Your Durham alumni update: Newswire - July 2018

Newswire
July 2018

News

Student Opportunities Fund breaks £2.6M in donations

Over the past month, 35 student callers have contacted more than 1,100 Durham alumni by telephone to raise money for our Student Opportunities Fund (SOF). Thanks to alumni generosity, a record £245K has been raised in pledges towards the Fund which has supported over 2,000 students since its inception in 1994.

Sincere and heartfelt thanks to all our alumni and friends whose financial contributions will mean so much to the students being supported by this Fund. You can also read Holly’s story who was supported by the SOF to participate in a life-changing project.

Welcome to our new alumni!

We had an amazing time celebrating Congregation last week with our new graduates. Congratulations to all of our brand new alumni. We are excited to see what you all go on to do.

Check out the Dunelm alumni website for events and benefits; and remember to keep in touch with Durham!

Further congratulations to our honorary graduates - a Naval Commander, a High Court Judge, an Anthropology Professor and a leading historian.

Durham climbs in world university rankings

Durham University has climbed to 74th in the world in the latest global university rankings published in June.

Gold Award to mark Excellence in Teaching

Durham has also been awarded the highest possible accolade in the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF).

Events

Dunelm Days 2018

Celebrate what it means to be a graduate of Durham University through a series of global alumni volunteer-led events that will be held throughout the entire month of November.

Save the Date - NYC

Save the date for the annual Dunelm USA Fundraising Gala Dinner on Thursday 6 December at Hoffman Hall, High Line Hotel in New York City.

Booking coming soon.

DUBC 140th Anniversary Dinner

Join DUBC at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley for an evening to celebrate their incredible 140-year history.

DUEM at Goodwood

If you're at Goodwood next week - have a chat with the Durham University Electric Motorsport team.

They have a stand at Goodwood village and will have a scale model of the solar car to see.

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Alumni

Alumni networking meeting in Cape Town

Durham International Office members, Mrs Sharne Procter - Director and Dr Liadi (Kola) Mudashiru - Regional Manager for Africa, had an ‘exploratory visit’ to South Africa in May 2018.

Alumni in Queen's Birthday Honours

Many congratulations to our alumni who have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2018.

Class Notes

Tess Alps, nee Boot (English Literature, St Mary’s College, 1972-75) was awarded the Mac Medal by the Advertising Association.

Alfred Braimah (Business Administration, 1997-2002) has been appointed Auditor General of all Institutions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

A Distinguished Chair has been established in honour of Ken Clark (Geology & Physics, St Cuthbert's Society, 1952-56) at the University of El Paso in Texas.

Elisabeth Galvin (Arts Combined, St Aidan's College, 1995-98) has written a book about the children's author E Nesbit.

Jacquetta Gomes (Economic History & Sociology, St Aidan’s College, 1972-75) has been listed by Women to Work and by Women in the City on their list of Women Firsts.

Nicola Mirams (History, Trevelyan College, 2007-10) is raising money for charity using her music-making skills. Catch her in Durham market place on 13 October.

OGI Groundwater Specialists Ltd, a Durham Small Business employing a number of Durham graduates was announced as Winner of the “Technical Excellence” Award at the 2018 National Ground Engineering Award.

Laura Whitelock, nee Foakes (Music, Trevelyan College, 2013-16) was shortlisted at the Retail Week Rising Stars Awards 2017.

Jock Wishart (Arts Combined, College of St Hild & St Bede, 1971-74) and the Scots dominated team win the Commodores Cup - one of sailing’s most prestigious trophies.

Colleges

College of St Hild and St Bede

Welcome to all our new graduates! To celebrate, we would love you to post any graduation pictures you may have, new or old with the year you graduated, to our alumni Facebook page.

Grey College

At the end of the Easter term, we’ve had great fun celebrating with our new graduates. In June, Fountains Hall re-opened following refurbishment.

Hatfield College

Congratulations to all our students who graduated last week and welcome to the Hatfield alumni community! Follow the Hatfield Alumni Facebook page for all news and events from the college and register with the website to stay in touch.

John Snow College

Thursday 28 June was our annual Graduation Dinner at The Radisson Blu Hotel in Durham. It was a joy to see all of our graduates in the Class Of 2018 and we are pleased to welcome them all to the John Snow College and Durham University alumni community.

St Aidan's College

Hearty congratulations and a very warm welcome to the very recently graduated newest members of the Aidan's Alumni Association.

St Cuthbert's Society

St Cuthbert’s Alumni Association and St Cuthbert’s Society Boat Club are joining forces to bring you a truly memorable Alumni Weekend.
The Alumni Weekend is open to all Cuth's alumni, rowers and non-rowers alike, and partners or family are more than welcome to attend too. See you in September!

St John's College

Check out our new College blog – a place to bring together all things Johnian! If you’d like to contribute, contact johns.alumni@dur.ac.uk

University College

Congratulations to all our graduating students for their hard work throughout the last three years. A well-deserved effort! Please follow the link for our upcoming Society Reunion in Durham.

Van Mildert College

Huge congratulations to all our graduating Mildertians! Van Mildert is thrilled to welcome the class of 2018 into our thriving alumni community. Find out more about what being part of this active College alumni community can do for you!

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