2011-2012
Inspiration and opportunity –
thanks to you
A heartfelt thank you goes to every donor for your generosity
and dedication to the institution in which we share pride.
During a period of significant change, the University of Bath stands strong.
As the Sunday Times University of the Year 2011-12, I want to thank you for
the important role philanthropic support plays in maintaining excellence here at
Bath. The impact of our research has been formally recognised by the Queen’s
Anniversary Prize; our students are officially amongst the happiest in the UK;
and bucking the national trend, applications to study here are on the rise.
We cannot achieve these things without you – supporting a record number
of scholarships, funding valuable academic projects and providing no end of
opportunities for our students makes a world of difference.
Thanks to our prudent financial management over the last few years, we are
now in a position to make a strategic, step-change investment in our campus
with plans for developments totalling £100 million over the next three years.
These developments will see a transformation of facilities for students and staff
and I look forward to working with our alumni, friends and supporters to realise
our shared ambitions.
Your commitment this year, as in previous years, is remarkable – thank you.
Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell DBE DL
Vice-Chancellor
It gives me great pleasure to offer thanks on behalf of all
members of the student body for your kindness in donating
to the University of Bath.
The scope of the Alumni Fund has seen tremendous growth in recent years.
Whilst the continued support of student groups is highly valued, recently we
have seen expansion into more campus-wide activities. This has meant that
the Fund has had a direct effect on the experience of more students than ever.
In particular I would like to highlight two recent grants, the enhancement of
the Student Centre and the Freshers’ Week halls t-shirts (see page 24). Not
only do both of these improve the student experience, they also create an
even stronger bond to the University and, ultimately, to the alumni community.
It is this bond that has no doubt led to your generosity and is one which only
grows stronger over time.
On a personal note, I take great pride in my association with the University.
This is mostly due to those of you who have come before me, who have
shaped this University and its reputation, both through your time spent
studying here and after you have left.
Chris Clements (BSc Economics 2011)
Students’ Union President 2012-13
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Contents
I
t has been an outstanding
year for the University and
I am delighted to be able to
report to you – a record number
of Bath alumni, friends and
current students – on how your
contribution has made a
real difference.
Every gift is an invaluable vote
of confidence in Bath, and your
commitment inspires our students
to achieve all that they can, in spite
of the harsh economic climate.
The alumni-led Dragons’ Den (see
page 18) is a shining example of
how Bath is leading the way in this
regard; seeing such an opportunity
provided for the students of today,
by the students of years gone by,
entrepreneurs all, is something
to behold.
As my first year in post draws
to a close there is much on the
horizon. The media is awash with
talk of harnessing the success
and enthusiasm surrounding the
Olympic and Paralympic Games,
yet in Bath’s case the wheels are
already in motion. September saw
the launch of our legacy to 2012 –
a research initiative to improve the
lives of those living with disabilities
– and we are very excited about the
prospect of the results in the years
to come.
4.The 2012 legacy
Your impact on 2012 and beyond
8.A global conscience
Helping to bridge the divide
10.Gift of opportunity
Making the University what it is today
16.Maximising the impact of giving
Using gifts to their greatest potential
18.The Bath Advantage
Giving our students the best possible start
24.Building your community
Supporting your alumni network
28.Strength in numbers
The power of the Alumni Fund
30.Facts and statistics
The year in numbers
Your generosity means that we
can press onwards, with our heads
held high.
Thank you.
Mr Gavin A. Maggs
Director of Development
and Alumni Relations
Donor Report 2012
The 2012 legacy
I
n such a momentous year for sport in the UK we are proud
that the University has made a valuable contribution both
on and off the field. It would not have been possible without
your help. Providing for some of the most talented athletes to
study and train here; awarding special travel grants to enable
students to compete internationally; and ensuring that Bath
will maintain its reputation as one of the forerunners in the
field – your gifts have meant that the University has put its
stamp on 2012 and beyond.
The best sporting chance
I felt like I arrived home as my professors
and colleagues were like my family. I really
want to thank the Trendell Family and I am
honoured to be one of the recipients of
the scholarship.”
For some up-and-coming young athletes it
can be hard to choose between continuing
studies or pursuing their training, yet at
Bath – the first UK university to formalise
sports scholarships – with your help
it is possible for them to do both.
We have also been tracking the progress
of Trendell Scholar Jack Green (Sports
Performance) as he took a break from studies
Hadia Hosny El Said
last year to train full time – and the extra work
The Trendell Family Sports Scholarships
resulted in his selection for the Olympics in the men’s 400m
were set up thanks to a legacy from alumnus and Football
hurdles and 4x400m relay team. He was agonisingly close
Blue Jeff Trendell (BSc Economics & Administration
to a medal as the 4x400m relay team finished fourth –
1970) and are continued by his family. They are awarded
well done, Jack!
to students who have demonstrated exceptional
talent not only in their sport, but also in their academic
studies; and its recipients have not disappointed.
Trendell trio become World
Last year badminton player Hadia Hosny El Said came
to study and train at Bath knowing that she had a
tremendous balancing act ahead of her. For a year
Hadia combined a packed schedule of training and
international fixtures with studying for her full-time Masters,
yet she finished at the top of her game. She recently
represented Egypt at her second Olympic Games
and has maintained consistently high academic
standards, due to graduate this winter with
an MSc in Medical Biosciences.
She said: “I have enjoyed every second, whether
studying for my MSc, or practising badminton with
the best team and coach I ever had in my life.
“It was such a hard time between travelling, tournaments
and coursework but whenever I came back to the University
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University Champions
Three University of Bath students ended an unforgettable
season as World University Netball Champions, and
were helped every step of the way by alumni. Kadeen
Corbin, Yasmin Parsons and Mia Ritchie, all sports
performance students, made up one quarter of the
12-strong Great Britain squad for the championships,
which took place in Cape Town in July.
Their achievements are particularly remarkable as
the sport has suffered from lack of funding this year,
having not been selected for the Olympics. As Yasmin
explains: “Expenses were no longer paid to each player
as England Netball could not afford the costs. I had to
pay for accommodation, travel and food each time there
was a training weekend, which was once a month.”
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Donors
“I really want to thank
the Trendell Family and
I am honoured to be
one of the recipients
of the scholarship.”
This has meant that philanthropic
funding has been particularly valuable
to the young women. They are all
supported by a Trendell Scholarship
and have proven to be worthy
recipients throughout their time
here. They have gone from strength
to strength, making a significant
impact on domestic netball as part
of the team that won the British
Universities and Colleges Sport
Championships this year for the
first time in four years and claiming
international success this summer.
Pre-1966
Mr Wilfred Ainsworth
Mr Terry Bleakman
Mr Patrick Boothroyd
Mr Michael Breward
Mr Andrew Burchill
Dr David Bush &
Mrs Maureen Bush
Mr Roger Cole
Ms Nerys Griffiths
Dr Martin Horton
Mr David Mico
Dr John Murdoch
Dr Ray Ward
Mr Roger Whorrod &
Mrs Sue Whorrod
Three Anonymous Donors
1966
Mr Roy Brewster
Mr Graham Butler
Mr Richard Flatman
Mr Kenneth Harrison
Mrs Frances Lester
1967
Dr Rob Anstee
Mr John Bugler
Dr Noel Christopher
Mr John Curnow
Mrs Mary James
Mr Derek Keefe
Mrs Carolyn Okell-Jones
Mr Roger Price
Dr Michael Ross
Mr Ray Villis
Dr Chris Warren
Two Anonymous Donors
Left to right: Mia, Kadeen, Yasmin
As elite athletes all three also qualified for a travel grant from the Alumni Fund to
help them on their way to South Africa. Thanks to your support, these talented
sportswomen were able to continue training in a difficult time and go on to
represent both the University and their country at international level.
Yasmin continues, in a letter to the Trendell Family:
“Without your award I think the chances of maintaining
my netball career would have been slim. I am very
grateful for your generosity and willingness to help.”
A sports scholarship can open doors to those who
are truly deserving, helping those with the greatest
potential to go that extra mile – both in their sport
and academically. Many thanks go to all those
who support sport at Bath and have contributed
to our success in an unforgettable year.
This October we welcome the first of the
Bill Whiteley Sports Scholars, awarded
to academically able students with
outstanding sports potential; long may
our success in the field continue.
1968
Dr Norman Biddington
Mr David Fletcher
Dr Ivor Metherell
Dr Francis Murphy
Mr Melvyn Newbery
Mr Brian Nichols
Mr Leslie Perrett
Ms Patricia Two &
Mr Malcolm Two
Mr Roger Winchester
1969
Mr Les Baker
Mr Mike Collins
Mr John Crookes
Mrs Janet Jenkins
Dr Roderick King
Mr Henri Lloyd Davies
Dr Keith Melford &
Mrs Heather Melford
Mrs Rosemary Milward
Dr David Phillips &
Mrs Heather Waldron
Dr Kenneth Symes
Dr Stephen Vincent-Davies
Mr Richard Whitfield
Two Anonymous Donors
1970
Ms June Abbott
Professor Douglas Altman
Mr Clive Barons
Mr Eric Bottomley
Mr Michael Boulton
Mr Mike Carr
Mr Roger Cooke
Mr Roy Edgar
Mr Roger Elliman
Mr Roger Ellmore
Ms Evelyn Godley
Mr Paul Green
Professor Grant E Hearn
Mrs Pauline Hempsey
Mr James Hillier
Mr Lyndon Hughes
Dr Alan Legge
Mr John May
Dr Stephen Moss
Mr Alan Pearce
Mr Martin Pobjoy
Dr Steve Richards
Mr Chris Salter
Mr Mike Shorten
Mr Brian Smith
Mr Ivor Spector
Mr Barry Stote
Mr Ray Weston
Three Anonymous Donors
1971
Mr Terence Birmingham
Mr John Bone &
Mrs Penelope Bone
Mr Phil Chambers
Mr Jim Dewar
Dr Godfrey Draper
Dr George Dyer
Professor Kevin Edge
Mr John Frankel
Mr Michael Godwin &
Ms Beatrice Godwin
Mr Cyril Golding
Mrs Thelma Hooper
Mr Paul Ketchley
Mr Ian Longworth
Dr Roland Newman
Mr Kenneth Organ
Ms Sarah Palmer
Mr Ken Riley
Mrs Iona Roberts
Mr Adrian Schwalb
Mr Peter Seaborne
Mrs Mary Sykes
Mr Peter Williams
10 Anonymous Donors
“I was a student in the 60s, housed in a Terrapin
on the pre-University CAT site in Bristol… I give
back because of warm memories of my years
there and of learning a lot more than just
through academic studies.”
Mike Ross (BSc Applied Physics 1967),
Alumni Fund Donor
Donor Report 2012
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The 2012 legacy
A Paralympic legacy
Bath, a home from home for the
ParalympicsGB team, is in an
unmatched position to change the
lives of the disabled population.
Three years ago, the University was
selected to host the team’s preparation
camps in the lead up to 2012, and
in August more than 200 team
members from 10 sports attended
the camp before transferring to the
Games Village.
The University is also the permanent
training base for many elite disabled
sportsmen and women, including
athletes Katrina Hart (BSc Sports
Performance 2011) and Kate Grey
(BA Coach Education & Sports
Development 2010), and is proud to
count public figures Baroness Tanni
Grey-Thompson DBE (Honorary
LLD 2010), Chris Holmes (Honorary
LLD 2012) and Ben Rushgrove (BSc
Sports Performance 2009) amongst
its alumni. Testament to the quality
of facilities, training and elite sport
science here, we are proud to have
been so well represented at the 2012
Paralympic Games; current students,
alumni and TeamBath athletes brought
home a host of medals and sincere
congratulations are due to all
who competed.
Our recognised expertise in elite sports
science and medicine has provided a
foundation from which to launch a new
initiative to improve the lives of those
living with disabilities, a field which has
traditionally lacked research; and Bath
is well-placed and prepared to take
the lead.
Two significant gifts, totalling over
£400,000, have kick-started this
initiative. The Susan Whorrod Fellow
in Disability Health and the Medlock
Fellow in Military Veteran Health &
Wellbeing will drive research into the
health benefits of regular exercise
for those living with disabilities. The
opportunity to translate the findings
from elite athletes to the wider
disabled population, including military
veterans, is unparalleled. As Susan
Whorrod explains: “I am investing in
this research because I am interested
in seeing if the application of sport
science can provide a significant
benefit to the well-being of those with
physical disabilities. I would also be
interested to see if the research can be
extended in the future to include those
with mental health issues.”
This philanthropic funding has been
instrumental to the establishment
of the new DisAbility Sport & Health
(DASH) Research Group, which will
facilitate a cross-disciplinary approach
“This will cement
the University’s
position as a
leader in this
field.”
to the wider health and wellbeing
issues of the disabled population.
Combining pioneering research with
student and community engagement,
this initiative aims not only to improve
the day-to-day lives of those living with
disabilities but also shift perceptions of
disability, in order to build a legacy to
the Paralympics here at Bath that lasts
beyond 2012.
Dr James Bilzon, Head of the
Department for Health, said: “I am
extremely grateful to the Whorrods
and the Medlock Trust for enabling
the establishment of two Research
Fellowships in the DisAbility Sport &
Health Research Group here at Bath.
I am delighted that the Centre has
received such support, which will
attract excellent scholars, allowing
us to build capacity and commence
fundamentally important programmes
of research. This will cement the
University’s position as a leader
in this field.”
Paralympic medal winners
Paul Blake: silver, Men’s 400m T36; bronze, Men’s 800m T36
Katrina Hart (BSc Sport Performance 2011): bronze, Women’s 4 x 100m relay T35/T38
Liz Johnson: bronze, 100m breaststroke SB6
Alexandra Rickham (BSc Natural Sciences 2004): bronze, Sailing – SKUD 18
Ben Rushgrove (BSc Sports Performance 2009): bronze, Men’s 200m T36
David Smith (Sports Performance 2009): gold, Rowing Mixed Coxed Four – LTAMix4+
Ben Rushgrove
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Today’s students,
tomorrow’s leaders
Gifts to the Alumni Fund have paired
exceptional students with unique
sporting opportunities not only on, but
also off, the field.
Anna Ross (BSc Sport & Exercise
Science 2012) spent a year working at
the New South Wales Institute of Sport
in Sydney, based in the city’s Olympic
Park, the site of the 2000 Games. She
worked with elite and emerging athletes
across a wide range of sports, and
undertook testing, technical analysis,
psychology and physiotherapy, all
with the view to helping athletes
to achieve their full potential on an
international stage.
Anna said: “This placement has
confirmed my goal to work with top
athletes, coaches and sport scientists.
I feel so fortunate to have had this
amazing opportunity to experience
the elite side to sports science in an
amazing country. I would like to take this
chance to say thank you to the Alumni
Fund for their grant that helped support
me during my unpaid placement.”
Anna at work
“It’s an opportunity to
give a little back to the
university that gave me
so much.”
Elton d’Souza
(BSc Chemistry 1982),
Alumni Fund Donor
Charlie with the New Zealand Olympic team
Charlie Burn (Coach Education & Sports
Development 2009-13) has spent
the year working with Athletics New
Zealand, allocating funding to talented
athletes and assisting with the coordination of performances in the buildup to the 2016 Olympics. He also had
the chance to gain first-hand experience
of supporting a team during the Games,
having extended his placement to help
the New Zealand Olympic team
this summer.
These students are tomorrow’s leaders
in sports science, psychology and
development. Thank you for helping
them on their way.
1972
Mrs Anne Body
Mrs Ann Boutall
Mr Michael Bowen
Mr Dave Chapman &
Mrs Elaine Chapman
Mr Paul Clark
Mr Roger Earl
Mr Andrew Fraser
Mr Robert Goodhand
Dr Peter Jackson
Mr Kewal Kathuria &
Miss Hasumati Parekh
Mrs Lyn Kirkbright
Mr Colin Ladd
Mr Len Liechti
Dr Richard Norden
Mr John Palmer
Mr Christopher Rose
Professor Raymond F
Schinazi
Mr Richard Schooley
Mr Praful Soneji
Dr Neil Starsmore
Mr Paul Thomas
Mr Mark Tyler
Mrs Emma Wagner
Mr Stuart Warburton
Mr Steve Wood
Eight Anonymous Donors
Mr Martin Ewbank-Smith
Mr Geoffrey Gill &
Mrs Karen Gill
Mr Laurie Goldsmith
Mr Antony Haile
Ms Elizabeth Hollis
Mrs Sheila Kevern
Mr Olaf Kolassa
Dr Michael Martin
Mr Paul Martin &
Mrs Paula Martin
Dr Alan McCall
Mr Harish Narotham
Dr Christopher Noble
Mrs Danuta Orsi
Mr Christopher Oziem
Mr Rodney Priest
Mr Robert Rees
Mr Ray Scragg &
Mrs Jill Scragg
Mr Paul Sealey
Mr Chandrakant Shah
Mr Donald Simpson
Mr Keith Taylor
Ms Christine Trehane
Mr Colin Wesbroom
Mr Michael Williams
Three Anonymous Donors
1973
Mr Pete Bartholomew
Professor Derek Bissell
Mr Robert Cather
Dr Peter Channon
Mr David Cook
Mr Timothy Corbishley
Mr Michael Darby
Mr John Downs
Mr Christopher Dryden
Mr James D’Souza
Mr Keith Ebbels
Mr Bob Fisher
Mr Nigel James
Miss Hilary Joyce
Mrs Vivienne Kriefman &
Mr Brian Kriefman
Mr John Lamble *
Mr Jim Mercy
Mr David Merrifield
Mr Robert Pardy
Mr Philip Parnell
Mr Ramesh Patel
Mr Redvers Perry
Miss Alison Reed
Mr Henryk Smiga
Mr Tony Stark
Mr John Tucker
Dr Stephen Tullett
Dr Barrie Wells
Three Anonymous Donors
1975
Dr Jon Barrick
Mr Peter Bentley
Mr Stephen Bowsher
Ms Della Cannings
Mr John Chapman
Mr Kim Cohen
Mrs Hilary Edmondson
Mr Richard Ford
Mr Doug Hardy
Mr Michael Higgins
Mr John Hutchison
Mr John Huxtable
Mr Steve Jackson
Mr Keith Jones
Mrs Susan Keeling
Mrs Angela Kilenyi
Mr Robin Legg
Mr Louis Livadhiotis
Mr Marc Matza
Mr Alan Nimmons
Mr Mik Peach
Mr Bob Priddle
Mr Neville Roberts
Mr Gerry Sansom
Mr Geri Swann-Price
Ms Hilary Tobitt
Mr Stephen Wadsworth
Mr Steve Ward
Ms Stephanie Watkins
Mr Carl Welton
Mr Rees Withers
Six Anonymous Donors
1974
Mr Terence Armstrong
Dr Catherine Bass
Mr David Brazzington
Dr Paul Chard-Tuckey
Mr Howard Chetwin
Dr Sally Clode
1976
Mr Steven Bale
Mrs Christina Brown
Dr Deborah Buszard
Mr Andrew Cavanna &
Mrs Margaret Cavanna
Mr Uttamlal Chouhan
“My gratitude goes to the scholarship donors
who, out of their generosity, provided me with
an unparalleled opportunity.”
Uju Anigwe (Business Administration 2011-12),
Huckvale Postgraduate Scholar
Donor Report 2012
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A global conscience
T
he University’s Department of Social & Policy Sciences
has been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize,
the country’s most prestigious national recognition
for a UK institution, for its influential research into child
poverty and support for vulnerable people. The research
is innovative and unusual in linking social policy research
in the UK with international development studies. It has
provided sound evidence to inform the decisions of policy
makers in the UK and abroad, improving the quality of life
for families and addressing extreme poverty.
© Roy Maconachie
Donations help to drive research in this important field forwards by providing funding for
academic study, scholarships and student placements. Your support, when combined with the
University’s recognised expertise in the field, promotes an international exchange of ideas,
bridging the divide between the developed and the developing world.
Launching a decade of
research into poverty
International exchange
of ideas
The University has received a
substantial anonymous donation to
establish an International Development
Postdoctoral Fellowship Fund.
The Fund will support international
development researchers at the
University’s Centre for Development
Studies for the next 10 years.
We are delighted that Dr Shahid
Perwez has been appointed as
the first International Development
Postdoctoral Fellow. His research
focuses on understanding gender
inequality and child survival in India,
including female infanticide.
Philanthropic support has created
opportunities for outstanding
students from some of the world’s
poorest areas to receive a first-class
education here at the University. Last
year the International Development
Postgraduate Scholarships, funded
by an anonymous donor, and the
Windle Trust Scholarship, funded by
Windle Trust International, provided for
three such students to study here and
graduate with an MSc in International
Development.
This gift will expand the Centre’s
internationally-renowned work and
attract the brightest early-career
academics in this field to Bath, allowing
us to drive international development
research forward to effect real change
in the world’s poorest areas.
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The Windle Trust Scholarship is
awarded on the basis of academic
merit, the leadership potential of the
recipient and development impact
it will have. Windle Scholar Doreen
Abalo plans to use her degree to
work in conflict and poverty-stricken
countries. She said: “I now have a
better view of what I can contribute
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to making this world a better place
to live in. My appreciation goes out
to those who willingly pooled their
resources together despite the
economic hardships to help people like
me gain an internationally recognised
education. I am so grateful.”
Douglas Akaligaung and George
Muruka were awarded International
Development Postgraduate
Scholarships, and will return to Africa
better equipped for a career in the field.
George said: “Attending my course at
the University of Bath will significantly
influence my future professional work
back in Kenya and across Africa.
The opportunity
has broadened
my world view
and I feel I now
have a much
wider horizon
than before.”
Douglas Akaligaung and George Muruka
Planting the seeds
The nature of a career in international
development can often prevent those with
enormous potential and the desire to help
from choosing this path; long-distance travel
is essential and volunteering is often the only
way to gain necessary hands-on experience.
Collective gifts to the Alumni Fund help such
students to overcome this barrier, setting
them on the way to fulfil their ambition to
break down the inequality divide.
Lewis Brimblecombe (BSc Politics with
Economics 2012), an Alumni Fund Scholar,
has now left the University to work at the
company where he completed his placement
year while at Bath, GRM International. He
will work implementing British Government
International Development programmes
in some of the poorest and most conflictaffected parts of the world. He said: “A
scholarship from the University of Bath has
been vital in giving me the confidence to
pursue my ambition to work in international
development. Being recognised for
excellence at the age of 18 has pushed me
to achieve as much as I possibly could.”
Alumni Fund placement grants have
also enabled students to gain invaluable
experience on the ground. Amy Boardman
(Economics 2009-13) spent a year in Malawi
working on the expansion of the macadamia
industry, a profitable business that creates
opportunities for the country’s poor and
disadvantaged. Toby Lewis-Donaldson
(Economics 2009-13) also went to Malawi
to work for a consultancy firm, analysing
the impact of a social cash transfer scheme
amongst other projects, and Charlie Young
(Sociology & Social Policy 2010-14) spent
time in Ghana working on an HIV/AIDS
project with a women’s refuge.
Amy at work
The Queen’s Anniversary
Prize was awarded in
recognition of the impact
research has had on
the lives of the world’s
most vulnerable people.
Your gifts support the
continuation of this lifealtering work and give
the advantage to those
students who will make a
difference to tomorrow.
As Douglas Akaligaung,
International Development
Scholar, explains:
“The complex global
development challenges
we are facing in our time
require more than one
hand” – so thank you for
lending yours.
Mrs Lesley Clegg
Mr Peter Dibben
Mrs Beverley Elliott
Mr Michael Ellis
Mr John Eves
Mr Julian Felstead
Mr Michael J R Free &
Mr Michael P B Free
Mr Colin Gardiner
Mr Ian Grace
Mr Iain Gray
Mr Paul Hamlet
Mr Derek Hatherell
Mr Mark Hawkesworth
Dr Lynn Jeppesen
Mr Graham Joyce
Mrs Patricia King
Mrs Sonia Knight
Mrs Pamela Lee
Dr Andrew Lloyd
Mr Paul Martin &
Mrs Paula Martin
Mr Mike Maynard
Mr Jayant Mehta
Mr James Milburn
Mr David Moore
Mr John Moorley
Mr Paul Morgan
Mrs Patricia Needes
Mr Neil Palfreeman
Mrs Cecilia Port
Mr Geoffrey Porter
Mr Brian Saunders
Ms Gloria Simon
Dr James Skelding
Dr Paul Stanley
Mrs Catherine Stoddart
Mr Philip Sugarman
Mr David Taylor
Mr Christopher Warnett
Ms Gail Waudby
Mrs Kathleen Williams
Professor Reza Ziarati
Two Anonymous Donors
1977
Ms Carol Albury
Mr Nick Algar
Mr Christopher Barley
Mr Alan Buckman
Mr Ian Clements
Mr Lance Croutear
Mr Dennis Crowe
Mr Jim Edwards
Mr Peter Flower
Mrs Catriona Forrest
Mr Christopher Gibbons
Mr Paul Harding
Dr Hylton Hardisty
Dr Kathleen Hill
Mr Ian Hooper
Dr Paul Howey &
Mrs Christiane Howey
Mr Martin King &
Mrs Jane King
Mrs Claire Littley
Mr Richard Lowe
Mr Larry Magor
Mr Jonathan Mair
Mrs Hazel Matheson
Mr Alan Nelson
Mr Stephen Parsons
Mrs Ann Pugh
Mr Julian Richardson
Mr Tony Sawyer
Dr Robin Swan
Mr Fergus Thompson
Mr Andrew Wiggin
Mr Jim Wood
Mr Richard Wood
Nine Anonymous Donors
1978
Mr John Austin &
Mrs Karen Austin
Mr Pritam Basuita
Mr Geoffrey Baty
Mrs Penny Bigg
Dr John Bond
Mr Michael Burrows
Ms Sarah Canney
Dr Gilbert Childs
Mr Peter Clegg
Ms Fionnuala Coulson
Mr Ian Dodds
Mrs Sue Dunster
Mr Tim Durham
Mrs Barbara Flint
Mr Rob Furber
Mr Sam Giambrone
Mr Mark Holloway &
Mrs Lynda Holloway
Mr William Jones
Mr Stephen Jones
Mr Martin Jones
Mr Gerard Kelly
Mr Nigel Keys
Mr Tony Knight
Mr Trevor Marshall
Mr Richard May-Miller
Mr John Monks
Mrs Susan Mulvenna
Mr Ray Neno
Mr Mark Neve
Mrs Ruth Nicholls
Ms Barbara Nunn
Mr David Pearse &
Mrs Sharon Pearse
Mr Stephen Rawson
Dr Bill Rees
Ms Eve Salomon
Mr Neil Short
Mr Peter Simpson
Mr Mark Smith
Mr Graeme Snow
Ms Deborah Stephens
Mrs Ann Stewart
Mrs Christine Ward
Mr Patrick Watts
Mr Mark Wells
Mr Dave Wicks
Seven Anonymous Donors
1979
Dr Colin Aldis
Mr Peter Arnold
Mr Steve Arnold
Mr John Ayres
Mr Alan Baker
Mr Martyn Bale
Mr David Bannister
Mr John Bateman
“I am extremely grateful to all those who
donate to the Alumni Fund as it does mean
so much to those who receive it.”
Harley Anderson (Biology 2011-14),
Alumni Fund Scholar
Donor Report 2012
Gift of opportunity
E
very single donor makes a difference. Some,
however, show true leadership. It is not just that
their gifts are large; it is that they demonstrate
a passion and a willingness to invest in our aims and
ambitions. Be it through making ground-breaking
research possible, providing unique opportunities that
set Bath graduates apart or enabling the brightest minds
most in need to pursue their studies here through
scholarships, these gifts help to make the University
what it is today.
University welcomes latest signatory
to the Chancellor’s Roll of Honour
The Enid Linder Foundation’s loyal support of the University
was recognised and celebrated at the Chancellor’s Dinner
on 4 July 2012.
The University’s Chancellor Lord Tugendhat welcomed the
Foundation’s Trustees, Mr Jack and Mrs Audrey Ladeveze,
into the Chancellor’s Roll of Honour, which honours
outstanding levels of philanthropy and commitment
to the University.
The Enid Linder Foundation gives grants to promote medical
education, research and the arts, and has a long history
of support for the University’s Centre for Orthopaedic
Biomechanics. The Centre specialises in bringing together
research linking engineering and clinical orthopaedics in
fields such as joint replacements, bone graft materials and
methods, and fracture healing.
The Foundation has supported a range of activities at
the Centre. PhD Scholarships have attracted outstanding
postgraduate research students and funding has allowed
for the recruitment of part-time research officers. The
Foundation has also supported a ‘patient functional
evaluation facility’, which aims to improve patient diagnosis.
The Enid Linder Foundation began to support the Centre
following a grant application. Jack Ladeveze said: “We were
so very impressed with the programme and the enthusiasm
of the whole team that we had little difficulty in persuading
the other three Trustees to offer the funding requested.
That was in 2005 and we hope to continue for some years.”
Professor Tony Miles, Head of the Centre for Orthopaedic
Biomechanics, said: “The research students are the
life blood of the Centre, helping us to sustain leading
research activities in orthopaedics. The part-time research
officers are integral to the Centre, supporting our research
students and also our visiting orthopaedic surgeons.
“This funding has been of immense value to help us to
both sustain and grow our research activities in the
Centre for Orthopaedic Biomechanics and we are
extremely indebted to the very generous support
from the Enid Linder Foundation.”
Jack and Audrey Ladeveze sign the Chancellor’s Roll of Honour
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Rolls of Honour
The Rolls of Honour recognise exceptional continuing philanthropic support to the
University. Members are inscribed into the Roll in perpetuity. The names listed in
bold were welcomed into the Rolls of Honour this year.
Chancellor’s Roll of Honour
Mr Raoul & Mrs Catherine Hughes
Mr Brian & Mrs Margaret Roper
Professor Raymond F. Schinazi
Mr Roger & Mrs Sue Whorrod
The Enid Linder Foundation
The Medlock Charitable Trust
Santander Universities
The Wolfson Foundationtion
Vice-Chancellor’s Roll of Honour
Dr Stephen & Mrs Carol Huckvale
Mr Bharat Shah
Mrs Hiroko Sherwin & Mr Jim Sherwin
The Happold Trust
Dean’s Roll of Honour
Mr Stuart Appleton
Mr Michael Dickson CBE
Mr Robert Drew
Mr David Embleton
Dr Michael Froggatt
Mr Tony Hall
Mr John May
Mr Neil McLeish
Mr Mitch & Mrs Alison Moore
Mr Kuldip Salh
Mr Nigel Smith
Mr Constantine Thanassoulas
Professor Wang Wang
Mr Peter Wyman CBE
Shane Francis Aherne Trust
The Annett Charitable Trust
Ede & Ravenscroft Ltd
The Johnsons Group Ltd
Moog Inc
Pfizer
Rolls-Royce Group plc
Windle Trust International
Mr Jonathan Battershill &
Mrs Theresa Battershill
Mr Neil Burns &
Mrs Susan Burns
Mr Bill Burt
Mrs Helen Campbell
Mr Gary Cartlidge
Mrs Elizabeth
Chowienczyk
Mr James Craw
Mr Hitesh Dodhia &
Mrs Rajula Dodhia
Dr Chris Dorling
Dr John Duncan
Mr Ronald Esain
Mr Chris Evans &
Mrs Judy Evans
Mr Martin Gadsby
Mr David Gladwin
Miss Julie Goodwin
Dr Paul Gower
Ms Jacqueline Hannis
Dr Shelley Hinsley
Mr Richard Hughes
Ms Jane Joyner
Dr Jacinta Keogh-Bennett
Mr Russell Lane
Mr Derek Light
Ms Anna Meller
Mr Oliver Menhinick
Ms Wendy Neath
Mr Mervyn Newton
Mrs Peach O’Gorman
Mr Philip Patterson
Mr Mark Pattison
Mr Phil Perry
Mr Mark Perry
Mr Julian Pullen
Mrs Elizabeth RimintonDrury
Dr Joy Rooney Bennett
Ms Ann Ruthven
Mr Philip Sampey
Mr Bob Simpson
Mrs Andrea Sinclair
Ms Mary Spohn
Mr Allen Swift &
Mrs Jacqueline Swift
Dr Derek Tate
Mr Jim Waterworth
Mr Peter Wise
Six Anonymous Donors
1980
Dr Abdelrahman Ahmed
Mr John Allan
Dr Michael Allen
Mr Howard Bell
Mrs Jane Boyce
Mrs Fiona Candler
Mr Mark Champion
Miss Helen Cole
Ms Judith Cope
Mr John Dowden
Mrs Helen Granville
Mr Robert Greenhill
Mrs Isabel Gregg &
Dr Evan Gregg
Mr Simon Hanna &
Mrs Jean Hanna
Dr Ralph Harris
Mr Nicholas Hough
Ms Jane Hough
Professor Geraint Johnes
Mr Cyril Johnson
Mr Peter Lambert
Mr Andrew Le Good
Mrs Linda Mason
Ms Julia Murray
Mrs Chandrika Patel
Mr Philip Quartly
Mrs Sian Reading
Mr Kuldip Salh
Mr Peter Skinner
Miss Valerie Smith
Mrs Valerie Snell
Mr Adrian Sparks &
Mrs Marion Sparks
Dr Steven Swain
Dr Wilkinson Thomas
Mrs Margaret Thurlow
Mr Pete Underwood
Dr Clare Whitehead
Mr Byron Williams
Six Anonymous Donors
1981
Mr Christopher Bell
Mr Ian Bickerton
Mr Jonathan Billinger
Mr John Binns
Mr Chas Boys
Mr Martin Bull
Mr Peter Burks
Mr Bill Carlyle
Mr Andy Coles
Mrs Penny Cope
Mr Ian Cowley
Ms Susan Cox
Mr Asko Croft
Ms Elaine Dale
Mr Andy Dixon &
Ms Julia Samulak
Mr John Ely
Mr Robert Grattan
Mr Clive Gregory
Mr David Hempstead
Mr Steven Hickingbottom
Mr Dave Howard
Mrs Karen Leach
Dr Brian Lipscombe
Ms Jane McCluskey
Ms Anna McQuaid
Mr Alan Millichamp
Mr Tony Mills
Mrs Janice Nichols
Mr Anthony Owen
Mr Stephen Perkins
Mrs Nicola Pogson
Mr Owen Ransen
Mrs Linda Rawlings
Mr Paul Salmon
Mr David Sweet
Mr Martin Tupper &
Mrs Audrey Tupper
Mr David Verney
Dr Ian Whiting
Mr Brian Williams
Mr Neil Wrigglesworth
Four Anonymous Donors
“A scholarship can level the playing field and
promotes equal opportunities, which are vital
in education. Success should not be limited by
a person’s background.”
Charlotte Bell (Mathematics 2011-14),
Dangoor Scholar
Donor Report 2012
Gift of opportunity
More than a scholarship
A record-breaking 150 scholars joined
the University in 2011, bringing the
total number of students whose place
here was entirely or partially funded
by alumni and friends through our
established scholarship scheme to
over 300.
The importance of scholarships in this
current economic climate is reflected
in the number of donors who last
year gave the gift of a scholarship, a
gift of opportunity, to those who have
financial barriers to overcome but show
exceptional academic promise.
Yet here at the University of Bath a
scholarship means more than
financial support.
Throughout their time here scholars
are invited to meet their donors,
fellow scholars and other members
of the alumni community. Our annual
Charter Day is one such opportunity,
enabling scholarship recipients to
thank their donors, and donors to meet
the students whose lives they have
changed. And for many, this is just the
beginning; in a donor, the individual
scholarship holder can gain a mentor,
contact and friend.
Present at last year’s Charter Day
were local philanthropists Brian and
Margaret Roper, who have a unique
way of staying in contact with
the students.
“My own sense of ability
was fundamentally
bolstered by the
recognition at 18 that an
institution as prestigious
as the University of Bath
thought I was worth
backing.”
Lewis Brimblecombe,
BSc Politics with Economics
2012, Alumni Fund Scholar
Brian (Honorary DBA 2009) explains:
“We keep in touch with our scholars
at annual dinners in groups of eight.
We get a feel about their progress and
development, both of which are very
obvious. We enjoy and are refreshed
by these increasingly relaxed dinners
and delighted that they all continue to
attend. Responses suggest we have
something to offer them, other than
the food, after all!”
Edward Goldsmith and Richard Admiraal
Edward Goldsmith (Business
Administration 2010-14), who receives
the Suzanne Admiraal Scholarship
funded by Richard Admiraal
(BSc Business Administration 1982),
said: “I want to thank Richard for his
continued support and advice. Not
only has he given me great financial
support and confidence in my abilities
in awarding me this scholarship, I feel
I have met someone I can look up
to and who will be a great mentor to
me as I continue through university
and beyond.”
Brian and Margaret Roper funded an undergraduate scheme in 2010 which will
see 100 students supported throughout their academic studies.
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“Mr and Mrs Roper
genuinely care about us
and our development.
I am amazed at how
much they remember
about us.”
Chelsea Lau, Roper Scholar
A scholarship at Bath means that the holder has been formally
recognised for their outstanding commitment to academic studies.
The confidence instilled in them upon the receipt of a scholarship to
study here stays with them throughout their lives.
It is a testament to our donors that Bath scholars are awarded with so
much more than financial assistance – for your time, commitment and
dedication, thank you.
Why I give
Nick Wood (BSc Electrical &
Electronic Engineering 1988,
MEng Electrical Engineering
1989) has funded the Nick
Wood Electrical Engineering
Scholarship. “Studying
engineering at Bath was a
foundation experience for my
entire professional career and a
wonderful opportunity to develop
personally. I believe passionately
in the power of education to
transform the lives of committed
students and that’s why I support
the scholarship programme at
the University of Bath”.
1982
Mr Richard Admiraal
Mrs Karen Beales
Mrs Anne Benham
Mr Andrew Bird
Ms Angela Bowden
Ms Charmian Boyd
Dr Edmund Bradley
Miss Diane Bray
Mr Stephen Budd
Dr Roberto Desimone &
Mrs Alison Desimone
Mr Elton D’Souza
Mr Peter Dyce
Mr Jeremy Eastaugh
Mrs Jill Fagg
Mr Anthony Farrant
Mr David Gillard
Mrs Mary Inch
Mr Ian Jenkins &
Mrs Celia Jenkins
Mr Christopher Jones
Dr Peter Lord
Mrs Susan McLeod
Ms Jill McQueen
Mr Simon Nobbs
Mr David Pellow
Mrs Jane Roberts &
Mr Michael Roberts
Mr Adrian Seager
Mr Nigel Smith
Mrs Sarah Smith
Mr Robert Smith
Mr Mike Smith
Mr James Spencer
Mrs Sally Stephens
Miss Sandra Talbot
Mr Andrew Talkowski
Mr John Tranter &
Mrs Carin Tranter
Mr Alan Truesdale
Ms Gillian Wheatley
Mr Michael Whiteside
10 Anonymous Donors
1983
Mr Rodger Andrews
Mrs Anne Ayres
Mr Nick Berry
Mr Keith Bradley
Mrs Anna Chan
Dr Simon Chandler
Mrs Trudi Chatwin &
Mr Richard Chatwin
Mrs Celia Comber &
Mr Alan Comber
Mrs Catherine Crowley
Mr Tim Curtis
Miss Jenny Davie
Ms Janet Flint
Dr David Hicks
Miss Amanda Jones
Mrs Janet Kearns
Dr Nicky Kemp
Mrs Joanna Khan
Mr Steve Larter
Mr James Mattock
Dr Bernard Millard
Dr Ann Mills-Duggan
Mrs Alyson Moss
Dr Harriet Oldham
Mr Brian Perfect
Mr Laurie Powell
Dr Ann Pullen
Mr Philip Shaw
Professor Anthony Smith
Mr Michael Thompson &
Mrs Susan Thompson
Mr Stephen J Vakil
Mr David Vigar
Dr Joseph Wang
Mr Jon Wickham &
Mrs Karen Wickham
Mr Hamish Wilkie
Mr David Wing
Mrs Christine Woodfine
Five Anonymous Donors
1984
Mr Russell Anderson
Mr Roland Asbridge
Mr Simon Baker
Mr Pete Claydon
Mr Trevor Davies &
Mrs Susan Davies
Mrs Alison Durbin &
Mr Ian Durbin
Mr Timothy Evans
Mr Ian Furniss
Mr Andy Gilson &
Mrs Cathy Gilson
Ms Sarah Grover
Mr Kenneth Hollingworth
Mr Andrew Knipe
Mr Floyd Lazare
Dr Andrew Nesbitt &
Mrs Sarah Nesbitt
Mr Philip Ockwell
Mr David Ovenden
Mr Graham Pickup
Mr Stephen Roberts
Mr Andrew Sayer
Mr Peter Speller
Professor Koen Steemers &
Professor Jeanette Steemers
Dr Graeme Thomson
Mr Hubert Velge
Mr Jim Whitehouse
Dr Kevin Williams
Mr Christopher Wilson
Mr Stephen Woolven
Seven Anonymous Donors
1985
Mr Anthony Arnaudy
Mr Paul Baxter
Mr Ian Bloxham
Mrs Jo Brookes
Mrs Melanie Calver
Mr David Casale &
Mrs Sally Casale
Ms Hilary Cross
Dr Paddy Douglas
Mr Richard Edwards
Mr Chris Glass
Mr Richard Grainger
Mr Paul Hazlehurst
Mr Graham Hillier
Mr Phil Hutson
Ms Nerys Jones
Dr Peter Keevill &
Mrs Sharon Keevill
“The people who are willing to provide this
support – which makes such a big change to
so many students – are phenomenal.”
Emily Gregg (Sport & Exercise Science 2010-14),
Roper Scholar
Donor Report 2012
Gift of opportunity
The Leadership Giving Circles recognise and celebrate those who have
donated £1,000 (Sulis) or £5,000 (Minerva) or more in the financial year.
Thank you to those alumni, friends and institutions who are willing to
stand up and be counted in this way; your support provides inspiration
to others to join you in supporting the University of Bath.
The Minerva Circle
Mr Chris Coles
Mr John Cotton
Mrs Mary Cutbill
Dr Michael Froggatt
Mr Graham & Mrs Sheila Hill
Mr Colin le Duc
Mr John May
Dr Brian Nicholson
Mr Richard Roberts
Mr Brian & Mrs Margaret Roper
Mr Kuldip Salh
Professor Raymond F. Schinazi
Mrs Hiroko & Mr Jim Sherwin
Mrs Elizabeth Southwood
The Trendell Family
Mr Hubert Velge
Mr Roger & Mrs Sue Whorrod
Mr Wilson Wong
The Annett Charitable Trust
R W Barnes Educational Fund
The James Dyson Foundation
The Exilarch’s Foundation
Ford Motor Company Ltd
The Gerber Foundation
The Enid Linder Foundation
The Medlock Charitable Trust
Moog Inc
Optimal Performance Ltd
Santander Universities
Windle Trust International
The Sulis Circle
Mr Richard Admiraal
Mr Darryl Ashing
Mr David & Mrs Jane Atterbury
Mr Nick Berry
Mr Steven Bird
Dr Edmund Bradley
Professor Peter Clegg
Mr Kevin Dangerfield
Mr Hitesh & Mrs Rajula Dodhia
Mr James D’Souza
Professor Kevin Edge
Mr Jon Lee & Ms Sharon Flood
Dr Hylton Hardisty
Mr Mark Hawkesworth
Mr Nick Hynes
Dr Nicky Kemp
Mr Siôn Lutley
Mr Gavin Maggs
Mr Neil McLeish
Mr James Mendelssohn
Mr Howard Nicholson
Mr Neil Palfreeman
Mr Philip Shaw
Mr James Simpson
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Lord Tugendhat
Mr Stephen J. Vakil
Mr Nic Van Zwanenberg
Mr Laxman Varsani
Mr Alastair & Mrs Nathalie Watson
Mrs Elly Williams & Mrs Meri Williams
Mr Michael & Mrs Louise Wisson
Mr Sunny Wong
Mr Siu For Wong
Mr Nick Wood
Mr Richard Wood
APL
BDP
Ede & Ravenscroft Ltd
The Happold Trust
Ibstock Brick Ltd
Mindspeed Technologies
Oculus Building Consultancy
RWE npower plc
Schlumberger Stonehouse
Technology Centre
TTP Group plc
Three Anonymous Donors
Donor Report 2012
Providing for
future generations
The world is changing
rapidly, with new
technologies and
possibilities becoming
reality as each year passes.
Whilst we cannot predict
what the future will bring,
we can guarantee that
the University of Bath will
be at the forefront of new
discoveries, having a global
impact. Our thanks go to
our legacy pledgers who
help ensure that whatever
the future holds, the
University will continue to
inspire future leaders and
respond to the world’s most
pressing challenges.
Anthony Smith (BPharm
Pharmacy 1983, PhD
Pharmacy & Pharmacology
1987) explains why he has
chosen to leave a gift in his
Will: “As a former student,
and former member of staff
of the University, I believe
in its fundamental ethos
and values; its passion for
support of students and
world-class research is
compelling. I know that by
leaving a gift in my Will I am
able to ensure that future
generations benefit from
Bath’s excellence and that
they will be as inspired as
I was.”
The 1966 Society
The 1966 Society was
established in recognition
of those who pledge a
legacy, taking its name
from the year in which the
University received its Royal
Charter. Thank you to all our
members – your pledges are
tremendously important to the
future of the University.
Mr Stuart Appleton
Mrs Sarah Bevan
Mr Alan Bowsher
Dr Jayne Carrington
Mr Dave & Mrs Elaine Chapman
Professor Richard Conder
Mr Michael Cornell
Mr Robert Cotta
Ms Rosemary Davies
Mr Bernard Dokelman
Ms Sue Duncan
Mr Peter Dyce
Mr Phillips Ehizojie
Mr Fernando Flores-New
Mr Timothy Ford
Mr Laurie Goldsmith
Mr Robert Goodhand
Mr Richard Hall
Dr Hylton Hardisty
Mr Tony Kerpel MBE
Miss Tina Kokkinos
Dr Richard Mawditt OBE
Ms Barbara Nunn
Mr Leslie & Mrs Mary Perrett
Mr Hugh Schoenemann
Mr Jim Sherwin
Mr Greg Slay
Professor Anthony Smith
Miss Valerie Smith
Professor Michael Swanton
Lord Tugendhat
Ms Dorothy Walters-Godfree
Miss Liz Warren
Mr Stephen Woolven
Nine Anonymous Donors
Mr Richard Lark
Dr Paul Marshall
Mr Douglas McFarland
Mr John Molloy
Mr Stephen Plain
Mr Tony Powell
Mr Nigel Rowe
Miss Amanda Shoebridge
Dr Tanya Stagg
Mr Adrian Summerfield
Mr Mark Sunderland
Dr Alan Teale
Mr Nic Van Zwanenberg
Mr Gino Viviani
Mr David Woollatt
Mr Mark Wright
Five Anonymous Donors
1986
Mrs Anna Batchelor
Mrs Vanessa Baxter
Ms Sarah Beynon
Mr Stephen Birch
Mrs Pat Bishop
Dr Rosemary Bryson
Mr Stephen Calder-Smith
Mr Timothy Case
Mr Stephen Childs
Mrs Carol Comer
Ms Clare Deering
Dr Carl Dolman
Mr David Edwards
Ms Elisabeth Else
Ms Caroline Frank
Dr Richard Harris
Mr Geoffrey Hill
Mr Paul Jeffery
Mrs Jane Jones
Mr Peter Keemer
Mr Euripides Ornitharis &
Mrs Anthi Ornithari
Mr Richard Pelling
Mrs Justina Pepper
Mr Christopher Selwyn &
Mrs Brenda Selwyn
Mr Stephen Westwood
Mr Alexander Woodward
Four Anonymous Donors
1987
Mr Darryl Ashing
Mrs Penny Baillie
Dr Susan Banbury
Mr Stuart Bird &
Mrs Katie Bird
Mr Matthew Brearley
Mr Shaun Brierley
Mr Christopher Bright &
Mrs Fiona Bright
Dr Jeremy Bright &
Mrs Ruth Bright
Mr Philip Butson
Mr Christopher Carter
Ms Irene Chapman
Mrs Birgit Compton
Mr Howard Cooper
Mr Gary Davis
Mrs Natasha Deitsch
Mrs Teresa Down &
Mr Timothy Down
Mr Mike Ellis
Mrs Viviane Fingerhut
Mrs Katherine Glass
Miss Heather Goodenough
Mr Timothy Hall
Mr Jules Higman
Dr Frank Hope
Ms Ifeyinwa Jibunoh &
Dr Mark Poulter
Mr Andrew Johnson &
Mrs Cindy Johnson
Ms Alison Malfatto
Mr Paul Morrison
Mr Alexander Moss
Mrs Anna Padget
Mr Geoffrey Palmer
Ms Jacqueline Pooley
Mr Andrew Skinner
Mr Derek Stenner
Mr Kevin Stockbridge
Mr Andrew Strong
Mr Roger Tweedale
Mr Martin Wiles
Mr Ian Wood
Dr Paul Yates &
Ms Sara Yates
Four Anonymous Donors
1988
Mr Andrew Bickley
Mr Simon Blackmore &
Dr Karen Blackmore
Dr Stephen Bleay
Mr Derek Brewer
Ms Moira Brophy
Mrs Bethan Buckley &
Mr John Buckley
Dr Paul Bury
Mrs Claire Cockburn
Mr Jeremy Collins
Mr Pete Cook
Mrs Joy Craine
Mr Mark Cunningham
Mrs Mary Cutbill
Mr Roger Duthie
Mr Martin Elton &
Miss Erica Stenfalt
Mr Jon Lee &
Ms Sharon Flood
Mr Matthew Gott
Dr Suzanne Graham
Mrs Judith Hall
Mr Jeremy Hayward
Mr Andrew Hockley &
Mrs Christine Hockley
Ms Jane Horrex
Dr Anne-Marie Jones
Mr Stuart Long
Dr Ian Marshall
Mr Graham Massey &
Mrs Sian Massey
Mrs Janet McCulloch
Mrs Mary-Lou Minards
Mr Gavin Munnery &
Mrs Catriona Munnery
Mrs Jane Neal
Mr Thorsten Orr
Mr Paul O’Sullivan
Mr Keith Page
Mr Guy Partridge
“To me, a scholarship says, ‘What you are
doing is worthwhile and valued, and there
is a network of people behind you who are
encouraging you forward.’ ”
Jonathan Hilliard (Electrical & Electronic
Engineering 2011-16), Hertzian Scholar
Donor Report 2012
Maximising the impact of giving
A
gift to the University of Bath has impact
beyond the donation’s face value. It
can unlock funding from other sources,
provide a platform upon which to build, or
give an invaluable boost to a burgeoning
research project. It is a key priority to make
sure that your gift makes the biggest impact
possible, regardless of its size.
A sustainable gift
from its outset and throughout his
professional career; it is fitting that
his legacy is helping to ensure its
future success.
Two years ago Roger Whorrod
(BSc Electrical Engineering 1965,
MSc Electrical Engineering 1970) and
his wife Sue donated a gift worth
£1 million to the University’s Centre for
Sustainable Chemical Technologies.
This gift has acted as a springboard
for the Centre’s expansion and
development. The University is part
of a £5 million collaborative project to
boost solar power research and central
to Bath’s efforts is Dr Aron Walsh,
the first Whorrod Fellow. It has also
been announced that Bath is part of
a £3.5 million SUPERGEN research
hub to accelerate the deployment of
sustainable bioenergy.
An eye to the future
The Vice-Chancellor’s Strategic
Endowment Fund was established
thanks to a generous legacy from
James Nisbet (Honorary DSc 1985),
and will provide income for special
projects around the University for
years to come.
Last year the Fund was used to
champion a successful exchange
programme with Shandong University
(SDU), one of China’s most prestigious
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Unlocking potential
institutions. The Endowment Fund
was once again used to support
the partnership this year, providing
research scholarships for four
exceptional SDU pharmacy students
to come to study here. Two Bath
students, Guy Barkley (Aerospace
Engineering 2010-15) and Joe Peissel
(Economics 2011-15), were also
awarded an Alumni Fund grant to take
part in a summer school at SDU.
A £5,000 grant from the Alumni Fund
to the University of Bath Boat Club
has unlocked over £22,000 from other
external sources, allowing them to
build upon recent successes and go
ahead with an exciting new University
Rowing Programme. The programme
will mean updating the fleet and
employing a part-time coach, putting
the Club on an equal footing with its
competitors. It will also allow for an
increase in the number of members
that can be catered for – the club has
doubled in size to almost 200 within
five years, and the additional funding
will allow the club to continue this
trend. This final grant plugged the gap,
The provision of philanthropic funds to
support the partnership acts as a show
of commitment, cementing our existing
links with Shandong and opening
doors for further collaboration. With
China’s growing presence on the global
stage, supporting projects like this
can reap benefits for the University in
the future. James Nisbet was involved
in the construction of the University
Bath’s Boat Club in training
Professor Xu Xianming, SDU President,
visited the University last year to discuss the
partnership, which includes collaborative
research, teaching and student exchanges.
Donor Report 2012
delivering the vital financial commitment
required to ensure that this programme
will go ahead.
Driving research forward
The ground-breaking research carried
out into intelligent burns dressings in
the Department
of Chemistry
will be given a
new lease of
life following
two generous
donations to
the cause.
A gift from
the Annett
Charitable Trust will allow for the
recruitment of a new PhD student to the
team, and the James Tudor Foundation
has provided funds to help employ a
Research Nurse. The project, led by
Dr Toby Jenkins in conjunction with the
Children’s Burns Centre at Frenchay
Hospital, aims to develop a ‘smart’
dressing enabling doctors to both detect
and treat infection without removing
expensive and healing dressings,
reducing scarring and potentially saving
the lives of young burns victims. The
additional personnel will undoubtedly
make an enormous contribution to this
revolution in burns care.
The Annett Charitable Trust has also
funded a PhD research student to carry
out work within the Department of
Biology & Biochemistry, in conjunction
with the Royal United Hospital,
making advances in the treatment of
prostate cancer. Extra funding to these
established research projects, linking
our excellence in scientific research
with local hospitals, allows us to play
our part in addressing many of the
complex health challenges facing
us today.
The Alumni Fund is also taking a
role. Your gifts are providing a boost
for health research projects across
the University, supporting equipment
for artificial knee testing at the Centre
for Orthopaedic Biomechanics, imaging
technology for cancer research projects,
and pioneering studies in stem
cell research.
Donor news
Two important developments
have had a positive effect on your
donations to Bath, no matter how
large or small they may be.
A wider variety of initiatives are
now eligible for support from the
Alumni Fund, broadening the
impact of your gifts to help more
students, more departments and
more projects. Find out more about
the Alumni Fund on page 28.
After a successful campaign,
we celebrated the decision by
Chancellor of the Exchequer
George Osborne to abandon his
plans to cap income tax relief on
charitable donations. A particular
mention is due to two couples
who have made an outstanding
contribution to the University
over the years, the Ropers and
the Whorrods, who spoke out to
the local and national press to
explain how the cap would present
barriers to philanthropy.
Mr Ian Salusbury
Mr Martin Shirley
Mr Keith Talbot
Professor Alex Torpiano
Mr Angus Ward
Mr David Webb
Dr Gethin Williams
Mr Nick Wood
Mr David Young
10 Anonymous Donors
1989
Mr Simon Bath
Mr Andy Bell
Mrs Emma Clark
Mr Nick Cognevich
Mr David Dalton
Mr Kevin Dangerfield
Mr Mark Davies
Miss Lynne Dawson
Mrs Meredith Dorey
Mr Robert Garratt
Dr Caroline Gilby
Mrs Olga Gomez-Cash
Mr David Grant
Mr Philip Kohler
Mr Percy Lea
Mr Robert Linnegar
Mrs Sue McKendrick
Mr James Nickolls
Mr Kevin O’Donnell
Dr John Ould
Mr Michael Peddell
Mr David Philpot
Mrs Sarah Powell
(née Sansom)
Mr David Prest
Mrs Juliet Raynes
Mr Terry Read
Mr Andrew Robertson &
Mrs Theresa Robertson
Mrs Andrea Samuelson
Mrs Sarah Southwell
Mr Simon Stevens
Mr Mark Stowe
Mr Nick Sumner
Mr Nigel Taylor
Dr Susan Taylor
Mr Carlos Tracey-Aguera
Mr Paul Vosper
Dr Paula Waters
Mr Bruce Whitehorn
Mr Andrew Williams
Six Anonymous Donors
1990
Mr Gordon Anderson
Dr Niall Bowen
Mrs Sarah Brennan
Mr Gavin Busuttil-Reynaud
Ms Claire Carre-Jones
Mr Adam Carswell
Mr David Cox
Mr James Duthie
Professor Julien Forder
Ms Wendy Foy
Dr George Gore
Mr Adrian Gregory
Mr Andrew Harding
Mrs Sue Harling
Mr Todd Howell
Dr Gerald Hunt
Mr Shailesh Katira
Mr Tim Lee
Mrs Stella Mourouzidou
Damtsa
Mr Andrew Mueller
Dr Olamide Odusote
Mr Gable Pang
Dr Simon Phillips
Mr Michael Pritchard
Dr Julie Reid
Dr Stephen Richards
Mr Roger Smith
Mrs Caroline Starkey
Miss Sarah-Jane Stephens
Mr Michael Stewart
Dr Sharon Stratton
Mr Alan Wilson
Mr Niall Woodhead
Three Anonymous Donors
1991
Dr Carol Austin
Dr Vivienne Beckett
Mrs Christine Brown
Mr Ian Clegg
Mrs Christine Davis
Mr Christopher Farrugia
Mr Limor Feingold &
Mrs Charlotte Feingold
Dr Sue Baigent-Francis
Mr Pat Grace
Mr Nicholas Herrod-Taylor &
Mrs Monique Herrod-Taylor
Mr Nick Hynes
Miss Tina Kokkinos
Mrs Sarah Lawrence
Mrs Meg Longman
Mr Neil McLeish
Mr Robert Mead
Ms Isobel Michael
Mr Robert O’Leary
Dr Jane O’Rourke
Dr Mesh Patel
Mrs Rachel Phillips
Mr Leif Puddefoot
Mrs Alison Roberts
Mrs Stephanie Rogers
Mr Stewart Shanley
Mrs Julia Sherwen
Mrs Susan Stone
Dr Richard Stratford
Dr Rebecca Stratling
Mr Aria Taheri
Mr Andrew Trowbridge
Mr Mark Wade
Mr Alastair Watson &
Mrs Nathalie Watson
Mr Adam Wickenden
Dr Christopher Williams
Six Anonymous Donors
“I give because Bath became part of me,
of who I am today. Perhaps my gift will
help another person experience a similar
significance and they too will take lasting
positive memories and friendships into the
future.”
Peter Simpson (BSc Biochemistry 1978),
Alumni Fund Donor
Donor Report 2012
The Bath Advantage
Y
our gifts mean that much more than a degree
is on offer for students at Bath. Opportunities
to broaden horizons, gain invaluable skills
for a professional career and take part in wideranging extracurricular activities are all part and
parcel of studying here, and are what makes a Bath
graduate stand out from the crowd in an increasingly
competitive job market – thank you for giving our
students the Bath Advantage.
Enter the Dragons’ Den
up some money to make it a reality was what really made
the difference.”
Bath’s most talented student entrepreneurs have had an
extraordinary opportunity this year. Dr Richard Palmer
(BSc Applied Biology 1973) and Hubert Velge (MSc
Business Administration 1984) have donated a start-up fund,
allocated to the best up-and-coming businesses following a
series of BBC One Dragons’ Den-inspired competitions here
on campus.
Students first produced a minute-long video explaining their
business idea. The best then went through to pitch for a
start-up fund live in front of the alumni Dragons.
Andy Brown (MEng Aerospace Engineering 2012) stole the
show in the first round of the competition, securing a £2,000
investment to develop his free publication, The Underground
Book Club, and is now working full-time on the business.
He has since appeared on Sky 1’s television series The
Angel, gaining a further £100,000 business investment from
John Caudwell, founder of Phones 4u – an astonishing
achievement for the young entrepreneur. The publication,
which showcases upcoming books to London commuters,
is becoming an increasingly familiar sight at train stations –
look out for issue four coming soon.
Andy said: “The money awarded to
me was invaluable. Without it my
idea would have been consigned
to the pile of fantastic ideas had
by students across the country all
the time, but abandoned usually
for financial reasons. And it wasn’t
just the money; that someone else
believed in me enough to put
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On offer in the Den is more than financial support.
Both Richard and Hubert impart valuable advice and
encouragement to the burgeoning entrepreneurs, and have
been instrumental in developing the new businesses.
Ollie Marshall (Computer Information Systems 2010-14) and
Amy Hunter (Business Administration 2011-15) first entered
the Den in December 2011 to pitch for funding to develop
GoTag, a social events platform which allows people to
discover and recommend events, and purchase tickets.
Whilst the idea had potential, it was in need of refinement;
the duo were awarded a grant of £500 to be used to test the
feasibility of their idea.
After researching their target market and redefining their
product, the team were awarded £4,000 to develop the
mobile app; and put them a step ahead of their competitors.
Amy said: “Pitching for the Dragons was extremely helpful
as it is good to hear the opinion of an independent outsider
and get some honest feedback. It is great for us to receive
funding not only for our product growth but also as practice
for when we have to raise more money from investors.”
Hubert said: “I am glad to be part of the University’s effort
in promoting entrepreneurship among its students.
I believe that in the increasingly challenging job environment
these skills will be invaluable.”
Amy and Ollie
received investment
for their business,
GoTag
Donor Report 2012
“The Den is a truly remarkable,
innovative event and I am very
grateful to our Dragons who
have made it possible.”
Sincere thanks are due to both Richard
and Hubert for pioneering this distinctive
competition. Siobáin Hone, Enterprise
Education Manager, said: “What distinguishes
this event from other student entrepreneurship
activities is that the participants not only have
the opportunity to gain a financial boost for
their fledgling enterprises, but also benefit
from invaluable real-world business advice
from some of our most successful alumni
on how to take their ideas forward.
“The Den is a truly remarkable, innovative
event and I am very grateful to our Dragons
who have made it possible. I have every hope
that it will be a regular feature in the student
calendar here at Bath.”
Thanks to an Alumni Fund grant, an intern will
be recruited to support the organisation and
implementation of the Dragons’ Den and other
entrepreneurship activities for the coming year.
The skills gained through participating in such
activities are invaluable to students. We are
delighted that alumni gifts are affording
our students every opportunity to succeed
here at Bath.
Key resources
Bath’s research-led
teaching is constantly
advancing. Our wealth
of library resources
must reflect its fastpaced nature, and must
continually evolve to
keep up with modern
developments. This
year, for the first time
electronic downloads of
library resources have
exceeded use of book
and paper reference
resources. Contributions
to the Parents and Friends
Library Enhancement Fund
of more than £12,000 in
the last year will enable
us to exceed these
needs, maximising our
students’ potential to reach
the highest academic
standards.
1992
Miss Nicola Bellingham
Mr Steven Bird
Dr Yvonne Brown
Mr Chris Campkin
Dr Paul Crook
Mr Jonathan Crowe
Dr Nic Doye
Mr Jeremy Fonseca
Mr Ian Gallagher
Mr Donald Haddock Jr
Dr Elizabeth Harper
Mr Siôn Lutley
Mrs Joanne Minion
Mr David Nottingham
Dr Robin Oakley
Dr Robert Oddy
Mr Dave Smith
Mr David Westcott
Mr Robert Wise
Mr Michael Wrigley
An Anonymous Donor
Mr William Lycett
Mr Louis MacDonald
Mr James Macfarlane
Mr Robin Middleton
Mr Simon Muderack
Miss Anne O’Brien
Mr Alan Odeku
Mr Piaw Wah Ong
Mr Rajender Raval
Miss Caroline Rawson
Mr Richard Rutter
Mrs Heidi Trencher
Mr Garth Way
Six Anonymous Donors
1993
Dr Abdul Basit
Mr Paul Brown
Mrs Julie Codling
Mr Morten Damm &
Mrs Mette Damm
Miss Ali Harris
Dr Paul Hayden
Mr Andy Howard
Mr Tony James
Mr John Kinson
Dr Dethard Lampe
Mr Andrew Lawley &
Dr Wendy Lawley
Mr Colin le Duc
Mr Peter Lord
Mr Lloyd Mitchell
Mr Zoltan Rikker
Mrs Rachael Roberts
Mr Shane Sullivan
Mr Mark Tomblin
Mr John Warman
Mr Andy Watkins &
Mrs Sarah Watkins
Mr Richard West
Mrs Libby Whitethread
Mr Iain Wilson
An Anonymous Donor
1995
Mr Mark Acres
Dr Mehdi Asghari
Mr Michael Bailey
Mr Jason Blight
Mrs Victoria Bowes
Mr Jonathan Carpanini &
Miss Amanda Shepherd
Miss Kim Chow
Mr Garrett Cotter
Mr Timothy Cranfield
Mr Ian Crowe
Ms Tamara Daly
Miss Vicky Edwards
Mrs Claire Fitzgerald
Mr Trevor Ford
Mrs Vicky Gibson
Mrs Elizabeth Hall
Mrs Suzanne Hart
Mr Stephen Hinley
Mr Richard Lander
Mr Philip McComish &
Mrs Vicki McComish
Dr Brian Nicholson
Mrs Pam Pennefather
Mr Jason Pitchford-Todd
Miss Sue Ryan
Mrs Karen Sheppard
Mr Jonathan Sleightholme
Mr Matthew Smith
Mr Tim Spicer
Mr David Trice
Mr Kritsda Udyanin
Mr Richard Watson &
Mrs Emma Watson
Two Anonymous Donors
1994
Mr David Atterbury &
Mrs Jane Atterbury
Mr Lee Boyton
Ms Jo Bridger
Mr Quentin Brook
Mr Steve Cast
Mr John Cotton
Mr Robert Dickson
Mr Emmanuel Dray
Mrs Milica Gay &
Mr Daniel Gay
Miss Jennifer Harvey
Dr Neil Havard
Mr Alan Holliman
Mr Carlos Ibañez de Motta
Mr Trevor Jefferies
1996
The Reverend Marcus Bagg
Mr Matthew Box
Miss Karen Hancock
Mr Henrik Harmer
Mrs Jill Hay
Mr John Jeffries
Mrs Anna Lawler
Mr Kwok-Fai Lo
Dr Owen Lyne
Ms Heather Mason
Dr Richard Pannett
Mrs Caroline Pope
Mr Mike Powis
Mrs Victoria Price
Miss Karin Ridgers
Mr Bruce Rochester
“I give as a way of saying thank you to
the University for the education and
opportunities it provided me with, and to
enable the students of the future to have
similar or even better experiences.”
Terry Astridge (BSc Mathematics 2007),
Alumni Fund Donor
The Bath Advantage
Philanthropic support has made a wealth of opportunities for personal and professional
development available to students – both on campus and beyond.
students had a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to mix with peers and
academics from universities all over
the world, share experiences and
discuss research interests. The trip has
encouraged undergraduate Jordan
Clark (Biology 2010-13), a Roper
Scholar, to venture further into South
America as part of her studies.
Santander Scholars at Charter Day
Santander increases
support to universities
Santander Universities, one of
our largest corporate partners, is
committed to providing students at
Bath with opportunities to get the most
from their time here. In addition to its
extensive scholarship programme,
including sports scholarships,
Santander supports a wealth of
activities on campus and further afield.
As well as providing grants for
overseas study, last year Santander
funded a group from the University
to take part in a two week academic
and cultural exchange to Brazil. The
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As she explains: “The trip has
really inspired me to explore the
opportunities that South America can
offer me in terms of work placements,
study projects and careers. Every day
was a new adventure.”
Closer to home, Santander’s support
extends to cross-disciplinary prizes
for talented students and to where
the bank’s prestige is well-known, the
University’s Formula Student team –
TeamBath Racing. Stars of the track,
Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton,
were present at an event at the Royal
Opera House where Ana Botín, head
of Santander UK, announced an
additional £1.5 million of funding to UK
universities to mark the fifth anniversary
of Santander Universities in the UK.
Donor Report 2012
Many thanks are due to Santander
Universities for their continued support.
See a full list of Bath’s corporate
donors on page 31.
Bridging the gap
Two-thirds of Bath students undertake
a professional placement, and it is
this hands-on experience that sets
them apart from the crowd. For those
who have highly-specialised research
interests, it is possible for them to
spend time at a distant university or
in a faraway country in order to gain
a unique perspective on their chosen
subject. The Alumni Fund helps to
overcome financial barriers to enable
them to accept these opportunities,
bridging the gap to make the most
remarkable placements a reality.
Richard Bieda (Wellbeing & Human
Development 2011-12) worked with
The Craig Bellamy Foundation, which
runs Sierra Leone’s only non-profit
professional football academy, offering
underprivileged children the chance to
reach their true potential through sport
Mr Christophe Roesner
Mr James Simpson
Mr Dave Williams
Mr Wilson Wong
Five Anonymous Donors
and education. Richard played a key
role as a wellbeing researcher and health
advisor, taking the lead in redesigning
procedures for managing injuries and
illnesses – essential in a country where
local health care provision is poor.
Matt Taylor and Daniel Eagles (both
Coach Education & Sports Development
2009-13) undertook year-long
placements working as researchers in
the field of sports psychology at Victoria
University, Melbourne. They had a
unique opportunity to work alongside the
psychologist for Collingwood Football
Club, analysing and helping to select
young AFL players. Matt and Daniel
said: “Unless we were in Melbourne,
we would not have had the opportunity
to be so heavily involved in this sport,
as well as broaden our understanding
of psychology. For us, this was ‘real’
practice, and is what we enjoyed the
most! We would like to thank the Alumni
Fund very much for helping us have an
amazing year abroad.”
Carie Martin (MPharm Pharmacy 2012)
spent four months at Curtin University,
Perth, conducting practical pharmacy
research into the cost of wastage
which, if applied to the UK, could
provide substantial savings for the NHS.
Beyond significant gains in professional
experience, Carie developed personally
during her placement.
She said: “This placement has shown
me that I have received more than just
a degree from Bath. I have received life
experience that puts me further ahead in
the world of success.”
Charlie Brazil (Psychology 2009-13)
secured a placement within the Child
Development House at Canterbury
University in Christchurch, New Zealand.
There she studied the impact of using
methadone during pregnancy and the
effects of premature birth, research that
is close to her heart and invaluable for
her dissertation, which focuses on the
developmental effects of babies born
early. She said: “I have learned that
leaving your comfort zone and starting
a new life in a different country is a
wonderful experience. It taught me that
I can survive and be happy regardless
of where I am or who I am with.
“This experience has been life-changing,
and I would like to say a big thank you
to all the individuals who have helped
to fund it.”
Alumni Fund placements help connect
exceptionally committed students
to unique chances for development,
both professional and personal.
Thank you for helping them to
grasp these opportunities.
1997
Mrs Sophia Bate
Mr Simon Bushell
Mrs Michele Coghlan &
Mr Stephen Coghlan
Dr Jonathan Crowe
Mr Simon Depoix &
Mrs Karen Depoix
Mrs Joan Ehikwe
Mr Paul Ferguson
Mr Tony Goody
Mr Christopher Greenfield
Mr Nigel Hayman
Dr Akif Khan
Ms Mary Langford
Mr Gordon Mories
Mrs Grainne Patton
Dr Rhian Phillips
Mr Richard Roberts
Mr Niraj Thapar
Dr Philip Tollinton
Mr Andrew Warren
Mr Matthew Webb &
Mrs Claire Webb
Mr Chris Wells &
Mrs Sally Wells
Miss Nelumani Wijeratne
Dr Anne Wilson
Four Anonymous Donors
1998
Mr Graeme Anderson
Mr Michael Bell
Miss Rosi Buscombe
Mr Mike Eyre
Mr Peter Harrison
Mr Sanjay Jogia
Miss Martha Larson
Mr Juan Miguel Azcarraga
Mr Nicholas Partridge
Mr Andrew Pitts
Dr Teresa Street &
Mr Matthew Street
Dr Karen-Jane Tesson
Miss Sadie Thorne
Lord Tugendhat
Mr Chris Varney
Dr Ahmer Wadee
Mrs Kate Weir
Mr Martin Yallop
Five Anonymous Donors
1999
Mr Thomas Amy
Miss Gillian Barwell
Mrs Lucy Berks
Mrs Carrie Cameron-Smith
Mr Kevin Camilleri
Mr Adrian Champ
Mr Matt Coggan
Mrs Susie Connolly
Mrs Louise Dennis
Dr Adam Gerrard
Mrs Graham-Black
Mr Daniel Grant
Dr Margaret Greenfields
Mr Chris Harvey
Dr Judith Hattersley
Mr Nigel Height
Miss Elizabeth Heseltine
Mrs Hannah Howard
Miss Emma Law
Mr Norbert Martinez
Clavera
Mr Matthew Newson
Mr Bruce Porteous
Mr David Regan
Mrs Anna Ritchie &
Mr Iain Ritchie
Mrs Fiona Roberts
Mr Erskine Thompson
Mr Thomas Underwood &
Mrs Alexandra Underwood
Mrs Catherine Vickery
Mr Leon Walker
Two Anonymous Donors
2000
Mrs Catherine Boulter
Mrs Rachel Carson
Miss Annie Chow
Dr Elliott Davies
Mr Matthew Davis
Mr Robert Dundas
Mrs Johanna Fayers
Mr David Grace
Mr Steven Hallett
Dr Michelle Hiscutt
Eur Ing Ed Hopper
Dr Martin Jeffery
Mr Calvin Linfield
Mr Mark Lowe
Mrs Jolene Martin
Mrs Jennifer Mcloughlin
Dr Ray O’Gorman
Mr Peter Owen
Mr Steven Pegg
Dr Rosalind Polley
Mr Craig Scordellis
Mr Warwick Spearing
Miss Samantha Truman
Mr David Watson
Dr Jack Whitehead
Seven Anonymous Donors
2001
Mr Emad Al Adhal
Miss Sarah Anderson
Miss Claire Bedford
Mr Michael Bobbett
Mr Matthew Chappell
Mr James Convey &
Mrs Jennifer Convey
Mr Simon Critchley
Miss Jessica David
Mr Mark Donovan
Mr John Franklin
Dr Dimitris Fronimidis
Mr Chris Gage
Miss Kathryn Gamble
Mr Christopher Gonzalez
Mr Christopher Gwilliam
Mr Steve Hammond
Mr Rob Heath
“This scholarship has given me a strong
incentive to achieve to the best of my ability.
I want to sincerely thank you as it has hugely
improved my first year experience.”
Oliver Zabell (Mechanical Engineering 2011-15),
Formula Santander Scholar
Donor Report 2012
The Bath Advantage
© Tim Harris
Bigger, brighter future
for arts at Bath
The University has a well-known
technical heritage, yet our students
bring to Bath a creative flair for visual
arts, dance, theatre and music. It is
an ambition of the University, as part
of a strategic £100 million investment
in our campus, to give space for this
talent to grow. We hope that significant
philanthropic support will help us to
see this ambition realised; and that
in 2014 we will see a new arrival on
campus – a Centre for the Arts.
Run by the Institute of Contemporary
Interdisciplinary Arts (ICIA), the Centre
will give students the resources they
need. Playing in a band, dancing in a
group or singing in a choir demands
good discipline, communication skills
and collaboration. Our aim is to make
as much of our artistic credentials as
our sporting, to ‘square the circle’,
and create the rounded graduate that
today’s employers prize.
The Centre will not only cater for the
needs of students, but also staff and
the community, providing a public
programme of classes, workshops,
performances and exhibitions. Our
ambition cannot be achieved without
the support of alumni and friends, and
opportunities will be available for you to
become a part of it, to share our pride
in what will be a valuable addition to life
on campus.
The Alumni Fund has long supported
the arts at Bath. Relatively little
funding goes a long way to making
a big difference to the quality and
professionalism of productions and
creations. In May 2010, BUSMS, the
Student Musicals Society, received
£1,000 from the Alumni Fund to buy an
electric drum kit – it has been used in
every single performance since. Cara
Ballingall (BSc Natural Sciences 2012)
and Brian Murray (Physics 2010-14),
BUSMS, said: “We really appreciate
the huge help the Alumni Fund has
given us, and our performers and
audiences really benefit from it…
and will do for many years to come.”
This year has been no different, with
grants awarded to support artistic
activity across campus. Visual art
will become a much more familiar
sight with pieces popping up in the
new Students’ Union and around the
University following funding for frames,
canvasses and display materials.
Grants have been made to student
groups that will have a ripple effect
across campus. The Student Media
group will now be able to purchase a
live events package, and Backstage
Technical Services will have the kit to
manage video projection and effects
during events, making the production
and broadcasting of shows and
performances even better.
It is thanks to our alumni donors that
arts on campus are so well provided
for, giving students the chance to
constantly develop their skills. We look
forward to watching, listening to and
looking at the impression these grants
have made as we gear up for the
arrival of the new Centre for the Arts.
We will be seeking gifts to support the
Centre – look out for reports on its
progress next year.
© Tim Harris
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Donor Report 2012
“We really appreciate the huge help
the Alumni Fund has given us, and
our performers and audiences really
benefit from it… and will do for
many years to come.”
Equipped to perform
Much research has been conducted
into the positive effects of exercise on
academic performance – but above all
sports are to be enjoyed and can be a
welcome relief from intensive studying!
Donations to the Alumni Fund have
meant that yet more sports societies
have been given grants to purchase
essential equipment and resources.
Gifts mean that many sports societies
can renew and repair equipment, yet in
some instances they allow Bath teams
to really raise the bar. In previous years
the women’s basketball team have
had to compete wearing incomplete,
mismatched kits, but this year they
began the season with a brand new
set, thanks to your donations. Could it
have been more than a coincidence that
the team had an outstanding season,
winning eight out of 10 matches, which
resulted in the team’s promotion? The
team now look as professional as they
play, and will proudly represent the
University for years to come.
skill and control, and is used at higher
level competitions. The availability of
this equipment within the club will not
only be of great benefit to those who
compete at that level, but will raise the
standard of the club’s members as
a whole.
Our students dominate the region when
it comes to sport, triumphing at the
inaugural ‘Varsity – Best of the South
West’, the largest student sporting
event in the history of the University.
Thank you to all who support sport
at Bath, keeping these
victories rolling in.
We hope that the success of the
basketball team will be replicated next
year by Bath’s trampolinists, who have
been awarded a grant to purchase a
new 4mx4m trampoline. This size of
trampoline is more powerful than
others, requiring a greater level of
Mr Adam Hodgkinson
Mr Gareth Humphries
Mr Paul Jenkins
Mrs Juliet Lawn
Dr Brenda McGrath
Mr Simon Meadowcroft
Mr William Morrison
Mr Viresh Patel
Mr Christopher Pittman
Miss Sarah Reynolds
Mr Matthew Roberts
Mr Philip Robertson
Mr Adnan Siddiqui
Mr David Smith
Mrs Shirley Wang
Dr Upul Wijayantha
Mr Stuart Wilson
Mr Sunny Wong
Mr Filip Wuebbeler
Three Anonymous Donors
2002
Dr Alfred Agyeman
Mr Thomas Allison
Dr Rhodri Armour
Ms Melanie BataillardSamuel
Mr Richard Bentley
Mr Simon Bessant
Mr Paul Cano-Lopez
Mr James Cole
Miss Rhianne Cox
Miss Kate Donovan
Mr Chris Gale
Miss Jennifer Holly
Mr Grant Horn
Miss Kate Johnson &
Mr Christopher Campbell
Mrs Annie Johnston
Mr Ben Le Huray
Mr John Leach
Mr James Mendelssohn
Mr Rob Palmer
Miss Eleesha Pentiah
Miss Victoria Petrie
Ms Cathy Russell
Mr Leslie Sellick
Mr Gregory Sharp
Mr Mike Smith &
Mrs Emily Smith
Mr Simon Snow
Mr Tom Stanley
Ms Jane Tsang
Dr Steven Weber
Mr Conor Wilson
Mrs Louise Wisson &
Mr Michael Wisson
Six Anonymous Donors
2003
Mr Karim Amyuni
Miss Sarah Blundell
Mr Peter Brown
Miss Emily Chester
Ms Kim Clitter
Mrs Alethea Copland
Mr Martin Fitz-Gibbons
Mr Mark Harrison
Dr Bless Kuri
Mr David Lee Seifert
Mr Andrew Lewis
Mr Gethin Luke
Mr Richard Luscombe
Mr David Matthews
Mr David Mayo
Miss Nadja Miles
Miss Charlotte Pearce
Miss Amy Peters
Mr Matthew Preston
Mr David Shinkins
Mr Colin Tame
Mr Jake Thomson
Mr Jeremy Thring
Miss Catherine Todd
Mrs Eleanor Wilkinson
Dr Graham Willis
Six Anonymous Donors
2004
Ms Valerie Baldwinson
Dr Malcolm Connolly
Mr Marc Davies
Mr William Froud
Dr Edward Hammond
Mr Tom Holley
Mr Mark Hughes
Miss Theresa Kweri
Mr David Matthews
Mr Adam Michallat-Cox
Mr David Owens
Miss Rachel Peacock
Ms Sarah Telford
Miss Sara Ward
Mr Vegas White
Mrs Elly Williams &
Mrs Meri Williams
Dr May Yeow
Two Anonymous Donors
2005
Mr Noorali Amarsi
Dr Frederik Dahlmann &
Miss Sophie Webb
Mrs Christine Gould &
Mr David Gould
Mrs Katherine Hammond
Mr Robert Harvey
Mr Rich Hay
Mr Greg Kane
Mr Michael MacDonald
Mrs Victoria Morgan &
Mr Jonathan Morgan
Dr Nick Powell
Mr Nigel Rix
Miss Georgina Roberts
Miss Frances Rogers
Miss Bee Thakore
Miss Claire-Louise Valsler
Miss Savika Voratanitkitkul
Two Anonymous Donors
2006
Ms Gemma Allen
Mr Scott Beasley
Mr David Cooper
Mr Harry Ellis
Mr Martyn Essery
“I have been able to freely grasp every
opportunity available to me and achieve
things that I never thought I could or would
have the confidence to do. I sincerely thank
you for your kindness.”
Paige Wilkinson (Mathematics 2010-14),
Roper Scholar
Donor Report 2012
Building your community
S
tudents form a tight-knit community when
they live, study and socialise here at Bath. After
graduating, they remain a part of this community.
While many miles may separate our alumni they will
always have Bath in common. This year your gifts,
teamed with the commitment of individuals, have
worked hard to entrench this sense of community,
fostering links from day one and enabling students
to help each other during their time here.
Gifts of time are fundamental, helping set recent
graduates on the right path, keeping the community
alive thousands of miles away from Bath – and
ensuring that this network will only strengthen
for the thousands of graduates of the future.
From day one
Starting university can be a daunting
experience for many, yet this year a
grant from the Alumni Fund enabled
the Students’ Union to provide
Freshers’ Week t-shirts to newcomers
to welcome them to life on campus.
The t-shirts, coloured differently
according to the different halls of
residence, were given to all new
undergraduate students, ensuring that
newcomers straight away felt both
part of their residence and part of the
University. Throughout the year the
shirts have encouraged engagement
in campus activities, intramural
competitions and events – and have
helped make campus a home.
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It’s the small things…
They have tight budgets but grand
ideas – match a student’s time and
enthusiasm with a small amount of
funding and they can go a long way
to impact upon, and improve,
campus life.
Thanks to the Alumni Fund, this year
tickets sales to student-run events
and performances, and participation
in surveys and campaigns, are on
the up. The Fund provided an iPad
for the Students’ Union
allowing for instant and
direct engagement
with campus goingson, as students can
purchase tickets,
fill in questionnaires
and record feedback
on the spot. This has
been a huge benefit
to students and
sabbatical officers,
and the iPad
will continue to
be a valuable
resource.
The Alumni Fund has provided a new
bed for Nightline, the confidential
listening and information telephone
service run for students by students.
This has allowed the service to run
seven nights a week during exams
and has enabled more volunteers to
be trained.
“The grant has made an
enormous difference to
Nightline’s operations.
Without grants like this
one, and others in the
past from the Alumni
Fund, it would be
difficult for Nightline to
keep operating at all.”
Nightline volunteer
As part of the Alumni Relations AlumNite
programme, recent graduates have
been invited to attend informal
networking evenings in the city where
Alumni Volunteers give up their evening
to check CVs, give advice and point
fellow alumni in the right direction.
Their support has undoubtedly had
a great impact.
URB at the bus stop
Campus’ award-winning radio station
URB now brings a smile to even more
faces thanks to wireless broadcasting
at the University Bus Stop. An Alumni
Fund grant allowed the station to
purchase and install the technology
and it has proven to be a big hit –
queuing for the bus into town has been
transformed and it has been great to
see students miming along. The station
holds many accolades including bronze
at the National Student Radio Awards;
the extra venue on its playlist gives the
dedicated presenters a well-deserved
boost and a wider audience.
As recently overheard at the bus stop,
‘how nice is it to hear your favourite
song after a bit of a rubbish day to cheer
you up?’ – it’s the small things that make
a difference!
Moving up the ladder
Many recently-graduated alumni take
the plunge and head to London, yet in
an increasingly competitive job market,
getting that initial interview or moving
up the career ladder can be tough.
But within the alumni community,
help is at hand.
Daniaal Awais-Dean (BSc Economics
2010) said: “I went along to the
AlumNite expecting to get a few tips
on my CV, but I didn’t expect that it
would provide me with such a great
opportunity to get valuable advice from
those in my industry who are higher
up the career ladder than me. It was a
fantastic chance to network, and I made
some great contacts who I have since
kept in touch with and who have given
me some invaluable guidance on getting
to where I want to be.”
We are very grateful to alumni who
have offered one-to-one mentoring to
students or recent graduates. Sue Ryan
(BSc Sociology 1972), former managing
editor of the Daily Telegraph, was put in
touch with Andy Brown and helped get
his publication off the ground –
see page 18 for details.
Forums for HR and Marketing
professionals are also in place and
meetings, often combining senior
practitioners, more recent graduates
and current students, provide a great
platform to share best practice and
impart expertise.
Many thanks are due to our Alumni
Volunteers and mentors for their
dedication to the community, helping
others in true Bath spirit.
Mr Mark Gregory
Miss Laura Hamilton
Mr Richard Howell
Miss Sabah Hussain
Miss Camilla Mathoulin
Dr Joanna Prentice
Ms Nerys Shah
Mr Gareth Slater
Mr Leigh Tymms
Miss Amarpreet Wassi
Mr Nicholas White
Four Anonymous Donors
2007
Mrs Helen Abela
Mr Terry Astridge
Mr Graham Blackman
Dr Kieren Boardman
Mr Luke Brodie
Mr Sherman Chan
Mr Dan Clark
Mr Anthony Clegg
Mr Chris Coles
Mr Robert Cotta
Miss Penelope Court
Miss Megan Davies
Mr Roger France
Dr Alan George
Mr Adam Gibson
Mr Andrew Goodwin
Mrs Amy Green
Mr Nick Hall
Miss Kimberly Jones
Mr Andrew Kent
Mrs Sam Madden
Miss Alfreda Mafe
Miss Olivia Marsden
Mrs Sarah McCartney
Mr Will Mertens
Mr Darren Morgan
Mr Stuart Nash
Miss Helen Owen
Mr Christopher Parker
Mr Francis Reardon
Mr Rob Simmons
Mr Adam Spencer
Miss Ann Stainforth
Mr Peter Walker-Smith
Mr John Woollacott
Dr Xuecheng Zhang
Eight Anonymous Donors
2008
Mr Alexander Animashaun &
Miss Claire Holmes
Mr David Ashby
Mr Mark Atterbury
Mr Hakan Aysan
Mrs Julia Balston
Mr John Barrett
Mr Joseph Birch
Miss Joanna Bowden
Mr Kenan Boztas
Miss Melanie Bristow
Mr Ben Brown
Mr David Cartwright
Ms Claire Copperman
Mr John Desgranges
Dr Arjun Dhillon
Mr Andrew Dix
Mr Alexander Donaldson
Miss Ruth Emmett
Miss Eloise Goldstraw
Mr Jamie Gray &
Mrs Jessica Gray
Miss Maria Ioannou
Miss Sabirah Islam
Mr Robert Jeans
Miss Alicia John
Mr Christian Kupich
Mr Richard Locke
Miss Catherine Luckin
Mr Tom Major
Miss Alison Matthews
Mr Christos Michaelides
Mr John Morgan
Mr Jordan Nixon-Luke
Miss Katie Norman
Miss Rosanna Pajak
Mr Tagore Ramlal
Ms Aline Sierp
Mr Iain Stenson
Mr Paul Stubbs
Miss Jennifer Swinden
Mr Carl Williams
Four Anonymous Donors
2009
Mr David Austin
Mr Thomas Baker
Miss Sarah Bell
Mr Martin Bounds
Mr Andrew Brooks
Mr Daniel Burton
Mr Henry Bwire
Mr Colin Cochrane
Mr Dominic Food
Mr Thomas Harman
Miss Emily Jones
Mr David Kitson
Miss Lindi Kleu
Mr Tom Kowalewski
Mr Robert Lo Bue
Mr Imaad Mahuroof
Mr Dylan Mathias
Miss Marianna Mavroudi
Mrs Josephine Millard
Dr Peter Millichap
Mr Kenan Mustafa
Mr Daniel Nightingale
Mr Helder Ogunfowora
Mrs Alison Osadzinski
Miss Marisa Pilling
Mrs Louise Pitman
Miss Sian Price
Mr Chris Rees
Mr Brian Roper &
Mrs Margaret Roper
Mr Michael Selig
Mrs Jenny Shukman
Mr Adrian Simoes
Miss Joanna Sochacka
Dr Linda Steele
Mr Chris Tams
Miss Hayley Todd
Miss Jennifer Toonen
Mr Jesus Villanueva Perales
Mr Andrew Wood
Mr Paul Wynn
Five Anonymous Donors
“I received an education upon which I rely daily.
The University is still a part of me, and I want to
continue, in a small way, to be part of it!”
Peter Arnold (BSc Business Administration
1979), Alumni Fund Donor
Donor Report 2012
Building your community
Wherever your degree
takes you
Support from around
the world
Our international volunteers are the
University’s ambassadors overseas.
For current students returning home,
placement students abroad or alumni
relocating for work, they are your
welcome party. For the University,
they make sure that Bath’s interests
abroad are promoted and keep the
community alive from hundreds, or
even thousands, of miles away.
Our international volunteers are also
key to spreading the word about the
impact of making a philanthropic
donation to the University, and are
helping to make it even easier for
our supporters to make gifts to
the University.
One such volunteer
is Rosanna Lau
(MBA 2002), who
gives up her time to
provide one-to-one
careers advice to
current students and
recent graduates.
She is well placed
to help, drawing on her
expertise as President and CEO of
China Minds Ltd, a consultancy that
bridges opportunities between UK
and Chinese markets and businesses.
She is also instrumental in fostering
educational, business and cultural links
between Bath and the Jiangxi Province
of China, having played an important
role in a delegation from Bath and
North East Somerset Council’s visit to
China and the subsequent return visit
to develop a long-term and mutually
beneficial relationship.
Rosanna said: “Getting a Bath MBA
was one of the best decisions I have
made so far. To show my appreciation
for what the University of Bath has
done for me, I will always be prepared
to support my School, alumni, or
anyone who is considering studying at
Bath, in any way I can, at any time.”
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The University of Bath Foundation Ltd,
with the help of the New York Chapter,
helps foster connections between Bath
and the 1,600 alumni in the USA. It
also provides a tax-efficient vehicle for
donations, which ensures that gifts,
both small and large, can be used to
their fullest.
The Foundation has been providing
scholarships, created by collective
donations, for outstanding students
from the USA to further their studies
here at Bath for several years, and
this year has been no exception –
Amanda Goehring (Interpreting
& Translating 2011-13) and Jill Lewis
(Engineering Design 2011-13)
were this year’s
scholarship
recipients.
Part of the Lions
of Bath 2010,
a public art event,
the Porcelion celebrates
links between Bath and
the Jiangxi Province
Donor Report 2012
“Studying here has given
me a head-start towards
leadership in industry
and I cannot wait to see
where life takes me upon
completing my studies.”
Jill Lewis,
University of Bath
Foundation Ltd Scholar
We are lucky to have such outstanding
individuals representing the University,
making sure that in spite of physical
distance, Bath is never far away.
For building and widening the alumni
community, for making a considerable
impact, thank you to all of our
international volunteers
and donors.
Engaging the wider
community in research
Our international
alumni are helping us
to foster links with
the local community
through support
for our research.
One such research
project working with local children
was made possible by New York
based alumnus Mike Ashworth (BSc
Economics with Computing & Statistics
1986). His support has enabled Laura
Benton, a current Computer Science
PhD student and Ashworth Scholar,
to carry out pioneering research into
using technology to engage and
inspire children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD). She has developed
software to help children with
autism learn maths and science.
This project is special as the
software has been created using
participatory design; children with
autism made decisions on the
design and functionality of the
software throughout all stages
of development.
“I will always be prepared to
support alumni, or anyone
who is considering studying
at Bath, in any way I can, at
any time.”
Rosanna Lau, Alumni Volunteer
Beyond the limit: Alumni Fund in space
Beyond campus, beyond the UK and beyond even our international network,
your gifts will help the University of Bath make an impression in space.
The Alumni Fund has enabled a Cube Satellite chassis and other equipment
to be purchased, allowing third year undergraduates in the Faculty of
Engineering to complete a business design project. The students have
designed spaceborne GPS jamming detectors, giving them valuable hands-on
experience of satellite design and development and a direct advantage when
they seek jobs in the space industry, a major growth sector for the
UK economy.
The equipment will also be used for PhD student Talini Pinto Jayawardena’s
project, a system to measure the Earth’s plasmasphere, which will be
launched into space; an indication that the opportunities created by the
Alumni Fund are truly limitless! Julian Rose, from the Department of Electronic
& Electrical Engineering, said: “A big thank you from all of us involved in the
project goes to the Alumni Fund, without which
this exciting CubeSat project would not have
been possible.”
2010
Mr Philip Aldwinckle
Mr Andrew Bellingham
Mr Saagar Bhavsar
Mr David Burge
Miss Monica Cheng
Mr Paul Clarke
Mr Elliot Davis
Mr Benjamin Deavin
Ms Isabelle Dunnett
Mr Alex Franks
Miss Kate Gray
Miss Daria Gromyko
Mr Iain Hodgson
Mrs Sobia Iqbal
Miss Renata Kashiwaya
Mendes Pinheiro
Mr Qamar Khan
Mr Dominic Lacey
Mr James Lam
Miss Elizabeth Lancashire
Mr Andrew MacPherson
Miss Laura Orme
Mr Mark Parkinson
Mr Thomas Parsons
Mr Tapesh Patel
Ms Heather Pavlou
Mr Martin Phillips
Miss Charli Reynolds
Mr Steve Russell
Mr Joseph Samuel
Miss Hollie Sands
Mr Peter Scull
Mr Matthew Sprague
Mr Hugo Staton
Mr Ed Traore
Mr Nicholas Tyrrell
Mr George Watkinson-Yull
Miss Natasha Watson &
Mr Matthew Canning
Mr Cho Yip
Six Anonymous Donors
2011
Miss Grace Ayre
Miss Amy Bowden
Mr Simon Bristow
Miss Fiona Burgess
Mr Iain Carson
Miss Victoria Cole
Miss Charlotte Cornforth
Mr Alexander Devonald
Mr Paul Ghosh
Mr Rory Hawkins
Mr Oliver Horncastle
Miss Lydia Jones
Mr Matthew Judge
Miss Katherine Marland
Miss Laura McCracken
Mr Simon Murgatroyd
Miss Tess Newman
Mr Max Veglio
Mr Paul Wallace
Two Anonymous Donors
Nine Other Donors✢
2012
Miss Ameera Ali
Miss Aisaaca Annor
Miss Kate Harper
Mr Zahir Kasmani
Mr Samuel Lawes
Miss Regina Medeiros
Arnold
Miss Geraldine Munn-Mace
Miss Lucy Nelson
Mr Howard Nicholson
Mr Craig Perl
Miss Corinne Shaw
Miss Rebecca Steer
Miss Hannah Wright
An Anonymous Donor
35 Other Donors✢
2013
Miss Susan Liu
Mr William Pike
42 Other Donors✢
2014
Miss Kirsten Cherry
Mr Martin Crowe
Miss Olivia Harris
Mr Benjamin Hooper
Miss Abigail Irvin
Miss Chelsea Lau
Miss Rachael Moulton
Mr Jack Rhodes
391 Other Donors✢
2015
Mr Thomas Alderton
Mr James Benson-King
Miss Emily Mceachern
Mr Benjamin Paine
Mr Joseph Peissel
1,003 Other Donors✢
2016
Mr Alexander Joseph
117 Other Donors✢
Parents
Colonel Svein Andersen
Mr I V Anirudhan
Mr Edward C N Archer
Ms Jan Barker
Mrs Julie Bawn &
Mr Paul Bawn
Mr Roger Birkett &
Mrs Joy Birkett
Miss Julia Carter
Mrs Andrea Carter &
Mr Matthew Carter
Mrs Jane Castle
Mr Panayiotis Christoforou
Mr Gilbert Csécs &
Mrs Alison Csécs
Mr John Darrell &
Mrs Stacey Darrell
Mr Niels De Coninck-Smith
Mr Graham De Zille
“I am now living and working in the US and
see the significant help that schools get from
former students. That Bath has done so well
without this in the past is a credit to its students,
faculty and staff, but it is time to level the
playing field and show how the University
of Bath can shine.”
Stephen Richards (BSc Biochemistry 1990),
Alumni Fund Donor
Donor Report 2012
Strength in numbers
E
very gift to the University of Bath is powerful. It is
more than a financial commitment; as an alumni
donor you raise your hand to be counted amongst
those who believe in the importance of scholarships
for the most talented young people, grants for special
projects and exceptional opportunities for committed
students. This show of hands is equally important to
those who benefit from your support, and is fundamental
to what can be achieved today and in the years to come.
The collective power of gifts made to the Alumni Fund makes special
projects and grants for placements possible – you can find examples
on previous pages. Yet importantly, it also provides scholarships,
enabling gifted students who face financial or other barriers to make
the most of their university experience. They are themselves the bestplaced to explain what a difference this has made.
It’s your call
Many of you will have been contacted by one of our telethon callers
who, twice a year, get in touch with thousands of alumni. For the
students – often donors themselves – this is not only an opportunity
to help in the efforts to improve the University but also a rewarding
experience, talking to those who have studied here in previous years.
Joe Peissel (Economics 2011-15), Alumni Fund Scholar and telethon
caller said: “After being lucky enough to receive a scholarship, the
telethon provided me with an opportunity to give something back to
the Alumni Fund. We also get to speak to a huge variety of interesting
people from all different backgrounds, and it’s this, as well as being
part of a team, that makes the telethon so enjoyable.” On behalf of the
telethon team – thank you.
“I would like to thank all the donors
who contribute to the Alumni Fund.
I hope that you realise just how much
of a positive impact your support,
both financially and mentally, has
on students.”
Hayley Davies (BSc Physics 2012,
Management 2012-13),
Alumni Fund Scholar
“I feel like I owe it to my sponsors
to really try my hardest, even when
the work can be frustrating and feel
overwhelming. I’d like to thank the
alumni donors very much for their
excellent contribution, and let them
know that they are making a real
difference to those at Bath who
really need it.”
Jules Farrow (Computer Science 2011-15),
Alumni Fund Scholar
from the 2011-12 telethon callers
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Donor Report 2012
For making sure that your interests are represented, thank you to alumni Mary
Cutbill (BSc Business Administration 1988), Joy Fraser (BSc Horticulture 1973),
David Wing (BSc Economics 1983) and Steve Wood (BSc Mathematics 1972),
who served on the Alumni Fund decision-making panel last year – your time
and efforts are greatly appreciated.
Token of appreciation
Even the most modest of gifts,
especially when made regularly over a
long period, can make a huge impact.
We are celebrating those generous
donors who have supported the
University regularly over the last 10
years, and will be presenting them with
a limited edition watercolour print of
the campus as a way of expressing our
immense gratitude.
The exclusive artwork has been
commissioned from recent graduate
Philip Buckingham (BSc Architecture
2012), an exciting young artist who
has exhibited his pieces in Bath and
London. Philip was an Alumni Fund
Scholar, and his success is in part
testament to what our promising
students are able to achieve with the
support of the University’s alumni
community. Philip said: “I have really
enjoyed this commission, partly
because it is a way for me to offer
something back to the University that
has given me so much over the past
four years. I am very grateful to the
alumni too – without their generosity I
would not have been able to study here,
and enjoy so many opportunities during
my degree.”
We cannot emphasise enough how
important this long-term generosity is
to us, so thank you.
“The phone calls from the
telethon team take me back
to my happy days in Bath, and
I am glad to be able to help
another student cope better
with their time at University.”
Bob Simpson (BSc Physics with
Physical Electronics 1979)
Mr David Donner
Ms Rachel Downing
Mr Matassim Duraman
Mr Dale Durrans
Mr Philip Edwards &
Mrs Karen Edwards
Mr Keith Evans &
Mrs Clare Evans
Mrs Deborah Fiveash
Mr H M Fletcher
Mr & Mrs Flight
Mr J Fry & Mrs B Fry
Mrs Susan Gaw &
Mr Nick Gaw
Mrs Caroline Godfrey
Mr Peter Green &
Mrs Sue Green
Mr L B Grover &
Mrs K V Grover
Mr Ian Hamilton-Shaw
Mrs M C Harding &
Mr S Harding
Mr Joseph Hegarty &
Mrs Helen Hegarty
Mr J G Hickey
Mr David Hodges
Mr Roger Hornby
Mr Martyn Isaac &
Mrs Sue Isaac
Mrs Janet Isbell
Mr Robert Jansen
Mr R N Jobanputra &
Mrs M D Jobanputra
Mrs Alyson Jones
Mr & Mrs S C Joyce
Mr Simon Kidner
Mr Ricardo Laiseca
Mr & Mrs C I Lambert
Mr Robert Law
The Lay Family
The Lekkas Family
Mr Philip Lines &
Mrs Linda Lines
Mr Francis H C Lo
Mrs Cynthia Lunson
Dr R Majer & Mrs A Majer
Mrs M Malatesta
Mr & Mrs McGlasson
Mrs Linda McLundie &
Mr Hugh McLundie
Mr Ken Newell &
Mrs Lynne Newell
Mr David Nunn
Mrs Lynda Nutting
Mrs Clare Oakley
Mr Miguel Paredes &
Ms Lola Cimadevilla
Mr Avinash Patole
Mrs Sarah Perry
Mrs Jackie Philpott
Mrs Lorrae Playdon
Mrs Myroulla Podina
Mr Richard Pollard
Mrs Trish Pollok &
Mr Martin Pollok
Mr Peter Portman &
Mrs Elaine Portman
Ms Jennifer Pottinger
Mrs Anne Power
Mrs Christina Pratt
Mr Satish Rama
Mr Patrick Ravillard
Mr Tony Renton
Mr & Mrs G Rhodes
Ms Louise Robinson
Mr John Salter
Mr & Mrs P J Saxby
Mr Bruce Shepherd
Mr & Mrs Siganporia
Mr Shaun Simpson
Mr Sunden-Cullberg
Mrs D Upshon
Mr Laxman Varsani
Mrs Julie Vickers &
Mr Mark Vickers
Mr Niels Vig &
Ms Helen Ryan
Mrs Vandana Vithlani &
Mr J Vithlani
Mrs Susan Wallis &
Mr David Wallis
Mr & Mrs W Watt
Mr Joachim Weber &
Mrs Anja Weber
Mrs Asa Wersäll
Mrs Elizabeth Whincop
Mr David Wiggins
Mrs Susan Willis &
Mr Michael Willis
Mr & Mrs N G
Winchcombe
Mr Eugene Witcombe
Mr Siu For Wong
Mr Christopher Wood &
Mrs Carolyn Wood
Mr M Woodfield &
Mrs P Woodfield
Mr James Woodrow &
Mrs Zony Woodrow
Mr George Wrigley
Mrs Wung
Mr Jonathan Yonge &
Mrs Janet Yonge
Mrs Eszter Zaborszky
Ms Zhang Xiao Yu
28 Anonymous Donors
Other Friends
Mrs Linda Alldridge
Mrs Chris Andrews
Mrs Pamela Batterham
Mrs Kim Bliss
Mrs Naomi Box
Dr Graham Brown
Ms Kirsten Buckley
Professor Peter Clegg
Mr Thom Crawley
Dr Michael Froggatt
Mr H Hammouda
Professor Helen Haste
Mr Graham Hill &
Mrs Sheila Hill
Mrs Stephanie Lear
Mr Gavin Maggs
Mrs Marian McNeir
Mr Andrew Monk
Miss Philippa Neaverson
Dr Beatrice Purser-Hallard
Mrs Yvonne Quayle
Mr Ron Reynolds
Mrs Hiroko Sherwin &
Mr Jim Sherwin
“To this day I am still overwhelmed by the
support and generosity of the contributors
to the Alumni Fund.”
Charlotte Cook (Mechanical Engineering
2009-14), Alumni Fund Scholar
Donor Report 2012
Facts and statistics
The year in numbers
Where is the money
coming from?
Where is the money
going?
£2.3 million
Total amount raised in the
financial year 2011-12 for the
University of Bath
3,540
Number of donors who
contributed to that total
2,023
of whom were giving for the
first time
12,977
of our alumni and friends were
either met in person, attended
an event or spoken to on the
telephone by the Department
of Development and Alumni
Relations
94
Members of the Leadership
Giving Circles (Sulis and
Minerva – including
28 new members)
35
Members of the Rolls of Honour
(Chancellor’s, Vice-Chancellor’s
and Dean’s Rolls – including 7
new members)
Alumni
53%
Companies
29%
Charitable Trusts
and Foundations
13%
Other Friends
4%
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Students who received
scholarship and bursary
funding in 2011-12 as a
result of these gifts
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Donor Report 2012
Academic fellowships
and supporting research
excellence
63%
Scholarships
30%
Enhancing the student
experience
7%
Mrs Molly Southwood
Mrs Elizabeth Southwood
The Trendell Family
Mr Damien Veroni
The Hong Kong Chapter
Four Anonymous Donors
Four Other Donors✢
Corporate and Foundation
Donors
3M UK Ltd
Accenture plc
The Annett Charitable Trust
APL
AstraZeneca
Barclays Bank plc
BDP
BG Group plc
BMT Defence Services
Boots Company
BP plc
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Pharmaceuticals
Catalent
Co-operative
Dag Haugli Memorial Fund
Danone
Deloitte
The James Dyson
Foundation
Ede & Ravenscroft Ltd
Ernst & Young
The Exilarch’s Foundation
The Gerber Foundation
GlaxoSmithKline
Grant Thornton UK LLP
Ibstock Brick Ltd
Intel Corporation (UK) Ltd
JustGiving
KPMG
The Enid Linder Foundation
Lloyds Pharmacy Ltd
L’Oréal
McNeil Products Ltd
MedImmune Ltd
The Medlock Charitable
Trust
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Mindspeed Technologies
Momentum Consulting
Engineers Ltd
Morrisons
MundiPharma Research Ltd
Novartis UK
Oculus Building Consultancy
Optimal Performance Ltd
Pfizer
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Procter & Gamble
Property Solutions Ltd
Reckitt Benckiser
RenaSci Ltd
Rohde & Schwartz
The Royal Society
RWE npower plc
J Sainsbury plc
Santander Universities
Tesco plc
TTP Group plc
UCB Pharma Ltd
Vectura
Windle Trust International
Zurich Financial Services
Telethon Sponsors
A-List Bath
Champneys Spa Hotels
Dappa
Domino’s Takeaway
The Eden Project
Great Magazines
ICIA Bath
John Nike Leisuresport
Komedia
Laser Fusion Bristol
The Little Theatre
Longleat Safari & Adventure
Park
Mendip Outdoor Pursuits
Mezzaluna
Minerva Art Supplies
Mint Health & Beauty
Mission Burrito
Nando’s
Revolution Bar
Shakeaway Ltd
Sixes and Sevens
Topping & Company
Waitrose Ltd
Weird Fish
Wookey Hole Caves
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Details of the Other Donors are available in the online
version of the Donor Report visit:
www.bath.ac.uk/alumni/news-publications
*
Donor is deceased
“Why do I give my support to the University
of Bath? Because I now realise that my state
funded degree was a luxury that I took for
granted. I ask for my contributions to be
added to the scholarship fund so that others
who may not otherwise be able to afford
their study can still do so.”
Rachel Phillips (BEng Manufacturing Systems
Engineering & Management 1991),
Alumni Fund Donor
Development and Alumni Relations,
University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1225 386824
www.bath.ac.uk/alumni