Materials Engineering (IPTME) |
Barry Haworth Dr Richard Heath |
| School of Art and Design (LUSAD) | Penelope Alfrey Janet Bowman Matthew Fray David Scott Janet Shenton |
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Notes for editors:
- Loughborough is one of the country’s leading
universities, with an international reputation for excellence in teaching
and research, strong links with industry and unrivalled sporting achievement.
It is a member of the esteemed 1994 Group – a set of internationally recognised, research intensive universities – and has a reputation for the relevance of its work. Its degree programmes are highly regarded by professional institutions and businesses, and its graduates are consistently targeted by the UK’s top recruiters.
Loughborough is also the UK’s premier university for sport. It has perhaps the best integrated sports development environment in the world and is home to some of the country’s leading coaches, sports scientists and support staff. It also has the country’s largest concentration of world-class training facilities across a wide range of sports.
In the 2007 National Student Survey, the University was voted fourth in the UK, with 23 out of 29 of Loughborough’s subject areas being ranked in the top ten for overall satisfaction. Loughborough is also ranked in the top five of UK universities in national league tables and was named winner of the 2006 THES award for the UK’s Best Student Experience. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, the University has been awarded five Queen's Anniversary Prizes – an achievement bettered by no other university.