The Girtonian 2023

Girtonian

Executive Editor Deborah Easlick

Editor Emma Cornwall

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

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In this issue...

Message from the Mistress

The Mistress, Dr Elisabeth Kendall, writes.

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Supporting Students

Your support can make a real difference to our College community.

Creating a Legacy

Gifts in Wills are transformative. One such remarkable gift will enhance the College’s cultural life for generations to come.

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Alumni Profiles

Two remarkable Girtonians—Okechukwu Nzelu (2007) and Ann Short (1974)—share their experiences of College and the pathways they have taken after graduation.

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Cultural Heritage

Conserving the portraits in Old Hall.

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Message from the Mistress

Dr Elisabeth Kendall

As I arrived in my new college-to-be last October, my first impression was that Girton has a truly distinct and welcoming vibe, and that there’s a real buzz about the place. As the months continue to race by at breakneck speed, this sense has only grown. I’m constantly blown away by the talents, energy, enthusiasm and creativity of our students, Fellows and staff, and by just how much is going on in our brilliant College.

It’s tough to single out highlights but I’ll give it a go. Meeting every single Fresher face-to-face in my first week was a joyful start, not to mention a wonderful reminder of why we all do what we do at Girton. Our students are a constant source of fun, surprise, inspiration and intellectual energy.

Our Girton Amateur Dramatics Society put on a hilarious musical in my second week with the daringly edgy storyline of a Mistress missing-in-action, leaving College in the clutches of an evil, calculating Bursar, only to be saved by the heroic intervention of brave students (of course). But if we thought that was bold, Fellows’ eyebrows were raised a good inch further by the racy Christmas Panto, Girtonian Nights, in which an evil, calculating Mistress battles undercover to take back control of the College, assisted by a giant squirrel. You get the drift…

Student sports and societies continue to thrive at Girton, and it was a huge pleasure to host team Captains and society Presidents at a small party to hear them present their aims and hopes. In true Girtonian spirit, ambitions and camaraderie ran high. From energetic sportsfolks, gregarious thesps, talented musicians and green activists to the more obscure environmental ‘Bin Weevils’ and suspiciously self-serving ‘French

Cheese and Wine Society’, our students managed to come up with original and convincing (well, entertaining at least) cases to support their extra-curricular endeavours.

Our fabulous Chapel Choir has been another source of amazement, and I’ve relished their highly original repertoire, including many pieces composed by our own students. Their fame continues to spread and in January, they were the subject of an hour-long BBC Radio 3 programme. The show featured interviews with choir members and our Director of Chapel Music, Dr Gareth Wilson, as well as tracks from each of the CDs made since 2016 with the invaluable input of Musician in Residence, Jeremy West. As a result, the Girton choir album Marc’Antonio Ingegneri Vol. 2 whizzed back up the classical music charts. It is quite extraordinary for a college choir to receive such high-profile exposure, but Gareth assures us that choir members have not let this go to their heads.

Our students are the beating heart of our College and, with your help, we’re able to ensure that they receive the very best that Cambridge can offer and that no one is left out or left behind, whatever their background or circumstances. I’ve been incredibly impressed with how Girton’s worldclass Fellowship and dedicated staff

work together to deliver a fantastic all-round experience that reaches beyond teaching and research to support student development and wellbeing more broadly. This year’s Girton Spring Ball, on the theme ‘Beyond the Skies’, was a triumph of teamwork, even though the skies themselves did not cooperate. Spirits refused to be dampened by the torrential rain, and hundreds of revellers danced on to the 5 a.m. ‘Survivors’ Photo’.

Girton tries hard to strike the right balance: smoothing the way, but without pretending that life is somehow free of challenges; encouraging progressive views, but without invalidating different ways of thinking and seeing; acknowledging

and repairing past shortcomings, but without disowning our history; embracing change, but without throwing off College traditions of which we can be proud.

Our Fellows’ world-class research has been making waves in the international media this term, including high profile reports on Dr Seb Falk cracking the code of a medieval almanack, Dr Arik

Kershenbaum figuring out how animals talk, Dr Simone Maghenzani assessing the future of the British constitution, Dr Amy Donovan explaining the tectonics behind the huge earthquake in Syria and Turkey, my own TV interviews on Middle East conflicts and proxy wars, and many more.

One of my top priorities currently is to pull together a collaborative

and coordinated communications strategy to tell the world all that our amazing community of Girtonians is up to. We’re preparing a series of short videos showcasing our Fellows’ ground-breaking research and we’re re-doubling our efforts to promote Girton’s reputation across various social media platforms (it’s wonderful to see engagement with us on LinkedIn rise by nearly 200% over the past six months). Whether you’re reading this as a Fellow, student, alumna, alumnus, staff member, supporter or friend, you are a key part of our Girton community. So please follow us on social media (links below), ‘like’ and re-post us as often as you can, and above all, do keep in touch and let us know your news!

You can always reach us here:

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Cha-cha-cha lesson at the Girton Spring Ball 2023

Meeting Girtonians and friends in New York, December 2022

Supporting Students

There is a popular image of the Cambridge Colleges as ivory (or in Girton’s case red brick) towers, immune from the difficulties of the real world. It is certainly true that throughout difficult times they have been a place to shelter, and, for the students who study there, a safe place to be inspired and to aspire to making the world a better place. Your support has been crucial in allowing Girton to continue to weather the storm, first of Covid, and now the cost-of-living crisis. We are extremely grateful to you all for this.

financial challenges. To ensure that the opportunity to join Girton is available to all who are academically talented, regardless of their background and financial circumstances, we need to be able to provide financial support to our students.

This is the aim of our student support initiative. With your help we can invest in these young people who have great potential, changing their lives and perhaps transforming the world for future generations.

d.easlick@girton.cam.ac.uk

+44 (0)1223 339893

Our students and prospective students, however, are not immune to today’s

Deborah Easlick, 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.

Undergraduate Bursaries

If you are a talented student, with the potential and ability to tackle the rigours of a Cambridge degree then—in an ideal world—there should be no barriers to studying at Girton. For many such individuals, particularly those from low-income backgrounds, however, the cost of a Cambridge education is prohibitive. Last year 75% of our undergraduate students came from state schools and in a typical year one in four of our undergraduates qualifies for a means-tested bursary. To qualify for a full bursary of £3,500 a year, the family income must be under £25,000 a year.

Recognising that more students than ever need financial support in addition to their government loans, the bursary scheme was extended on a sliding scale to students with family incomes of up to £62,215. This will mean that more students now qualify for bursary support. For some students this means that even if they scrimp and save to get here (and work every vacation period), they will only be able to experience the bare minimum of College life. Lack of funding means they can often miss out on unique opportunities to access

everything that Girton has to offer. All they can afford to do is to study. A donation towards our undergraduate bursaries will help endow more undergraduate bursaries to meet this growing need and will mean that together we can ensure that this support will be available in perpetuity to every student from a low-income family who needs it.

Class Gift Bursaries

In recent years, several cohorts of Girtonians have successfully fundraised as a year group to endow a bursary

named for their matriculation year. This means that everyone from a particular year is encouraged to donate at a level affordable for them. Adding together this support from all participating classmates makes it easier to raise the funds needed to endow a bursary.

We are delighted to have now extended this scheme—which has already endowed seven bursaries for the classes of 1958, 1970, 1978, 1982, 2 x 1985, and 1990—to the matriculation years of 1975, 1981 and 1983, so don’t forget to let us know if you are in one of these years.

‘I thank you sincerely for allowing me to have greater access to the opportunities at Cambridge, with less worry about finances.’

Lewis Wilkinson, Mathematics 2020, Undergraduate Bursary recipient

Student Support Funding

Undergraduates

Girton’s student support grants provide help to students who find themselves in unexpected financial difficulty or facing other hardships. As increases in the cost of living impact the families of our students, their financial support for them whilst at Girton may be less than expected, and this can sometimes leave a student in financial difficulties.

A donation to our undergraduate student support fund will help us to increase this much-needed support, both for students today, and, by increasing the endowment for student support, for future generations of Girton students.

Postgraduates

Over 74% of our postgraduate students are funded by student loans or through their own efforts, which requires them to piece together financial support from various sources. Many of them struggle to adequately fund their fees and living expenses. Many also need to look for additional funding to help further their research, with additional expenses such as presenting at conferences or undertaking research.

A gift to our postgraduate student support fund will help us to extend this support to more students who need it, both now and to future generations of our postgraduate students.

Postgraduate Scholarships

As with our undergraduate students, we believe that the opportunity to study as a postgraduate at Girton should be based on ability, not financial background. And although student loans are now available to postgraduate students from the UK, the costs of postgraduate study are still prohibitive, and are usually on top of their undergraduate student debt. Students from overseas face much

Michael is a Singapore NTU graduate now pursuing a PhD at Girton College with the Many Body Quantum Dynamics (MBQD), Atomic, Mesoscopic and Optical Physics (AMOP) group at Cavendish Laboratory. His current research at the University of Cambridge has major implications in the field of both fundamental physics and astronomy. Michael had this to say about his Girton postgraduate award:

‘I am extremely thankful and honoured to be the recipient of the Girton Singapore Scholarship—it is such a support and has made a huge difference in my life here at Cambridge. Without a doubt, the improved financial stability meant that I had more time to fully focus on my research and lab work. In addition, it significantly lowered my stress and improved my mental health...Equally as important, I also had more time to spend quality time with friends, colleagues and loved ones. The time freed up also further enabled me to pursue my musical, sports and co-curricular interests outside of lab work for a much-needed work–life balance. All in all, the scholarship has dramatically improved my quality of life here at the University of Cambridge, and I will forever be grateful for receiving it.’

Tax effective giving from Singapore. Cambridge Colleges Scholarships (Singapore) Ltd (‘CCSS’) has been established by Girton alumni as a nonprofit IPC offering tax-efficient donations to Colleges of the University of Cambridge for scholarships / bursaries. For further information please email development@girton.cam.ac.uk.

Hsu Chung Chuan (Michael), Physics 2021, first recipient of the Girton Postgraduate Awards Singapore Scholarship.

L-R: Teck Huat Tan (board member of CCSS), Michael Hsu, Karen Fawcett (1982 and Chairman of CCSS)

higher fees and so find it even harder to manage. To ensure that exceptional candidates can continue to study at Girton, it is vital that we can provide more financial support.

A gift to support our postgraduate scholarships will help us to endow more scholarships for the most able candidates, allowing even more talented students, particularly those from a low-income background, to read for a postgraduate degree at Girton.

Access Initiatives

Our bursaries, scholarships, and our hardship and wellbeing grants, help to ensure that any student who is accepted at Girton, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level, can participate fully in all the opportunities and experiences a Girton (and Cambridge) education affords. It remains the case, however, that many talented young students do not apply to Girton, Cambridge, or indeed to university at all. We believe that raising the aspirations of talented schoolchildren (especially those whose families have never attended university or who are very debt-averse) so that they might be encouraged to apply to university is crucial in building a fair and equal society. Our access initiatives are not just aimed, therefore, at encouraging applications to Girton from under-represented groups, but at encouraging them to access higher education in general.

Girton is one of a small number of Colleges involved in the University of Cambridge’s Foundation Year, and the ground-breaking pilot project STEM Smart, both of which aim to tackle educational disadvantage at secondary school level. Girton is also involved in several other widening access initiatives which work closely with schools in the West Midlands and the London Borough of Camden. We want to be

able to do more, however, and our Admissions team has exciting plans for the future.

By donating to our Access Fund, your gift can help us deliver these existing initiatives, as well as creating innovative opportunities to more effectively target those groups underrepresented at Girton.

The Unrestricted Permanent Endowment Capital

The educational opportunities provided by a Girton and Cambridge education and the opportunities for personal growth can be life-changing. However, teaching by world-renowned experts in their academic field, access to academics undertaking pioneering research, and significant pastoral support come at a cost. To enable our students, whether undergraduate or postgraduate, to access these opportunities the College currently subsidises the educational costs of all our students. By doing so, we ensure that the cost of a Girton education is not prohibitively expensive to the

talented students who wish to study here. The bursaries, scholarships and hardship grants that support eligible students are in addition to this subsidy. We invest in each student here because we believe that every student should be given the best opportunity to reach their full potential.

We can only do this because of the income from our permanent endowment, and in particular the flexibility our unrestricted permanent endowment provides. Indeed, everything we do, every part of Girton, from the students and Fellows we invest in, to the sports facilities, buildings, gardens, and grounds, is supported at least in part by the unrestricted permanent endowment.

By donating or leaving a gift in your Will to support the unrestricted endowment you can help us ensure that the exceptional educational experience College offers will be available to the Girtonians of the future. Such a gift is an investment in the long-term future of Girton College, and the brilliant students who study here.

Our Financial Report

2021–22 was, in financial as well as operational terms, a year of transition as Girton moved gradually back to normal operations after two years profoundly disturbed by Covid, including lockdowns, closures and commercial disruption.

Whilst for most of the Girton community the College year begins with the resumption of teaching activities in October, in financial terms the Long Vacation is a very important period, with the commercial income generated representing an important ‘swing factor’ determining our overall financial performance. It was here, in July–August 2021, that Covid had a financial sting in the tail, with no in-person events for Girton Summer Programmes due to international students being unable to travel, and more limited conference bookings than usual. Thanks to the continuation of the successful online activities, and the ingenuity of the conference team, we generated income of £1.1 million, which, while about 50% of pre-Covid levels, was very creditable under the circumstances.

The year saw a return to a more normal level of costs as we supported the usual busy round of in-person activities and provided facilities for a full complement of students living on site. This included an increase in staffing back to pre-Covid levels, especially in areas such as catering. We continue to review our cost base for efficiencies: several of our systems and practices use outdated technologies and we are therefore investing in various improvements to hardware and software to improve co-ordination between departments and, where possible, move towards paperless operation.

After two years of very limited capital expenditure, we resumed this in earnest in summer 2021 with a major £1.6 million renovation of New Wing, including the replacement of oldfashioned bathroom and kitchen facilities with attractive modern layouts and equipment. We also carried out some important structural work to the kitchens, improving their carbon footprint.

This year saw a major change in how the College’s investment portfolio is managed. After an extensive review and retendering exercise, the Investments Committee recommended a move to a lower-cost approach with an environmental, social and governance focus, using primarily tracker funds for the liquid assets in the portfolio and excluding fossil fuels. This was approved by Council and

implemented between January and June 2022, with a new Responsible Investment statement being published in March 2022. This will have the effect of materially reducing investment fees and costs. In a period of high volatility and generally poor returns in several markets (S&P 500 down 12%, NASDAQ down 24%), the portfolio held up well, closing the year at £114.3 million, down 3.1% on last year’s record high.

For the second year in succession the College was fortunate to accrue a very high level of donation and legacy income: a total of £6.7 million, around 90% of which went to further strengthen the endowment. Thus the College’s balance sheet continues to be at its strongest-ever position, with net assets of £174 million, endowment and restricted reserves of £74 million, and £30 million of free reserves. We are very grateful to our alumnae/i and other supporters whose generosity continues to enlarge Girton’s capital base so that we can plan for the future with confidence and ambition.

As we look forward, we face powerful headwinds in the form of double-digit inflation, especially in energy prices. The near-term outlook for investments also remains challenging given the severe geopolitical challenges. We remain firmly focused on managing what we can control or anticipate, and staying in shape to withstand the external shocks we cannot. We are operating in an uncertain world, but aim to continue to deliver the world-class education and research of which we are justly proud.

James Anderson, Bursar

Other restricted and endowment reserves (ATF)

Unrestricted Permanent Endowment Capital (UPEC)

Growth of the College’s Endowment 2012–2022

Creating A Legacy

Founded on values of equality and diversity, Girton offers every student superb facilities in which to live and learn. Whatever subject a student pursues, they will receive top-class tuition, excellent support and an opportunity to exceed their expectations. Providing this unique educational experience is only possible thanks to our generous supporters and one form of giving continues to be game-changing: Gifts in Wills.

Last year (2021–22) the College received over £4.7 million from Gifts in Wills, an extraordinary level of support for which all here at Girton are extremely grateful. Many choose not to restrict their gift, meaning their generosity will underpin every aspect of Girton—from supporting Girton people (Fellows, students and staff), to helping maintain and develop our historic collections and buildings, to supporting and growing our valuable educational resources such as the Library and Archive. Others have directed their gifts to boost our student support funds— meaning exceptional scholars can always find a home at Girton regardless of financial circumstances.

Alongside this remarkable support, the 1869 Society membership, which is extended to all those who have informed Girton they have included the College in their estate plans, continues to grow (members include Girtonians from matric years in the 1930s to the 2010s). This expression of intention, to be realised over the long term, allows the College to plan confidently for the future and put in place ambitious strategies. If you are considering including Girton in your Will please know that every gift is appreciated, no matter the size, and every gift is acknowledged. For more information on how Gifts in Wills are helping Girton to deliver its world-class educational experience, please get in touch.

Making a Gift in your Will

You can choose to make a cash gift or donate a proportion of your estate (even 1% can make a big difference). Girton College is a registered charity (Registered Charity Number 1137541) so including the College in your Will may reduce your estate’s Inheritance Tax liability. When making a Will we suggest that you use the following wording:

‘I give to the Mistress, Fellows and Scholars of Girton College, Cambridge (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.’

We recommend that you seek professional advice when making or amending a Will.

Recognising your Generosity

All those who choose to notify the College of their intention to remember Girton in their Will are invited to join the 1869 Society. In addition to a purple lapel pin, members receive invitations to special events from time to time. The College recognises that letting us know your

intention is not a binding commitment, and that circumstances can change, but it helps us to say thank you and find out more about the aspects of Girton that are important to you.

For a confidential conversation please contact the Development Director on +44 (0)1223 339893, or at d.easlick@girton. cam.ac.uk, or the Legacy Officer on +44 (0)1223 338901, or at e.cornwall@girton. cam.ac.uk. Information regarding Gifts in Wills, including information on planned giving for our US- and Canadian-based alumni and supporters, is available on our website: www.girton.cam.ac.uk/legacy.

In remembering Girton in your Will you are supporting a unique institution which is transforming lives—thank you.

e.cornwall@girton.cam.ac.uk

+44 (0)1223 338901

Emma Cornwall, Development Officer (Alumni Relations and Legacies). Emma oversees the College’s alumni events and communications, and supports Girton’s alumni associations. She also has responsibility for the College’s legacy giving programme.

Pianos, Poetry and More

Irene Wainwright-Snatt’s (1920–2021) intellectual curiosity knew no bounds. Professionally successful, she was also an avid traveller, a painter, a ferocious reader, an adept linguist and a published poet.

Irene (née Snatt) was born in Brighton in 1920, later moving to London with her family. Her father sadly died when she was young and so she knew struggle and hardship early on as she and her mother made their way in the world. Despite financial pressures Irene excelled at school and she won a county scholarship to attend Girton, matriculating in 1940 to read English. Irene threw herself into College life, writing poems, acting, singing, editing a College magazine, and learning Danish.

A College tutor’s report praised Irene for her breadth of interests and ‘…her very great intelligence and distinction of mind. She is a student of originality and character…’. She won the Chancellor’s Medal for Verse while at Cambridge, and later the Seatonian Prize, the first woman to do so.

In 1943, after graduating, Irene was drafted into the Ministry of Agriculture where she rose through the ranks becoming a permanent executive officer in the ministry’s legal department in 1950. This work piqued her interest in the law and in 1955, she began to read for the bar at Gray’s Inn, qualifying in 1960. Irene then worked as clerk to several of the London magistrate courts.

In 2001 she was married for the first time, to Derek Wainwright, an old friend and legal colleague. Together they pursued their cultural interests even as Derek’s health declined. Irene was widowed in 2009 but she continued to embrace all life had to offer, visiting India and Brazil, attending art classes and seeing friends and family.

Irene very generously included Girton in her Will. She placed no restriction on her gift, which will enable Girton to use this support to underpin every aspect of College life—an extraordinary gift in itself. To recognise Irene’s generosity the College Council elected to use a portion of her gift to support three projects that reflect Irene’s passions.

Music. Music is the lifeblood of Girton. Each year there is a packed calendar of recitals, concerts and informal musical occasions. While Girton has a number of pianos, the Steinway Model B piano located in the Stanley Library is the only instrument suitable for performances of the quality delivered by the College’s incredible musical talent and external performers. This instrument is now over 30 years old and despite careful stewardship the reliability of any instrument of this type declines over time. Thanks to Irene’s gift Girton can purchase a new grand piano meaning the College will have high-quality instruments in two key performance spaces, further enhancing the College’s musical credentials.

Poetry. The Jane Martin Poetry Prize is a national poetry competition established in 2011 and named in memory of Jane Martin thanks to a generous gift from her father, Professor Sir Laurence Martin. Each year the prize attracts over 400 entries, and the competition is judged by experts drawn from across the literary world and academia. Irene’s generosity will allow the College to support the important work that goes into running this prize, from short listing, to judging and hosting winners and judges at a special annual event.

James’s poems brought together to reflect on Girton not just as a physical place inhabited by people, but as an idea that passes through time, transmitted through the work of the people of Girton. Irene’s support will enable this unique collaboration to be turned into a coffee-table book, one that complements the existing College publications on poetry and the Lawrence Room collection.

Irene maintained a life-long interest in music, art and poetry, and thanks to her remarkable gift she will enhance the College’s cultural life for generations to come.

A young Irene Wainwright-Snatt mid-performance

Alumni Profiles

Okechukwu Nzelu (English, 2007)

By Pippa Considine (Law/English, 1985)

‘I learned so much at Girton.’ Okechukwu Nzelu, writer and teacher, had met up with friends from Girton the night before our conversation for this piece. ‘I don’t want to pretend that Cambridge is immune to the problems of the world because it isn’t,’ he says, as he reflects on his career and his time at the College. ‘But I would hope that anybody who goes to Girton gets to have a great time and to enjoy learning in a warm, human environment.’

Okechukwu is a lecturer in Creative Writing at Lancaster University. He has two published novels: The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney was published in 2019 and won a Betty Trask Award; his second, Here Again Now, came out in 2022.

Both titles have received great acclaim. Author Bernadine Evaristo described The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney as ‘smart, serious and entertaining.’ In her New Statesman review, Preti Taneja said: ‘Joy is exactly the right word for this unforgettable debut, about a Nigerian–British girl coming of age in our mixed-up world.’

Here Again Now explores love and loss through the lives of the men at the heart of its story. Among many other plaudits, author Brit Bennett called it ‘a lyrical and insightful novel.’

The Guardian review described how ‘Nzelu brings verve and radiant detail while still mastering the skills to construct a high-stakes obstacle course.’

Brought up in Manchester in a British–Nigerian family, Okechukwu first visited Girton on an open day. ‘It just seemed like a lovely friendly, informal atmosphere…as close to normal as I think Cambridge is ever going to get.’ He remembers feeling that it was ‘somewhere that I could feel comfortable.’ The College history also struck him as forward-thinking and progressive, despite being part of an ancient university. ‘I loved that it was a college that was originally for women and let men in.’

Okechukwu went up to Girton in 2007. He dived into University and College life, acting in a number of productions, joining Girton’s Chapel Choir, rowing and taking the role of Ethnic Minorities representative for the JCR.

In his JCR role, he ran a shadowing scheme for BAME sixth-formers to

experience a few days of university life and to encourage them to apply. ‘I really valued that experience, because the feedback that I got was that it really changed their perceptions of Cambridge. It can seem very intimidating and like it’s only for a certain type of person and I was grateful to be able to lift that veil.’

For him, studying English had always been the goal. ‘I loved being able to study English in a place like Girton. Reading things that I wouldn’t otherwise have read and being introduced to this vast sweep of English literature and English literary history.’

He developed a keen interest in the medieval period and in particular William Langland’s theological allegory and social satire The Dream of Piers Plowman, where the narrator/dreamer quests for the true Christian life, in

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the context of medieval Catholicism and corruption of that time. ‘It was this incredibly beautiful poem that was absolutely, unapologetically passionate and principled, but also really nuanced and thoughtful.

‘Sometimes the things that you read open you up to the possibilities of what literature can do. That might be in terms of technique, or form, or the voice of your work. And for me, Piers Plowman opened me up to the possibility of writing powerful works of literature that challenge the status quo in an incredibly bold way. Langland was writing about corruption within the church at the time, he was speaking truth to power. To be aware that that is something that had been done for 1000 years is quite a powerful thing, especially at such a young age, to know that there is a strong and bold tradition of politically engaged fiction.’

Writing for Okechukwu has been a lifelong passion. ‘I thought that writing stories was sort of the next logical step once you knew how to write letters and words and sentences,’ he says. He was encouraged by his teachers and inspired by writers from Nigerian Igbo culture, including Chinua Achebe. ‘Having such a successful writer who spoke our language, was incredibly valuable, to help to make me aware that sort of thing was possible, not to be the first one.’

At Girton, he was part of the College poetry group, run by students, but also attended by Fellows and lecturers. This included the then Director of Studies for English, Dr Sinéad Garrigan Mattar, whom he still sees. He describes her as ‘a deeply caring and thoughtful presence.’ The group considered each other’s original verse, submitted anonymously. ‘I think back on those evenings very fondly, largely because the poetry group helped expose me to the idea that people might read my work.’

His own writing, while not being autobiographical, draws from his experiences. The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney is set in Manchester and references Nnenna’s mother’s experiences at Cambridge.

In 2007, the student body at Cambridge was significantly less diverse than it is now and certainly very different from Okechukwu’s hometown. ‘I was struck when I realized how different Cambridge is in terms of diversity. In Manchester, the school I attended was really diverse. I wasn’t the only black kid, I wasn’t the only Nigerian kid, I wasn’t even the only Igbo kid in my year.

‘I was celebrating Manchester’s multicultural heritage and cultural life. But I was also observing that that isn’t the case everywhere, even within Manchester. Just because it’s diverse doesn’t mean it’s a paradise of equality, it’s certainly not. And I wanted to write about both sides of both cities.’

Cambridge inspired him with its cast of characters. ‘University draws together people from all sorts of different walks of life and backgrounds and who might have all sorts of different ambitions for life and their careers, or their relationships. And that makes for a really great, quirky, weird bunch of characters, which for me, was exactly the kind of story I wanted to write.’

But most of all, it gave him personal conviction. ‘My time at Girton and at Cambridge helped give me the confidence to feel that I could make the contribution I have, and it gave me experiences that shaped my understanding of the dualities—the multiplicities—of life in 21st-century England.’

He needed to find a career that would underpin his creative ambition.

‘I was always aware, certainly as an adult, that writing is not necessarily something that pays the bills by itself.’ After graduating, he returned home to Manchester, initially working in an administrative role for a law firm, where he decided that the profession was not for him. Then he took up a role at independent literary publisher Carcanet Press, which gave him scope to continue developing his critical and creative thinking, as well as his writing.

He was also drawn towards education. The Girton shadowing scheme had shown him, ‘that you can help people with the barriers that exist in education.’ After three years at Carcanet, he embarked on the Teach First programme, which for him involved two years of working in secondary schools in Greater Manchester. On completion, he took up a teaching post at his old school.

Okechukwu kept up his writing alongside the teaching, winning a Northern Writers Award in 2014 as he headed into his second year of Teach First. The award was a step change in his approach to writing, giving him structured support as well as recognition.

In 2018, he signed a contract with Dialogue Books for his first novel. There was a deadline for his manuscript and he was required to do publicity. The move to Lancaster University where he is a lecturer in Creative Writing has allowed him the flexibility to build in his writing work and given him fellow novelists as colleagues.

It has also given him a renewed respect for those who taught him at Cambridge. ‘When I think about how thoughtful some of my lecturers were, how much they cared about us and how much time they dedicated, in some cases it’s quite breath-taking.’

Ann Short née Robinson (Natural Sciences, 1974)

By Mark A. Walsh (English, 1997)

Ann Short may well have taught you science. She may not have been in your classroom in person, but there’s a good chance she was there. She has a reasonable claim, after all, to have taught science—biology in particular—to millions of young people across the world.

The key to this unlikely-sounding feat is simple: Ann Short (under her writing name, Ann Fullick) is the author of around 200 books, including some of the most widely used GCSE and A-Level biology texts in the UK. Her works are also used across the world in places as diverse as Australia, Pakistan, Rwanda and the US.

Her books have sold millions of copies—anybody who studied biology in the UK in the last 30 years or so may well have had a text by Ann beside them. Abroad, they have supported key aspects of relevant biology and health education for teachers and students alike, from dispelling disinformation about immunisation to celebrating local biologists and their work.

Those grand achievements have humble origins. Ann—her maiden name was Robinson—was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, in 1956. Her greatgrandmother was illiterate. Her mother, a medical secretary, left school at 13, while her father, who became an electrical engineer, left at 14. At this time her family’s experience of education was limited and their enthusiasm for it muted. When Ann’s mother won a book as a Sunday school prize, her grandmother was not impressed. ‘Why do we want that? We’ve already got a book.’ They had—it was the family Bible!

But times were changing. Ann earned a place at Boston High School for Girls a

year early and was the first in her family to go to university. Her parents were supportive—they may not have had much education themselves, but they valued the opportunity for their daughter. Ann’s brother went to Imperial College London, one cousin became a judge, one a financial advisor and three others became teachers. ‘Our family was an example of the impact of free education for everybody. Once it became available, most of us went to either teacher-training college or university.’

Ann took sciences at A-Level, drawn by the lure of lab work, despite an equally compelling love of literature and the arts—particularly drama. ‘I thought, “I can carry on with my passion for English. I can go to see plays, I can carry on acting, and writing—but I can’t do the biology that we do in the labs on my own.”’

Ann secretly set her mind on studying at Cambridge after a caravan trip to the city with her parents when she was 13. ‘I just thought it was the most

beautiful, wonderful place.’ Living in rural Lincolnshire and cycling to school each day, she felt a place outside the city would suit her and life on two wheels held no fears. Girton was a natural fit. ‘It was absolutely the right college for me.’

If an interest in biological sciences had been kindled at school, that passion was fanned at Cambridge. It was the place where boundaries were being pushed and discoveries made. ‘Nearly everything I wrote about so confidently,’ she remembers thinking shortly after matriculating in 1974, ‘is not wrong but has been superseded—they know more here.’ That realisation was both terrifying and exciting for Ann.

‘I loved the lectures. I don’t think I missed one except for Saturday morning—Maths for Biologists.’ Even the disappointment in missing a place on the Physiology course for her final year turned out to be a blessing.

Janet Harker, Vice-Mistress at the time, was Ann’s Director of Studies,

and a zoologist. ‘She was wonderful, absolutely top of her field.’ Dr Harker wrote to Ann ‘I know you are going to be disappointed, but you’re going to do Zoology and Zoology is the best department in the University. You will love it.’

‘She was 100% right. It was a brilliant course, inspirationally taught – and I also discovered that research, my original career choice, was not for me.’ Instead, Ann undertook a PGCE, initially to bide time to decide what she really wanted to do. But the teaching bug bit hard. ‘I walked into a classroom and realised that taking science lessons was just biology plus drama—perfect.’

In the 1980s Ann was recruited to a project called SATIS (Science and Technology in Society), an industrybacked project to inject context into science teaching. ‘Science at that time was often taught in isolation, with little reference to its relevance in the real world. SATIS was ground-breaking, introducing things like role-play into the science lab.’

Ann’s familiarity with the advances at Cambridge informed and infused her writing. ‘I wrote an activity looking at in vitro fertilisation, which was very new.’ It may have been novel, but she had inside knowledge—Robert Edwards, one of the pioneers of IVF, had lectured her at Cambridge. Her interest in the advance led to a classroom resource for debating its ethical consequences.

SATIS was a giant success, and Ann’s writing career was launched. In the late 1980s the national curriculum was about to be introduced, and she pitched to six publishers a textbook on the societal aspects of science. All six wanted it. Ann found herself in the enviable position of having to interview publishers to decide who would have the privilege of producing the book. Before long Ann decided to commit to

full-time writing, alongside producing four sons! From the mid-1990s, after a series of seminal A-Level texts, the books came thick and fast. As well as textbooks, Ann has branched out into special-interest works on IVF, forensics and transplant surgery, and even biographies of scientists including Charles Darwin, Marie Curie, Michael Faraday and Louis Pasteur.

Ann was also commissioned to write texts for the international market. Her books are used around the world in countries including Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Australia, the US, and throughout the Caribbean. Writing for a global audience has specific demands. In times past, British textbooks would often be shipped abroad and used without modification. Now, many countries develop their own curriculum, covering biology that is relevant to their students. ‘You’ve got to find ways of writing that resonate with your audience. I read, I research, I work with teachers and educationalists in the countries I’m writing for. I put in a lot of effort to make the books right.’ As a simple example, Caribbean textbooks often used to describe food chains involving grass, rabbits and foxes. But, as Ann wryly comments, ‘there is not a lot of grass in the Caribbean; there are no rabbits, and no foxes.’ Ann’s texts use food chains of hawks, lizards, insects and Caribbean plants—organisms the students see every day—and are illustrated with photographs by her husband, Tony. ‘Students learn unfamiliar concepts much more easily if the context is familiar and has relevance.’

Learning about relevant diseases is important. Many countries include attitudes to diseases such as HIV/AIDs, and the value of immunisation in their courses. Risks differ, too. ‘For example, cholera isn’t a problem in the UK,’ Ann says, ‘but if you’re living in a country with massive flooding, or in a refugee camp, it really matters.’ Climate is also

a factor. ‘It’s no good writing about boilers producing a lot of carbon dioxide for a country where they don’t have central heating. But they may have other problems, such as the use of fuels for lighting and cooking that produce toxic fumes causing a range of health problems—and those are the issues I need to understand to write the textbooks.’

Underlining her belief in the power of education, Ann has also worked on the Learning Passport developed by UNICEF, the University of Cambridge and Microsoft to close the learning poverty gap. ‘It’s designed to help the 35 million children globally who are displaced by natural disasters, war or disease to retain the bones of a basic, locally focused education. Then, if they get the chance to go back into school, they are ready to learn.’

Ann feels strongly that her time at Girton—the inspirational teaching, the people she met, the study skills and confidence gained—has underpinned everything she has done since. She remains passionate about science and teaching. ‘I know my books have reached millions of students, not only in the UK but around the world, and that is just the most amazing thing.’ A Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, Ann received the 2020 President’s Medal for services to biology education and the Society. The reach of her work was further brought home when a Professor at Addis Ababa University sent her a photograph. She had written biology textbooks which were delivered to every school in Ethiopia, by mule train, helicopter and lorry. They covered biology education from research and reforestation in the country to issues including female genital mutilation and stigma about HIV/AIDS.

The photo was of a girl sitting under a tree in Ethiopia with a book. It was Ann’s biology text.

Conserving the portraits in Old Hall

There have been portraits in Old Hall from the early days of the College. When the College opened in Girton in 1873, it was the original dining hall. As Girton became established, portraits and other decoration were added to the room, giving it a sense of grandeur. Although it was superseded in 1901 by the current dining hall, portraits remained part of the room’s décor, and today Old Hall has five portraits of former College members on display.

• Henry Richard Tomkinson by Mary Macleod (copy of a portrait by John Collier, oil on canvas, not dated)

• Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon by Emily Mary Osborn (oil on canvas, not dated)

• Hertha Ayrton by Helena Arsène Darmesteter (oil on canvas, 1906)

• Fanny Metcalfe by John Bagnold Burgess (oil on canvas, 1889)

• Mary Geraldine Duff by Patrick Edward Phillips (oil on canvas, 1956)

Henry Tomkinson and Barbara Bodichon are both commemorated in the College’s coat of arms. Henry Tomkinson (1831–1906) was the Treasurer of the College 1868–1877. Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (1827–

1891), artist, feminist and campaigner for women’s rights, was both a founder and a funder of the College. Fanny Metcalfe (1829–1897) was also an early supporter of the College. She was joint Headmistress of Highfield School, a private boarding school for girls; as a committed supporter of higher education for women, she was a member of the College’s First Executive Committee 1869–1896.

Both Hertha Ayrton and Mary Duff were students of the College. Hertha Ayrton (1854–1923), born Phoebe Sarah Marks, was an influential scientist. A Girton student 1876–1881, she made many important discoveries, including the connection between current length and pressure in the electric arc. Among her many achievements, she was the

first woman elected to the Institute of Electrical Engineers (1899). Mary Geraldine Duff (1904–1995), a Classics student at Girton 1923–1926, was the College’s Assistant Tutor 1933–1938 and later Registrar of the Roll. She went on to become Principal of the Norwich Training School (later Keswick Hall).

The value of these portraits to Girton goes beyond their merit as works of art. They are a visual reminder of the College’s former members, their achievements and how they supported and promoted the College. They remind us how the history of these individuals intertwines with that of the College. However, over time all works of art, especially those on display, will deteriorate owing to light, dust, and unintentional damage. The College,

Hertha Ayrton

Fanny Metcalfe

Barbara Bodichon

recognising the importance of these portraits, employed Polly Saltmarsh, of Saltmarsh Paintings Conservation, to conserve them. Over the last five years, Polly has worked meticulously to clean, preserve and rectify the accidental damage.

The portraits were removed from their frames, and the dust and debris were cleaned from the reverse of the canvases. The surfaces of the portraits were then cleaned, removing layers of dirt that had built up over the years. Where the canvases were slack, they were re-tensioned, and any impact marks were treated locally with humidity. Any tears in the canvases were reinforced.

The varnish in some of the portraits had degraded and was obscuring the

paint below. New varnish was applied to these portraits to even out the surfaces and any areas that were still obscured were retouched with synthetic conservation paint. Some of the portraits had scuffs in the paint, which were also retouched.

All the frames were carefully cleaned, any areas of loose moulding were secured with adhesive, and any losses to the gilding were toned in with artist-quality watercolour. All the portraits were then fitted back into their frames with conservation framing to museum standards. Unfortunately, Fanny Metcalfe’s frame was too damaged to be rescued, so this portrait was reframed. The original frame is now stored in the College Picture Store.

1. Images 1a & 1b. The reverse of the portrait of Henry Tomkinson before treatment and after treatment. All five portraits were on unlined canvases attached to a wooden stretcher with vertical and sometimes horizontal cross bars and held in their frames with bent nails. After treatment, the portraits were fitted back into their frames with brass strips and screws, and the stretcher bars were lined to prevent any marks from increasing (stretcher bar marks are lines of cracking that occur in the paint along the edges of the wooden bars).

2. Detail of the portrait of Fanny Metcalfe, showing where some of the original varnish had degraded.

3. Detail of the portrait of Barbara Bodichon during surface cleaning.

4. Detail of the frame from the portrait of Barbara Bodichon, showing missing sections of beaded moulding. Replacement sections were made from putty and toned in, along with areas where the gilding was missing.

5. Detail of the portrait of Fanny Metcalfe, showing the discoloured overpaint and a section of paint loss in the face. The overpaint was removed and the chips of missing paint were filled in with putty, and then retouched with dry pigments.

6. The name plaque on the portrait of Mary Geraldine Duff. Unusually the name plaque was cardboard and had split. A new name plaque was commissioned, and the original is now stored in the Picture Store.

We are hugely grateful to Polly and her colleagues for all the work they did to stabilise these portraits and improve their aesthetic appearance. This conservation work will not eliminate the need for further work in future. All historic collections need monitoring and occasional intervention, and these portraits are no different. However, I hope we can all enjoy these revitalised portraits and the history they tell for many years to come.

All images were taken by Polly Saltmarsh. The portraits in full are available to view on ArtUK, although please note these photographs were taken before conservation: artuk.org

Hannah Westall

Archivist and Curator (Pictures)

Spring 2023 | Girton Newsletter 19

Innovative thinking

Prizes at Girton funded by supporters

Mountford Arts and Humanities Communications Prize 2022

The challenge: to find an artefact from a museum, or a museum itself, that conveys the theme IDENTITY.

The winning abstract:

Carving Out a Collective Identity

Henry Jacob (World History, 2021)

The Polar Museum boasts 78 exquisite examples of scrimshaw carved by unidentified sailors on pieces of bone. One whale tooth depicts a midnineteenth-century woman adorned in a fashionable gown. Her form is slightly hunched, perhaps because of the painful pinch of her baleen stays. Thus, the whalebone serves as both canvas and visual commentary.

Prizewinners L-R: Zac CopelandGreene, Catriona James, Henry Jacob, Emma Latham-Jones

While scrimshaw often portrays maritime subjects, this unique case represents the hunt’s destination—into a fine home and onto a refined lady. Although this woman is the object’s central, single figure, she disappears into her surroundings. The delicacy of the engraving-style and opulence of her milieu render her part of the scenery. The folds of her dress blur into the patterned rug, floral wallpaper, and carved fireplace of a grand room.

As an affluent Victorian lady, her identity is as restrictive as her corset, as faint as the lines scratched into this relic. Yet, thanks to The Polar Museum and spaces like it, her fragile story will not be forgotten. This strange, beautiful artefact reminds us that the pursuit of extravagance does not define, but rather potentially erases, our purpose. Then and now, we commit violence in the name of luxury. Although the anonymous artist probably did not intend it, his work reveals a hidden brutality against woman, whale, and earth. This inadvertent message remains relevant; yesterday’s harpooning is today’s climate change. Our collective identity demands that we remember and interpret the narratives etched into our past to better our future.

Hammond Science Communication Prize 2022

The Challenge: To present a scientific idea that conveys the theme CRISIS

The winning abstract:

Nitrogen fertiliser? A crisis that threatens global food security.

James Pearson (Geography, 2022)

Nitrogen is a crucial element that drives crop growth and underpins the global food production system. Since 1909 when Haber and Bosch demonstrated how to manufacture ammonia from air, synthetic nitrogen fertilisers have become the bed rock of the third agricultural revolution. Widespread use has dramatically increased yields of crops, supporting global population growth to 7.9 billion. However, the production of ammonia is energy intensive, 8MWh generate one tonne. In November 2021, the World Bank highlighted that surging energy and gas prices tripled fertiliser prices from £150 to >£700/T. Farmers have responded by reducing application

rates. This is likely to reduce yields and increase food prices. Modelling suggests a relatively small 3.6% rise in fertiliser costs could reduce yields by as much as 13%. Although the scale of the impacts cannot be known until crops are harvested, the World Bank predicts significant and unavoidable price inflation across the globe. Food price inflation triggered the Arab Spring, a cascade of social unrest in

Jane Martin Poetry Prize 2022

National competition for young and gifted poets aged 18–30 years.

This prize was founded by the late Professor Sir Laurence Martin in memory of his daughter, Jane Martin, who read Classics at Girton from 1978 to 1981 and had a love of poetry.

The judges, Claudine Toutoungi and Parwanna Fayyaz, were greatly

impressed by the work of Lev Crofts and Bea Steele and awarded them first and second prize respectively.

You can read the winners’ winning poems here: www.girton.cam.ac.uk/ jane-martin-poetry-prize

North Africa and the Middle East that still reverberates across the world. As a consequence of climate change impacts (drought in the US) and potential for war (Ukraine) in critical cereals production regions, food commodity markets are already at record highs. The key question now is: will the current nitrogen crisis shock the world into a global food crisis?

The College is very grateful to Dr Margaret Mountford, Dr Phil Hammond and the late Professor Sir Laurence Martin for their dedication to Girton, and their generous support.

L-R: Claudine Toutoungi, Lev Crofts, Bea Steele, Parwana Fayyaz

Prize winners and judges inlcuding Dr Phil Hammond

Telethon 2022

Our annual Telethon ran from 29 March to 14 April 2022. A team of 15 students telephoned Girtonians to reconnect, network and raise funds for our vital student support initiatives. Thanks to the generosity of our alumni and supporters this Telethon raised over £250,000!

Donations made during the Telethon have funded an Emily Davies Bursary in perpetuity, helping a Girton student in financial need every year. Your donations have also supported the Buss Student Support Fund, the Postgraduate Scholarships Fund and the Access Initiatives Fund.

h.mcghee@girton.cam.ac.uk

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Hena McGhee, Development Officer. Hena is responsible for the Annual Fund giving programme, which includes the telephone campaign, direct mails and the Giving Day.

Members of the student calling team for the 2022 telethon

Giving Day 2022

On 10 and 11 October 2022 we ran our third Giving Day looking to raise funds for our student support and wellbeing initiatives. Over 36 hours our Girton community came together to not only celebrate what makes the College special but also to improve the opportunities offered to our current and future students. Over £95,000 was donated by more than 300 alumni and supporters.

By making a gift you helped support our students by widening access, offering bursaries and providing funding to alleviate emergencies and hardship. Some gifts went to support our wellbeing initiatives which allow our students to thrive whilst they are here by taking part in activities like music, sport

and poetry as well as offering advice and counselling as needed.

Girton College Boat Club Appeal

The Girton College Boat Club’s (GCBC) membership has been growing rapidly, becoming one of the largest student societies at Girton. In order to support all these members the women’s side needed to purchase an additional boat. In January 2022 GCBC ran a 24-hour ergathon in the College Erg room. Altogether 41 people took part in the ergathon, rowing over 500km in total, and, thanks to the Girton Community, the target was exceeded. In addition, there was a seat-naming sponsorship, and other donations, which together have meant that the new women’s VIII has since arrived and taken pride of place at the boathouse.

Thank you so much to everyone who got involved online and in the College.

The GCBC women’s first boat expressing their thanks following the ergathon.

More than 200 students, staff and Fellows wrote a message of thanks to another member of the Girton community during the Giving Day. Even the College mascots got involved!

Football Match 2022

The COVID-19 global pandemic meant the 2021 match could not be played so it was fantastic to be able to welcome back the alumni and student teams on Saturday 13 March 2022 for the return of this sporting fixture. The alumni team’s winning streak came to an end with the students lifting the Fran Malarée Mug (2–1). The match was followed by a fantastic curry dinner. Very many thanks go to both captains and all the players (and spectators!) for making it such a great day. Thanks also to the alumni team for donating their kit to the current team.

Alumni Events

Ingrid Koning, Development Officer. Ingrid manages the College’s annual programme of networking, social and educational events designed to engage alumni, students, Fellows and donors, as well as keeping the database up to date and providing administrative support to the office.

i.koning@girton.cam.ac.uk

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2022 started with a busy schedule of alumni events in the College including MA and reunion dinners that had been postponed from 2020 and 2021 due to the global pandemic. On top of our annual event schedule, we hosted several events to celebrate the successful completion of A Great Campaign and to say thank you to our donors for their generous support to the College.

Enslavement Working Group, and the Laurence Martin Literature and Poetry Event to mark the life of Professor Sir Laurence Martin and his support of poetry and literature.

Recordings and/or photographs of a selection of these events can be viewed on the College website in the Events Archive www.girton.cam.ac.uk/ events-archive.

Benji Easlick-Shoolman, Development Assistant. Benji assists all members of the team, especially in arranging events and maintaining the database.

b.easlick-shoolman@girton.cam.ac.uk

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Some highlights this year included: the annual Law and Finance Networking Reception; networking events for Girtonians in Washington and New York; the Frank Wilkinson Memorial and Economics Reunion Dinner; the End of ‘A Great Campaign’ Celebration (featuring thought-provoking panel discussions and talks, and a spectacular evening of music and entertainment); the Roll of Alumni Weekend including the Library Talk (The Invention of Eugénie Sellers Strong), the Lawrence Room Talk (Island metallurgy: a close look at objects from Cypriot Collections of the Fitzwilliam Museum), the People’s Portraits Reception (Seeing and not-seeing), and the Gardens Talk, (Botanical Women, Chawton House). We ended the year with a virtual panel presentation on Legacies of Enslavement: the perspective of a women’s college given by members of the Legacies of

These events would not be possible without the support and enthusiasm offered by the alumni to the events team, whether it is hosting, sponsoring, organising teams, or promoting the events to others.

Celebrating the successful completion of A Great Campaign

Alumni vs Students Football Match New York Alumni Reception

Laurence Martin Memorial Event

Law and Finance Reception

Frank Wilkinson Symposium

Dulwich Lunch

Roll of Alumni Weekend

Donors to the College 2021–22

Girton is extremely grateful to all the following for their support. Donors from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 are listed below; donors from July 2022 will be listed next year. In addition to those listed below, our thanks also go to all donors who wish to remain anonymous.

Names in italic type indicate a legacy.

Dr M Rendel

Hannah James, Senior Development Officer. Hannah is responsible for all aspects of gift administration. She also conducts background research for development campaigns and alumni events, and is developing our stewardship programme.

h.james@girton.cam.ac.uk

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Class of 1938

Miss K Auty

Class of 1940

Mrs I Wainwright-Snatt (Snatt)

Class of 1941

Mrs M Whittington-Smith (Lutz)

Class of 1944

Mrs M Child (Bond)

Mrs V Williams (Grubb)

Class of 1945

Mrs J Humphreys (Bosomworth)

Mrs H Kingsley Brown (Sears)

Class of 1946

Mrs L Grant (Belton)

Class of 1947

Mrs P Bollam (Waterhouse)

Mrs R Collins (Mottershead)

Professor H Francis (Wright)

Miss J Henderson

Mrs A Sealy (James)

Dr P Talalay (Samuels)

Class of 1948

Dr S Beare (Reed)

Miss C Evans

Dr I Ferguson (McLaren)

Mrs M Marrs (Lewin)

Mrs S Tyler (Morris)

Class of 1949

Mrs A Atkinson (Barrett)

Mrs M Bryan (Grant)

Mrs E Bullock (Pomeroy)

Mrs M Hodgkinson (Wass)

Mrs S Kaplow (Briscoe)

Professor V Minogue (Hallett)

Dr J Orrell (Kemp)

Dr V Pearson (Mercer)

Baroness P Perry (Welch)

Dr M Snook (Butler)

Dr V van der Lande

Class of 1950

Dr J Attfield (White)

Dr G Brand (Butler)

Miss S Lesley

Mrs A Michaels (Isenstein)

Mrs M Owen (Baron)

Mrs J Schofield (Plowman)

Mrs S Stanley (Wright)

Mrs J Towle (Barbour)

Mrs S Turner (Davis)

Class of 1951

Dr R Bailey

Mrs J Chamberlain (Lance)

Miss C Crump

Dr M Howatson (Craven)

Ms S Marsden (Marsden-Smedley)

Mrs A Oldroyd (Holloway)

Dr M Saveson and Professor J Saveson

Mrs G Scales (Grimsey)

Mrs P Ward (Nobes)

Mrs H Wright (Minginsqa)

Class of 1952

Miss J Butler in memory of Mrs M Mitchell

(Allen) 1952

Mrs A Carey (Patrick)

Mrs J Foord (Greenacre)

Lady Foster (K Bullock)

Mrs R Harris (Barry)

Mrs J Hurst (Kohner)

Mrs J Lindgren (Beck)

Mrs S Neish (Smith) in memory of Mrs M Mitchell (Allen) 1952

Mrs B Rathbone (Bright-Smith)

Mrs J Roskill (Cooke)

Mrs P Ross (Davies)

Mrs N Schaffer (Thomas)

Mrs M Souter (Baker)

Dr J Thurston

Mrs M Trotman (Pocock)

Class of 1953

Mrs S Alderson (Heard)

Mrs W Arnold (Joyce)

Mrs A Attree (Chapman)

Dr M Barnes (Sampson)

Mrs B Bishop (Baker)

Mrs P Breitrose (Martin)

The Revd L Brown

Mrs E Cooper (Gray)

Dr E Dobie (Marcus)

Mrs G Hakki (Ahmed)

Dr E Hardcastle (Grant)

Miss O Harper

Mrs K Larkin (Gibson) and Mr M Larkin

Mrs J Marshallsay (Hall-Smith)

Mrs J Round (Baum)

Mrs S Turner (Pascal)

Mrs C Wood (Osler)

Class of 1954

Mrs C Coleman (Whiten)

Mrs E Fenwick (Roberts)

Mrs J Jordan (Hogbin)

Dr E Lovett (Hardy)

Mrs H Silk (Wallace)

Mrs D Stallard (Randall)

Mrs F Strong (Ranger)

Ms M Swanwick (Richardson)

Dr M Whichelow

Baroness J Whitaker (Stewart)

Dr P Wittmann (Curry)

Mrs D Woolley (McGrath)

Class of 1955

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 R Edwards (Moore)

Mrs M Fraser (Easterbrook)

Mrs D Geliot (Stebbing)

Mrs M Goodrich (Bennett)

Mrs J Hamor (Wilkinson)

Dame Rosalyn Higgins (Cohen)

Donors

Lady L Insall (Moss)

Mrs M Levett (Ward)

Mrs C McLean (Lithgow)

Dr A Meaney (Savill)

Mrs A Preston (Walmsley)

Mrs J Rodden (Wilkins)

Mrs S Threlfall (Jackson)

Mrs C Vigars (Walton)

Mrs J Walker (Brown)

Dr V Warrior

Mrs E Werry

The Revd T Witter (Lock)

Mrs D York (Macdonald)

Class of 1956

Mrs J Barrett (Fountain)

Mrs J Burrows (Woodd)

Mrs F Clark (Mill)

Dr J Davies (Dadds)

Professor D Greenway

Ms W Hellegouarc’h (Thomas)

Dr G Jondorf (Moore)

Miss S Maxwell

Mrs M Pedlar-Perks (Tillett)

Mrs M Poole (Smith)

Dr M Rossiter

Mrs P Roynon (Beard)

Dr F Simpson (Zuill)

Lady Swinnerton-Dyer (H Browne)

Mrs R Treves Brown (Harding)

Mrs K Wills (Wright)

Mrs A Wright (Miller)

Class of 1957

Professor J Ashworth

Mrs D Burnett (Hargreaves)

Dr M Davies (Owen)

Dr G duCharme (Brown)

Mrs J Kenrick (Greaves)

Mrs S Martin (Mason)

Mrs S Otty (Williams)

Dr D Paul

Dr E Poskitt

Ms R Rattenbury

Mrs V Roberts (Chapman)

Mrs J Rowe (Peeters)

Dr E Vinestock (Morrison)

Mrs V Wood-Robinson (Ginman)

Mrs P Youngman (Coates)

Class of 1958

Mrs A Bean (Steer)

Mrs J Blackburn (Saunders)

Mrs E Bryan (Brodie)

Miss M Dyson

Mrs A Eccles (Chib)

The Revd Canon Dr R Edwards (Phillips)

Mrs C Gascoigne (Ditchburn)

Lady Gass (E Acland-Hood)

Mrs H Greenstock (Fellowes)

Miss C Haworth

Mrs J Hawtin (Knight)

Mrs D Hobden (Hutchings)

Mrs A Holland (Telling)

Mrs A Kenning Massa (Kenning)

Dr G Lachelin

Mrs S Lawrence (Reeder)

Dr J Lloyd (Muir-Smith)

Ms R Niblett

Mrs K Norman (Redwood)

Mrs J Pardey (Stoker)

Mrs C Paulson-Ellis (Brunyate)

Ms C Pountney

Professor F Rhoads (Secker) and Dr G Rhoads

Mrs J Ridley (Ames)

Dr J Rizvi (Clarke)

Mrs R Ross (Fincher)

Mrs C Stewart (Custance)

Dr D Thompson (Walbank)

Class of 1959

Mrs G Armitage (Dover)

Mrs A Aveling (Green)

Dr M Bent (Bassington)

Mrs E Bridger (Bewes)

Mrs G Chadwick (Offen)

Dr J Cook (Bunch)

Dr E Courtauld (Molland)

Dr C Crow

Mrs J Dandliker (Cheng)

Dr A Deveson

Dr J Freeland (Woodcock)

Mrs V Hall (Heard) and Dr J Hall

Mrs C Hopkins (Busbridge)

Ms S Landen

Mrs K Lawther (Cameron)

Mrs B MacKenzie Ross (Horgan)

Mrs M Morgan (Stallard-Penoyre)

Mrs H Nicholls (Cameron)

Mrs L Ruffe (Cuppage)

Mrs P Thompson (Reed)

Mrs D Turner (Greenaway)

M Vaizey (Stansky)

Class of 1960

Mrs D Bickley (Hurn)

Mrs R Blacklock (Snook)

Mrs A Bowker

Dr D Devlin

Mrs C Eraut (Wynne)

Mrs L Eshag (Lewis)

Mrs C Field (Lander)

Mrs M Field (Chisholm)

Mrs B Gardner (Brennan)

Mrs F Hebditch (Davies) and Mr M Hebditch

Mrs J Herriott (MacLean)

Dr A McDonald (Lamming)

Mrs V Offord (Wheatley)

Mrs E Siddall (Stone)

Mrs U Sparrow (McDonnell)

Mrs S Thomson (Dowty)

Mrs J Thorpe (Oakley)

Dr M Walmsley

Dr R Warren (Copping)

Ms C Webb

Mrs M Woodall (Evans)

Class of 1961

Dr S Bain (Stanley)

Mrs S Barkham (Ratcliffe)

Mrs H Blair (Tunnard)

Mrs C Brack (Cashin)

Mrs K Brind (Williams)

Dr A Conyers (Williams)

Mrs S Cox (Crombie)

Mrs J de Swiet (Hawkins)

Professor D Edwards

Mrs E Gordon (Shanks)

Mrs E Kemp (Aron)

Mrs C Kirkby (Billingham)

Miss B Nevill

Dr C Nyamweru (Washbourn)

Mrs A Richards (Brown)

Mrs S Sabbagh (Heber Percy)

Mrs L Scott-Joynt (White)

Mrs S Smith (Jenkins)

Mrs S Smith (Tyndall)

Mrs J Standage (Ward)

Professor A Thompson

Dr R Toms (Peregrine-Jones)

Mrs G Verschoyle (Kent-Lemon)

Mrs C White (Slade)

Mrs S Wilson (Waller)

Mrs S Wilson (Waller)

The Revd Professor F Young (Worrall)

Class of 1962

Dr J Bainbridge

Mrs R Binney (Chanter)

Mrs D Bond (Macfarlane)

Mrs N Brooker (Brooke)

Miss A Darvall

Miss H Greig

Professor C Hillenbrand (Jordan)

Mrs J McAdoo (Hibbert)

Mrs M Philip (Ferguson)

Professor I Rivers (Haigh)

Mrs B Salmon (Shaw)

Ms H Strouts

Mrs J Way (Whitehead)

Class of 1963

Lady Atkinson (J Mandeville)

Dr J Braid (Slater)

Dr E Burroughs (Clyma)

Mrs M Deelman (Hall) and Mr H Deelman

Mrs S Hill (Gleeson-White)

Mrs L Jones (Smith)

Ms C Lane (Emus) and Dr G Lane

Mrs H Langslow (Addison)

Mrs B Mansell (Wulff)

Mrs M May (Hesketh)

Mrs M Stoney (Wild)

Dr P Taylor (Francis)

Dr V Thorne (Stanton)

Mrs J Wymer (Marriott)

Class of 1964

Mrs C Ansorge (Broadbelt)

Mrs K Bartlett (Watson)

Mrs C Beasley-Murray (Griffiths)

Professor K Beckingham

The Revd A Bradbrook (Turner)

Mrs C Campion-Smith (Gerrard)

Mrs R Canning (Harris)

Miss D Crowder

Mrs P Dickson (White)

Ms I Freebairn (Freebairn-Smith)

Dr S Hewlett

Mrs A Lyne (Rozelaar)

Mrs D Magor (Haynes)

Mrs J McManus (Edwards)

Dr R Osmond (Beck)

Dr H Robinson (Taylor)

Mrs P Shaw (Northcroft)

Mrs C Thorp (Kenyon)

Ms G Turton

Mrs P Van der Zee (Turner)

Class of 1965

Mrs J Barville (Middlehurst)

Dr D Challis (Pennington)

Dr S Delamont

Dr P Eaton (Mills)

Ms J Gardiner

Mrs G Henchley (Cassels)

Dr J Mallison (Hallowes)

Dr R Page (Wight)

Dr S Paskins (Brown)

Mrs N Redshaw (Dobson)

Mrs B Senior (Shepherd)

Mrs P Sharp (Monach)

Professor A Sinclair (Lees)

Mrs A Swallow (Wright)

Dr A Tyndale

Professor V van Heyningen (Daniel)

Mrs M Watkins (O’Dowd)

Mrs D Wells (Bousfield)

Class of 1966

Mrs A Bueno de Mesquita (McCormick)

Mrs J Bullman (Thompson)

Dr E Capewell (Aldridge)

Miss F Corrie

Mrs L Curgenven (Charlton)

Mrs H Davies (Waters)

Professor A Finch

Mrs B Hird (Holden) and Mr A Hird

Dr M Leeson

Dr A Lishman

Miss D Millward

Professor L Milne

Mrs S Pusey (Green)

Dr R Smith (Loewenthal)

Class of 1967

Professor V Broughton (Nice)

Dr B Castleton (Smith)

Dr P Chadwick

Mrs L Chesneau (Jacot)

Mrs K Coleman (MacKenzie)

Mrs C Day (Harpham)

Dr E Emerson

Dr P Ford

Dr N Gibbons (Bole)

Mrs F Johnson (Lewis)

Mrs J Lloyd (Pawson)

Mrs D McAndrew (Harrison)

Mrs B Moran (Jones)

Dr C Nutton (Clements)

Professor P Price

Mrs A Rowe (Helliwell)

Mrs M Saunders (Cain)

Mrs B Walker (Fogg) and Mr W Walker

Class of 1968

Dr A Blackburn

Dr E Bowling

Dr L Braddock

Miss J Brocklesby

Mrs V Challacombe (Brousson)

Mrs H Chown (Benians)

Mrs L Cox (Page)

Ms J Crimmin

Dr K Crocker (Tombs)

Dr J Cross

Miss S Cubitt

Dr P Falk

Ms H Goy (Corke)

Lady Granville-Chapman (L Stevens)

Dr G Harte

Mrs A Kingdom (Wilmot-Dear)

Ms E Klingaman

Mrs D Knight (Watson)

Dr M Lovatt (Screech)

Ms H Mandleberg

Mrs V McGlade (Whitney)

Dr A McLean

Mrs J Mercer (Clarke)

Ms S Minter

Professor D Outram

Mrs S Penfold (Marshall)

Professor A Petch

Professor H Ritvo

Mrs F Rutland (Oates)

Dr F Smith (Rankin)

Mrs H Swallow (Symes)

Ms J Thompson

Class of 1969

Dr R Fear (Todd)

Professor M Fowler

Ms M Friend

Mrs S Hinkley (Booth)

Mrs V Honeyborne-Martins (Honeyborne)

Mrs M Innes (Woods)

Professor K Khaw

Dr G Monsell (Thomas)

Professor E Nesbitt

Mrs B Patterson (Cleaver)

Miss A Plackett

Mrs A Roberts (Mangham)

Mrs R Yule (Sanders)

Mrs R Sheldon (Martin)

Mrs Z Skinner (Jones)

Dr B Taylor (Slimming)

Mrs K Ward (Mee)

Mrs S Watson (Head)

Dr C Weber (Bell)

Mrs M Winfield (Richards) and Mr W

Winfield

Ms C Wright

Class of 1970

Mrs C Avery Jones (Bobbett)

Mrs A Brackley (Butler)

Mrs M Cobbold (MacFarlane)

Mrs B Coulson (Chambers)

Ms E Guppy

Professor M Haycock

Miss P Mander

Dr A Marlow (Sheppard)

Mrs V Martin (Bennett)

Dr J Melia (Gibson)

Mrs E Mendes da Costa (Lipscomb)

Dr M Mountford (Gamble)

Ms J Nockolds

Mrs M O’Keeffe (Frawley)

Miss S Palmer

Mrs G Phillips (Osborne)

Dr R Siddals

Miss M Wooldridge

Class of 1971

Mrs A Brown (Mark)

Dr H Caldwell (Burtenshaw)

Ms V Chamberlain

Dr A Cobby

Miss L Fluker

The Revd C Hetherington (Bourne)

Mrs K Jenkins (Kubikowski)

The Revd K Kirby

Mrs J McKnight (Ruddle)

Dr K Morgan (Moore)

Dr L O’Keefe (Robinson) in memory of Dr J Robinson (Callow) 1943

Miss J Palmer

Mrs D Schuchart (Kane)

Miss R Sykes

Dr H Taylor

Mrs J Tierney (Briggs)

Mrs G Waters (Cutmore)

Dr S Wright (Heywood)

Class of 1972

Mrs H Asbury (Jephcott)

Mrs J Bell (Spurgin)

Mrs S Cooper (Vale)

Miss C Cullis

Ms S Dawson

Dr A Edmonds

Miss G Edwards

Mrs E Fleming (McCool)

Mrs F Gilbert (Tipping)

Ms J Hanna

Ms B Hines (Fejtek)

Mrs S Hobbs (Wall)

Mrs J Hope (Bentley)

Dr J Kinder

Ms J Lister (Daphne)

Mrs F Manning (Andrew)

Mrs S Marchant (Mumford)

Mrs A Molloy (Taylor)

Dr A Overzee (Hunt)

Miss S Pargeter

Ms V Platt

Mrs D Reynolds (Bevin)

Mrs A Sachs (Murphy)

Mrs C Stoker and Mr A Stoker

Miss O Timbs

Mrs S Walker (Wren)

Mrs R Whatmore (Robertson)

Professor J Winch

Miss B Wright

Class of 1973

Mrs A Bamforth (Burgess)

Mrs G Bargery (Hetherington)

Dr M Davies

Ms L Duffin

Dr L Dumbreck (Devlin)

Mrs C Fine (Cheal) and Dr B Fine

Mrs B Ford (Seeley)

Mrs H Gray (Swan)

Mrs A Griffiths (Evans)

Dr S Jones

Mrs V Knight (Hammerton)

Dr A Lyon (Butland)

Mrs N Miller (Thomas)

Dr C Murray (Thorpe)

Dr D O’Brien (Brough)

Mrs A Stainsby (Sutton)

Mrs P Wade (Wellburn)

Dr D Weissman (Chimicz) and Mr R Weissman

Mrs L West (Horton)

Class of 1974

Lady Baker (H Sharrock)

Mrs M Bonsall (Shaw)

Mrs C Borrill (Pateras)

Dr S Dyson

The Revd Dr A Ferris (Thacker)

Dr E French (Jacques)

Ms J Fuller

Miss A Heffernan

Mrs A Jackson (Jones)

Dr G Michaels

Mrs R Mifsud (Moore)

Mrs C Mitcheson (Ramshaw)

Ms M Morris

Dr C Morrison (Page)

Dr C Oppenheimer (Hughes)

Ms J Portal (Bowerman)

Miss K Refson

Miss A Rhodes

Dr J Scutt

Mrs J Walshe (Foster)

Mrs A Whipp (Smith)

Class of 1975

Ms F Anderson (Wells-Thorpe)

Dr S Black (Hollis)

Ms F Boyers

Dr J Coates (Whatley)

Ms A Davidson (Jones)

Dr F Doyle

Mrs S Finlay (Perry)

Mrs I George (Parry)

Ms F Gledhill

Ms J Hayball

Dr G Herridge (Chopping)

Mrs N Husain (Ahmed)

Dr M Jubb

Ms C Kerridge

Miss J Mann

Mrs P Matthews (Johnson)

Mrs C Mitchell (Teall)

Dr R Nye (Painter)

Mrs S Palmer (Hull)

Dr R Rayner (Talbot)

Mrs N Richardson (Clark)

Mrs J Robertson (Dowie)

Professor V Sanders

Dr K Saunders

Ms L Shaddy

Professor S Springman

Miss A Stebbing

Professor P Tyrrell

Ms F Werge

Class of 1976

Dr C Anderson (Aston)

Dr J Appleby (Swinburn)

Ms J Barratt

Mrs E Barrott (Stosic)

Ms L Bradbury

Dr C Bryce (Ford)

Mrs P Cakebread (James)

Miss F Edgerley (Creagh)

Ms J Ferrans

Ms D Fuertes (Bartelt)

Mrs A Jenkinson (Sims)

Mrs E Jones (Dando)

Ms M Knowles

Dr B Mensch and Mr M Evans

Mrs G Millinger (Aston)

Ms D Morgan

Mrs S Morgan (Richardson)

Ms H Morrison

Dr A Roberts

Dr C Robinson

Dr Y Roe

Mrs M Rutterford (Williamson)

Ms M Seers

Dr S Seymour (Taylor)

Mrs A Shrubshall (Horton)

Mrs J Smallwood (Smith)

Mrs G Somerscales (Bromley)

Dr J Walker

Dr K Wheeler

Class of 1977

Dr P Boston

Mrs C Bromhead (Smith)

Dr C Brown

Dr B Burin

Mrs C Clarkson (Benians)

Mrs J Collyer (Kiwana)

Mrs A Coulton (McWatters)

Dr R Dyer (Snelling)

Ms C Egan

Miss M Gaskin

Mrs C Hesketh (Castle)

Ms R Jones

Mrs N King (Cowell)

Mrs N Lanaghan (Hamilton-Russell)

Mrs H Miller (Gavin)

Mrs R Murnane (Richardson)

Ms 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)

Mrs J Wiggett (Tyler)

Ms S Woodall

Mrs G Woon (Doubleday)

Class of 1978

Mrs R Anderson (Naish) and Mr J Anderson

Professor H Atkinson (Bavister)

Mrs J Clifford (Floyd)

Mrs S Conolly (Ruch)

Mrs S Crawford

The Revd Dr M De Quidt (Williamson)

Ms J Elton

Professor C Ennew

Mrs S Ferris (Hanley)

Mrs N Fielding (Creedy)

Mrs A Francis (Fairbairn)

Mrs J George (Peterson)

Ms G Hammond

Dr I Henderson

Mrs A Higgs (Beynon)

Ms B Hill

Dr I Howlett (Shaw)

Ms L Johansen

Ms K Knight

Mrs G Marshall (Wilson)

Mrs A Masters (Elms Neale)

Dr J Mitchell (Stebbing)

Dr A Mynors-Wallis (Lloyd-Thomas)

Mrs S O’Mahony (Bigg)

Mrs S Routledge (Blythe)

Mrs S Shrimpton (Lightfoot)

Dr L Smith

Mrs S Smith (Wildash)

Ms C Tacon

Dr N Turing (Simmonds)

Miss A Weitzel

Dr M Chambers

Class of 1979

Mrs J Barwick-Nesbit (Nicholson)

Mrs T Brotherston (Nicholls)

Ms J Caddick (Roberts)

Mr N Campbell

Dr T Child (Skeggs)

Mrs K Clay (Swift)

Mrs J Edis (Askew)

Dr A Gemmill

Dr P Gibson

Mr R Haffenden

Dr S Hales

Ms C Hanks (Boag)

Ms S Hewin

Mrs P Howell Evans (Woodhouse)

Miss L Jerram

Ms L Lee

Mrs M Lewis (Wallington)

Mr J Longstaff

Dr J Martin (Hewitt)

Mr N Pears

Dr D Poole

Professor M Power

Mr S Richardson

The Revd E Robertson (Savage)

Ms I Ruhemann

Dr J Sears

Mrs A Sheil (Simpson)

Mrs S Waller (Skelland)

Dr G Warner

Mrs F Weston (Simpson)

Dr C Young

Class of 1980

Miss M Archer

Dr J Ballard

Mr P Berg

Mr P Bernstein

Dr H Blackburn (Egan)

Dr R Bliss

Mrs L Bowen (Dennis)

Mrs J Burridge (Saner)

Mr S Butterworth

Dr Z Conway

Mr I Craggs

Mr J Doyle

Mr N Eades and Dr J Fox Eades (Fox) (1981)

Professor M Fewtrell

Mr S Firth

Mr G Freeborn

Ms A Fyffe

The Revd S Gill

Mrs J Haines (Huggins)

Mrs S Hall (Hetherington)

Dr A Henderson

Mr D Hollingworth

Mrs S Lancashire (Marr)

Dr N Land

Dr I Laurenson

Mr J Lewis

Dr W Munro

Mrs K Pugh (Burton)

Mr D Recaldin

Mr I Teague

Ms P Treacy

Dr C Vize

Mrs H Wilderspin (Chatters)

Class of 1981

Dr C Beveridge

Mr D Branson

Mrs T Bubbear (Allen)

Mr G Counsell and Ms A Reece (1981)

Ms K Davies (Hallisey)

Dr P Hammond

Mr N Harvey

Mrs R Hyde (Riley)

Mr A Lane

Ms H Linaker (Townshend)

Mrs Y Maxtone-Smith (Maxtone-Graham)

Dr K Miller

Ms E Oldroyd

Ms F Smith

Mr M Smith

Mrs E Stoneham

Mr S Thornton

Mrs A Whitaker (Rundle)

Class of 1982

Mr R Beardshall

Mrs L Benjamin (Pang)

Professor J Cassell

Mrs J Constantinis (Gimlette)

Ms L Davy

Ms K Fawcett

Mr P Fitzalan Howard

Ms R Hancock

Mrs C Hogan (Fisher) and Mr M Hogan (1982)

Mrs S Hood (Probert)

Mr S Hood

Mrs K Ip (Jopson)

Miss S Major

Mr H McLachlan

The Revd Professor C Methuen

Mrs K Peissel (Lynn)

Mr J Phillipson

Professor C Proudman

Mrs J Raffle (Lobell)

Mr H Roberts

Ms L Simpson

Class of 1983

Dr R Bewley

Mrs A Dunne (Garbett)

Mr C Gibbs

Miss W Holden

Dr J Holt

Mrs A House (McNiff)

Professor M Lindsay

Mr C Main

Miss H McDonald

Ms C Orchard (Brind)

Mr J Pike

Mrs R Rawnsley (Schofield)

Professor M Rubin

Ms F Van Dijk

Ms R Williams (Tudor Williams)

Class of 1984

Mr D Acres

Mrs S Atkinson (Thomas)

Brigadier P Cameron

Ms L Cattermole Watkins (Cattermole)

Dr T Crickmore (Bartram)

Ms E Drew

Mrs C Dwyer (Williams)

Professor P Dyer

Dr J Edwards and Mr M Gibbon

Professor M Gale

Dr F Grun

Mr P Hagan

Mr A Jackson

Mr W Jeffels

Mrs D Morrison (Restall) and Mr A Morrison (1985)

Mrs S Peatfield (Charles)

Dr L Power

Ms H Strong

Mr P Williams

Class of 1985

Dr R Bennett

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)

Mrs K Collins (Scrivener)

Mrs P Considine

Ms G Dobson

Ms M Hackett

Dr R Hyde

Ms A King

Professor A Knobler

Mrs R Lewis (Davies)

Mr K Mauldridge

Professor D Mead

Mr R Peabody

Mr E Piggott

Mr T Ramoutar

Ms P Roberts

Dr C Seward

Professor D Smith

Mrs C Travis (Bygrave)

Miss S Williams

Mr C Woodford

Class of 1986

Mrs D Banerji (Urwin)

Dr J Branson

Mrs A Burgess (Pegg)

Mrs V Cole (Joynson)

Mrs S Croft (White)

Dr D Dibosa

Mr J Downes

Dr S Edwards

Mr D Fielding

Professor R Godby

Mr S Haywood-Ward

Mr R Lewis and Mrs R Lewis Clarke (Clarke) (1985)

Ms C Liassides

Dr S Lishman

Mr A Pymer and Dr C Wernham (1986)

Mr R Rayward

Dr P Shah

Dr W Simonson

Ms E Spohn

Dr N Storer

Dr E Wang

Ms K Whiting

Ms T Woodeson

Class of 1987

Mr M Anderson

Dr T Barnes

Mr R Bayall (Buaal)

Ms J Cameron (Charnley)

Mr S Close

Mrs N Dennison (Martin-Smith)

Ms A Faherty

Dr L Fallon

Ms R Grace (Jayasundera)

Mr P Groombridge

Mr I Katz

Mr R Logue

Dr R Makarem

Dr T Melley

Dr G Siriwardena

Class of 1988

Ms C Bardon (Heslop)

Mrs A Gamble (Bell)

Ms F Graham

Mr G Green

Dr M Hutt

Professor S Iyengar

Mr M Keady

Mrs A Little (Jacobson)

Dr J Malt

Dr J Marshall

Mr N Morgan

Mr R Moss

Mr M O’Brien

Mrs A Orsi (Knight)

Mrs C Poulson (Hill) and Mr D Poulson (1986)

Dr J Rippin

Mr J Short

Mr R Tabtiang

Mr J Taylor

Mr J Tothill

Mr M Watt

Mr R Willis

Ms A Young

Class of 1989

Dr D Bell

Mr P Brabin

Miss J Buck

Mrs R Cowin (Clark)

Dr T Cutts

Ms C Greenwood

Ms N Guest

Mr D Henderson

Mr J Howling

Dr J Jacobs

Ms S Jones (Griffith)

Mr M Khalid

Mrs R Moore (Batte)

Ms C Rushton

Mrs C Seward (Stanley)

Mr C St. John

Class of 1990

Mr T Amies

Dr M Armstrong and Mrs S Armstrong (McGrath) (1990)

Mr S Beale

Professor C Clark

Mr M Hallett

Mrs S Mcloughlin (Wheatley)

Mrs G McPherson (Hunter)

Miss V Milner

Mr J Moffett

Mr D Moran

Professor M Nesi

Mr D Poppleton

Ms M Riches (Stanton)

Mr M Rothwell

Dr M Stidworthy

Ms L Wagner

Class of 1991

Mrs K Bass (Newbury)

Mr P Bottome

Mrs A Edwards (Jacklin)

Mr R Goodhead

Dr G Hamilton

Dr S Hayward

Mr P James

Mrs C Kendal (Currie)

Dr R Makins

Mrs P Martin (Hall)

Mr A Mees

Mr J Murphy

Dr D Ramm

Mr A Redfern

Mr J Rouse

Mr A Southern

Dr L Strens (Meakin)

Dr S Wallace

Class of 1992

Dr S Aguilar

Dr J Bibow

Mr R Bradford

Mr C Carter

Mr J Geston

Mr O Haffenden

Mrs R Hourston (Madden)

Mrs R Iren (Gediz)

Mr A Kjellberg

Professor H Koh

Mr J Marsh

Mr A McCready

Dr S McKeown

Mr S McMurray

Mrs S Roxburgh (Hassan)

Professor C Themans-Warwick (Warwick)

Dr D Thurley

Mr M White

Class of 1993

Mr G Arnold

Mr T Barnes

Mrs C Bodanis (Windsor)

Mr C Choi

Mr W Collins

Mr J Dixon

Mr I Furlonger

Mrs S Galbraith (Smith)

Ms L Irish (Davey)

Ms R Kerr

Mrs A Lancaster (Mills)

Mr K Meghjee

Mrs C Moore (Hemsworth)

Dr A O’Leary

Mrs S Parsons (Relf)

Mr W Potten

Dr M Roberts

Professor N Sartain

Mr D Semal

Mr H Stokes

Ms T Tangcharoenmonkong (Jinachitra)

Mr R Till

Mrs A Tobin

Mrs J Waters (Hook)

Mrs S Watts (Dickinson)

Mr G Williams

Class of 1994

Dr A Aboobaker

Dr A Blaxter Paliwala

Mrs F Cleland Bones (Cleland)

Mr N Coram-Wright

Dr T Courtney

Dr C Crowe

Mr C Hulatt

Mrs S Huxley-Reynard (Edgar)

Dr A Kells

Dr L Koczy

Dr R Lynch (Tregonning) and Dr A Lynch

Ms C Maugham (Hibbitt)

Mr L McLernon

Dr T Oh

Mr S Payne

Mr E Pugh

Dr G Somayajula (Bradbury)

Mrs A Thomas (Disbury)

Mr H Thomas

Class of 1995

Mr T Boughton

Mrs S Branscomb (Watson)

Mrs E Coppin (Coyle)

Mr S Davidson

Mr A Every

Mr G James

Mr L John

Mr T Massingham

Dr P Nicholls

Mr P Ryland

Miss L Shackleton

Dr L Shaw

Dr A Thurrell

Class of 1996

Miss L Archbold

Dr L Bannister

Dr K Best (Smith)

Mrs E Burfield (Shaw)

Miss C Chan

Mr M Cobley

Mr C Deacon

Mr B Fetton

Mr P Glover

Mr C Gowland

Mr A Gregorio

Mr S Ho

Mr E Inglis

Mrs A Keen (Neale)

Mr G Lavarack

Mr T Leverage

Mrs H Mackinlay (Bradley)

Mr O Ming

Dr C Mulcare

Mrs L Nielsen Board (Dean)

Mrs B Richards (Goodridge)

Ms C Roberts

Mrs L Sealy (James)

Mr A Sen and Mrs C Sen (Brown) 1995

Mr R Smith

Mr M Stead

Mr S Tappin

Class of 1997

Miss L Allen

Mr J Anthony-Edwards (Anthony)

Ms K Bana

Mr P Beer

Miss M Bingham-Walker

Mr E Buckley

Dr E Butterworth

Mr C Cheung

Ms E Cox

Mr M Cullingford

Dr L Frideres

Mr E Gatfield

Mrs C Gruffudd Jones (Mulliss)

Mr R Hakes

Dr P Hall

Mrs C Hawes (Slevin) and Dr J Hawes (1997)

Miss S Howell

Dr L Hulatt

Dr R Maddison

Mr J Naylor

Dr K Nelson (Duffin) and Mr S Nelson (1997)

Mrs E O’Reilly (Reynolds)

Mr R Pitcher

Mr T Poon

Mrs C Roberts (Maskell)

Mr P Rutland

Professor M Savill

Mrs A Schofield

Professor J Schonfield

Dr M Shaw-Champion

Mr M Sidhom and Mrs R Sidhom

Ms J Smith

Ms L Walker

Class of 1998

Mr J Berger

Ms J Booth

Dr N Brooks

Mr R Bryan

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)

Mrs B Galvin (Lewis)

Mr J Gilberthorpe

Mrs S Holt (Merrigan)

Professor K Niglas

Mr J Parker

Dr L Pickering

Miss R Pope

Mr G Redman

Mrs E Robinson (Hunt)

Mr S Skinner

Mrs C Smith (Thomas)

Ms V Stevens

Ms K Tymieniecka

Mr J Vali

Ms K Wood

Mr J Woolf

Dr X Yuan

Class of 1999

Ms C Brennan

Miss L Bullock

Miss T Collier

Mr J Cooper-Colliander (Cooper)

Dr E Cornwall

Mr D Emmens

Mr A Holland and Mrs K Holland (Crosby)

Dr N Jennings

Mr J Lark

Mr P Marshall

Mr J Morgan

Mr M Morgan

Mrs R Morris (Bowes)

Mrs K Norman (Hill)

Ms J Norton (Elliman)

Dr R Orr

Dr B Orton

Mr E Owles

Mr Y Ponnighaus

Miss N Rump

Dr K Smith

Dr G Williams

Class of 2000

Mr D Bradnum

Mrs C Bright (Wright)

Miss D Daly

Dr C Duckworth

Ms D Farah

Ms P Giaiero

Mrs F Hall (Gaetani)

Miss A Lawrence

Mrs L Lawrence (White)

Mrs N Pallikaropoulos (Pachiti)

Ms S Shafiq

Mr G Shuker

Dr D Smith

Mr T Sneddon

Mrs A Speicher (Pepple)

Mr B Speight and Mrs H Speight (Haggie)

Miss K Urell

Mr T Wey

Class of 2001

Ms S Adler

Mrs M Bernstein (Rieger)

Miss B Cain

Mr D Cash

Miss S Daniell

Ms K Davis

Mr T Elliott and Mrs H Elliott (Sensecall) (2007)

Miss K Ellison

Mrs A Gaston (Sharma)

Ms E Hall

Mr P Hempsall and Mrs C Hempsall (Dovey) (2000)

Dr U Inamete

Mr E Jackson

Mr J Knibbs

Mrs R Knibbs (Sutherland)

Mr T Mosher

The Revd Dr D Stretton (Marshall)

Mr N Thornton

Dr D Veldhuis

Ms F Vial-Henderson (Vial)

Mr R Wright

Class of 2002

Mr J Beeson

Mr C Birchall

Dr D Black

Miss G Bryce

Mrs G Chen

Miss H Craik

Dr A Crothers

Dr D Crow

Mr S de Haas

Mr T Elson

Dr S Gnanakumaran

Mr J Hogg

Mrs P Hook (Tudor)

Dr T Houlton

Mr S Hudson

Dr H James and Mr S Wyborn

Mrs G O’Donnell (Gandy)

Mr J Ottal

Mrs A Pacitti (Riddoch)

Dr K Ponomareva

Mr A Salehmohamed

Mr M Schneider

Miss S Stewart

Mr T Taylor

Mr J Turner

Dr S West

Mrs L Wherity (Hare)

Class of 2003

Mrs J Cobbett (Jones)

Dr C Davies (Walsh)

Mr Y Feng

Miss A Goddard

Mr J Hewitt

Mr A Kumar

Miss J Lau

Dr P Man

Mr A Mugan

Mrs C Murrells (Clifton) and Mr J Murrells (2003)

Mrs S Saeed (Adam)

Mr P Shah

Mr B Stimmler

Mr W Wang

Dr M White

Dr F Wong

Class of 2004

Mr M Birmingham

Mr S Burdus

Miss C Cooley

Mr D Deitz

Mr J Dhanji

Mr P Dower and Mrs E Dower (2007)

Miss L Fishman

Mr V Handa

Mr K Hayashi

Mrs C Huang (Falter)

Miss A Kaars Sijpesteijn

Mr G King

Mr A Leung and Mrs V Leung (Moss) (2004)

Mr O Lewis and Mrs R Lewis (Amos) (2004)

Mr P Martin

Mr S Murray

Dr E Owen

Mr R Stanchina

Dr L Walker

Dr D Wang

Dr Q Wang

Mr T Wieladek

Mr Q Wong

Dr T Wood

Class of 2005

Mr L Andrews

Ms K Caro

Dr N Culshaw

Mr C Donnelly

Mr M Forsman

Mrs K Gosling (Below) and Mr M Gosling (2005)

Mr P Hall

Mr L Jones

Miss C Kellas

Miss D Luo

Mrs J Naseman (Bromage) and Mr B Naseman (2007)

Mr R O’Brien

Miss C Raynham

Dr D Rees

Mr D Ryder-Cook

Mrs J Sheard (Gulliver)

Dr R Stutt

Mr Q Sun

Dr W Szlachta

Mrs M Waddington (Lavin)

Mr W Walters

Mrs K Woodland (Scotter)

Mrs P Wu

Class of 2006

Mr R Ahmed

Ms E Alekseeva

Mr N Anandakumar

Mr S Antill

Dr A Baxter (Brown-Kerr)

Mr M Beevor

Mr S Cowen

Dr K Gaston

Mr J Gray

Miss N Hamilton

Mrs L Haywood (Iredale)

Mr J Hosier

Mr T Keen

Mr L Lin

Dr T Medeiros

Dr G Milne

Mr O Patey

Mr B Ramsay

Mr B Roman

Mrs K Russell (Tinslay)

Dr L Sun

Dr M Sweeney

Mr M Thomas

Mr B Travers

Mr C Webb

Mr E Wong

Mr Y Xu

Class of 2007

Mr D Adams

Mr C Ainsworth-Patrick (Patrick)

Mr N Caldwell

Miss W Chan

Mr M Cook

Dr F Hansell

Mr S Hayes

Dr M Herding

Mr T Ithell

Miss R Langton

Miss S Miller

Mr A Mullins-Smith

Mr S Ngan

Mr O Nzelu

Miss A Rinck

Miss S Rodriguez

Dr S Smart

Miss R Smith

Mr D Tang

Mrs S Thum-Bonanno (Wilkins)

Mr M Vroobel

Dr T Williams

Mr A Young

Class of 2008

Mr E Button

Ms M Csibra

Mr R Dhillon

Mr L Fletcher

Mrs C Horne (Ford)

Miss N Jaglom

Mr M Jones

Mr N Khabirpour

Ms D Levy

Mr C Lynn

Mr J McKeown

Mr N Mead

Mr R Patel

Miss H Phillips

Mr N Rosa

Mr G Shankar

Mr D Spencer

Ms C Wennersten

Miss E West

Mr J Wong

Mr P Woollins

Class of 2009

Miss N Baroudi

Mr P Brook

Ms R Butterfill Pace (Butterfill)

Mrs B Cook (Tyrie)

Mr W English

Miss C Hardy

Ms L Hassell-Hart (Hassell) and Mr S HassellHart (Hart) (2009)

Mr T Hellier

Mr K Hughes

Miss M Kang

Miss K Preston

Mr S Probyn

Dr A Robinson

Mr A Stikonas

Mr J Streather

Mr T Woof

Class of 2010

Dr I Beh

Miss O Burke

Mr A Campbell

Dr P Edwards

Mrs K Green (Walton)

Dr A Guzman de la Fuente

Dr S Heffernan

Mr X Hu

Mr B Katz-Crowther (Katz)

Mr R Kilcoyne

Mrs M Mitra (Johnson)

Miss B O’Connell

Ms T Pan

Ms V Ravikumaran

Mr C Scutt

Mr M Seow

Mr M Thoma

Ms E Walters

Miss A Wang

Class of 2011

Mr A Adeoye

Mr M Bauer

Mr J Bews

Mrs C Bingham (Booker)

Ms N Bird

Miss R Boardman

Mr A Evripides

Miss L Garms

Mr J Harvey

Mr T Hawker-Dawson (Dawson)

Mr V Jurkevicius

Mr E Lee

Miss L Meggitt

Dr S Mizera

Mrs J Nelson

Mr M Nelson

Mr J Pulman-Slater

Dr W Sloper

Miss A Sorgo

Mr J Tong

Mr V Udra

Mr R Weedon

Mr S Wilkinson

Miss M Williams

Mr I Yate

Class of 2012

Dr I Ba

Miss H Davies

Mr B Glassberg

Mr T Lefley

Mr W Nott

Mr M Pipan

Mr S Rayner

Ms H Smith

Mr P Thomson

Ms F Volonnino

Class of 2013

Mr J Allen

Mr C Cutinha

Miss C Foot

Miss M Hawkins

Miss N Stephens

Class of 2014

Miss G Barrow

Mr R Bride

Mr M Coley

Mr R Copeland

Miss C Faith

Mr D McGough

Mr V Naik

Mr J Peters

Mr M Steele

Dr K Teh

Mr B Wigmore

Mr R Williams

Class of 2015

Mr R Abel

Miss M Chua

Mrs R Eatough (Dunn)

Mr T Hancock

Miss A Hernandez Rodriguez

Mr D Weir

Class of 2016

Mr M Flattery

Mr C Foley

Class of 2017

Miss K Gillespie

Mr J Sirica III

Class of 2018

Mr J Carrier

Miss I Gander

Miss S Guhr

Miss J Riley

Mr O Wales

Class of 2019

Mr J De Voy IV

Mr J Newbold

Class of 2020

Miss A Bastianelli

Mr Z Copeland-Greene

Mr T Tang

Class of 2021

Mr O Morley

Fellows1, staff and supporters

L Anderson

Anonymous in memory of Lady Nicholls (J Thomas) 1954

Mr S Ansell in memory of Elizabeth Ansell (Ray) 1967

E Averof

Dr D Barden

L Bastianelli

Mr R Bastianelli

Ms A Biagiola

Mr T Blake

Mr M Boatman

Mr H Boulware in memory of Dr B Wood, Fellow 1971

Mr P Briggs

Mr C Brooks

M Chapman

L Cleary

Ms D Corlett

J Davies

Mr D Dodd in memory of Mrs G Andrewes

Dodd (Andrewes 1978)

Ms T Elbourn-Onslow

Dr J Evans in memory of Sarah Ganly (1977)

H Gage

C Gander

Dr S Grimshaw

Mrs V Herr and Mr R Herr

F Herron

Mr E Lang

Mrs L Lee

Ms D Lowther

Ms J Macpherson

Ms F Malaree and Mr R Wielechowski (2002)

Mrs B Mann (Thornber) in memory of Jennifer Mann 1973

Ms C Mariani

Mr I Mariani

Miss H McGhee

J McLeod

H McMullan

Professor D North

Mr N Peacock

Mrs C Rawlings

Ms J Reynolds

M Roe and K Roe

Dr C Shenton

Mr A Smith

Mrs P Smith

Miss R Thayer

S Walding

Mr S White in memory of Diana Farley

(1974)

D Whiteley

J Whittaker

Mrs J Williams

Organisations

Cambridge Local Girton Association

CVC Philanthropy

Easy Fundraising

London Girton Association

The Portland Fuel Group of Companies

1 Who are not also alumni

Supporting Girton

We are incredibly grateful to all who chose to make a donation to the College and to those who include a gift to Girton in their Will. Below we highlight other ways you can support Girton, wherever you are in the world!

LinkedIn—did you know that you can add Girton College as your place of education so you can be linked to both Girton and the University of Cambridge?

Career Networking

Please also share your news with us, we welcome hearing about your awards, honours, publications, as well as receiving family or professional updates.

Attend an event or watch an event recording

Social Media

We are on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Follow us and like, comment and share the College posts. www.facebook.com/GirtonCollege/ www.instagram.com/girtoncollege/ www.twitter.com/GirtonCollege www.linkedin.com/company/girtoncollege-university-of-cambridge

Students often appreciate learning about particular career paths from Girtonians, either by hearing them speak at student society or alumni events, or through informal advice. Do let us know if you are interested in participating.

We have an extensive calendar of College events each year, with some hybrid or virtual events too. See the back cover of the Girtonian or the College website for more details. We also have a growing library of event recordings for you to view on the College’s Vimeo (bit.ly/GCVimeo) and YouTube channels (www.youtube. com/@girtoncollege).

Visit the College

Career

Please add Girton College to your professional profile and do let us know what you are up to.

How we use your data

Update your Details

Do we have your correct contact details? You can update your name, address, telephone number, and email address via our Update Your Details form (www.girton.cam.ac.uk/update-yourdetails) or you can email the information to alumni@girton.cam.ac.uk.

Girtonians are welcome to visit the College at any time. You can purchase refreshments from the cafeteria or Social Hub café bar (subject to opening times, and both venues operate cash-less tills). You are also welcome to stay in College in the summer vacation—do get in touch to check availability and rates.

We are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about what information we hold. The information you provide to the College together with publicly available data will be held and processed in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. The data will not be circulated in any other way without your permission. Girton College likes to keep in touch with all our alumni and supporters and the data provided will be used by the College for alumni relations and fundraising purposes. These may include publications, alumni surveys, appeals and the marketing of alumni events and services. Communications may be sent by post, telephone or electronic means. You have the right to object to the use of your data for any of the above purposes and you can opt out of all communications from the College by contacting the Development Office: development@girton.cam.ac.uk or +44 (0)1223 338901.

Please read our full data protection statement for alumni and supporters at: www.girton.cam.ac.uk/gdpr

Events Calendar 2023

Details of all events are available by emailing development@girton.cam.ac.uk or by visiting the Upcoming events section of the College’s website. www.girton.cam.ac.uk/upcoming-events.

To ensure you receive your invitation, and the latest news and information, please update your contact details www.girton.cam.ac.uk/update-your-details

4 May

Jane Martin Poetry Prize Girton College

11 May

People’s Portraits Reception Mall Galleries, London

1 June

Alumni Formal Hall Girton College

17 June May Bumps Marquee and GCBC Dinner Girton College

20 June May Week Concert Girton College

2 July Benefactors’ Garden Party Girton College

16 September

Alumni Reunion Dinner for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2013 Girton College

23 September Library Talk Girton College

23 September Lawrence Room Talk Girton College

23 September

People’s Portraits Annual Reception Girton College

23 September Roll of Alumni Weekend Concert Girton College

23 September

Roll of Alumni Dinner to include reunions for 1963, 1973 1983, 1992, 1993 and 1994 Girton College

24 September Gardens Talk Girton College

14 October

Commemoration of Benefactors and Foundation Dinner Girton College

17 October Autumn Gardens Walk Girton College

26 October Alumni Formal Hall Girton College

4 November

Modern and Medieval Languages Symposium and Dinner Girton College