Spring 2016 Development Newsletter by Girton College

Girton Development Newsletter of Girton College, Cambridge

newsletter Spring 2016

In this issue... Message from the Mistress The Mistress, Professor Susan J. Smith FBA writes.

Our Financial Report A look at the financial health of the College.

A Great Campaign Securing a sustainable future for the College.

Executive Editor Deborah Easlick

Editor Emma Cornwall Design www.cantellday.co.uk Photography Phil Mynott, Jonathan Fuhrmann, Emma Cornwall, Tamsin Elbourn, Sam Daniell, Elizabeth Wade, Jeremy West Contact:

Creating a Legacy A commitment today to a gift for tomorrow will transform this unique institution.

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Alumni Interviews Two alumni talk about their time at Girton and beyond.

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Donors to the College 2014-15 A list of those who have supported Girton in the last financial year.

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The Editor would like to thank many colleagues, and particularly Cherry Hopkins OBE and Gillian Jondorf, for their support in the production of the Development Newsletter.

Introduction

Message from the Mistress Professor Susan J. Smith FBA

There is never a dull moment in a typical year at Girton. Amid the ups and downs – and I am afraid we have had both in recent times – I have some very good news to report. First and most crucially we have, thanks to your extraordinary generosity, reached the half way mark in A Great Campaign. That is, the value of income received and pledges outstanding is close to £25 million. This is a major milestone, and on behalf of the Fellows, students and staff of the College, may I send heartfelt thanks to all who have contributed. Next, I am delighted to report that our Campaign is going from strength to strength. In recent months you have, inspired by a generous matching gift, and with help from the largest bequest in the history of the College, almost completed a £10 million Fellowships Fund. Established to support six previously underfunded subjects, this visionary initiative has enabled Girton to underwrite continuing teaching and research positions in the Arts and Humanities, Economics and Mathematics. With less than £400,000 to go, and some matching funds still available, I am hopeful that before the ink on this page is dry, this special project will be complete. Coincidentally, we have formally launched a new legacy appeal, which I am personally endorsing, together with my three predecessors as Mistress. I hope you will read the brochure and consider the case for remembering Girton in your Will. This is without doubt the single most significant step that the majority of us can take to contribute directly to the permanent endowment capital and secure the long-term future of the College. Furthermore, all legators have the

opportunity to join the 1869 Society, and to receive regular dedicated updates, as well as occasional invitations to some very special events. Finally, we have just heard that the master plan for the main site has been granted outline planning permission. The proposal was warmly received, and there have been numerous compliments on the vision that underpins it. It is the outcome of a remarkable collaborative effort, and we are grateful to our neighbours in Girton Village, as well as to our alumni and friends more broadly, for engaging with this venture. As you know, this news does not commit the College to building anything specific in the short term; indeed a number of estate proposals are on the table for further discussion. However, it does create a range of options for the future, putting Girton in an excellent position to capitalise on its proximity to the University’s flagship development in North-West Cambridge. Add to all this an array of spectacular events – the Founders’ Memorial Lecture delivered by Sir Paul Nurse, dazzling entries for the communications prizes

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that are sponsored by Phil Hammond and Margaret Mountford, a series of musical and sporting extravaganzas, some notable examination success stories, and the myriad activities packed into the pages of this newsletter – and I think you will agree that 2015 was a year to remember! For my own part, it was a treat to catch up with so many Girton alumni, at

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home and abroad, and in a wide variety of settings. We shared some wonderful year-group reunions, thought-provoking subject dinners, and numerous talks, concerts, ceremonies and celebrations. Last April, I had the privilege of visiting Japan, and was honoured to attend a dinner hosted by the Tokyo Cambridge and Oxford Society in the company of Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado, an alumna of the College. I also enjoyed the generous hospitality of our friends and supporters on the East Coast of the USA and in Singapore and Hong Kong. As we turn to the next phase of A Great Campaign, I shall be travelling again with our new Development Director, Deborah Easlick, in anticipation of sharing our latest news and ideas with you.

in 2019. In the lead up to that we shall be fundraising to support a thriving postgraduate community, widen participation, grow the bursary funds that so many students at every age and stage rely on, and strengthen the Fellowship that recruits, educates, encourages and examines cohort after cohort of young people. If you would like to help, there is a great deal you can do. Keep in touch, take a call during the Telethon, become a role model, offer networking opportunities, be part of an event or activity. Alongside this, if and when the time is right, it will be my pleasure too, to welcome you as a Member, Friend or Patron of A Great Campaign. With warm wishes

I hope in particular to look forwards with you to the 150th anniversary of the Foundation of the College

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Girton mourns the untimely death of Giulio Regeni (1988-2016). Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time. He was a valued and respected member of the MCR; he will be greatly missed.

Financial Report

Our Financial Report Girton has had a good financial year, thanks not least to the generosity of our alumni and supporters. In addition, financial markets served us well. In all, the College’s endowment and investment assets rose from £58.4 million in 2013–14 to £65.2 million in 2014–15, inclusive of loans for future projects. This is not yet enough to underpin the world-class residential educational experience that Girton aspires to provide. Nevertheless, it provides for a substantial permanent uplift in income, underlining the transformational potential of our ongoing endowment campaign. As you know the College’s current permanent endowment – at around one third of the Cambridge average on a per student basis – is insufficient to support an institution as active and ambitious as Girton. This is why A Great Campaign aims to grow the unrestricted, permanent endowment which offers the College flexibility and enables us to plan ahead to secure a bright future for our students and the scholars who teach them. Our Financial Performance in 2014-15 Unrestricted donations and bequests totalling £1,014,000 and restricted donations and bequests totalling £2,862,000 were received in 2014–15 and added to the endowment. This compares favourably with the comparable amounts for 2013–14 which were £640,000 and £403,000 respectively. Despite this success, there is still a significant gap between the College’s overall income and expenditure, amounting to £1.9 million when depreciation is included. It is nevertheless heartening that the underlying deficit has not become markedly worse since last year. Our supporters will be encouraged to know that the College continues to work hard to manage the operation effectively, developing the estate, providing the best service it can to commercial customers as well as to students, and of course raising funds to grow the endowment.

value to the students’ learning experience through tutorial support, fostering transferable skills, and measures to promote all-round personal development. This is the position in all Cambridge Colleges offering an undergraduate education. (ii) Income from students’ and members’ rents and charges does not cover the cost of delivering the residential services that are an integral part of a Cambridge education, and that nurtures the Colleges’ distinctive interdisciplinary approach. Nor is this shortfall covered by income from commercial conference and catering services, which in 2014–15 was £833,000, up 4% from 2013–14. We are working on increasing this income stream but in the end it will be limited by space and the resources needed for academic use, which is our priority.

Figure 1: Consolidated Income and Expenditure 2014–15

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(i) There is a shortfall between the income received from students and the expenditure required to educate them. In 2014–15, only 68.2% of educational expenditure was covered by academic income received. This reflects the fact that academic fee income for home and EU students is constrained externally (home and EU fees are capped) and does not cover the cost of delivering the small-group teaching which is the unique selling point of the collegiate university. Nor does fee income fully fund the measures we take to add

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This is indeed a key reason why A Great Campaign is an endowment campaign. Success will be measured not by its direct contribution to income but rather by the total investment return it eventually generates for the College. Every gift to this Campaign will contribute to the permanent endowment capital and create an income stream in perpetuity.

Figure 2: A Great Campaign actual funds raised and pledged vs Campaign target

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(iii) Income from investments, which – on the Cambridge model – is generally used to bridge the gap between income and expenditure, is not sufficient in Girton’s case to balance the accounts or help create a fund to cover the costs of depreciation. This is not true for most Colleges, 62% of which have a higher endowment per student than Girton has. To bridge this gap, Girton needs substantially to increase its permanent endowment.

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Campaign update: taking stock We are now half-way through A Great Campaign and looking forward to the next benchmark – the 150th Anniversary of the Foundation of the College in 2019. We have raised – thanks to your generosity – nearly half the campaign target of £50 million through donations and legacies, and pledges for future legacies. It is important to note that the main effect of your gifts to A Great Campaign is hard to appreciate from Figure 1, because these gifts do not appear as ‘donation income’. Rather they are invested and contribute a year-on-year uplift to the ‘investment income’ stream. Only funds donated for ‘one-off’ expenditures in the current year – gifts that donors have specifically asked to be spent down in their entirety, rather than added to the endowment – are shown as donation income in this chart. Generally income of this kind is exactly balanced by the expenditure for which it is earmarked. Funds donated to the permanent endowment, in contrast, are channelled directly into invested capital where they immediately begin to generate income for the College to deploy to meet its strategic educational goals. Figure 2 shows the difference the success of A Great Campaign is beginning to make. In 2010–11 just before A Great Campaign was publicaly launched in 2012, just £2.1 million had been

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secured to ‘set the ball rolling’. The income this generated amounted to £84,000 p.a. However, the £11.9 million from donations and legacies which we had received by the end of 2014–15 is now generating £476,000 p.a. in income. This is still relatively small compared to the overall endowment income. However, if you add legacy pledges already committed (a further £13.4 million) there is already a sum which in future years will generate a further £536,000 p.a. in income from the endowment. By the time A Great Campaign is complete in 2020–21, it will be contributing more or less double Girton’s investment income over the longer term: a game changing result. We are very grateful to everyone who has supported the College during A Great Campaign. Thank you. To see a full set of accounts please visit: www.girton.cam.ac.uk/committees/college-accounts www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission

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A Great Campaign In 2012 we launched A Great Campaign with a vision to secure a sustainable financial future for the leading-edge learning environment that is Girton College. Four years on and we have marked a milestone: nearly £25 million of our £50 million target has been raised through a mixture of donations, legacies and legacy pledges. This is a tremendous achievement and we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have supported the College to make this possible. Here is a snapshot of what we have accomplished together so far: £24,800,000

This means we have:

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Teaching and Research At the heart of a Girton education is the talented and caring Fellowship who deliver the bespoke, research-infused environment that is packed with intellectual excitement, practical relevance and pastoral support. As you can imagine, the cost of delivering this personalised education is high. Our main priority for A Great Campaign has been to endow our six college-based teaching Fellowships in Economics, English, History, Law, Mathematics, and Modern and Medieval Languages. We are making a final push to raise the remaining funds thanks to the generosity of alumni. However there is still £400,000 left to fund across the six teaching posts which, together with a donor’s generous offer to match all donations on a 1:1 basis and with your help, can soon be accomplished. Other subjects also need support – close to half of our undergraduates study Natural, Medical, Veterinary or Computer Sciences, or Engineering. However, no matter what the subject of

> invited over 1000 donors to become members of A Great Campaign

2840 donors, of whom 777 are new and 249 are under the age of 30. study is, it is fair to say that the supervision system, staffed by world-class academics, really does encourage a passion for learning. Gifts towards Teaching and Research add priceless value to each and every student’s degree.

Student Support Girton stands by the principle that every bright, ambitious individual who has the ability to secure a place should have the opportunity to study here: to enjoy a residential learning experience that is the envy of the world. It should not matter who they are, where they come from, or how much they can afford. Gifts towards our Undergraduate Bursaries or Graduate Research Scholarships Funds make sure every promising scholar is supported to realise their potential. So far, since the start of A Great Campaign, your donations have enabled us to endow three Emily Davies

Bursaries in perpetuity, as well as substantially support our many other undergraduate bursaries. This is a timely achievement; as grants are reduced and loans are stretched, a growing number of students are relying on an undergraduate bursary to bridge the gap. Such funds are especially vital this year, as students arriving in October 2016 will be the first to start their studies since the decision was made to withdraw government-funded maintenance grants altogether. The bursaries we offer can be a crucial safety net for these students. Our 200 graduate students form a central component of the vibrant academic community that is Girton College today. Students like Irit Katz, who has recently graduated (see article on page 9), challenge the status quo through their research, and in their lives and work are the engine of all we aspire to be. There is no shortage of wellqualified students; but there is a major

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contextually situated and specific in both time and space. While heterodox economists still use the tools of mathematics and statistics, their use is ancillary to the process.

Dr Mary Wrenn, Joan Robinson Research Fellow in Heterdox Economics As a kid, I loved working puzzles – jigsaws, crosswords, and especially word problems in math class. The logical structure and puzzle-like problem solving of economics drew me to the subject. I was fascinated by the idea that complex, sticky world problems might be solved through the unbiased, blind mechanics of calculus and statistics. The more deeply I studied economics, however, the more I realized that human behaviour cannot be fully or even adequately described with any degree of mathematical precision. This idea – the infallibility of hard numbers and cold data – is exactly what is wrong with the economics discipline.

In graduate school, I decided to broaden my scope of study to political economics, which put me squarely in the marginalised minority of heterodox economics. Briefly stated, heterodox economics departs from mainstream economics in three critical ways: calls for methodological pluralism within the discipline, emphasis on interdisciplinary research, and insistence that any economic study be

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My current research is focused on the study of the political economy of developed Western nations over the last nearly five decades – an examination of neoliberalism. Study of the rise and evolution of neoliberalism is critical in attempts to understand, confront, and ameliorate the real-world problems of structural maladjustment and financial crises. I am particularly interested in exploring the ontological dimensions of neoliberalism as expressed and experienced through personal agency, identity, and emotions. Some of my latest work explores the emotions of fear and envy within neoliberal economic systems; in other words, how institutions specific to neoliberalism might shape (and in turn might be shaped by) the ways in which individuals experience the emotions of fear and envy. I am more than happy to share copies of my work with any interested alumni.

Much as I love and find professional fulfilment in research, I am still a teacher at heart. My fellowship is unusual because it is not solely focused on research – it also has a half-time teaching component. All supervision time is swallowed by the requirements of the paper – an imperative for success in the Tripos – but all of the moments in between belong to the real education of the students. Those moments before an event over drinks in my office, or afterward in front of a blazing fire – that is the time when students become scholars and we can engage

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Rebellion is Girton’s raison d’être; our founders thumbed their noses at those academics who stubbornly clung to the idea that higher education belonged solely to the realm of upper-class men.”

in authentic conversation about economics in the real world, about heterodox economics.

It probably would not surprise Girtonians that the only fellowship in the world created specifically for heterodox economists is housed at Girton College. Rebellion is Girton’s raison d’être; our founders thumbed their noses at those academics who stubbornly clung to the idea that higher education belonged solely to the realm of upper-class men. Joan Robinson (Maurice, 1922), for whom the fellowship in heterodox economics is named, kept alive that tradition when she demanded fearlessly and unrepentantly for economists to abandon their mathematical calisthenics and with raw honesty answer questions of social relevance. Girton economics students carry the flame by continuing to challenge the mainstream at the College through the Joan Robinson Society and at the university level in the Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism. What makes Girton unique – indeed, what makes it so unique especially within Cambridge – is that it is brave enough to encourage academic insurrection. Girton’s greatest legacy is intellectual courage, and I am proud to have been a part of its history.

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funding gap which only a wellsupported scholarship scheme can bridge. For the current academic year, owing to lack of funds, we took the difficult decision to withhold new graduate scholarships altogether, in order to support our continuing students. With your help, we are determined to level the playing field so that the brightest and best graduates can benefit from Girton’s all-round residential educational experience, and be empowered by their University career. Our Buss Hardship Fund enables us to offer support to students who suffer unexpected financial need while they are at Girton. Examples include: students who are diagnosed with a learning disability and need help to buy new equipment, the replacement of stolen bicycles, students who are injured and need help paying taxi fares to get to lectures, and covering the costs of travel for students to visit sick relatives. We currently only have the capacity to support around 30 students a year, and often we cannot give the required amount. Donations towards this fund will help students who may otherwise find continuing their studies at Girton very difficult. Unrestricted Endowment – support that lasts for ever* Our primary aim for this Campaign is to increase the unrestricted endowment – if we do this, Girton will be sustainable and secure in the long term. Gifts towards our endowment are particularly valuable as they will last in perpetuity: the capital remains unspent while a proportion of the interest is used to underpin every activity in the College. So far, these donations, which total seven figures, have allowed us to continue our commitment to widening participation, increase undergraduate and graduate bursaries and scholarships, help young scholars to build their research careers, preserve our many and

Graduate Funding Dr Irit Katz (Architecture, 2011) It was only after joining Girton as a PhD student in Architecture that I discovered, to my pure joy, that this was one of the two Colleges where Virginia Woolf gave the lectures which later formed the remarkable A Room of One’s Own. This gained an even deeper meaning when I was awarded the College’s Graduate Scholarship Award in the Stanley Library – the very same place where Woolf had lectured. Before coming to Cambridge I worked as an Architect in Tel Aviv and in London, specialising in urban planning and housing schemes. I pursued my PhD in the Centre for Urban Conflicts Research in the Department of Architecture in Cambridge following the decision to focus on the relationship between space and politics. I wanted to join Girton, among other things, because of its well-established poetry group, which has long been a passion of mine. In my doctoral dissertation I set out an analytical strategy for the camp in its various typologies and uses – such as settler camps, migrant camps, detention camps and refugee camps – in relation to the modern state. I focus on the case of Israel Palestine, where camps were and still are a prevalent spatio-political instrument used in varied ways to violently manage populations and territories. Through spatial, historical and ethnographic explorations, the research examines the way camps and temporary environments were and still are being used by the state as a means of controlling land and populations, while on the other hand camp residents are actively using their temporary status for their ongoing struggles. I am currently

working on a book which is based on this research. I also pursue further research in studying the state-made and makeshift camps that create the current threshold spaces of Europe. During my years as a Girton Scholar I had the opportunity to present my research in several seminars, symposiums and conferences across Europe. I published my work in established academic journals and my paper won the James Morris Prize of The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. From the beginning of my studies in Cambridge I have been involved in teaching and supervising students and in organising seminars and conference sessions. The generous support of Girton’s Graduate Scholarships and Awards, gave me the financial ‘room of my own’ just when this was most needed. It allowed me to concentrate on my studies and academic career and encouraged me to strive for ambitious goals. I thank the College, especially my Tutor, Frances Gandy, and the College’s benefactors for this precious opportunity and honour. I am now proud to be a Girton Bye-Fellow and the Director of Studies in Architecture. I look forward to continuing teaching and researching with the hope to write and publish that ‘better book’ which Woolf referred to in her lectures, and give back all the trust put in me with the College’s graduate awards.

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150 Undergraduate students supported on an annual basis with a bursary, who would otherwise find University unaffordable.

200 Number of awards for excellence in the form of scholarships, awards and prizes we are able to make each year.

10 College Teaching Fellows your donations are helping to sustain.

varied collections and improve our sports facilities and the estate. However, there is more to do. Our endowment is still around one third of the Cambridge average on a per student basis. This puts a strain on vital areas of College support, does not allow for adequate reinvestment into the buildings, and hampers the implementation of some ambitious and exciting new plans. This could all change by 2019 if we can achieve our ÂŁ50 million target of A Great Campaign which would enable a step change in the size of our operating budget thanks to increased income from our permanent endowment capital. The flexibility and ability to plan ahead in uncertain times is priceless. *By unrestricted endowment we mean the unrestricted permanent endowment capital

How to donateâ&#x20AC;Ś If you have not done so already, please join A Great Campaign to secure the future of Girton, whose uncompromising quest for excellence in diversity stands for everything educators should be proud of. We shall be

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grateful for any gift, at whatever level you are comfortable with. Gifts may take the form of cash, shares or financial instruments, and as Girton is a registered charity, giving can be taxefficient. Donations can be made using the form included in this Newsletter or online at www.girton.cam.ac.uk/giving. For more information about A Great Campaign or to talk about a specific fund or gift please contact our Development Office on +44 (0)1223 766672 or development@girton.cam.ac.uk.

ÂŁ20 a month From just 25 alumni, with Gift Aid, will endow a full week of teaching, in one of our priority subjects, for a Girton student, for ever.

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Recognising your generosity

‘With your help, we can seize the opportunity to write a new chapter in Girton’s inspiring story. On behalf of the Fellows and students of Girton today, and for generations to come, thank you for sharing this vision.’ Professor Susan J. Smith To acknowledge your support, for the lifetime of A Great Campaign, we have established various ways of recognising and honouring our donors outlined in the various giving circles below. All donors will be listed in the Development Newsletter (see pages 28–34) and online each year (unless anonymity is requested).

Member (£500 donated) • Receive an enamelled pin badge (pictured). • Invited to occasional special events including the biennial Benefactors’ Garden Party. • Names will be recorded on a donor board in Ash Court. • The College is delighted that over 960 alumni and supporters are Members of A Great Campaign.

Benslow (£5,000 pledged) • Receive an enamelled pin badge (pictured). • Invited to the annual Commemoration of Benefactors and Foundation Dinner, as well as the biennial Benefactors’ Garden Party. • Names will be recorded on a donor board in Ash Court. • Over 40 of you are giving at the Benslow level, for which we are very grateful.

Friend (£10,000 pledged) • Receive a bronze lapel pin (pictured). • Invited to the annual Commemoration of Benefactors and Foundation

Dinner, as well as the biennial Benefactors’ Garden Party. • Names will be recorded on a donor board in the College. • The College is grateful to the more than 60 alumni who have become Friends since the beginning of A Great Campaign.

Jubilee (£50,000 pledged) • Receive a silver and green lapel pin (pictured). • Invited to the annual Commemoration of Benefactors and Foundation Dinner, the biennial Benefactors’ Garden Party and occasional special events hosted by the Mistress. • Names will be recorded on a donor board in the College.

Patron (£100,000 pledged) • Receive a silver lapel pin (pictured). • Invited to the annual Commemoration of Benefactors and Foundation Dinner, the biennial Benefactors’ Garden Party and special events hosted by the Mistress.

Bodichon (£500,000 pledged) • Receive a gold lapel pin (pictured). • Eligible for election by the College Council to a Barbara Bodichon Foundation Fellowship. • Invited to a number of special events each year. • Listed in the University Reporter.

1869 Society (Legators) • Receive a purple lapel pin (pictured). • Invited to events from time to time, hosted by the Mistress. • The College is grateful to the many alumni who have already indicated their intention to remember Girton in their Will. Please see pages 13–15 from more information about our legacy campaign.

• Additionally, donors to Girton who have given £250,000 are eligible to be nominated as members of the University Vice-Chancellor’s Circle. Donors who make gifts totalling £1 million or more are eligible to join the University Guild of Benefactors.

• Names will be recorded on a donor board in the College.

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Girton Telethon 2015 It was another successful year for the Girton Telephone Campaign, raising more than £243,000 over a three-week period during the Easter vacation. Once again Girtonians proved their loyal support – 75% made a gift, which was the highest telethon participation rate in the UK! Our 15-strong student caller team had nearly 800 calls with our alumni where they shared experiences, received invaluable career advice and strengthened the relationship between alumni and the College. We are always extremely grateful to alumni who support students both in this way and through financial means. One alumna very generously offered to match all leadership gifts (of £5000 or more) to the Unrestricted General Endowment Capital and Graduate Research Scholarships Fund, for which we are most grateful. In fact, we raised over £40,000 for graduate support which will go towards supporting half of our graduates, who would otherwise have found taking up a postgraduate course impossible.

Some telethon views from Verity Roat, 2015 telethon caller… Having decided to remain in College during the Easter holidays for the library, applying for the telethon seemed like the next logical step. The hours – mostly evenings and weekends – fitted in with my plan to study nine to five and the pay was a definite bonus. Despite the

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fact that my best-laid study plans went somewhat awry, I am still enormously glad that I took part in the telethon, not least because of how much money we raised for such a noble cause! When I first applied, I have to admit that I did not realise the benefits that I personally would gain from being a part of the telethon. Firstly, the two days training was not only essential for the work but also gave me an insight into the history and day-to-day running of College that I would not have otherwise had – my colleagues and I even suggested that it might be prudent to run some of these talks we received during Freshers’ Week so that all students have a chance to become better informed about Girton! Furthermore, it gave me an opportunity to get to know a lovely new group of my fellow students. Our fantastic managers instilled a sense of solidarity in the group, which comprised both undergraduate and graduate students, by inventing fun games and treats to enliven the shifts.

Finally, I was delighted to be able to make the acquaintance of some really fascinating Girton alumni, as well as to catch up with a few friends who graduated last year. I spoke to many interesting people in many time zones, including a female judge who spoke to me for an hour about the trials of being in the first year of coeducation at Girton and trying to climb the job ladder in the legal profession, before giving an incredibly generous gift. I also spoke to a gentleman who initially assumed I was a cold-caller, but admired my persistence and insisted his wife, our ex-Girtonian, donate! All in all, it was a fantastic experience that I would recommend to any Girtonian.

Legacy

Creating A Legacy Transformational giving Legacy gifts have had a remarkable impact on A Great Campaign with bequests worth £5 million already received out of a total raised of £11.4 million. In addition supporters have pledged over £13 million collectively in their Wills, a figure that has the power to transform Girton. This year Girton is extremely grateful to have received an extraordinarily generous bequest from the estate of Mrs Brenda Stacey (Smith, 1949). The bequest will add significantly to the Teaching Fellowships Fund bringing us close to securing the funds needed to endow six teaching posts in perpetuity, an astonishing achievement that will benefit students and academics alike for generations to come.

freedom to participate in the tremendous variety of activities available to a student here. Mrs Stacey was greatly influenced by Girton not only in her academic pursuits while a student but also in her subsequent career in marketing, and she maintained a strong ethos that anything was possible with sufficient focus and hard work. Brenda’s life encapsulates all that Girton is striving to achieve: attracting the brightest students to the College, delivering the best all-round experience whilst in residence, and sending graduates out into the world to make the most of their experiences wherever life takes them. Mrs Stacey came up to Girton to read Geography in 1949 and studying at the College, and Cambridge, was an immense source of pride to her. She embraced College life, welcoming the

Girton needs your support to continue offering this unique and invaluable educational experience. By remembering the College in your Will you will help

Girton to plan confidently for the future; to continue offering lifechanging opportunities to students; to attract world-class academics to teach and inspire, and whose research is helping us to understand and transform the world we live in; and to develop and protect the estate, collections, and priceless archival material for all. As with any form of donation, gifts to the College for the unrestricted permanent endowment capital offer the most flexibility as they can be directed to the areas that require most support at any given time. Girton is naturally, however, also happy to receive gifts directed to specific areas of College life. Please do get in touch if you would like to discuss how your generosity might best be directed to reflect your wishes.

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Legacy

Leaving a Gift in your Will We are grateful to all of those who remember Girton in their Will. A legacy gift can be written into a new Will, or added to an existing one using a Codicil form. We recommend that you seek professional legal advice when making or amending a Will. There are currently several methods by which you can remember Girton in your Will:

Education has the power to transform lives. It is the great leveller; whatever one's family background or circumstances. I benefited hugely from the excellence of a Girton education and believe that those who have benefited from the privilege of such an incredible opportunity should, if their later circumstances allow, try to find some way of giving back to the institution that set them on their path to success. This will help to ensure that future generations have the same opportunities and quality of education as we did. As responsibility for funding higher education shifts from the public to private sphere, the American concept of ‘pay it forward’ – the idea that if one benefits from the goodness of others, one should consider giving further down the line if one is in the fortunate position of being able to do so – is more important today than it has ever been. Remembering Girton in my Will is a way I can help ensure that the next generation of Girtonians have access to the best that higher education has to offer. Catherine Bailey (Crick, 1978)

A residuary legacy is a gift of all, or a percentage of, your estate after other bequests, taxes and charges have been met. We ask you please to consider the merits of leaving a residuary legacy; it protects your gift to Girton against inflation, while insulating your other beneficiaries from the effects of deflation, as well as from any decision you may make to reduce the size of your estate for your own needs in older age. So this can be a win-win arrangement. A pecuniary legacy is a monetary gift of a specific sum; to safeguard its future value it can be index linked. A specific or non-monetary legacy allows you to leave items to the College: for example, stocks and shares, property, furniture, paintings or other fixed assets, either to be used, or to be sold to generate funds. A reversionary legacy or life interest trust leaves your assets to named beneficiaries to enjoy in their lifetime. Upon their death the whole, or a proportion of what remains, could pass to the College.

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As a registered charity Girton pays no tax on gifts bequeathed and a legacy to the College may reduce your estate’s Inheritance Tax liability. Alumni and supporters of Girton in the United States can make a planned gift to the College with Cambridge in America. To discuss this, or if you are making a Will outside the United Kingdom, please contact the Development Office. Further information regarding leaving a legacy, including a pledge form should you wish to notify the College of your intentions and a Codicil form should you wish to make a change to your existing Will, is available on our website, www.girton.cam.ac.uk/legacy. To discuss your legacy giving please contact the Development Director on +44 (0)1223 339893 or the Legacy Officer on +44 (0)1223 338901, development@girton.cam.ac.uk. The Development Office team is also happy to work with your solicitor should you prefer.

Recognising your Generosity Whichever option you choose, we suggest that you use the following wording when leaving your gift to Girton: ‘I give to the Mistress, Fellows and Scholars of Girton College, Cambridge

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(Registered Charity Number 1137541)[the residue of my estate] [_____ % of the residue of my estate] [the sum of _________] free of tax for the Unrestricted Permanent Endowment Capital of the College and I declare that the receipt by the Bursar or other authorised Officer of the College shall be good and sufficient discharge to my Executors.’

College recognises that leaving a legacy is a very personal matter and one that you may wish to keep private. However, by telling us about your Will you can have an immediate impact; not least because it will enable us to plan.

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It will also allow us fully to understand your wishes and express our thanks for your generosity. As a legator you are eligible to join the 1869 Society, named to recall the year of the Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foundation. Members of the 1869 Society will receive a purple lapel pin and they, and a guest, will be invited from time to time to events hosted by the Mistress. There may also be opportunities to name Fellowships, scholarships, prizes, bursaries and buildings for certain gifts.

Please do get in touch for more details. By leaving a legacy you are supporting a remarkable institution with a proud history and an exciting future. On behalf of the Fellows and students of Girton for many generations to come, thank you for sharing this vision and helping to secure our future.

Twenty years ago a benefactor nearing the end of her life bequeathed us the Austin and Hope Pilkington Music Fellowship. Thanks to this catalyst, Girton today has a flourishing mixed-voice choir, an array of instrumental ensembles and a vibrant classical and popular music scene. Thanks to the foresight of a single, visionary donor, students from all subjects have every opportunity to work with an outstanding complement of professional musicians.

1869 Society Facts

75% Increase in the Society membership since launching A Great Campaign

ÂŁ13M Amount pleged in legacies

60 Number of different matriculation years represented in the Society, spanning 1935â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2006

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Cultural Heritage

Celebrating our heritage Our many and various collections are a fundamental part of Girton. These collections help enrich daily life in College, as well as promoting research and cultural appreciation. They range from the artwork that is encountered in the College corridors and the grounds, and the museum collections housed in the Lawrence Room, to the rare books and historical material preserved in the Duke building repository. The College works hard to curate these collections, and to make them accessible to the College community and beyond. So it was with real regret that in 2015 we saw the retirement of Frances Gandy from her roles as Librarian and Curator. 2015 also saw the fifteenth anniversary of The People’s Portraits collection. To mark the occasion a reception was held in April at the Mall Galleries hosted jointly by Girton and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters (RP). Six of the paintings from the exhibition at Girton were put on display in the Gallery as part of the RP’s annual exhibition. The speakers were the Mistress of Girton, Professor Susan J. Smith, the President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Robin-Lee Hall and eminent Classicist, Professor Mary Beard OBE. The reception was attended by 160 guests. 2015 has continued to see our collections used in a range of cultural and academic activities, but the richness of the collections is particularly showcased by the annual series of talks at the September Alumni weekend. For the annual Library talk we were pleased to welcome back Professor Dianne Edwards CBE, FRS. Dianne is a Research Professor at Cardiff University, and until recently the President of the Linnean Society. She is also a Girtonian, having been an undergraduate and later the Ethel Sargant Research Fellow in 1967. For her talk Dianne looked at important women in the early study of Botany at Cambridge. Perhaps of

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Some of the People's Portraits on display in the Mall Galleries

greatest interest to the College Archive was her in-depth look at the botanist Ethel Sargant. Miss Sargant, 1863–1918, who came up to Girton in 1881, went on to work at the Jodrell Laboratory at Kew Gardens. She then set up her own laboratory in her garden, ‘Little Jodrell’, in order to work on seedling anatomy. Her personal papers are held in the Archive and among the most significant items in this collection are the letters written by her to Agnes Arber (née Robertson), a fellow botanist who studied at Newnham. These letters, beautifully sewn into fabric letter books, cover personal subjects as well as discussions of the two women’s botanical research. The Lawrence Room’s annual talk was given by art historian Professor Jean-

Michel Massing, a Fellow at King’s College, Cambridge, who spoke about antiquarian headrests from ancient Egypt to East Africa. He started by looking at Egyptian mummy headrests, exploring their design, symbolism and multi-functionality. He explained how they were used to support their owner whilst asleep and to ward off danger in the world of dreams, and were then often buried with their owner to protect the head from decapitation in the afterlife. Jean-Michel then moved on to discuss how such headrests evolved, looking in particular at African examples, and drawing parallels with their ancient Egyptian counterparts. He went on to assure the audience from his personal experience that wooden headrests still used by African tribesmen are very comfortable. After the talk the

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Professor Mary Beard OBE

Professor Dianne Edwards CBE, FRS

Sonny Vadgama unveils his portrait of Frances Gandy

Professor Jean Michel Massing

Dr Harriet Allen

Daphne Todd OBE PPRP then went on to speak about six of the portraits in the collection, looking in particular at their composition, movement and the techniques employed by the artists. She too touched on the process and journey that take place during the creation of a portrait, and the relationship that develops between a subject and artist. She gave a humorous account of the painting of the portrait of Marilyn Strathern, which the College commissioned in 2000. It was particularly fitting to have both Daphne and Marilyn speak in this anniversary year of the People’s Portraits, as it was during the painting of Marilyn’s portrait that the initial idea that Girton might offer the collection a permanent home was conceived.

For the annual Gardens talk we were delighted to welcome Dr Harriet Allen, Fellow in Geography, to speak about Mediterranean Wild Flowers. Harriet looked at the geography and ecology of the wild flowers, and in particular why they are such useful plants in sunny and dry areas, and how they are likely to become a more important element in our gardens as climate changes.

audience accompanied Jean-Michel to the Lawrence Room to look at the wooden Egyptian headrest on display. At the annual People’s Portraits event the latest addition to the collection, ‘Jim Winter’ by Andrew Festing PPRP, was unveiled. Unfortunately Andrew Festing was unable to attend the event so Robin-Lee Hall, the President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, gave an introduction to the painting, talking about its subject-matter and composition. The event also saw a second unveiling – the photographic portrait of Frances Gandy by Sonny Sanjay Vadgama, the College’s Artist in Residence 2014–15. This portrait was commissioned by the College to mark Frances’s retirement after 28 years as Librarian and Curator. Professor Dame Marilyn Strathern, Mistress of Girton 1998–2009, spoke with warmth and gratitude about Frances’ many achievements during her tenure. Following this both Frances and Sonny discussed the process of creating the portrait. All present at the unveiling agreed that the chosen portrait captures Frances’s personality and energy, and speaks volumes about their collaboration and Sonny’s insight. Frances then concluded by reflecting on her years at the College and the immense enjoyment that she had derived from her various roles at Girton, particularly as Curator.

Girton’s cultural heritage is hugely important to the College, and we take very seriously the preservation of our collections as well as promoting access to them. We very much hope to welcome to you to some of our 2016 events. Hannah Westall Archivist and Curator

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Alumni Profiles

Zarine Kharas (Law, 1970) ‘More than anything else, studying Law teaches you to think in a disciplined and structured way,’ says Zarine Kharas, who graduated from Girton with a Law degree in 1973. Her structured thinking has been behind the success of the phenomenal JustGiving.com, which she co-founded in 2000. The online platform JustGiving.com, which Kharas co-founded, has transformed the way people give to charitable causes in the UK. The site has been used to raise and donate over £2.5 billion, with more than 25 million people giving through JustGiving. Last year Kharas was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire for her services to business and charity. Kharas grew up in Karachi, Pakistan; her father was a civil engineer and her mother a housewife. She came to England to begin her Law degree in 1970, shortly before the College became co-educational. She followed in the footsteps of her sister and her aunt, who both also studied law at Girton, and she made lasting friendships, including fellow lawyer, businesswoman and TV personality Margaret Mountford .Despite

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already having a grasp of College life from her sister, the experience of studying at Cambridge was formidable. ‘I was bit overawed by the sheer weight of the academic achievement and history of the College,’ she says. On top of that, the Law Faculty was peopled by some of the best legal minds of the time, including John Hopkins, Tony Jolowicz and David Williams. ‘At first I was almost overwhelmed, and then you get used to sitting in the same room as them, learning directly from the authors of the books you’ve studied.’ After Girton, Kharas went to the College of Law, and then joined the firm of Linklaters & Paines, specialising in corporate and financial law. Later she moved into the world of investment banking at the London-based Credit Suisse First Boston, which had just 120 employees. In 1993, after five years of banking, and a brief return to the law, she took up the challenge of helping to form a new investment bank. It was her first experience of setting up a new venture and involved launching in Central and Eastern Europe soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The role gave her a taste for starting her own business, so she was open minded when a former colleague approached her towards the end of the dotcom boom and suggested that she form a business in the charity sector. ‘I thought, ‘charities need to raise funds and to communicate with their supporters, and what could be more efficient than fundraising and communicating with your supporters online.’’ Given the nature of the charity sector and the challenges she faced, it was

important that she and her partner were not just interested in the bottom line. ‘I was very keen on starting my own business, not to make money necessarily but I think businesses have a lot to offer to the world, a big part to play in society,’ she says. Kharas is, however, a pragmatist and JustGiving is a profit-making enterprise. ‘People often ask me ‘Why didn’t you create JustGiving as a not-for-profit?’ and the answer is that I believe that the disciplines brought to bear on a forprofit company (despite often-heard protestations to the contrary) are more likely to result in the creation of an enterprise of greater value for society at large and therefore for the third sector.’ Building a business was certainly not an easy option. The venture had to navigate through the nascent technology of the internet, bearing in mind that Amazon didn’t launch in the UK until 1999. ‘Trust was a huge element and we wanted to imbue the company with trust, while concentrating on the needs of the users, the individuals and the charities,’ says Kharas. Online payment was a minefield and creating a sophisticated online platform was even more critical because JustGiving was working with charities and good causes. Then came the dotcom crash, just six months after JustGiving launched. But Kharas stuck with it, ‘totally hooked by the challenges of setting up and creating a business.’ Her business acumen is underpinned by the discipline acquired in her time studying Law at Girton ‘The thing I think had the most influence was being taught how to challenge an assertion: how to think about it, analyse it, push back and challenge. It wasn’t about

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the software that he’d already developed. He honed his financial skills as treasurer of the JCR. And he forged lasting friendships, including sharing tutorials, lunches and cycle rides to and from College with Chris Conn, who was to become the Chief Technology Officer at FusePump.

argument, it was about debate,’ she says. ‘Even today it’s one of the key fundamentals of JustGiving - everyone debates almost everything.’ So, when evaluating risk, rather than seeing the danger and calling a halt, ‘I’m able to weigh them up in a much more commercial way, because I’m a lawyer and I’m more aware of the risks. Sometimes I’ll be saying that something is fine when the in-house lawyers are saying no.’ JustGiving continues to thrive. It now employs 150 people and more recently it has expanded into crowdfunding where individuals can fundraise for non-charitable causes and for other individuals in need. JustGiving also works with ‘big data’ and has a data science team to allow givers to find and fund causes that they are interested in, however small. Alongside the DBE, Kharas’ own recognition includes the RSA’s Albert Medal for democratising fundraising and technology for charities, which was awarded in 2009. Previous recipients have included Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Professor Stephen Hawking. And how does she sum up the contribution that Girton and Cambridge made to her life and career? ‘As you get older you understand more about how much of a contribution that time made,’ she says. ‘I know it sounds corny, but it’s so true that when you look back on your life you realise what a pervasive influence university and the College were at every level. That’s particularly because it teaches you to think in a certain way.’ ‘Thinking back, it takes time to understand and realise that it gives you a huge amount of confidence when you’ve been not just somewhere like Cambridge, which in itself is amazing, but somewhere like Girton, with its historic associations.’

Rob Durkin (Computer Sciences, 2004) Rob Durkin is one of this country’s leading young digital entrepreneurs. When he came up to Girton in 2004 he already had the idea for the ecommerce marketing software that underpins FusePump, the business that he built with fellow Girtonian Chris Conn (2004). Durkin is as generous as he is enthusiastic and talented. He is investing in a growing list of digital start-ups, two of which are also the brainchild of former Girtonians. Describing his time at College as ‘probably the best three years of my life,’ he’s contributed to A Great Campaign and was elected to the Campaign Board in 2014.

‘It’s a fantastic few years,’ he says. ‘But you don’t realise when you’re there having such a great time how much it enriches you as a person, partly through the education, also through the friends you make for life, and the activities.’ Singing with the choir was a big part of Rob’s life in College. As well as choir practices several times a week, there were annual choir tours in the summer, which took them across Europe and further afield to Australia and Singapore. He made great friends through the choir and the Director of Music, Martin Ennis, was inspirational. ‘Singing is still my absolute passion and music is what keeps me going during the more stressful times, so I can never thank Martin enough for that.’

Durkin followed his sister Gemma to Girton (she studied languages between 2001 and 2005), so he was certain that it was where he wanted to study. He also followed in his sister’s footsteps by winning a choral scholarship.

Rob has been a digital enthusiast from the age of 8, when his father first brought home a BBC Micro and Rob began to teach himself how to code. By 14, he had a website design and development business up and running, and was helping local businesses, where he comes from in Yorkshire, to sell online. In order to make time for schoolwork and then his degree work, he developed a dynamic pricing solution for his first e-commerce website. It was this that formed the basis for his undergraduate dissertation: ‘generic price comparison in an online marketplace’

One of three Girtonians studying Computer Science in his year, his university experience was exemplar for an up-and-coming entrepreneur. He arrived with a plan to use his degree, in part, to get a better understanding of

When he graduated in 2007, with a business plan and useful software, the world economy was heading into recession. Despite his evident ability, it was tough to convince clients and associates that he was serious. ‘As a

‘The College is not run like a business, so if you want it to continue then you have to help,’ he says. ‘It’s really important for the people who’ve been there to give support afterwards.’

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young entrepreneur with no money and no experience really – in a corporate sense – all I had was my degree. There was no chance that I could have done what I have without it.’ Apart from a small bank loan, there was very little outside funding for FusePump, although another former Girtonian, Rufus Evison (1986), put in a small investment and brought useful experience to the start-up. But, from the start, the business grew, attracting big retail clients including Waitrose, Sky and Thomas Cook. FusePump’s platform was something that could make a clear difference to the bottom line: it uses web-scraping technology to allow e-ecommerce sellers to improve their online product visibility and drive increased sales. ‘It was very tough growing the business with no external finance,’ he says. ‘But I realise now that I gained a unique skill by developing the know-how to run a business without venture capital funding and pots of money.’ After five years, in early 2014, the company was sold to marketing giant WPP, with Rob continuing as CEO. In the same year, he was shortlisted for digital entrepreneur of the year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. His valuable experience, as well as the income from the sale of his business, has put him in a great position to invest in other start-ups. ‘I’m genuinely passionate about the potential of technology and think that there is still so much to be explored, which is why I’m also a serial investor in e-commerce and digital start-ups. It's great to support other entrepreneurs who are starting out on a similar journey to me.’ Those start-ups include Grabble, a fashion mobile e-commerce company where Chris Conn now also works. Another of Rob’s investments is in Market Porter, an online foodie heaven

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that was started two years ago by a former fellow Girton chorister Stefan Porter (2006). Stefan was married at Girton in 2014 and Rob attended the wedding. It’s one of Rob’s few return visits so far, but his election to the Campaign Board keeps him in touch with the College. He is the youngest member of the Board and he sees the logic in having someone with a different perspective helping to raise the money needed to secure the future of Girton. ‘For me there’s an element of a duty,’ he says. ‘If you want Girton to continue and you really valued your time there you should be thinking of how to help that longevity. I’m also interested in supporting people who otherwise wouldn’t have been able to go. I feel it’s something you should do if you’ve got the means to do it, you should give back.’

Pippa Considine (1985) English/Law Our alumni were interviewed by Pippa Considine. Pippa is a is a writer, editor and conference producer. She has contributed to The Times, Marketing Week, Campaign, The Daily Mail and produces the Televisual Factual Festival. She is also launching her own online personalised stationery business www.considine.london and is on the warpath to reintroduce real letter writing to a lost generation of emailers.

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Saying thank you… We are extremely grateful to all those who support the College and we were delighted to hold our Commemoration of Benefactors and Foundation Dinner for over 90 loyal supporters last October. The Sarah Woodhead Fellow in Experimental Psychology, Dr Lucy Cheke, gave an illuminating talk on the neural science of memory, and the Chapel Choir, under the new directorship of Gareth Wilson, sang beautifully both during the ceremony and at dinner. We also took the opportunity to showcase a little project our Fellows and staff have been busy knitting – namely cosy accessories for the Girton squirrel toys! A silent auction was held for A Great Campaign and the squirrels raised a fantastic £2500. Thank you to all who took part. Our thanks also go to the catering team for their superb dishes, which included a delicious Girton-coloured Baked Alaska for dessert. It was an especially touching occasion to welcome the friends of Nirmala de Mel (Archaeology and Anthropology, 1959) back to the College on a sunny Sunday afternoon in September, to unveil a specially commissioned bench they had donated in Nirmala’s memory. The designers of the bench, Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley, are regarded as two of the best British artists working in wood. Their internationally known work is in major collections including the V&A in London. Their work, with its ‘minimal aesthetic’, is known for its ‘strong but quiet presence in the landscape’. Partridge and Walmsley designed the bench not just to be site specific in the Girton College grounds but also to reflect Nirmala’s personality. She had so

happily spent her undergraduate years at Girton reading Archaeology and Anthropology before returning to her home country of Sri Lanka and a distinguished career in furthering tourism for Sri Lanka and supporting ecological and cultural projects. Although the artists had never known her they spoke with some of her closest

friends and have responded to what they heard about her – for example they were told – ‘not an angular bench – Nim was very curvy’! Lastly, we hope many of you have received your A Great Campaign pin badges. They are our small way of saying thank you to all of you who support and share Girton’s vision in the advancement of higher education.

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Alumni Events

Alumni Events The following photographs provide a snapshot of the many varied and fascinating alumni events that have been held in 2015. We are delighted to have hosted over 1200 alumni, students and guests at events in College and around the world. Our events programme would not be possible nor as successful without the help and enthusiasm of so many alumni. The College is very grateful to event hosts in Singapore, Hong Kong, and London – Mark Hanson (1985), Kevin Chan (1986), Guy O’Keefe (1990), Rob Durkin (2004), Dawn Airey (1981), and Elizabeth Werry (1955); to Sophia Bergqvist (1978) for providing delicious wine for the Wine-tasting evening, and to all those who encouraged groups to attend their reunions, or organised events for Girtonians.

Law and Finance Event 2015: Professor Jochen Runde addresses the audience

Law and Finance Event 2015: Host Guy O’Keefe and guests

Medics and Vets Dinner 2015

Young Alumni Technology Networking Event 2015 at Yahoo!

Young Alumni Event 2015: Guest speaker Dawn Airey

Singapore 2015

Hong Kong 2015

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Tokyo 2015

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Artist in Residence Event 2015

Boat Club Dinner 1985 Crew

May Bumps 2015

Artist in Residence Event 2015

Classical Society Reunion 2015

Wine-tasting event 2015 Music and Choir Event 2015

Alumni Rugby Match 2015

Music and Choir Event 2015

Roll of Alumni Weekend 2015: Drinks Reception

Roll of Alumni Weekend 2015: The Manchester Piano Quintet

Roll of Alumni Weekend 2015: Robin-Lee Hall (PRP) unveils the latest donation to the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Portraits Exhibition

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Prizes

Prizes Mountford Arts and Humanities Communications Prize 2015 This prize, founded by alumna Dr Margaret Mountford (1970), requires students to take ‘the specialist, esoteric and complex, and make them accessible and engaging’. Participants are asked to choose either an artefact from a museum, or even a museum itself, which they feel conveys the chosen theme. The 2015 theme was ‘The Body’. This year’s topics ranged from photography, to representations of HIV/AIDS, to AngloSaxon brooches and to many items concerning the human body, including human enhancement. The Judges chose the following winners: Judges' Prize, Adam Patel; Originality Prize, Charlotte Wilk; Audience Prize, Morgan Steag, Sarah Weston; Lawrence Room Prize, Olivia Crawford; Abstract Prize, Sarah Weston. Winning Abstract: Photographs. It is 2015, and we are saturated with them. We pose for and post pictures and “selfies” without a second thought. But just over a hundred years ago, at the advent of photography, some approached the prospect of having their photographs taken with an almost-dread. Popular belief was that through the process of taking a photograph, a slice of one’s soul was shed, only to find itself mystically inhabiting a previously blank page, as if transported and trapped in a separate “body” – a mere slip of paper – by some witchcraft.

realize that their photographic replica did not belong to their body (any more), and was therefore out of their control. What would this body-snatched doppelgänger do? But for soldiers going into battle, having a piece of a loved one stowed inside paper produced much comfort. Looking back on early photographs – it is easy to see why people were so convinced their souls could live on paper. They seem more haunted than ours: as if immortalized slivers of lives still being lived.

For some photography was alarming. Staring at their photograph, they would

In this talk, I shall examine with you several souls captured by the American,

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Dr Margaret Mountford (centre) and contestants Lewis Hine, who embarked, in the early 1900s, on an investigative series documenting the souls of child factorylabourers. Hine desperately kept his subjects alive, fashioning paper-bodies. But there are those who just-escape Hine’s “mummification” – ghosts on the periphery, who are blurred, whose soul did not get transferred to paper, and whom we cannot remember.

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Hammond Science Communication Prize 2015 This prize was established in 2008 by Dr Phil Hammond (1981) and encourages undergraduate students to convey scientific ideas in terms that non-scientists would understand; to help promote and improve the public understanding of science in an encouraging, fun and humorous way. This year’s theme was ‘Recognition’ and contestants presented ideas about mathematical problems and patterns, the Universe’s weight, prosopagnosia, machines learning our world, human behaviours and blind sentinels.

Dr Phil Hammond (centre) and contestants The Judges chose the following winners: Judges' Prize, Sophie Moss; Second Prize, Sebastian Mizera; Audience Prize, Sebastian Mizera; Pathology Prize (donated by Suzy Lishman, 1986), Stefano Vianello; Abstract Prize, Rishabh Bhargava Winning Abstract: How does the United States Postal Service (USPS) recognise the addresses scrawled on 18 million trays of mail a year? How does Netflix already know what you would like to watch? What about Amazon, who will recommend items you’ve never searched for and yet they complement the items in your cart? You

can rest assured that USPS does not have an army typing up all those addresses, and that Netflix and Amazon aren’t watching your every move. No, these companies recognise what we write, what we like, and what we need without the help of a single human. Machines, instead, are learning our world. For a baby, much learning is recognition – of faces, scents, voices, and things that are okay to touch and things that aren’t (stovetops are hot!). For a young child, learning evolves to recognising letters, numbers, words. For an adult, there is still more recognition – of problems that need

to be solved. Machine learning, a branch of computer science, aims to teach computers how to learn for themselves – whether it be through text, audio, or images. The applications are extremely diverse. You can teach a computer to recognise the author of a piece of literature, or the artist who created a painting. Machine learning can help researchers recognise the genetic markers that lead to cancer, or help ships steer clear of whales in the ocean. All of this is done through algorithms and statistics, drawn on previous data, much like our past experiences, and how we learn from them.

Jane Martin Poetry Prize 2015 The College was delighted to host the presentation evening for this national poetry prize for 18–30-year-olds last May. The prize was created by Professor Sir Laurence Martin in memory of his daughter, who read Classics at Girton from 1978 to 1981, and derived great pleasure from writing poetry. The judges, author Hisham Matar and Cultural Fellow at the University of Leeds, Helen Mort, awarded Theophilus Kwek the First Prize and Charlotte Buckley the Second Prize.

Dr Mort commented on the winners: ‘Ultimately, what we admired in both the winning entries was a subtle but firm command of language, a confident but unshowy approach to form and a clear investment in not just what was being written about but how it was being written.’ You can read the winning poems on our website at www.girton.cam.ac.uk/janemartin-poetry-prize

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Sport

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Draw! Near-perfect conditions greeted the alumni and student rugby teams as they took to the field for this long-awaited match on Saturday 7 March 2015. Both teams pushed hard for the win but after 90 minutes of fantastic rugby the scores remained level at 19 apiece meaning the current team retain the John Marks salver for another year. Many thanks to the captains, Anthony Rubinstein Baylis (2013) and Dan Poulson (1986), and to all the players and supporters for making this fixture such a great occasion. More photographs from the day can be found online: www.facebook.com/girtonsports

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Sport

The Infidel Boat Club at Cambridge City Sprints On Sunday 3 May 2015 TIBC entered a scratch crew in the City Sprints, a 400m side-by-side regatta held in front of the boathouses. Racing in the IM38+ final the crew made the most of the advantage given to them by starting on the outside of the bend and at 200m they still had their lead but City were gaining ground. By 100m it was nearly neckand-neck. After crossing the finish line it was too close to call but the official results showed that TIBC had won by a canvas. Thanks must go to everyone involved on the day especially Calum Eadie (2010) for getting the crew together, Sam Daniell (2001) for liaising with GCBC, Tim Nye (2013), the current GCBC president, and Simon Schoenbuchner (2012) GCBC men’s captain, for the loan of a boat and blades.

Women on the Tideway and at Twickenham

If you would like to join TIBC’s mailing list please email theinfidelboatclub@gmail.com The crew: Cox: Ed Gazeley (2013), Stroke: Alastair Springgay (2010), 7:

A special mention this year must go to the Girton women who rowed in the Blondie boat and those who were members of the Women’s Rugby 1st XV. Both the Boat Race on the Tideway and the Varisty rugby match at Twickenham included the women’s competition for

Jonathan Fuhrmann (2007), 6: Calum Eadie (2010), 5: Richard Stutt (2005), 4: James Boardman (2010), 3: Max Thoma (2010), 2: Alex Fudge (2010), Bow: Carlo Minciacchi (2010).

the first time in their long histories. The College was thrilled to be cheering them on.

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Donors

Donors to the College 2014â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15 The College is extremely grateful to all the following for their support. Donors from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 are listed below; donors from July 2015 will be listed next year. In addition to those listed below, our thanks also go to all donors who wish to remain anonymous. * The participation rate is the percentage of living, addressable alumni making a gift within the financial year. Names in italic type indicate a legacy. Class of 1928 Lady Clark (G White)

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Class of 1932 Mrs V Garner (Clague)

Class of 1946 Anonymous Mrs L Grant (Belton) Miss M Macleod

Class of 1934 Miss J Macaulay Class of 1935 Miss E Chadwick Miss N Curry Miss J Mangold Mrs J Westwood (Murrant) Class of 1936 Anonymous Mrs M Tyndall (Blench) Class of 1938 Anonymous Miss K Auty Class of 1939 Anonymous Dr M Metcalfe (Davies) Miss J Norris Miss E Yonge Class of 1940 Dr M Brown Miss E Senior Mrs R Winegarten (Aarons) Class of 1941 Mrs S Seddon (Proudlock-Dunbar) Class of 1942 Mrs P Churchill (Harwood) Miss M Evans Mrs A Finch (Dickson) Mrs A Sinnhuber (Daubercies) Class of 1943 Anonymous Dr R Brooke (Clark) and Professor C Brooke Mrs C Heptonstall (Smith) Mrs A Nowell (Giles) Dr J Trusted (Turner) Class of 1944 Anonymous Mrs P Broomhead (Wagstaff) Mrs M Child (Bond) Miss O Searles Mrs V Williams (Grubb) Class of 1945 Miss M Chevallier

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Class of 1947 Anonymous Mrs P Bollam (Waterhouse) Mrs R Collins (Mottershead) Mrs M Conn (Sumner) Mrs R Felton (Holt) Professor H Francis (Wright) Mrs J A Jolowicz (Stanley) Mrs R Osborn (Woodford) Dr P Talalay (Samuels) Mrs P Wilson (Knight) Class of 1948 Anonymous Dr S Beare (Reed) Lady Chilver (C Grigson) Mrs M Clark (Ronald) Dr I Ferguson (McLaren) Mrs J Goddard Mrs S Greig (Stutchbury) Mrs P Hobhouse (Chichester-Clark) Dr O Hollings (Stone) Mrs K Kummer (Morris) To' Puan Lau-Gunn (C Gunn) Mrs P Marsh (Holland) and Mr D Marsh Mrs D Mayes (Law) Mrs M Morgan (Bryant) and Mr M Morgan Dr M Rendel Mrs S Tyler (Morris) Class of 1949 Anonymous Mrs A Aitken (Rolfe) Mrs A Atkinson (Barrett) Mrs J Bridgwood (Berry-Hart) Mrs M Bryan (Grant) Mrs E Bullock (Pomeroy) Miss J Harington Mrs J Hewlett (Williams) Mrs M Hodgkinson (Wass) Mrs R Howell (Griffin) Dr J Lloyd-Thomas (Baron) Professor V Minogue (Hallett) Dr J Orrell (Kemp) Dr V Pearson (Mercer) The Baroness Perry of Southwark (P Welch) Mrs D Shaw-Stewart (Lewis) Dr M Snook (Butler)

Mrs A Thomas (Kendon) Dr M Tiffen (Steele-Perkins) Dr V van der Lande Class of 1950 Participation Rate: 23.2% Anonymous Dr J Attfield (White) Mrs J Carruthers (Stevens) Mrs R Dams (Bailey) Mrs D Dennis (Hinnels) Dr J Gibson Miss S Lesley Mrs M Owen (Baron) Mrs J Schofield (Plowman) Mrs S Stanley (Wright) Mrs S Turner (Davis) Dr P Watney (Lachelin) Class of 1951 Participation Rate: 28.6% Anonymous Dr R Bailey Mrs R Bennett (Appleton) Miss C Crump Mrs A Hamaker (Church) Dr M Howatson (Craven) Mrs M Macey (Denton) Ms S Marsden Miss E Murray Mrs A Oldroyd (Holloway) Mrs G Scales (Grimsey) Mrs R Smart (Armstrong) Miss B Stephenson Mrs P Ward (Nobes) Mrs H Wright (Mingins) Dr E Wyatt Class of 1952 Participation Rate: 25.8% Anonymous Miss J Butler Mrs A Carey (Patrick) Mrs J Foord (Greenacre) Lady Foster (K Bullock) Ms M Gilbert Mrs R Harris (Barry) Mrs J Hurst (Kohner) Mrs J Lovegrove (Bourne) Mrs P Ross (Davies) Mrs N Schaffer (Thomas) Miss C Somerset Mrs P Souter (Baker) Mrs F Wallace (Macleod) Mrs I Wiener (Pollak) Mrs J Wood (Felton)

Donors

Class of 1953 Participation Rate: 31.4% Anonymous Mrs S Alderson (Heard) Mrs A Attree (Chapman) Dr M Barnes (Sampson) Mrs E Britton (Prichard) The Revd L Brown Dr E Dobie (Marcus) Dr B Evans (Morgan) Miss O Harper Dr P Hill (Harper) Mrs K Larkin (Gibson) and Mr M Larkin Mrs J Marshallsay (Hall-Smith) Mrs P Maryfield (Cowgill) Dr H Morgan (Retter) Mrs B Plummer (Lobb) Lady Reid (M Kier) Mrs J Round (Baum) Mrs J Shipley (Leeman) Mrs E Silva (Barratt) Mrs S Turner (Pascal) Class of 1954 Participation Rate: 25.7% Anonymous Mrs M Biggart (Murrary) The Rev H Catton (Middleton) Mrs M Chan (Lee) Mrs C Coleman (Whiten) Dr M Cox (Whichelow) Miss A Day Mrs E Fenwick (Roberts) Mrs A Franklin (Glossop) Mrs J Jordan (Hogbin) Mrs D Lees-Jones (Nayler) Miss M McNulty Mrs H Silk (Wallace) Mrs D Stallard (Randall) Mrs F Strong (Ranger) Ms M Swanwick (Richardson) The Baroness Whitaker (J Stewart) Mrs D Woolley (McGrath) Class of 1955 Participation Rate: 41.4% Anonymous Dr S Adam (Merrell) Mrs A Alexander (Coulton) Mrs R Allen (Green) Mrs J Anstice (Williams) Mrs P Bainbridge (Lawrence) Mrs J Barker (Cotton) Mrs J Cardell Lawe (Cardell) Professor J Chandler Mrs R Edwards (Moore) Mrs D Geliot (Stebbing) Mrs J Gilbraith (Southern) Mrs M Goodrich (Bennett) Dr B Hammerton (Mann) Mrs J Hamor (Wilkinson) Dame Rosalyn Higgins (Cohen) Mrs S Holmans (Edge) Mrs C McLean (Lithgow) Mrs E Newton (Ringer) Mrs G Parr (Loft) Dr S Radcliffe (Wickramasinghe) Mrs J Rodden (Wilkins) Dr B Thomson (Bland) Mrs D Thorp (Galbraith) Mrs S Threlfall (Jackson) Mrs C Vigars (Walton) Mrs J Walker (Brown) Dr V Warrior Mrs E Werry The Rev T Witter (Lock)

Mrs D York (Macdonald) Class of 1956 Participation Rate: 22.5% Anonymous Mrs J Barrett (Fountain) Mrs M Bright (Abel) Dr J Davies (Dadds) Dr D Downes (Slow) Madame W Hellegouarc'h (Thomas) Mrs M Pedlar-Perks (Tillett) Mrs M Poole (Smith) Dr M Rossiter Dr F Simpson (Zuill) Lady Swinnerton-Dyer (H Browne) Mrs M Thorpe (Perry) Mrs R Treves Brown (Harding) Ms M Vincent Dr B Watson (Dawson) Class of 1957 Participation Rate: 21.1% Anonymous Professor J Ashworth Mrs M Boucher (Pearson) Mrs M Davies (Owen) Mrs G du Charme (Brown) Mrs A Goosey (Alexander) Mrs J Hull (Mee) Mrs J Jenkins (Chorley) Mrs J Kenrick (Greaves) Mrs V Roberts (Chapman) Dr E Vinestock (Morrison) Mrs V Wood-Robinson (Ginman) Mrs P Youngman (Coates) Class of 1958 Participation Rate: 29.5% Anonymous Dr H Bewes (Bryant) Mrs J Blackburn (Saunders) Miss M Dyson Mrs A Eccles (Chib) Mrs C Gascoigne (Ditchburn) and Mr B Gascoigne Lady Gass (E Acland-Hood) Mrs H Greenstock (Fellowes) Miss C Haworth Mrs D Hobden (Hutchings) Mrs A Holland (Telling) Dr J Knell (Brown) Dr G Lachelin Dr J Lloyd (Muir-Smith) Miss K Lo Mrs K Norman (Redwood) Mrs J Pardey (Stoker) Professor F Rhoads (Secker) Dr J Rizvi (Clarke) Mrs R Ross (Fincher) Mrs C Stewart (Custance) Mrs B Stocks (Martin) Class of 1959 Participation Rate: 23.3% Anonymous Mrs F Bates (Spillard) Mrs S Beasley (Brown) Dr M Bent (Bassington) Mrs D Boatman (Coles) Dr A Deveson (Richards) Mrs S Diggle (Chapman) Lady English (J Milne) Mrs A Foat (Goldup) Mrs R Griffiths (Roaf) Mrs V Hall (Heard) and Dr J Hall Mrs C Hopkins (Busbridge)

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K Lawther (Cameron) A Montgomery (Hurrell) M Morgan (Stallard-Penoyre) J Paine (Smith) L Ruffe (Cuppage) D Turner (Greenaway)

Class of 1960 Participation Rate: 24.1% Anonymous Dr D Devlin Mrs L Eshag (Lewis) Mrs M Field (Chisholm) Mrs B Gardner (Brennan) Dr A Hamblin (Peel) Mrs F Hebditch (Davies) Mrs J Herriott (Maclean) Dr A McDonald (Lamming) Miss F Mills Mrs D Nicholson (Hilton) Mrs E Siddall (Stone) Mrs C Smith (Webster) Mrs S Thomson (Dowty) Mrs J Thorpe (Oakley) Dr M Walmsley Dr R Warren (Copping) Ms C Webb Class of 1961 Participation Rate: 28.9% Anonymous Dr S Bain (Stanley) Mrs H Blair (Tunnard) Mrs C Brack (Cashin) Mrs K Brind (Williams) Mrs S Chivers (Campbell-Ferguson) Dr A Conyers (Williams) Mrs S Cox (Crombie) Mrs J de Swiet (Hawkins) Mrs E Fleet (Sainsbury) Mrs D Jefkins (Peacock) Mrs L Merriman (Megarry) Miss B Nevill Professor C Nyamweru (Washbourn) Mrs M Poole-Wilson (Gemmell) Mrs F Price (Hough) Mrs A Richards (Brown) Ms A Robertson Mrs L Scott-Joynt (White) Mrs R Sjolin (Brooking) Mrs S Smith (Jenkins) Mrs J Stancomb (Cooper) Mrs J Standage (Ward) Dr A Thompson Dr R Toms (Peregrine-Jones) Mrs S Wilson (Waller) Class of 1962 Participation Rate: 27.9% Anonymous Dr J Bainbridge Mrs R Binney (Chanter) Mrs D Bond (MacFarlane) Miss A Darvall Mrs P Downes (Sterry) and Mr P Downes Mrs P Glanville (Fox-Robinson) Miss H Greig Mrs S Hirom (Wells) Professor C Humphrey (Waddington) Ms J McAdoo (Hibbert) Dr L Pollard (Robertson) Dr V Raman (Srinivasan) Dr J Roy (Anderson) Miss P Simpson Miss H Strouts Mrs W Tucker (Jones)

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Donors

Mrs J Way (Whitehead) Mrs H Willoughby-Ellis (Moerman) Class of 1963 Participation Rate: 19% Anonymous Lady J Atkinson (Mandeville) Dr E Burroughs (Clyma) Mrs S Hill (Gleeson-White) Mrs H Langslow (Addison) Mrs L Lyne (Rees) Miss E Roberts Dr U Ryan (Scully) Mrs M Stoney (Wild) Dr P Taylor (Francis) Dr V Thorne (Stanton) Mrs J Wakefield (Dawes) Class of 1964 Participation Rate: 16.2% Anonymous Ms N Acland (Gatley) Mrs C Ansorge (Broadbelt) Dr J Baldock (Cottrell) Mrs C Beasley-Murray (Griffiths) The Rev A Bradbrook (Turner) Miss D Crowder Ms I Freebairn Ms M Grech (Ganado) Ms V Horsler (Sheen) Mrs J McManus (Edwards) Mrs R Oliver (Armitstead) Dr R Osmond (Beck) Mrs P Shaw (Northcroft) Mrs C Thorp (Kenyon) Class of 1965 Participation Rate: 20% Anonymous The Rt Hon Lady Justice Arden (M Arden) Dr D Challis (Pennington) Dr S Delamont Mrs P Eaton (Mills) Ms J Gardiner Mrs G Henchley (Cassels) Mrs J Houghton (Rumsey) Mrs R Katz (Horwich) Dr J Mallison (Hallowes) Dr R Page (Wight) Dr M Picton (Jones) Mrs P Sharp (Monach) Professor A Sinclair (Lees) Dr A Tyndale Professor V van Heyningen (Daniel) Mrs D Wells (Bousfield) Class of 1966 Participation Rate: 19.4% Anonymous Mrs L Andrews (Scott) Dr L Bacon (Rayner) Dr E Capewell (Aldridge) Miss F Corrie Mrs L Curgenven (Charlton) Mrs H Davies (Waters) Mrs S Forster (Hawley) Mrs B Hird (Holden) and Mr A Hird Miss M Leeson Dr A Lishman Mrs A Nussey Dr R Smith (Loewenthal) Class of 1967 Participation Rate: 18% Anonymous

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Dr B Castleton (Smith) Dr P Chadwick Mrs L Chesneau (Jacot) Mrs K Coleman (MacKenzie) Dr D Cunningham (Yeates) Miss M Day Dr E Emerson Dr P Ford Dr N Gibbons (Bole) Mrs D McAndrew (Harrison) Mrs B Moran (Jones) Mrs A Rowe (Helliwell) Mrs M Saunders (Cain) Mrs B Walker (Fogg) and Mr W Walker Class of 1968 Participation Rate: 24.8% Anonymous Dr G Ball (Harte) Dr A Blackburn Dr L Braddock Ms S Burrows-Goodwill (Burrows) Dr R Carter (Rayner) Mrs V Challacombe (Brousson) Mrs H Chown (Benians) Dr J Cross Miss S Cubitt Dr H Falk Ms H Goy (Corke) Professor R Jenkins (McDougall) Ms E Klingaman Mrs D Knight (Watson) Dr A McLean Ms J Mercer (Clarke) Ms S Minter Mrs S Penfold (Marshall) Ms F Oates Dr F Smith (Rankin) Mrs H Swallow (Symes) Miss J Thompson Class of 1969 Participation Rate: 20.4% Anonymous Dr C Bell (Howe) Miss S Blacker (Brenton) Ms M Friend Dr A Griffin (Ryder) Professor M Fowler Mrs S Hinkley (Booth) Dr G Monsell (Thomas) Professor E Nesbitt Mrs A Perry (Blackwell) Mrs Z Powers (Jones) Mrs R Sheldon (Martin) Dr B Taylor (Slimming) Mrs K Ward (Mee) Mrs S Watson (Head) Dr J Wilson (Trotter) Mrs M Winfield (Richards) Ms C Wright Class of 1970 Participation Rate: 15.4% Anonymous Mrs C Avery Jones (Bobbett) Dr R Brooks (Byerley) Mrs M Cobbold (MacFarlane) Mrs B Coulson (Chambers) Ms E Guppy Mrs S Hargreaves Professor M Haycock Ms P Jones Dr S Lawton (Marsh-Smith) Miss P Mander Dr A Marlow (Sheppard)

Mrs V Martin (Bennett) Dr J Melia (Gibson) Dr M Mountford (Gamble) Ms J Nockolds Mrs G Phillips (Osborne) Dr R Siddals Class of 1971 Participation Rate: 13.4% Dr H Caldwell (Burtenshaw) Ms V Chamberlain Mrs V Chiesa (Wilkie) Dr F Clifton-Hadley (Christian) Dr A Cobby Mrs A Cowley (Bazin) Miss L Fluker The Revd C Hetherington (Bourne) Dr S Heywood The Revd K Kirby Mrs J McKnight (Ruddle) Dr E O'Keefe (Robinson) Miss J Palmer Dr H Taylor Mrs J Tierney (Briggs) Mrs G Waters (Cutmore) Class of 1972 Participation Rate: 16.3% Anonymous Mrs J Bell (Spurgin) Mrs A Brown Dr F Campbell Mrs S Cooper (Vale) Ms S Dawson Dr A Edmonds Miss G Edwards Ms J Hanna Ms A Hey Ms B Hines (Fejtek) Mrs E Hope (Bentley) Dr J Kinder Dr A Overzee (Hunt) Miss S Pargeter Ms V Platt Mrs M Samuels (Moss) Mrs C Stoker (Porter) and Mr A Stoker Ms D Sutherland Mrs C Turner (Ogle) Mrs R Whatmore (Robertson) Ms A Williams (Joyce) Class of 1973 Participation Rate: 14.2% Anonymous Mrs A Bamforth (Burgess) Mrs G Bargery (Hetherington) Dr M Davies Dr L Dumbreck (Devlin) Ms G Feldman Mrs V Knight (Hammerton) Dr A Lyon (Butland) Dr T Madej Mrs N Miller (Thomas) Mrs P O'Driscoll (Thrower) Dr A Owen Mrs A Stainsby (Sutton) Dr S Tilby (Wharton) Ms P Wade (Wellburn) Class of 1974 Participation Rate: 14.1% Anonymous Lady Baker (H Sharrock) Mrs M Bonsall (Shaw) Mrs C Borrill (Pateras)

Donors

Dr J Clayton (Gardner) Mrs M Craig (MacCoby) Dr S Dyson Miss G Gilman Mrs F Hallworth (Whiston) Dr D Lamb Mrs P Marr (Swanney) Mrs F Morris (Milner) Ms M Morris Dr C Morrison (Page) Dr E Oakes (Jacques) Miss N Powell Miss K Refson Miss A Rhodes Dr M Trusted Dr R Whaley Mrs A Whipp (Smith) Class of 1975 Participation Rate: 17.5% Anonymous Ms F Anderson (Wells-Thorpe) Mrs J Barker (Leske) Miss F Boyers Mrs A Davidson (Jones) Professor F Doyle Mrs S Finlay (Perry) Ms J Hayball Dr M Jubb Miss J Mann Mrs S Mead (Chan) Mrs C Mitchell (Teall) Dr R Nye (Painter) Mrs S Palmer (Hull) Her Honour Judge I Parry Dr R Rayner (Talbot) Mrs R Ross Dr V Smith (Tate) Miss A Stebbing Dr G Tozer-Hotchkiss (Tozer) Professor P Tyrrell Ms F Werge Mrs M Wolf (Gibb) Class of 1976 Participation Rate: 18.2% Anonymous Dr C Anderson (Aston) Dr H Benbow Dr C Bryce (Ford) Mrs P Cakebread (James) Ms J Dangerfield Ms J Ferrans Mrs E Jones (Dando) Miss M Knowles Mrs S Maunder (McVicar) Dr B Mensch and Mr M Evans Mrs G Millinger (Aston) Mrs S Morgan (Richardson) Ms H Morrison Dr A Roberts Dr C Robinson (Murphy) Dr Y Roe Mrs J Smallwood (Smith) Miss E Wade Mrs S Weatherhead (Wallace) Class of 1977 Participation Rate: 19.7% Anonymous Mrs S Ballingall (Sampson) Mrs C Bromhead (Smith) Dr C Brown Dr B Burin Mrs J Collyer (Kiwana) Mrs A Coulton (McWatters)

Dr C Davis Dr R Dyer (Snelling) Ms C Egan Mrs S Hawkins (Oldfield) Mrs C Hesketh (Castle) Ms S Hunt (Robin) Mrs H Jeffreson (Miller) Ms R Jones Mrs N King (Cowell) Mrs C Oram (Hughes) Dr L Pillidge (Robinson) Professor S Rowland-Jones Mrs B Schouten (Edwards) Mrs P Somervell (Holt) Professor H Thomas Mrs L Turner (Gemmell) Mrs G White (Lupton) Ms S Woodall Mrs G Woon (Doubleday) Class of 1978 Participation Rate: 23.8% Anonymous Mrs R Anderson (Naish) and Mr J Anderson Professor H Atkinson (Bavister) Ms S Bergqvist Dr P Boston Dr M Chambers Mrs J Clifford (Floyd) Mrs S Conolly (Ruch) The Rev Dr M De Quidt (Williamson) Mrs G Dodd (Andrewes) Ms J Elton Mrs A Francis (Fairbairn) Mrs J George (Peterson) Mrs A Higgs (Beynon) Ms B Hill Mrs M Jackson (Strudwick) Ms K Knight (Otter) Mrs H Lim (Tan) Mrs A Masters (Elms Neale) Dr J Mitchell (Stebbing) Dr A Mynors-Wallis (Lloyd-Thomas) Ms S O'Mahony (Bigg) Professor C Poppi Dr J Risdall Mrs S Routledge (Blythe) Mrs S Shrimpton (Lightfoot) Dr A Streetly Ms S Tate Lady Turing (N Simmonds) Miss A Weitzel Class of 1979 Participation Rate: 21.8% Anonymous Mrs J Barwick-Nesbit (Nicholson) Mr R Blyth Ms A Brice Ms J Caddick (Roberts) Mrs R Cargill (Francis) Dr P Child (Skeggs) Mrs J Clough (Richardson) Mrs J Edis (Askew) Mr J Ford Dr A Gemmill Dr P Gibson Mr K Grocott Dr S Hales Miss J Hewett-Cooney (Hewett) Ms S Hewin Miss L Jerram Mrs M Lewis (Wallington) Mr J Longstaff Dr J Martin (Hewitt) Miss T Nicholls

Mr N Pears Dr D Poole Professor M Power Mr S Richardson Mr L Roche Ms I Ruhemann Mrs A Sheil (Simpson) Professor A Taylor (Rosser) Mrs S Waller (Skelland) Mrs F Weston (Simpson) Dr N Wilkinson (Nanji) Dr C Young Class of 1980 Participation Rate: 19.2% Anonymous Mr P Bernstein Mrs H Blackburn (Egan) Mr S Butterworth Mr I Craggs Mr J Doyle Professor M Fewtrell Mr S Firth Ms A Fyffe Ms S Gill Ms S Hall (Hetherington) Dr A Henderson Mr D Hollingworth Mrs S Lancashire (Marr) Dr N Land Dr I Laurenson Dr K Marwick Mr C Milne Professor K Morrison Mrs K Pugh (Burton) Mr D Recaldin Mrs B Shah (Pandey) Mr I Teague Ms P Treacy Dr C Vize Mrs H Wilderspin (Chatters) Class of 1981 Participation Rate: 9.5% Anonymous Mr G Counsell and Ms A Reece (1981) Mrs T Cowen (Castling) Ms C Edwards Miss J Grey Mr N Harvey Professor S Houlgate Mr A Lane Mrs Y Maxtone-Smith (Maxtone-Graham) Ms F Smith Mrs R Stileman (Cremer) Mr N Wells Mrs A Whitaker (Rundle) Class of 1982 Participation Rate: 12.4% Anonymous Professor J Cassell Ms L Davy Mr M Holt Mr S Hood Mrs K Ip (Jopson) Mrs A Kane Miss S Leong The Revd Canon C Methuen Mr S Namasivayam Mrs K Peissel (Lynn) Miss M Quinn Mr J Rae-Smith Mrs J Raffle (Lobell) Mr A Simpson Ms L Simpson

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Donors

Class of 1983 Participation Rate: 11% Anonymous Mr S Bell Mr R Buller Mr C Gibbs Mr L Hoegh Dr J Holt Mrs A House (McNiff) Ms J Kirrane (Cronan) Professor M Lindsay Ms A MacFarlane Mr C Main Ms C Orchard (Brind) Mr J Pike Dr K Steward Ms F Van Dijk Mr D Wittmann

Dr W Simonson Dr N Storer Mrs K Stormont Dr S Tam Mr S Walker Dr E Wang Class of 1987 Participation Rate: 11.7% Anonymous Mrs J Ahlberg (Simms) and Professor P Ahlberg (1982) Mr M Anderson Ms T Barnes Mr R Bayall (Buaal) Mr T Britton Mr S Close Mr R Day and Ms R Day (Jayasundera) 1987 Dr L Fallon Mr K Galloway Mr P Groombridge Professor S Panda Dr J Saunders (Golding) Ms J Wilson (Hainsworth)

Class of 1984 Participation Rate: 7.6% Anonymous Mrs T Bradley (Jennings) Mr P Cameron Dr T Crickmore (Bartram) Professor M Gale Mr S Hacking Mr A Jackson Mr C Mok Dr L Power Mrs H Strong Mr P Williams Class of 1985 Participation Rate: 15.9% Anonymous Dr R Averill Dr S Bankes (Thorniley) Dr C Bradley Mr P Bream and Mrs J Bream (Sharp) (1988) Mrs H Butler (Penfold) Dr D Cara and Dr M Cara (Blake) (1985) Dr H Chan Mrs K Collins (Scrivener) Mrs P Considine Mrs A Davies-Jones (King) Ms S Drew Ms M Hackett Mr F Heng Dr R Hyde Mrs S Parton (Reid) and Mr J Parton (1984) Mr T Ramoutar Ms P Roberts Dr D Smith Ms M Sng Mrs E Strachan (Hill) Mrs C Travis (Bygrave) Miss S Williams Mr C Woodford Class of 1986 Participation Rate: 14% Anonymous Mrs D Banerji (Urwin) Mr K Chan Mrs S Croft (White) Mr D Dibosa Mrs F Emmerson (McCoig) Mr R Evison Mr D Fielding Mr G Freeman Ms C Liassides Dr S Lishman Mr A Pymer Mr R Rayward Dr P Shah

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Class of 1988 Participation Rate: 11.2% Anonymous Ms C Bardon (Heslop) Mr A Craigie Ms F Graham Mr G Green Mr M Holden Mr M Hutt Mr M Keady Dr M Koo (Leather) Dr J Malt Mr P Miller Mr R Moss Mrs A Orsi (Knight) Dr J Rippin Mr J Short Mr A Tyrer Ms A Young Class of 1989 Participation Rate: 10.3% Anonymous Dr D Bell Mr P Brabin Miss J Buck Mrs R Cowin (Clark) Dr M de Miranda Dr G Gosall Ms N Guest and Mr D Riddell Mr D Henderson Mr J Howling Dr J Jacobs Ms S Jones (Griffith) Mr S Marsden Mrs F Mussio (Gonsalves) Mr A Ridley Mrs C Seward (Stanley) Class of 1990 Participation Rate: 10% Anonymous Mr S Beale Mr M Hallett Mrs G McPherson (Hunter) Miss V Milner Mr J Moffett Mr D Poppleton Dr K Rutherford and Dr S Rutherford (Whitby) 1990 Mr C Selwa

Dr M Stidworthy Mr T Taylor Mrs J Treutenaere (Amos) Ms E Wagner Dr M Weston Class of 1991 Participation Rate: 12.1% Anonymous Mr S Bradley Mr J Creighton Mr D Germain Mr R Goldsmith Mr R Goodhead Dr S Hayward Mr S Irvine Mr P James Mrs C Kendal (Currie) Mrs P Martin (Hall) Mr R Pavry Dr D Ramm Mr A Redfern Mr J Rouse Mr T Southern Mr J Viner Ms M Vintiadis Dr S Wallace Class of 1992 Participation Rate: 10.4% Anonymous Dr S Aguilar Mr D Batchelor Mrs N Budd (Hill) Dr E Chesneau Mrs J Dumbelton (Ainsworth) Mr J English Mrs J Geldart (Kelly) Mr J Geston Mr O Haffenden Professor K Hwee-Ling Mr J Marsh Mr A McCready Mr R Paterson Mr A Poulson Dr C Themans-Warwick (Warwick) Dr D Thurley Class of 1993 Participation Rate: 11.8% Anonymous Mr G Arnold Mrs R Austin (Patterson) Mr T Barnes Mr W Collins Mr I Furlonger Mrs S Galbraith (Smith) Ms R Kerr Mrs A Lancaster (Mills) Dr J Nowell Mr A O'Rourke Mrs S Parsons (Relf) Mr W Potten Mr V Rawal Mrs J Riley (Hook) Mr N Sartain Mr D Semal Mr H Stokes Mr R Till Mrs A Tobin Mr G Williams Class of 1994 Participation Rate: 10.2% Anonymous Dr A Blaxter Paliwala

Donors

Dr G Bradbury Dr J Chen Mr N Coram-Wright Dr T Courtney Miss C Eziefula Mr C Hulatt Mrs S Huxley-Reynard (Edgar) Dr S Krauss Mr K Locherer Mr P Mason Ms C Maugham (Hibbitt) Mr L McLernon Dr J Midgley Dr J Pamment Mr E Pugh Mr H Thomas Mr B West and Mrs E West (Kelley) 1994 Mr O Wilson Class of 1995 Participation Rate: 11.2% Anonynous Mr T Boughton Ms R Briggs Mr S Davidson Mr A Every Mr B Fehnert Miss A Jacobs Mr L John Dr L Lamb (Baker) Mr T Massingham Dr P Nicholls Mr N Parker Dr J Polton Mr P Ryland Miss L Shackleton Dr L Shaw Dr A Thurrell

Mrs B Kushida (Parfitt) Miss K Moorhouse Mr T Murphy Mr S Nelson Ms E O'Reilly (Reynolds) Mr N Robinson Mr P Rutland Dr J Schonfield Dr M Shaw-Champion Mr M Sidhom Miss J Smith Mr C Vickers Miss L Walker Mrs K Yates (Grey) Class of 1998 Participation Rate: 11.1% Anonymous Miss F Bryson Mr T Capdevielle Miss K Clark Mr P Cornmell Dr T Craggs Mr G Dobson and Mrs A Dobson (Ambrose) (1999) Mrs H Francis (Barnes) Mrs P Frowde (Barclay) Mr J Gilberthorpe Mrs S Holt (Merrigan) Ms K Kennedy (Laver) Miss R Pope Mr G Redman Mrs C Smith (Thomas) Ms K Tymieniecka Mr J Vali

Class of 1996 Participation Rate: 10.6% Anonymous Dr K Best (Smith) Ms H Bradley Miss C Chan Mr M Cobley Ms Y Erden Miss A Gee Mr P Glover Mr S Ho Miss L James Mr T Radcliffe Mrs B Richards (Goodridge) Ms C Roberts Mr R Smith Dr L Wilson-Shaw (Jackson) Mrs C Wookey-Evans

Class of 1999 Participation Rate: 10% Anonymous Miss K Bingham Miss L Bullock Dr J Claass Miss T Collier Mr J Cooper-Colliander (Cooper) Mr D Emmens Dr N Jennings Dr H Lu Mr P Marshall Mr J Morgan Mrs R Morris (Bowes) Dr R Orr Mr E Owles Mr H Rowntree Miss N Rump Mrs H Underwood (Keeble) Mr G Williams Professor K Zhen

Class of 1997 Participation Rate: 16.1% Anonymous Miss L Allen Mr J Anthony-Edwards (Anthony) Mr P Beer Miss M Bingham-Walker Mr E Buckley Dr E Butterworth Mr C Cheung Mr A Chisholm Ms E Cox Mr M Cullingford Mrs C Gruffudd Jones (Mullis) Mr R Hakes Mr P Hall Dr J Hawes and Mrs C Hawes (Slevin) (1997) Dr L Hulatt

Class of 2000 Participation Rate: 10.4% Anonymous Mrs S Bradnum (Degge) Mrs C Bright (Wright) Mr C Caulkin Mr S Costello Mr I Deacon Dr M Dries Dr C Duckworth Miss K Fulcher Ms P Giaiero Mr R Karia Miss K Kneller Mr A Mohamedbhai Mr J Panchaud Mr J Smith Dr D Smith

Mr T Sneddon Mr B Speight and Mrs H Speight (Haggie) (2000) Mr T Wey Miss L White Class of 2001 Participation Rate: 13.2% Anonymous Miss Z Best Dr J Bichard Miss B Cain Mr D Cash Mrs R Claydon (Goodacre) Miss S Daniell Miss G Durkin Miss R Dyer Mr T Elliott Miss K Ellison Mr P Hempsall Mr U Inamete Mr J Knibbs Mrs H Lloyd Mr J Meenowa Ms R Moore Mr T Mosher Dr A Owen Miss A Sharma Dr D Stretton (Marshall) Mrs R Walker (Clements) Mr R Wright Class of 2002 Participation Rate: 10% Anonymous Mr J Andrews Mr J Beeson Dr D Black Miss G Bryce Mrs K Clark (Irving) Miss H Craik Mr S de Haas Mr T Elson Dr G Gnanakumaran Mr R Griffiths Mr J Hogg Mrs P Hook (Tudor) Mr T Houlton Mr K Merrett Ms A Outhwaite Mr M Schneider Mr J Turner Mr S West Mr T Yates Class of 2003 Participation Rate: 8% Anonymous Mr A Darnton Miss A Goddard Mr M Hughes Mr H Johnson Mr A Kumar Mrs C Murrells (Clifton) and Mr J Murrells (2003) Miss S Pankaj Mrs S Saeed (Adam) Mrs S Staff (Penny) Mr B Stimmler Dr M White Class of 2004 Participation Rate: 6.9% Anonymous Mr M Beckett Mr M Birmingham

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Donors

Mrs E Bridge (Kawashima) Mr D Deitz Mr P Dower Mr R Durkin Mrs K Fryatt (McDonnell) and Mr J Fryatt (2004) Mr V Handa Mr A Leung Mr O Lewis Mrs W Lung (Dong) and Mr R Lung (2003) Mr S Murray Dr I Sides Dr L Walker Mr K Wong Class of 2005 Participation Rate: 14.4% Anonymous Mr J Anderson Mr L Andrews Miss D Bradley Miss K Caro Mr N Culshaw Miss N de Pointis Brighty Mr M Eaton Mr M Forsman Miss C Kellas Miss M Lavin Mr E Livingston Miss D Luo Mr S Mutter Mrs J Naseman (Bromage) and Mr B Naseman (2007) Miss C Nichols Mr E Nimmons Miss K Nutter Mr A Paul Mr W Prior Dr D Rees Dr J Ruston Mr D Ryder-Cook Mr R Sands Miss K Scotter Mrs J Sheard (Gulliver) Mr R Stutt Mr W Walters Class of 2006 Participation Rate: 11.7% Anonymous Mr R Ahmed Mr N Anandakumar Miss R Anthony Mr M Beevor Miss K Gaston Miss N Hamilton Miss J Harries Miss S Hawkins Miss L Iredale Mr C Johnston Mr T Keen Mrs S Liang Miss D Margolis Mr O Patey Mr S Porter and Mrs R Porter (Dinham) (2007) Miss N Shaw Miss L Sheen Miss R Tandy Mr B Travers Mr H Wong Mr Y Xu Class of 2007 Participation Rate: 14.7% Anonymous

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Miss S Chidlaw Miss F Dickinson Mrs E Dower (Kostalas) Mr W Gamester Mr T Gault Dr F Hansell Mr S Hayes Mr A Higginson Mr T Ithell Mr C Kingcombe Mr A Ko Miss R Langton Mr J More Mr H Narula Miss J Nutter Mr O Nzelu Ms P Olivari Mr C Patrick Mr F Perez Cutino Miss K Saar Mr A Smith Miss R Smith Mr B Treloar Mr M Vroobel Mr S Wait Mr C Wiltsche Mr A Young Class of 2008 Participation Rate: 11.6% Anonymous Miss K Bonham Mr J Brighton Mr E Button Dr I Cardinale Ms E Darley Mr M Duyzend Miss A Eades Mr L Fletcher Miss C Ford Mr J Freedman Mrs A Harris (West) Mrs J Hopkins (Cragg) Miss R Hunter Mr M Ishaq Mr C Lynn Mr N Mead Mr C Pacey Mr R Pavesi Mr M Rendall Mr G Shankar Miss R Singer Mr D Spencer Mr J Wong Mr P Woollins Class of 2009 Participation Rate: 10.3% Anonymous Mr P Brook Miss R Butterfill Miss J Davison Reverend Dr J Gibson Miss E Han Mr S Hart Mr M Hathrell Mr T Hellier Mr E Hillary Miss J Hu Miss M Kang Mr F Kirsch Mr M Leach Mr C Lockwood Mr S Probyn Miss E Richards Mr A Stikonas

Mr J Streather Mr A Wessely Mr L Wong Class of 2010 Anonymous Ms M Chui Ms M Johnson Class of 2011 Mr R Bhopal Mr A Evripides Mr C Fletcher Mr J Fraczyk Dr G Ng Miss F Ur Mr S Xie Fellows1, staff and supporters Mr T Aldrich Mr A Blake Mr P Briggs Mr B Brown Mr R Bruhin Dr L Coggins Miss T Elbourn Ms M Faultless Ms M Gardner Mr K Gray Ms D Lowther Dr E Main Ms F MalarĂŠe and Mr R Wielechowski (2002) Dr J Marks Professor Sir L Martin Professor G McGrath Dr H Mills Mr N Peacock Mrs V Rees Ms J Reynolds Mr K Ridley (in memory of Mrs J Ridley (Baldrey) 1947) Mr D Shelley Mr A Smith Mrs P Smith Mrs J Varney Mr S Venn Mr L Watson Ms J Wilkinson Mr P Wilkinson Mr H B K Williams Mr P Wilson Organisations The Bergqvist Charitable Trust Buckingham Mountain Foundation Goldman Sachs The Lo Family Charitable Trust London Girton Association Mead Family Foundation Slaughter and May University of the Third Age 1

Who are not also alumni

Meet the Team Our new Development Director, Deborah Easlick, joined the team in January 2016. Deborah comes to Girton from a military welfare charity having previously worked for the University of Cambridge on their 800th Anniversary Campaign. As Development Director, Deborah is responsible for the College's Development Campaign, long-term fundraising strategy, major giving and all aspects of College alumni relations and development. Deborah would be happy to hear from you if you have any comments regarding the College’s development plans and events. If you would like to know more about A Great Campaign Deborah can be contacted at d.easlick@girton.cam.ac.uk or on +44 (0)1223 339893. Our Alumni and Legacy Officer, Emma Cornwall, oversees the College’s alumni events and communications, as well as supporting the hardworking volunteers involved with Girton’s various alumni associations. Emma also now has responsibility for the College’s legacy giving programme. Contact Emma if you want to find out more about any of our alumni relations activities or if you are thinking about leaving a legacy to the College. Emma can be reached on e.cornwall@girton.cam.ac.uk or +44 (0)1223 338901.

Deborah Easlick

Emma Cornwall

Tamsin Elbourn

Ingrid Koning

Hannah James (h.james@girton.cam.ac.uk, +44 (0)1223 764935) is our Development Officer and manages the busy administrative hub of the office. She has responsibility for background research for development campaigns and alumni events, and maintenance of our alumni database. Hannah is also responsible for all aspects of gift administration and for preparing the College’s quarterly and annual fundraising reports. Our Annual Fund and Events Officer, Tamsin Elbourn, is responsible for the organisation of Development Office events and also spearheads Girton’s Annual Fund giving which includes the Easter telethon campaign, so please contact her if you have any queries about this at t.elbourn@girton.cam.ac.uk or on +44 (0)1223 765685. Ingrid Koning (development@girton.cam.ac.uk) +44 (0)1223 764935 joined the team last year. Ingrid assists with all our events and provides administrative support to the office.

Hannah James

Spring 2016

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Events Calendar 2016 Details of all events are available by emailing development@girton.cam.ac.uk or by visiting the Alumni and Supporters section of the College’s website www.girton.cam.ac.uk

Friday 1 April

Saturday 24 September

MA Dinner

Library talk

Girton College

Saturday 2 April

Saturday 24 September

MA Congregation

Lawrence Room talk

Girton College

10-16 April

Saturday 24 September

Mistress and Development Director visit to the Far East

People’s Portraits Annual Reception

Friday 29 April

Saturday 24 September

Spring Gardens Walk

Roll of Alumni Weekend Concert

Girton College

Thursday 5 May

Saturday 24 September

Jane Martin Poetry Prize

Roll of Alumni Dinner including the reunion for those who matriculated in 1956, 1966 and 1976

Girton College

Thursday 19 May Alumni Formal Hall

Sunday 25 September

Girton College

Gardens Talk Girton College

Saturday 11 June May Bumps Marquee and Boat Club Dinner

Saturday 15 October

Caius Meadow

Commemoration of Benefactors and Foundation Dinner

Sunday 12 June

Girton College

Alumni Cricket Match (TBC)

Tuesday 18 October

Girton College

Autumn Gardens Walk Girton College

Saturday 18 June Benefactors’ Garden Party

Thursday 27 October

Girton College

Alumni Formal Hall Girton College

Saturday 17 September 1990-1992 and 2006 Reunion Dinner Girton College

Early November Infidel Boat Club Dinner (TBC) Girton College

GIRTON COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE

Development Office Freepost RTJS-ZSHH-ZHBS The Development Office Girton College Cambridge CB3 0JG +44 (0)1223 766672/338901 development@girton.cam.ac.uk www.girton.cam.ac.uk