A gift to Cambridge is the beginning of something remarkable.
Report to Donors to Collegiate Cambridge 2011 — 2012
Clinical Medicine and Biological Sciences
Colleges
Non-School Institutions
Arts and Humanities & Humanities and Social Sciences
Physical Sciences and Technology
A gift to Cambridge is the beginning of something remarkable. There are stories across the Collegiate University of incredible achievements and discoveries only made possible because of the generosity of our supporters. For many of our students, a gift can open the doors to Cambridge’s exceptional educational experience. For our academics, a gift can mean the freedom to pursue their most radical ideas, the beginning of new discoveries which will impact our lives in ways we cannot yet predict. In the financial year to July 2012, £98m was raised for the University and for the Colleges. We have more supporters than ever before. Over 28,000 people gave in 2011-12 and in one College a remarkable 24% of alumni made a gift. But numbers, however impressive, do not alone show why your support is so important, and they cannot explain why you choose to give. We hope you enjoy reading this report, which takes on a new format this year. We wanted to share with you some of the stories behind your gifts and to show you the impact that they are having.
Even in just one year, the list of what we have achieved together is staggering. From pioneering study into the origins of the universe to key areas of cultural investigation such as German Studies and Christian Theology, we are expanding the frontiers of knowledge across the spectrum of enquiry. Together, we are helping to build the research infrastructure of African universities, empowering them to tackle their health challenges with the latest clinical advances. Together, we have enriched a College community with a new building that will provide important communal spaces for informal study and socialising. On a personal level, it has been deeply satisfying to see the transformative effect of your giving within our own two subject areas, Modern Languages and Medicine, this year. Hearing from colleagues first-hand about the difference your generosity has made has renewed and re-invigorated our determination that philanthropy must be forever ingrained in Collegiate Cambridge’s collective DNA. You have our deepest thanks for your generosity and for your belief in this ever-inspirational place.
Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz
Vice-Chancellor
Professor Robert Lethbridge
Master, Fitzwilliam College and Chairman of the Colleges’ Committee
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deepest thanks for your generosity and for your belief in this ever-inspirational place.
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Contents
Botanical brilliance
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Engineer’s toolkit
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Brain damage and repair
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A new era for Cambridge sport
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An enlightened endowment
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From Schiller to Schröder
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Dream builders
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Worldwide library
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A tangible sense of community
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Reaching across continents
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An enduring legacy
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From Russia with love
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Investing in excellence
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Out of this world
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Do well, do good
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The Guild of Cambridge Benefactors
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The Vice-Chancellor’s Circle
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Law enforcement goes back to school
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07 Botanical brilliance
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The Sainsbury Laboratory
In 2012, the magnificent new Sainsbury Laboratory won the RIBA Stirling Prize, the UK’s most prestigious architecture award. Made possible by an outstanding award from The Gatsby Charitable Foundation and designed by Stanton Williams, the building is pioneering a collaborative approach to research in plant development. A fundamental understanding of how plants grow and develop will inform our long-term sustainable use of plants for food, fuel and other materials.
09 Engineer’s toolkit
A gift from The Underwood Trust is helping to widen access to a university education by supporting the Department of Engineering’s online tuition system, i-want-to-study-engineering.org. This innovative website will teach subjects that underpin the study of engineering principally to 17-19 year olds and prepare them for admissions interviews for the most competitive engineering courses. The project’s goal is to enable any bright motivated student, whatever their background, to have an equal chance of securing an offer to study engineering from a leading university.
An engineering student at the University of Cambridge
33% of funds raised by the University in 2011-2012 was for Physical Sciences and Technology
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11 Brain damage and repair
Brain damage – whether the result of injury or diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Huntington’s or Parkinson’s – is complex and its human impact devastating. So it is perhaps unsurprising that the John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, supported by The John and Lucille van Geest Foundation, has an ambitious aim: to understand brain damage and translate that understanding into effective therapies for people with spinal cord injuries or neurodegenerative diseases. The Centre has an international reputation for ground-breaking research into one of the most challenging areas of modern medicine, built on world-class scientists and first-rate facilities, both of which have received long-term support from the Foundation over nearly 20 years. From initial gifts for state-of-the-art equipment to support for young doctors through the Gussy Marlowe Clinician PhD Fellowships, the Foundation has nurtured a scientific community, allowing the Centre to grow and thrive.
Among the Foundation’s major gifts is the John van Geest Lectureship in Brain Repair, currently held by Dr Stefano Pluchino. “You need the best infrastructure, the best technologies and the best people to develop, improve and apply the research,” he says. “You also need vision and commitment - not only scientific vision, but also the visionary attitude of those supporting this research. It’s a partnership.” Dr Pluchino has worked on stem cells since the beginning of his scientific career and has discovered that these cells have an unexpected property, namely their capacity to ‘speak’ to immune cells. “We believed that stem cells could play a role in repairing brain damage, but we have now discovered that stem cells might also be able to effect that repair not directly, but via the immune system,” he explains. “The immune system drives these diseases but it also drives recovery. If we can understand how it works, we can manipulate the inflammation towards tissue or organ repair. The support of The John and Lucille van Geest Foundation gives me the chance to build up this research niche. Understanding this interaction may lead to new therapies that mimic stem cell behaviour.”
26% of funds raised by the University in 2011-2012 was for Clinical Medicine and Biological Sciences
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vision and commitment – not only scientific vision, but also the visionary attitude of those supporting this research. It’s a partnership.
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Dr Stefano Pluchino, John van Geest Lecturer in Brain Repair
“You also need
13 A new era for Cambridge sport
Excellence in sport, along with the sheer enjoyment of participation, are both central to the life of the University. A campaign is underway to raise funds for the Cambridge Sports Centre, the first stage of which is currently under construction. The Centre will provide a world-class facility for recreation, training and competition accessible to the entire University community.
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A game of Rugby Fives (with thanks to Oundle School)
15% of funds raised by the University in 2011-2012 was for Non-School Institutions
15 An enlightened endowment
Dream builders
A tangible sense of community
The late John Marks (Clare 1950) was a great friend and visionary supporter of the Faculty of Divinity. Through the Mulberry Trust, he and his wife Morwenna have made a major contribution to the growth and development of seminal projects, including the pioneering Cambridge Inter-faith Programme. Led by a strong commitment to Christianity, the Trust’s most recent gift has endowed a fund to secure the future of the Regius Professorship of Divinity and further teaching and research in Christian theology.
“The generosity of the Anglo American Group Foundation has turned the dreams of our students into reality,” says Michael Ramage, Senior University Lecturer, Department of Architecture. He’s not exaggerating. With the Foundation’s help, students at the Departments of Architecture and of Engineering have set up the Eco-House Initiative, a project to protect the planet and improve the quality of life of some of the world’s poorest people.
Community is at the heart of college life – indeed for many it is college life – and at St Catharine’s a new public space, to be completed this year, has the power to transform the College.
Founded by Henry VIII in 1540, the story of the Regius Professorship is an integral part of the history of Cambridge. From Martin Bucer, a leading Reformation thinker, and John Whitgift, a principal enforcer of the Elizabethan religious settlement, to Brooke Foss Westcott in the 19th century and Michael Ramsey, later Archbishop of Canterbury, in the 20th century, the Regius Professors’ influence on theology and religious practice has been profound. Today, the status of the Regius Professorship continues to encourage responsibilities to society beyond the immediate academic field of the holder. This includes ensuring that theology and religious studies flourish in places of education, and being a leading voice on issues raised by, between and about the religious traditions. “Thanks to the endowment given by the Mulberry Trust, Cambridge will remain at the forefront of advancing knowledge and understanding in the field of theology,” says David Ford, current Regius Professor of Divinity. “This key gift will assure the future of Christian thinking and teaching in the University for centuries to come.”
Global population is expected to rise by two billion in the next 40 years and construction is a major contributor to global carbon emissions. So students work with Un Techo Para mi Pais, an NGO that annually builds upwards of 30,000 low cost, ‘transitional’ houses across Latin America. And in the last year, funding from the Anglo American Group Foundation has enabled them to achieve remarkable things. “Our students have spent almost two years researching ways in which Techo’s houses can be built more efficiently and durably,” Michael Ramage explains. “One example of an improvement came from an undergraduate structural engineer who found that by adjusting the placement of the foundations, the amount of material needed to construct them could be cut by one third. The really exciting thing is that their research is already being implemented by Techo and is making an impact on the living conditions of people across South America.”
A new building in Chapel Court – the McGrath Centre – is named in recognition of the major contribution made by Harvey McGrath (St Catharine’s 1971). It is a modern, multipurpose building that will house an auditorium, a new JCR and bar and an informal study area, bringing together function and space to socialise and learn. The McGrath Centre will be opened by the University Chancellor this June. Harvey McGrath has previously supported University Access initiatives and endowed a teaching post at St Catharine’s. “Catz is a wonderful place to study because of its very special mix of outstanding teaching, academic and social vibrancy and talented students from diverse backgrounds,” he says. And while he believes that helping to fund teaching positions and widening access initiatives are key to sustaining excellence, the College should also, he says, “seek to have the very best facilities.”
The new building is an important aspect of the St Catharine’s Campaign, which is directly funded by alumni. Their generosity has fully funded this project, but also extends to other Campaign priorities, such as protecting and enhancing College teaching, strengthening the endowment for the future, providing vital support to students through bursaries and hardship funds and nurturing talent in music and sport. More information on the McGrath Centre and the St Catharine’s Campaign can be found at www.caths.cam.ac.uk.
“Catz is a wonderful
place to study because of its very special mix of outstanding teaching, academic and social vibrancy and talented students from diverse backgrounds.
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From Schiller to Schröder
The Schröder Professorship of German, currently held by Professor Nicholas Boyle, plays a leading role in enhancing public understanding of German in the English-speaking world. The post, originally endowed in 1909 by J. Henry Schröder & Co., the London merchant bank, has been re-endowed by The Schroder Foundation. By demonstrating their commitment to this distinguished Professorship, the Schroder family have secured Cambridge’s ability to set the agenda in this key area of cultural enquiry for generations to come.
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The Howard and Abby Milstein Foundation has kindly supported the Milstein Exhibition Centre and Seminar Rooms at Cambridge University Library. Their gift will allow the Library to reimagine its exhibitions programme on a large scale: to enhance exhibition facilities by taking advantage of new technology and to expand it by developing a virtual exhibition space through the Library’s website, thus sharing its treasures with a global audience.
The McGrath Centre at St Catharine’s College.
Worldwide library
17 Reaching across continents
African research, conducted in African institutions, by Africans: a simple idea, but one which the Cambridge in Africa Programme believes has the power to conquer the health and social challenges faced by African countries. This year, a donation from The Alborada Trust enabled a step-change in the level of support available for Cambridge researchers to engage with their African colleagues. The funds will be also be used to train the brightest African minds, helping to create a scientific infrastructure to serve their nations for generations to come. The Alborada donation helped the Cambridge in Africa Programme win funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Funds have also been received from the A.G.Leventis Foundation and the Isaac Newton Trust. This background has also helped Cambridge to win Wellcome Trust Global Health Research Centre status. Fellowships enable early-mid career African academics to spend up to one year in a dedicated Cambridge mentor/collaborator’s research group. A staggering 100 world-class Cambridge researchers are already signed up to mentor/collaborate with African researchers, in areas as varied as clinical and veterinary medicine to social sciences and engineering.
Dr Annettee Nakimuli is a lecturer at Makerere University’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and currently undertaking a PhD in the same Department, sponsored by the Wellcome Trust-funded MUII Programme. Her primary research interest is pre-eclampsia, a condition that can develop suddenly during pregnancy and is a major cause of maternal death in Africa. As a Cambridge in Africa Fellow, Dr Nakimuli has visited Cambridge several times, working with Professor Ashley Moffett in the Department of Pathology. Cambridge’s Centre for Trophoblast Research has also contributed some funds to support their important research. “Ashley’s immunological understanding has helped me enormously,” says Dr Nakimuli. “On visits to Cambridge I’ve learnt the practical techniques I need to be able to conduct high quality research in Uganda.” Dr Nakimuli’s research is going so well that Cambridge is now searching for funds to set up a Maternal Health Centre in Uganda. This will enable Dr Nakimuli to expand her research and train a local team. And, Professor Moffett points out that the benefits flow in both directions. “It’s been an enlightening experience to be able to work here and in Africa with impressive medical scientists like Annettee, who see first-hand the severity of the pre-eclampsia problem in Africa. The links we now have will continue into the future as Annettee builds her own research programme.” Programme Director Professor David Dunne added: “The Cambridge in Africa team is delighted to have received generous funding from The Alborada Trust. The strengthening of relationships between researchers is enormously beneficial for African Universities as well as for Cambridge.”
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understanding has helped me enormously. On visits to Cambridge I’ve learnt the practical techniques I need.
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19 An enduring legacy
During his life, Dr David James was a much-loved and well-respected departmental administrator at the Department of Pharmacology; today his legacy continues to make a difference to the work of the Department and King’s College.
Second-year PhD student Lucy Robinson is one of the gifted young scientists the Fund supports. A Cambridge graduate, Robinson was keen to remain at Cambridge in the department in which she had worked as an undergraduate.
Part of Dr James’s bequest provided for the repair and restoration of the majestic King’s College Chapel, ensuring that millions of people worldwide can continue to be inspired by this 500-year old iconic building and delight in its architectural and musical glories for centuries to come.
Her research focuses on P2X7, a receptor with a key role in the inflammatory process. “Inflammation is involved in many diseases, including cancer and arthritis,” Robinson explains. “It’s a fascinating receptor. Part of the reason it’s so interesting is that it does so many things, but little is known about how it’s regulated. When it goes wrong it can cause a lot of damage, so understanding it better is crucial to developing new therapies. And the scholarship meant I could study at Cambridge and stay in a laboratory where I’d already had experience and that employs such a huge range of techniques helpful to my research.”
And through PhD studentships, the David James Fund is supporting the next generation of Cambridge pharmacologists, whose work will be crucial to developing better treatments for diseases such as cancer, arthritis, diabetes and Parkinson’s.
Lucy Robinson, recipient of a David James Studentship, outside King’s College Chapel By kind permission of the Provost and Scholars of King’s College, Cambridge
30% of funds raised by the University in 2011-2012 has been added to the University’s endowment
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continues to make a difference to the work of the Department and King’s College.
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21 From Russia with love
A gift to establish a prize for excellence in Russian Studies testifies to its donors’ belief that understanding other people’s languages is key to combating prejudice. The gift is a tribute, too, to the love between a mother and her daughters.
Born in 1892, and trained (against convention) as a chemical engineer, Olga fled civil war-ridden Siberia in 1922 for a job in Manchuria, where she married and had her daughters, Catherine and Irene. To escape Japanese invasion the family moved to China and then Australia, adapting to new occupations and languages. By the time they settled in England in 1951, Catherine and Irene had inherited their mother’s linguistic talent and her conviction that women should be educated and independent. Catherine became a distinguished interpreter and Irene a highly regarded scientific researcher whose book, Age and Vitality, is testament of another kind to her mother.
From left: Catherine, Olga and Irene Youhotsky.
So it was fitting that, in 1984, Catherine and Irene established this prize in memory of Olga, who was delighted that her grandchildren studied at Cambridge. In 1995, with great sadness, Irene added her late sister’s name to the Prize. Last year, the family added Irene’s name during her lifetime. While this represents completion in one sense it is by no means the end of this story, because this gift is as much about renewal as it is about remembrance. Each year the prize (appropriately in the form of books) and the values it enshrines inspires a new graduate to take their love of Russian language and culture out into the world, and make a difference. In a renewal of another kind, Olga’s great-granddaughter [pictured opposite] is studying at Cambridge today. In the words of Olga’s family: “The reality of her person, of her life, continues with us.”
26% of funds raised by the University in 2011-2012 was for the Arts and Humanities & Humanities and Social Sciences
“Each year the prize…
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and the values it enshrines inspires a new graduate to take their love of Russian language and culture out into the world, and make a difference.
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Olga Youhotsky’s great granddaughter, Natalie Price, who is studying History at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
The Olga Youhotsky, Catherine Matthews and Irene Gore Prize is awarded annually for outstanding performance in Russian in the final examination of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos. It reflects Olga’s love for Russia, the country of her birth, and the formative influence of Russian language and culture on her twin daughters, Catherine and Irene. It reflects, too, their passion for words, and the literature in which words find their highest expression.
23 Investing in excellence
Conservation leaders of tomorrow
Graduate students are the intellectual lifeblood of the University and crucial to its future health. Under the guidance of academics who are leaders in their field, they pursue deep, focused research and bring fresh approaches to bear on their subjects. Three gifts received in 2011–2012 are enabling graduates to benefit from a Cambridge education and gain the knowledge, skill and independence to play leading roles within their professions and communities.
Graduates are training to be leaders in conservation on a unique Masters programme, thanks to scholarships funded by an anonymous donation to the Cambridge Conservation Initiative.
Responding to need
The Laing Fund at Newnham College offers vital funding to graduates in urgent need of assistance to meet the costs of their research. Susan Laing (Newnham 1974) and Richard Laing (Corpus Christi 1972) have provided continued contributions to the Fund, with a particular wish to support women from developing countries. “The benefits of educating women in the undeveloped countries of the world are now widely recognised, but universities are scarce in many of these countries and there are very few opportunities for graduate education. Both Richard and myself work in sub-Saharan Africa and I have enjoyed not only a Newnham education but also the opportunities that a postgraduate degree offers. In turn, we are delighted to be able to support students from developing countries to continue with postgraduate studies at Newnham.”
“Prior to coming to Cambridge, I worked for six years in the Arab World. I started my career in the private sector as an environmental consultant, and then moved to the public and NGO sector, where I was involved in many challenging environmental and conservation projects. Conservation has a long way to go in the Arab World: problems need to be identified more thoroughly and solutions need to be thought of carefully. I strongly believe that the mentoring delivered through the Masters will allow me to better address those challenges, and to make a major contribution towards halting the depletion of natural resources in the Middle East and North African region.” Maïa Sarrouf
Sansom Scholar in Conservation Leadership, Newnham College
Excellence through partnership
A pioneering scholarship exchange programme between Cambridge and Yale is enabling Masters students to benefit from the combined strengths of two of the foremost schools of architecture. The programme, funded by a donation from Edward Bass, is providing a transformative education for the next generation of exceptional practitioners.
From left: Stephen Gage, MaÏa Sarrouf and Sherilyn Reindorf-Partey
Susan Laing
“The travel grant I received during my MPhil last year through The Laing Fund enabled me to conduct original research in both Ghana and Togo, gain a distinction on my dissertation, and thereby meet the academic requirements for progression to a PhD.”
“It is quite moving to take part in the longstanding traditions of this place of learning, from wearing the academic gown to signing the College Register in ink. Living within Pembroke College has also been a rewarding experience. There is a tight-knit and very active community of grad students here with amazingly diverse backgrounds and fields of study.”
Sherilyn Reindorf-Partey
PhD Candidate in Development Studies, Newnham College
Stephen Gage
Bass Scholar in Architecture, Pembroke College (Yale to Cambridge exchange)
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19% of funds raised by the University and Colleges in 2011-2012 was for student support
25 Out of this world
Cosmologist Professor Roberto Maiolino was appointed as Professor of Experimental Astrophysics and joined Cambridge from the Astronomical Observatory of Rome in 2012. He and his group will move into the Battcock Centre following its completion. “I was already collaborating with many people in Cambridge. Being in the new building will enable continuous exchange of information and really give our work a boost,” he said. “The Battcock Centre, together with the Institute of Astronomy and the Kavli Institute, will help to make Cambridge one of the strongest, most important places for astronomy in the world.”
The building will also enable Cambridge to expand into new areas of astrophysical research. Professor Didier Queloz, a leading expert in the study of exoplanets, has recently accepted Cambridge’s offer of a Professorship in Physics and moves from Geneva University in May 2013 to establish a Centre for Exoplanetary Research. His appointment will build on Cambridge’s existing expertise to open up research in one of the most exciting areas of modern astronomy. “Bringing everyone together will change things completely,” he said. “Cambridge has an impressive number of people already connected to this theme of research and an extraordinary ensemble of competencies. The building is the framework that will allow the best use of all these brains. ” These and future appointments will enhance Cambridge’s ability to take a leadership position in large international projects, designed to explore and understand the universe in unprecedented detail.
10% of funds raised by the University in 2011-2012 was for construction
“The Battcock Centre,
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together with the Institute of Astronomy and the Kavli Institute, will help to make Cambridge one of the strongest, most important places for astronomy in the world.
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ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO). Visible light image. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
Construction of the Battcock Centre for Experimental Astrophysics is now underway thanks to donations from Humphrey Battcock (Downing 1973) and The Wolfson Foundation. This new facility will enable full integration of the University’s world-leading astronomical research community and is already attracting world-class scientists whose enthusiasm for the future of Cambridge astronomy is evident.
27 Do well, do good
Today, Ken Olisa and Julia Olisa (Homerton 1971) are enabling Fitzwilliam students to access the best possible facilities for study, learning and research. Their major donation for The Olisa Library reflects their family motto ‘Do well. Do good’, and commemorates their strong and permanent bond with the College. The Olisas met, married and celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at Fitzwilliam. An IBM Scholar, Ken read Natural, Social, Political and Management Sciences and attributes the success of his 40-year IT industry career to his Cambridge experience. Julia, who read education at Homerton and Newnham en route to becoming an expert in
dyslexia says “I have always been given a warm welcome at the College. I feel part of the Fitz family.”
In recognition of the munificence of major benefactors to the University of Cambridge and its Colleges, the Cambridge Foundation established the Guild of Cambridge Benefactors in 1998. Listed below are those members who have been welcomed to the Guild as a result of their generous donations.
In keeping with their philosophy, and testament to the couple’s commitment to public service, Ken has remained actively involved in Fitzwilliam’s development since leaving Cambridge and, as a founding member of the College’s Campaign Council, has helped guide its 150th Anniversary Campaign. “Building the library was the Campaign’s first goal, and Julia and I were delighted to have the means to repay the College for everything it has done for us.” Students are clearly delighted by The Olisa Library. A recent graduate approached Ken at a meeting to thank him for the gift and to explain that in the run up to Finals there were no free places in the library. But a more powerful pointer to the donation’s impact came from one of Ken’s contemporaries who observed that while attending a subject dinner one Saturday he had counted more students in the library than in the bar. As Ken points out - “Something unimaginable in my day!”
Countess de Brye
The Kavli Foundation
Dr Scholl Foundation
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild
Dr Donald Kellaway
Walter and Rosemary Scott
Humphrey Battcock
Jim Dickinson
Graham Keniston-Cooper and family
Dame Stephanie Shirley
Valerie Eliot
Professor Carl Djerassi Dr Christopher and Mrs Ann Dobson
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences
Sinyi Cultural Foundation
Jessica & Peter Frankopan Leif Høegh
Mr and Mrs Gaylord Donnelley
The Kirby Laing Foundation
Dr Rosalind Smith & Steven Edwards
Raymond & Helen Kwok
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Dr Seng Tee Lee
SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline plc)
Ken & Julia Olisa
Bruce & Elizabeth Dunlevie
The A.G.Leventis Foundation
Freydoun Soudavar and family
PHSA Engage Mutual Health
Nancy, Dowager Countess of Enniskillen
Sir David K P Li and Lady Penny Li
Dr John Sperling
The Schroder Foundation
The Evelyn Trust
Professor Y W Loke
Tata Steel
Peter Selman
Dr and Mrs M C Faulkes
Marks & Spencer Group plc
Dr John C Taylor
Dmitry Firtash
The MAVA Fondation
Eliza and Canning Fok
Hamish Maxwell
Baroness Thatcher & The Margaret Thatcher Foundation
Richard Frischmann
Dr and Mrs D M McDonald
Catherine Thomas
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Harvey McGrath
Professor John Todd
Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
Toshiba Corporation
Dr Denys Armstrong
Genzyme Corporation
Paul Mellon KBE
Hazel Trapnell
Tadao Aoi
Sir Paul Getty KBE
Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd
Unilever plc
Mr Dennis Avery and Mrs Sally Tsui Wong-Avery
The Gillespie Family Trust
Dr William M W Mong
Fred van Eck
HRH Prince Bandar bin Sultan Abdulaziz Al-Saud
Dr Dennis Gillings
Gianni and Joan Montezemolo
The John and Lucille van Geest Foundation
Peter Baldwin and Lisbet Rausing
Glaxo Wellcome (now GlaxoSmithKline plc)
The Monument Trust
Marie Vergottis
BAT Industries
Kyoko Gledhill, in memory of David Gledhill
Dr Gordon and Mrs Betty Moore
Norman Waddleton
Peter and Paula Beckwith
The Government of India
Douglas Myers
Sir David Walker
Robert Beldam
Professor Philip Grierson Guinness (now Diageo plc)
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation
Walters Kundert Charitable Trust
Robin Boyle BP plc
Dr Chit Chan Gunn
The Wellcome Trust
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Dr Yusuf Hamied & Farida Hamied
Professor Roger Needham & Professor Karen Spärck Jones
Brian Buckley
The Hauser-Raspe Foundation
John Osborn
Garfield Weston Foundation
The Cadbury family
The Health Foundation
Mark Pigott
Guy Whittaker
Cambridge Australia Scholarships Ltd (formerly Cambridge Australia Trust)
Susan and David Hibbitt
Dr Leonard Polonsky
Frank Peter Wilson
Hitachi Ltd
The David & Elaine Potter Foundation
James and Jane Wilson
Cancer Research UK
The Hong Kong Cambridge Medical School Liaison Charity
HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
Lucia Windsor
The Märit and Hans Rausing Charitable Foundation
Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States
Rita Cavonius
Dr Alan Howard
Dr Sigrid Rausing
The Winton Charitable Foundation
Professor and Mrs Louis Cha
Susan Howatch
Dr Alan Reece
Woco Foundation
Thomas & Grace Chan
James Hudleston
Rolls-Royce Group plc
The Wolfson Foundation
Leslie W. K. Chung
Hutchison Whampoa and Sir Ka-shing Li
N M Rothschild & Sons
Lord Wolfson of Sunningdale
The Coexist Foundation
Yousef Abdul Latif Jameel
Graham Rushton
Dr F A Zoëllner
C N Corfield
Dr David James
Dr Raymond Sackler KBE & Mrs Beverly Sackler
Michael J J Cowan
William and Weslie Janeway
HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman
Veronica Crichton
Dr Ramon Jenkins
Dr Robert Sansom
The Cripps Foundation
Sir Paul Judge and Lady Judge
The Schiff Foundation
The Cultural and Arts Management Trust
Dr Mark Kaplanoff
Schlumberger
Donors welcomed as Companions in 2012
Ken and Julia Olisa
Members of the Guild of Cambridge Benefactors.
Existing Donors
Ken and Julia Olisa at the ceremony of admission to the Guild of Cambridge Benefactors in 2012, being welcomed as Companions by The Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Ask Ken Olisa (Fitzwilliam 1971) what motivates his generosity to Fitzwilliam College and he’ll tell you a story from his undergraduate days. His car – containing all his belongings – was stolen during the Christmas vacation. “I mentioned it in passing, over sherry, to my tutor”, Olisa recalls. “The colour drained from his face and he made me tell him the whole story. Then, despite my protestations, he conjured up a cheque for £10 (around £100 in today’s money) from the Hardship Fund”. This unsolicited kindness was a lifeline for Ken, sparking a reciprocal relationship that has offered a lifetime of opportunities, friendship and support.
The Guild of Cambridge Benefactors
Dr Rosalie Canney
Dr Herchel Smith
L. Hoyt & Anne Watson
The Westminster Foundation
29 The Vice-Chancellor’s Circle
Law enforcement goes back to school
The Vice-Chancellor’s Circle was created in 2007 as part of the Cambridge 800th Anniversary Campaign. It provides the University and the Colleges with an opportunity to recognise and thank those donors who have provided significant support for key projects and programmes that underpin excellence at Cambridge.
At the Jerry Lee Centre for Experimental Criminology, the world’s first academic centre for the field, postgraduates and post-doctoral researchers are being supported by the Jerry Lee Foundation with studentships that could enable their recipients to change the nature of policing. One of the first to benefit is PhD student Renee Mitchell, a 41 year-old sergeant at the Sacramento Police Department. Mitchell joined the police in 1998 after working in family therapy. “I wanted to do something new and felt policing was a way of helping my community,” she says. “What I enjoy most about being a police officer are the moments when I know I’ve made a difference.”
Graham Boeckh Foundation
Michael and Morven Heller
Charles Rawlinson
Peter Boizot
Dr Tzu Leung and Mrs Stella Ho
Michael and Sarah Jane Richards
Abdullah Mubarak Al Sabah Foundation
The Bonita Trust
F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Alan C Root
Harold Barkley
Isabelle Bouhon
Sarah Holt
Nicholas and Lora Sallnow-Smith
Cambridge University Fives & Rackets Association Trust Ltd
Robin Boyle
The Horse Trust
Professor Sir Nicholas Shackleton
Dr Margaret Branthwaite
Reg Howard
Joan Simms
Peter and Christina Dawson
David and Terrie Brittain
Dr Joyce Hutchinson (née Baker)
John and Elizabeth Ann Stancliffe
Lady Elton
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The Centre uses scientific experiments to develop and test new ways of cutting crime and Mitchell’s PhD research focuses on hot-spot policing. “It uses randomness and high-visibility policing as a way of reducing crime and police call-outs,” she explains.
The data Mitchell is analysing was collected during a 90-day randomised control trial in Sacramento, a study she was able to design herself as a result of her training at the University while a Fulbright Scholar three years ago. As well as developing and testing better models of policing, the Centre is equipping a new generation of police with the tools they need to combat crime in a world changed by terrorism and technology. According to Mitchell: “There’s no programme in the world where I could do this other than Cambridge. It’s the only place for practitioners to get an education and take it back to the field. This lets me stay in the job and bring back what I learn to benefit my profession.” The results of her research have already been applied by five US police departments, but Mitchell believes her PhD will enable her to do even more. “I want to change the whole profession, how we view research and incorporate it into practice,” she says. “The Jerry Lee Foundation’s funding lets me stay a cop, retain my credibility and push for those changes from within.”
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