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20 October 2008 - PR 08/147
University rewards long service
On 30 October, 23 members of staff at Loughborough University will be presented with a certificate by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Shirley Pearce, to mark 25 years’ service. Each person has also been invited to choose a gift to the value of £150.
The presentation ceremony is an annual event and this year’s recipients are:
- Dr Jennifer Elliott (Academic Registry)
- Janey Briers ( Chemical Engineering)
- June Robson ( Civil and Building Engineering)
- Tricia Jackson (Civil and Building Engineering - Institute of Development Engineering)
- Gurbinder Samra (Computer Science)
- Dr Keith Gregory (Electronic and Electrical Engineering)
- Professor David Parish (Electronic and Electrical Engineering)
- Dr Martin Maguire (Ergonomics and Safety Research Institute)
- Professor Peter Thomas (Ergonomics and Safety Research Institute)
- Stephen Curtis (Facilities Management)
- Susan Hodgett (Facilities Management)
- June Beswick (Imago Services)
- Edna Brown (Imago Services)
- Krystyna Frankow (Imago Services)
- Bertil Schou (Information Technology Services)
- Alison Beauchamp (School of Art and Design)
- Janet Lee (School of Art and Design)
- Sue Rowbottom (Marketing and Communications)
- Fidelma Hannah (Vice Chancellor’s Office)
- Dr Memis Aca (Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering)
- Trevor Downham (Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering)
- Professor John Tyrer (Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering)
- Dr Peter Willmot (Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering)
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For all media enquiries contact:
Hannah Baldwin
Head of PR
Loughborough University
T: 01509 222239
E: H.E.Baldwin@lboro.ac.uk
Notes for editors:
- Members of the press are welcome to attend the
presentation ceremony, which will take place at 4 pm on Thursday
30 October in the High Bay Area, Sir Denis Rooke Building, Holywell
Park. Please contact the PR Office in advance, on (01509) 222224,
if you wish to attend.
- 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 was awarded the coveted Sunday Times University of the Year 2008-09 title, and is consistently ranked in the top fifteen of UK universities in national newspaper league tables. In the 2008 National Student Survey, Loughborough was voted one of the top five universities in the UK, with 22 out of 30 of its subject areas being ranked in the top ten for overall satisfaction. It was named winner of the 2006 and 2007 Times Higher award for the UK’s Best Student Experience and winner of the 2007 award for Outstanding Support for Overseas Students. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, the University has been awarded six Queen's Anniversary Prizes – an achievement bettered by no other institution.
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.