Deaths
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2012
NICHOLAS KATZENBACH (New Jersey & Balliol 1947) (17 January 1922 - 8 May 2012)
After war-time service in the US Air Force (including as a prisoner of war, 1943-45), studied law at Yale and undertook postgraduate research in philosophy in Oxford, was in private practice of law, and then Professor of Law at Yale Law School and then University of Chicago Law School. Assistant Attorney-General of the United States, 1961-62; Deputy Attorney-General, 1962-65; Attorney-General, 1965-66. Under-Secretary of State, 1966-69. Senior Vice-President and General Counsel, IBM, 1969-86. Law practice, 1986-94. Publications included The Political Foundations of International Law (1961) and Some of It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ (2008).
Amongst many tributes, see - for example - The New York Times and The Washington Post.
PETER LAMPORT-STOKES (Rhodesia & Worcester 1950) (17 August 1927 - 31 March 2012)
Attended the University of Cape Town before reading PPE as a Rhodes Scholar, during which time he also pursued his keen interest in hockey and tennis. After returning to Africa, he worked in a series of public service roles focusing on areas such as economic affairs, energy, and transport. He subsequently held the role of chairman for a number of companies and spent considerable time in the UK, most notably in Devon.
EDSON SPENCER (Illinois & Balliol 1948) (4 June 1926 - 25 March 2012)
After being discharged in 1946 as an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve, he graduated from Williams College and studied PPE as a Rhodes Scholar. He worked for Honeywell Inc, based in Tokyo from 1959 to 1964 and eventually became president and CEO of the company in 1974 until 1987, during which time Honeywell became an early challenger to IBM's dominance of the computer market and subsequently focused on automation and aerospace technology. Interested in U.S.-Japanese relations, he also served on the U.S.-Japan Business Council and the Trilateral Commission.
Click here for an obituary of Edson Spencer in The New York Times (March 31, 2012).
PETER SERRACINO INGLOTT (Malta & Campion Hall 1955) (26 April 1936 - 16 March 2012)
Educated at the University of Malta, the Institut Catholique de Paris and the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore as well as at the University of Oxford, he was a Catholic priest and the head of the Philosophy Department at the University of Malta between 1971 and 1996. Rector of the University of Malta, 1987-88 and 1991-96. He was the National Secretary to the Rhodes Trust for Malta and amongst other public roles, he acted as one of the Maltese representatives at the Convention on the Future of Europe and was an advisor to the then Prime Minister, Dr Eddie Fenech.
DAVID HATENDI (Rhodesia & University College 1977) (22 May 1953 - 12 March 2012)
Educated at the University of Rhodesia (now the University of Zimbabwe) before coming to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. His Oxford studies culminated in a DPhil in Politics, writing on the political impact of multinational corporations in Zimbabwe. He went on to work at the World Bank, as an Executive Director with NM Rothschild, and as Managing Director of the Merchant Bank of Central Africa from 1996 to 2004, when he became CEO of NMB Bank. In 2009, David Hatendi became the National Secretary to the Rhodes Trust for Zimbabwe, responsible for the Rhodes Scholarship selection process for that constituency.
David's funeral was at Peterhouse Boys, Marondera, Zimbabwe, on Thursday 15 March. For the Order of Service, click here. For tributes on the Peterhouse website, click here.
For more about David's career and his valued contribution to the Rhodes Scholarships, please click here.
For an obituary of David Hatendi by his business partner, John Graham, please click here. An obituary by Jonathan Waters has appeared in the Zimbabwe Mail (click here) and the Financial Times (24 March 2012).
For other reports, click here, here, here, here, and here.
5 April: The Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford, invites all who knew him to a memorial service for Dr David Hatendi to be held in the Chapel of University College, Oxford, on Tuesday 22 May at 2.15 pm, followed by refreshments at Rhodes House.
The service will be held on what would have been David's 59th birthday.
Rhodes House is grateful to the Master, Chaplain, and Fellows of University College for their kind permission to hold the service in the College Chapel.
If you are coming to the service, we would be grateful if you would let Sarah Gray know in advance - by email to wardens.assistant@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk, or by telephone at + 44 1865 270906 (from overseas) or 01865 270906 (within UK).
All are welcome.
SHERRY PINNEY (d. 3 March 2012)
Assistant to the American Secretary to the Rhodes Trust (1981-98), Professor David Alexander. Sherry made an immeasurable contribution to the Rhodes Trust, was central to the running of the Scholarships over very many years, meant a great deal to generations of US Rhodes Scholars, and had a comprehensive knowledge of Rhodes history in the US. Her wisdom, generosity, and wit were deeply appreciated, and she will be sadly missed. Please click here for an obituary which appeared in the Claremont Courier.
STEVEN M. UMIN (New York & Magdalen 1959) (28 January 1939 – 19 February 2012)
Lawyer whose roles included Law Clerk to Potter Stewart, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1965-66), attorney at Williams and Connolly (1966-2004), Deputy Counsel for the U.S. Senate Sub-Committee on the Judiciary, and advisory committee member of the U.S. Court of Appeals. Served on the board of the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation and was an avid New York Giants fan.
NATHANIEL BERNARD BLUMBERG (Colorado & Brasenose 1948) (8 April 1922 - 14 February 2012)
Enlisted in the army in 1942, before gaining a BA and MA at the University of Colorado. As a Rhodes Scholar he read for a DPhil in Modern History and after Oxford he held several academic posts. For twelve years he was dean of the School of Journalism at the University of Montana, during which time he founded the Montana Journalism Review which was the first journalism review in the U.S. In 1962 he was elected Vice President of the American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism. He also served as a member of the Rhodes Scholarship state selection committee for 31 years, including seven years as state secretary.
HARRY WILLIAM STOPFORD KING (South African College School, Newlands & Queen's 1960) (21 February 1939 - 12 February 2012)
A member of the University of Oxford gymnastics team in 1962, who became a medical biochemist working for Imperial College London, Kings College London and the Institute of Cancer Research.
JOHN GASSON (Rhodesia & Pembroke 1953) (2 August 1931 - 7 February 2012)
He studied law at Pembroke College and was called to the Bar at Grays Inn in 1957, but soon decided to return to Bulawayo to practise Law. In 1959 he was appointed an Advocate of the High Court of Southern Rhodesia, before returning in London in 1964 to take up a role in the Lord Chancellor’s Department, where he was appointed head of the Policy and Legal Services Group. He was appointed Secretary of the Law Commission from 1982 to 1987, and was invested as a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Civil Division) in 1990.
FRANCIS PATRICK DONOVAN (Queensland & Magdalen 1946) (1 February 1922 – 3 February 2012)
After Oxford, studied as a Bigelow Fellow at the University of Chicago, before becoming a lawyer and then Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Melbourne (1953-61). At the invitation of Minister Sir John McEwen he joined the Foreign Trade Service, with roles which included Ambassador to the OECD (1977-80) and Ambassador, Special Trade Delegate Australian Mission to UN Geneva (1980-82). In 1994, he became Vice President of the International Court of Arbitration. Member of the Order of Australia, Knight Templar of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and Knight of the Legion of Honour in France.
DUDLEY JOSEPH THOMPSON (Jamaica & Merton 1947) (19 January 1917 - 20 January 2012)
Educated at Mico Training (now University) College, 1935-37, after war service as a pathfinder and bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force, read law at Merton (BA in Jurisprudence, then BCL) and served as President of the Ralegh Club in Oxford, and practised as a barrister in East Africa (including representing Jomo Kenyatta in his Mau Mau rebellion trial) and then Jamaica (QC, 1963). Served in the Jamaican Senate, 1964-78, including as Leader of the Opposition, 1965-74, and Leader of Government Business, 1975-78. Member of the House of Representatives (MP), 1978-80. Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1975-77; for Mining and Natural Resources, 1977-78, and for National Security, 1978-80. Chairman, People's National Party, 1979. High Commissioner (Ambassador) to Nigeria (accredited to Ghana, Sierra Leone, Namibia, and Cameroon), 1990-95. President of the World African Diaspora Union (click here). Various honours, including Order of Jamaica, and in 2011 being made a 'citizen of Africa' by the African Union.
For a further tribute on this website to Dudley Thompson's work for Jamaica and for Africa, click here.
For some of the many other reports or tributes, click here, here, and here (The Gleaner), here (Prime Minister of Jamaica), here (Jamaica Observer), here (The Miami Herald), here (The African Sun Times), and here (Final Call). See also a book discussing Dudley Thompson's pan-African work here.
2011
DAVID HANNAY SAMPSON (St Andrew's College, Grahamstown & Trinity 1940) (24 May 1921 – 25 December 2011)
Commenced studies in Oxford in 1945 after World War II, where he served with the Royal Durban Light Infantry in Egypt and Libya, before being captured and spending three years as a prisoner of war in Italy and Germany. He wrote of his experience in After Tobruk – The Conducted Tour (1982). Lawyer and attorney whose dedication to the field also included roles as Deputy Chairman of Natal Town Planning Appeals Board, Trustee of Legal Resources Trust and Chairman of Lawyers for Human Rights in Durban.
THE REVEREND MICHAEL DE LISLE (Diocesan College, Rondebosch & Trinity 1946) (30 January 1921 - 9 December 2011)
Studied in Oxford after a remarkable war-time experience serving in the South African Artillery during World War II, where he was captured and escaped twice as a prisoner of war. Teacher of classics and later a headmaster in Johannesburg and Pretoria, he was ordained as a priest in 1981, where he served with the Anglican Church of South Africa. Keen mountaineer with the 'Monday Mountaineers', and knowledgeable botanist. He wrote warmly of his time as a Rhodes Scholar in his 1940s memoir ‘Over the Hills and Far Away’, and was actively engaged with the Rhodes Scholarships throughout his life.
For more on Michael, click here.
SIR ZELMAN COWEN (Victoria & New College 1941) (7 October 1919 - 8 December 2011)
Fellow & Tutor in Law, Oriel College, Oxford (1947-50); Dean of the University of Melbourne Law School (1951-66); Vice-Chancellor of the University of New England (1967-70); Vice-Chancellor of the University of Queensland (1970-77); Governor-General of Australia (1977-82); and Provost of Oriel College, Oxford (1982-90).
For a further tribute, including links to the tributes at the State Funeral for Sir Zelman in Melbourne on 13 December, and in speeches in the Australian Parliament on 7 February 2012, click here.
A memorial service for Sir Zelman will be held in the Chapel at Oriel College, Oxford, on Sunday 22 April at 2.15 p.m. (Click here.)
WILLIAM LEO ZELTONOGA (California & St Edmund Hall 1962) (13 May 1941 – 4 December 2011)
Serving with the U.S. Army Armor Corps in the Vietnam War, he was awarded the Bronze Star and Joint Staff Commendation Medal for his service. From 1971, practised as a lawyer in Los Angeles. Volunteer at the Union Rescue Mission, and Vice Chair of the Board of Heart Touch, a non-profit educational organisation.
For a tribute by Larry Pressler (South Dakota & St Edmund Hall 1964), click here.
PHILLIP WILLIAM HUGHES (Tasmania & Wadham 1947) (12 March 1926 - 12 October 2011)
A mathematician who became a mathematics educator, and a leader in teacher training, curriculum design, and educational studies. His many leadership positions included in the Tasmanian Department of Education and at the Canberra College of Advanced Education (now University of Canberra), where he established the School of Education while also serving as foundation Chair of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Schools Authority, as Professor of Teacher Education and Dean of the Centre for Education at the University of Tasmania (1980-90), where he also served as Acting Vice-Chancellor, and in recent years as an Adjunct Professor in the Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods at the Australian National University. His extensive publications relate to studying mathematics, curriculum design, teacher education, quality in education, and education in the Asia-Pacific region.
For more information about Phil's distinguished career, click here and here. A service of thanksgiving was held in Canberra on Wednesday 19 October.
MARTIN A. KRAMER (Oklahoma & Trinity 1954) (11 December 1932 – 13 September 2011)
After teaching philosophy at the University of Texas, worked for US agencies such as Bureau of Budget, National Institute of Mental Health, and the Department of Health, Education & Welfare, and then for the Carnegie Council on Higher Education. Author of several higher education reports, and in his retirement, author of mystery stories.
ERIC PRABHAKAR (previously Eric Philip) (India & Christ Church 1948) (23 February 1925 - 10 September 2011)
Graduate of Madras Christian College who represented India in the 100 metres at the 1948 Olympics in London, and represented Oxford against Cambridge in relays and athletics in 1948 and 1949, graduating from Oxford in 1950 with a BLitt in Economics supervised by Sir Hubert Henderson. After a business career with Burmah-Shell Oil and then Carborundum Universal Ltd in India, served on the professional staff of UNESCO in Paris from 1969 to 1985. Active as a sports administrator in India, and in development studies, he also wrote extensively; his books include a historical novel, Madeira at Sundown, and a training manual for track and field, The Way to Athletic Gold (1995), published in many Indian languages as well as English, with a foreword by Sir Roger Bannister.
For some of the tributes to Eric Prabhakar on his passing, click here and here.
For a speech in Bangalore in 2008 by Eric Prabhakar on his Rhodes, Oxford, and Olympic experience, click here.
For information on all Rhodes Scholar Olympians, click here.
ROBERT LAUREN TICHENOR (Montana & Oriel 1939) (1 September 1918 - 8 September 2011)
Elected a Rhodes Scholar for 1939 but unable to come up then because of the outbreak of World War II, came to Oxford after earning a PhD in Chemistry at Harvard and working as a research chemist, including for the Manhattan Project. Read Chemistry in Oxford in 1946-47, and subsequently pursued a career as a research chemist with TA Edison Inc and then EI du Pont de Nemours & Co Inc in Waynesboro, Va (1951-85). Held many patents. One of the founders of the DuPont Community Credit Union, of which he was a director for 27 years, and a leader in many other community organizations.
Details of Bob's funeral on Thursday, September 15, and for family receiving friends the previous evening, may be found here.
RICHARD FRANCIS SOMMER (West Virginia & Christ Church 1983) (18 June 1961 - 6 September 2011)
An undergraduate at Princeton, Richard earned an MPhil in International Relations as a Rhodes Scholar in Oxford, and later, after two years with McKinsey, a JD at Stanford. He served as the CEO or a senior executive of several companies, including De La Cruz Occupational Healthcare, Homestore International, ZipRealty, IndyMac Bank, Homegain.com, Realtor.com, LiveDeal Inc, and Rothman Healthcare Corporation. His community service activities included directorships ranging from the Mozart Society in Chicago to AIDS Project Los Angeles.
Richard, who lived in California, died unexpectedly of heart failure in London.
For tributes to Richard, click here and here.
ERIC ANTHONY ABRAHAMS (Jamaica & St Peter's 1962) (5 May 1940 - 7 August 2011)
Former President of the Oxford Union, who became the first black TV reporter for the BBC in 1965. On his return to Jamaica, he became the youngest person to be appointed as Director of Tourism in 1970, later serving as Minister of Tourism and Information from 1980-85. He was also Senator from 1977-78 and a Member of Parliament for Eastern Portland from 1980-89. He served as the founding Executive Director of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica from 1970-74.
For a tribute to Tony Abrahams by Peter Goldson (Jamaica & St John's 1985), Jamaica & Commonwealth Caribbean Secretary to the Rhodes Trust, click here.
ALAN TRELOAR (Victoria & New College 1940) (13 November 1919 - 22 July 2011)
Linguist and classicist proficient in an estimated 80 languages. He served as the first warden of Hytten Hall at the University of Tasmania (1959-60), and at the University of New England he was a reader in comparative philology (1966-84) and master of Wright College (1960–66). In 1992, the University of New England awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Letters.
PAUL-ANDRÉ CRÉPEAU (Québec & University 1950) (20 May 1926 - 6 July 2011)
Taught private Civil Law at the McGill University Law Faculty for many years, founded the Québec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law, and was in charge of the massive project of modernising the Québec Civil Code.
ARTHUR MOTYER (Bermuda & Christ Church 1945) (15 December 1925 – 23 June 2011)
Purvis Professor of English, Director of Drama, Dean of Arts and Vice-President Academic at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, he was the nephew of Rhodes Scholar Arthur Motyer (Bermuda & Christ Church 1905) who was killed in action in World War I. Founding chair of the Live Bait Theatre and author of The Staircase Letters: An Extraordinary Friendship at the End of a Life, and the semi-autobiographical novel What’s Remembered. In September 2011, he will be posthumously awarded the Bermuda Arts Council 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award.
BASIL ROBERT BATER (Saskatchewan & Worcester 1950) (2 June 1928 - 22 June 2011)
An ordained minister in the United Church of Canada who taught New Testament at St Andrew’s College, University of Saskatchewan, and then at Queen’s Theological College, where he was Principal from 1974 to 1982. Served as Secretary of the Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee in Saskatchewan.
GERALD MARVIN MEIER (Oregon & University 1948) (9 February 1923 - 21 June 2011)
Development economist who (after wartime service in the USAAF and his studies at Reed College, Oxford, and Harvard) taught economics at Oxford, Williams College, Wesleyan, and Stanford, and was a prolific author on international development, trade, and monetary affairs, and World Bank consultant.
ROBERT ALEXANDER COKE (Manitoba & St Catherine's 1972) (15 June 1949 - 25 May 2011)
After working for the British Columbia Ministry of Economic Development and the Department of Finance, he studied law at the University of Toronto, before joining the Ontario Ministry of Finance where he became a special advisor to the Deputy Minister. He went on to serve as Senior Vice President and CFO for the Ontario Workplace Safety Insurance Board and later, as a Vice Chair for its Appeals Tribunal. In 2003, Bob was seconded by the ministry to help launch the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, discovering a passion for teaching. He was also a keen fisherman and golfer.
DENIS BAIN SADDINGTON (Transvaal & Corpus Christi 1955) (9 December 1931 - 24 May 2011)
An expert on Latin language, literature and epigraphy, Roman military and provincial history, ancient education, and early Church history, who served as Professor of Classics at the University of Zimbabwe and then the University of the Witwatersrand, and as Honorary President of the Classical Association of South Africa.
NICHOLAS V. RIASANOVSKY (Oregon & St John's 1947) (21 December 1923 - 14 May 2011)
A Russian émigré who came to the United States at 14, he served in the US Army during World War II, participating in the Normandy landings in June 1944 and fighting at the Battle of the Bulge, for which he received a battlefield commission and the Bronze Star. He began his academic career at the State University of Iowa (1949-57), before joining the University of California, Berkeley, teaching for 40 years until his retirement in 1997 as an Emeritus Professor. He was considered one of the leading scholars of Russian history in the US, writing numerous books which focused on the monarchy, the emergence of state-sponsored nationalism and the alienation of Russia’s intellectual elite.
The 8th (co-authored) edition of Professor Riasanovsky's History of Russia was published earlier in 2011, and listed on the Rhodes House website here. A textbook for undergraduates, it remains the bestselling survey of Russian and Soviet history from the Kievan state to Vladimir Putin.
For a tribute from Berkeley, click here.
DAVID JOHN EADIE (Diocesan College, Rondebosch & St Edmund Hall 1997) (2 January 1975 - 7 May 2011)
After completing a Bachelor of Business Science (Actuarial Science) at the University of Cape Town, read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) in Oxford, and played for Oxford against Cambridge in hockey (captain) and cricket. Commenced his career as a management consultant with Bain & Co in Johannesburg, later returning to Cape Town, and most recently working with The Answer Series.
For the tragic story of Dave's sudden death, and to read many tributes to him, you may wish to view the Facebook page 'In loving memory of Dave Eadie'.
Dave's funeral took place in the Memorial Chapel at Bishops (Campground Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town) on Friday 13 May at 3pm.
Friends of Dave's also gathered in London, San Francisco and Johannesburg, and details are on the Facebook page (entries by Richard Arscott, Stu Lynn, and Stewart Nupen).
ROBERT WAYNE CLOWER (Washington & Brasenose 1949) (13 February 1926 - 2 May 2011)
Economist, best known for his work in developing stock-flow analysis, and in the microfoundations of monetary theory and macroeconomics. His teaching career was principally at Northwestern University, UCLA, and the University of South Carolina.
HENK ALTMANN (Eastern Province & New College 1965) (2 September 1941 - 21 April 2011)
After Oxford, where he gained a Blue in both athletics and cross-country, he became an engineering consultant, working for PVA Vakuum Anlagen Bau in Germany.
MIRYANA NESIC (Queensland & Magdalen 1993) (10 November 1968 - 17 April 2011)
A lawyer who began her career with Allen & Overy and Barclays, before joining the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice of Hammonds in London to manage international mediation projects. She then became involved in mediation training and education, working with judges and governments to introduce legal and court reforms embracing ADR, and assisting the Law Society of England & Wales to set up its Civil/Commercial Mediation Panel. She wrote a number of books and articles, often challenging dispute mechanisms between institution. Most recently, she co-authored Mediator Skills and Techniques: Triangle of Influence which won the CEDR Award for best publication in 2010. For tributes, click here and here.
ALLAN EMRYS BLAKENEY (Nova Scotia & Queen's 1947) (7 September 1925 - 16 April 2011)
Coming to Oxford after graduating BA and LLB from Dalhousie University, read PPE at Queen's, and played ice hockey and badminton for Oxford against Cambridge. Practised as a lawyer and served as a civil servant in Saskatchewan (QC 1961), and entered the Saskatchewan legislature in 1960 for the NDP, serving until 1988. Served as Minister for Education, Treasurer, and Minister for Public Health in the 1960s, and then as Premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982. Served as Leader of the Opposition, 1982-88, going then as Laskin Professor of Law and Public Policy to Osgoode Hall Law School, and then professor at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law. Publications included Political Management in Canada (co-author, 1992) and An Honourable Calling: Political Memoirs (2008). Served as President of the World Federalists of Canada.
For a tribute by Bob Rae (Ontario & Balliol 1969), please click here.
For a tribute by Jeeshan Chowdhury (Alberta & Hertford 2006), please click here.
For a tribute from the government of Saskatchewan, click here.
For some of the many other reports of Allan Blakeney's life and career of public service, click here, here, and here.
ALWYN 'NELLES' VINTCENT (Diocesan College, Rondebosch & Trinity 1948) (24 December 1925 - 13 April 2011)
Captain of the Oxford rugby team in 1949, before joining the South African Defence Force. He served as Managing Director and Chairman of Prince, Vintcent and Company from 1968-95, and was an active member of both the town council and local museum management committee in Mossel Bay.
PROFESSOR CHARLES HARCOURT MILLER (Tasmania & St John's 1946) (26 February 1921 - 8 April 2011)
Engineering graduate of University of Tasmania who served in the Australian army in World War II (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps, Australian Imperial Forces, 1942-46), and then completed a DPhil in Chemistry in Oxford. Engaged in research in Australia (AWA and then National Standards Laboratory, Sydney), 1950-61, before joining the University of New South Wales as a Senior Lecturer and then Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering (1961-66). Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Tasmania, 1966-86, serving as Chairman of the Professorial Board, 1984-85. Member of the Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania, 1984-92. Honorary Secretary of the Association of Rhodes Scholars in Australia, 1976-80.
DENIS BAZELEY GORDON MCLEAN (New Zealand & University 1954) (18 August 1930 – 30 March 2011)
After Oxford, joined the Department of External Affairs in New Zealand, with postings in Washington DC, Paris, Kuala Lumpur and London. Deputy High Commissioner in London (1972-77), Secretary of Defence (1979-88) and Ambassador to the United States (1991-94). After his retirement from government service, served as the Warburg Professor of International Relations at Simmons College in Boston, as well as Visiting Fellow at the Strategic & Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and as Distinguished Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He also served on the New Zealand Press Council. Author of several books including The Long Pathway: Te Ara Roa which was based on walking the North Island with his family, Peace Operations and Common Sense: Replacing Rhetoric with Realism, The Prickly Pair: Making Nationalism in Australia and New Zealand, and the biography Howard Kippenberger: Dauntless Spirit.
For a tribute to Denis McLean by Hugh Templeton (New Zealand & Balliol 1952), please click here, and for a tribute by Gerald Hensley, please click here.
ERIC MICHAEL HOWARTH (Ontario & Queen's 1949) (26 August 1918 - 7 March 2011)
After war service, studied at Queen's University and then in Oxford. Served as executive secretary of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (1955-60), Dean of Men, University College, University of Toronto (1965-74), and National Director of the Association of Canadian Clubs (1974-80). Actively engaged in the administration of the Rhodes Scholarships in Canada over many years (including as Assistant Secretary for the Rhodes Trust in Canada, 1957-63, and as Acting Secretary, 1963-65), the leadership of the Canadian Association of Rhodes Scholars, and as a trustee of the Canadian Rhodes Scholars Foundation (including serving for 37 years as Secretary-Treasurer, 1957-93). Honoured as a Distinguished Friend of Oxford, 2007.
Donations in memory of Michael Howarth may be sent to the Canadian Rhodes Scholars Foundation (P.O. Box 4005, Station A, Toronto, ON M5W 2Z8) or the Canadian Cancer Society.
PROFESSOR MARK KINKEAD-WEEKES, FBA (Cape Province & Brasenose 1951) (26 April 1931 - 7 March 2011)
A scholar of English literature who taught at the Universities of Edinburgh and Kent, becoming Professor of English and American Literature at Kent, where he also served as Pro Vice-Chancellor. His major publications included studies of William Golding, D. H. Lawrence (including Lawrence's The Rainbow), and Samuel Richardson. For a short biographical note, please click here.
DR MELVIN D. LEVINE (Rhode Island & Magdalen 1961) (20 January 1940 - 18 February 2011)
Pediatrician and a prominent voice in the field of learning disabilities. The author of 'A Mind at a Time' and other books on learning disabilities, Dr. Levine was chief of ambulatory pediatrics at Children's Hospital Boston, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, before moving to the University of North Carolina in 1985.
NORMAN GRANTHAM ('GRANT') HOSKING (South Australia & Christ Church 1947) (1 January 1925 - 22 January 2011)
Chairman and consultant to Hosking, Oborn & Partners, a firm of consulting engineers, and Montgomery Hosking Stone, which specialised in water and wastewater engineering. Appointed an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia in 1983 for services to engineering, Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, President of the Commonwealth Club of Adelaide.
PROFESSOR EDWARD REYNOLDS PRICE (North Carolina & Merton 1955) (1 February 1933 - 20 January 2011)
Novelist who received much critical acclaim publishing stories about ordinary people from North Carolina, including 'A Long and Happy Life' (1962), which unusually was published in its entirety as a supplement by Harper's Magazine. He also wrote about his experiences as a paraplegic after receiving radiation treatment for a spinal tumour, in his book 'A Whole New Life' (1994). Taught writing and the poetry of Milton for over 50 years at Duke University.
Among the very many tributes to Reynolds Price, one of the most striking, replete with many photographs, is 'Jill Krementz remembers Reynolds Price' - click here for it.
For Duke University's tribute to Professor Price, click here.
JOHN D.M. SILVESTER (East Africa & Jesus 1953) (8 April 1935 - 18 January 2011)
After reading Law at Jesus College, Oxford, read for and was called to the Bar in London, and then practised law in Nairobi from 1959, including as Senior Partner of Hamilton Harrison & Mathews (Advocates). Visiting law lecturer, and for some years edited the East Africa Law Reports. The foremost advocate of the return of the Rhodes Scholarship to Kenya in the early 1980s, and successfully oversaw its re-establishment, serving as Secretary of the Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee in Kenya from 1984 to 1999, including overseeing the expansion in 1991 to a second Scholarship. Company director. Active in East African wildlife/natural history societies and nature reserves.
For an obituary of John Silvester by Laurie Slade, click here.
For information about Kenyan Rhodes Scholars paying tribute to John Silvester, please click here.
WALTER W. ('PAT') EYER (Montana & Hertford 1955) (17 March 1933 - 16 January 2011)
A graduate of Montana State University who read Jurisprudence at Hertford College, 1955-57, undertook military service from 1958 to 1961, and after graduating from Stanford Law School entered into legal practice in Seattle in 1964, becoming Senior Counsel at the law firm Perkins Coie LLP, where he specialised in aviation law, commercial law, and finance law.
RONALD N. ROBERTSON Q.C. (Nova Scotia & Magdalen 1952) (14 October 1930 - 12 January 2011)
Lawyer and Chairman of Fasken Calvin (now Fasken Martineau), where he practiced in the fields of bankruptcy and receivership, and was involved in many of the most significant Canadian and international insolvencies during his fifty years of service to the profession. Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation from 1999-2005 and Vice-Chairman of the Wellesley Institute, a Toronto-based non-profit which focuses on developing research and community-based policy solutions to the problems of urban health and health disparities.
PROFESSOR A. RALPH CARNEGIE (Jamaica & Jesus 1960) (11 June 1936 - 7 January 2011)
Fellow & Tutor in Law at Jesus College, Oxford, 1964-70, and founding professor of law and academic leader at the University of West Indies (Cave Hill) from 1970 who published widely in international law, the law of contract, and constitutional law. His service included (amongst much else) serving as Dean of the Law Faculty, Pro Vice-Chancellor, and Executive Director of the Caribbean Law Institute Centre, and on constitution review commissions in various Caribbean countries.
A tribute to Ralph Carnegie by Peter Goldson (Jamaica & St John's 1985), Jamaica and Commonwealth Caribbean Secretary to the Rhodes Trust, is here.
For tributes to Ralph Carnegie from the University of the West Indies, click here, here, here, and here; from Jesus College, Oxford, click here; from CARICOM, click here and here. For a tribute from Sir Michael Barnett, Chief Justice of The Bahamas, click here. For a video tribute from Professor David P. Rowe, click here. For a tribute from the OECS Bar Association, click here. For a tribute from Patrick Robinson (President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia), click here or here.
For other tributes, click here, and here. For an editorial about Ralph Carnegie in the Jamaica Observer, click here. For a tribute to him from Nation News in Barbados, click here.
Professor Carnegie's funeral was held in Barbados on 18 January. For a report on the service, click here.
2010
JOHN MACLEOD FRASER (Quebec & Magdalen 1955) (12 February 1935 - 29 December 2010)
Canadian diplomat who, amongst many other appointments and accomplishments (including as a diplomatic writer), opened the Canadian embassy in the People's Republic of China, served as Ambassador to Poland and the German Democratic Republic, and as Ambassador to Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, and as Director-General of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau.
For tributes, click here (or here) (by Don Butler); and here (or here or here).
For Sandra Martin's obituary of John Fraser in The Globe and Mail, click here.
PROFESSOR EMERITUS CHARLES BELL (Mississippi & Exeter 1936) (31 October 1916 - 25 December 2010)
During his career he taught at Princeton University, the University of Chicago and within the Saint John's College Great Books Programme. He published two novels, The Married Land and The Half Gods, his autobiography Millennial Harvest as well as several collections of poetry.
For a further tribute, please click here.
PROFESSOR SIR FRITZ CASPARI (Germany & St John's 1933) (21 March 1914 - 1 December 2010)
A distinguished scholar of intellectual history, taught in German and US colleges and universities, living in the US from 1939 to 1954, before returning to Germany in 1954 to join the Foreign Service of the Federal Republic of Germany, including service in London (1958-63) and at the United Nations (1963-68). Deputy head of the Office of the President of the Federal Republic from 1969 to 1974, and then Ambassador to Portugal, 1974-79, helping in the democratisation of Portugal after the revolution. British knighthood (KCVO), 1972, Grand Cross of the German Order of Merit, 1974, and Portuguese and other honours. Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford.
For a further tribute to Sir Fritz, please click here. An obituary of Sir Fritz appeared in The Times on 3 January 2011. For an obituary of Sir Fritz in The Telegraph (online 25 January 2011), click here.
A service of thanksgiving for the life of Sir Fritz was held at St Mary's Church, Compton, near Petersfield, West Sussex, on Monday 20 December 2010 at 11.30 a.m. For a brief report on it, please click here.
A video on aspects of the remarkable life of Sir Fritz Caspari may be seen here and here.
RICHARD F. WATT (Washington & Corpus Christi 1937) (13 July 1917 - 30 November 2010)
Founder of a law firm in Chicago which specalised in labour law, actively involved in the Chicago Bar Association, Chicago Council of Lawyers, and the Japan American Student Committee.
A memorial service was held at the University Club of Chicago on Sunday, January 30, 2011. For the booklet produced for this event, including a summary of his life, please click here.
DR BERTRAM MAURICE MANDELBROTE (South African College School, Newlands & Merton 1946) (22 October 1923 – 25 November 2010)
Psychiatrist who served in various hospitals across the UK, in 1971 co-founding the Ley Community which has a national reputation for assisting people with complex problems who abuse drugs and alcohol.
PROFESSOR EDWARD 'BARRY' ADAMS (Natal & St John's 1939) (2 January 1918 - 18 November 2010)
Foundation Professor of medicine at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal who established a curriculum for black and ‘colored’ doctors in South Africa, which led to his home being fire-bombed under the apartheid regime.
DEREK JACOBS (Rhodesia & Corpus Christi 1966) (28 November 1944 - 13 November 2010)
Managing Director of Metal Box, Vice Chairman of packaging company Encase Holdings Ltd, Non-Executive Chairman and Director of global logistics firm UtiW and Non-Executive Chairman of Elstat Electronics Ltd. Raised millions of rand for Rhodes University in Grahamstown.
DR MARTIN RUSH (Ohio & Keble 1949) (30 December 1918 - 25 October 2010)
Psychiatrist who established an outpatient daytime treatment centre The Stress Center, which has been running for over 30 years. Author of Decoding the Secret Language of Your Body (Simon & Schuster 1994).
HENRY PAUL GROSSHANS (Nebraska & Keble 1948) (19 March 1921 - 21 October 2010)
A Washington State University faculty member for 30 years, teaching world civilizations classes, who also wrote and recorded episodes of a radio series on Russian literary figures and participated in a US award-winning film, where he interviewed Alexandra Tolstoy in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Leo Tolstoy's death. Prior to studying in Oxford, he took part in the North Atlantic campaign and the D-Day invasion during World War II. Served for a number of years on the grant panel for history, philosophy, and political science of the National Endowment for the Humanities and on the Washington selection committee for Rhodes Scholars.
LIONEL WILFRED McKENZIE (Georgia & Oriel 1939) (26 January 1919 - 12 October 2010)
An economist best known as 'one of the chief architects of modern general equilibirum theory', who (after war-time work and teaching at Duke University) taught economics at the University of Rochester for over 30 years, pioneering the doctoral program there, supervising the doctoral work of at least one Nobel laureate in economics, and, through his work with Japanese students, becoming known as 'the father of Japanese mathematical economists'.
RHYS LLYWELYN ISAAC (Cape Province & Balliol 1959) (20 November 1937 – 7 October 2010)
Pulitzer Prize winner for History for The Transformation of Virginia 1740-1790, teacher and researcher at the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University, and at the College of William and Mary.
JOSEPH JACH (Cape Province & Lincoln 1953) (15 December 1929 - 11 September 2010)
Researcher at the Department of Material Science at the State University of New York.
DR ROBERT ROBERTSON-CUNINGHAME (New South Wales & Trinity 1949) (31 May 1924 - 9 September 2010)
Deputy Chancellor and Chancellor of the University of New England over 22 years, awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 by the government of Australia for services to education.
PROFESSOR FRANK HENRY VERHOEK (Wisconsin & Trinity 1933) (12 February 1909 – 7 September 2010)
Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Ohio State University, who also consulted for organisations including General Electric Company and the U.S. Naval Weapons Centre.
PROFESSOR EDWARD WEISMILLER (Iowa & Merton 1938) (3 August 1915 - 25 August 2010)
During the Second World War he became the first American officer to run a captured enemy agent back against the Germans. For this, Weismiller was awarded La Medaille de la reconnaissance francaise. Later he became a distinguished Professor of English and wrote the classic novel The Serpent Sleeping.
PROFESSOR JOHN DAVID ALEXANDER CBE (Tennessee & Christ Church 1954) (18 October 1932 - 25 July 2010)
US National Secretary to the Rhodes Trust from 1981 to 1998, President of Pomona College in California, and of Rhodes College in Tennessee, and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Please see our tribute recognising Professor Alexander for his invaluable and generous service to the Rhodes community. Please also visit Pomona College's tribute page and memorial page to David Alexander, and their online photo album. For other tributes, please see Rhodes College, The Webb Schools, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, and US obituaries in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tennessee. In Britain, obituaries have appeared in The Independent and The Times.
For information regarding gifts in memory of David Alexander, please click here.
A memorial service for David Alexander was held at Pomona College on Saturday 25 September 2010 at 4 pm. Click here for further details. Click for a report of the service in The Student Life. An obituary of David Alexander has since appeared in the Pomona College Magazine.
MRS JINNY MAY FLETCHER (29 April 1922 - 21 July 2010)
Mrs Jinny Fletcher, whose warm hospitality at Rhodes House from 1980 to 1989 was deeply appreciated by Rhodes Scholars, has passed away, aged 88. Please visit Rhodes news pages for a tribute to Mrs Fletcher's exceptional contribution. Please also see announcements in The Times, and in The Daily Telegraph.
JOHN W DOUGLAS (Massachusetts & Magdalen 1948) (15 August 1921 - 2 June 2010)
A lawyer who was appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 as assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's civil division. He helped organize the 1963 March on Washington and was involved in negotiating the release of 1,113 prisoners from Cuba after the Bay of Pigs invasion. In 1989, he became an election observer in Namibia, which was separating from South Africa, and he was an official observer of the 1994 election of Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa. An accomplished pianist who enjoyed composing songs.
WILLIAM (BILL) CHALMERS (St Andrew's College, Grahamstown & Trinity 1956) (19 April 1936 - 12 April 2010)
After teaching Classics at St Andrew's College in South Africa for 14 years, Bill Chalmers became actively involved in the South African politico-religious debate, and was known for his Radio Chaplain and Cross Questions television discussion programme. He also pursued his passion for art, and was commissioned to paint 'The Stations of the Cross' which now hangs in the old Settler Church of St John's in Bathurst, South Africa, where he served as lay minister.
HERBERT C. L. MERILLAT (Arizona & Merton 1935) (7 May 1915 - 10 April 2010)
Writer for Time, administrator for US foreign aid agencies in Washington, London and Paris with a particular interest in international law, Herbert Merillat also wrote two books based on his WWII experiences in the Battle of Guadalcanal.
PROFESSOR JOHANNES ALBERTUS (BERT) MYBURGH (Orange Free State & New College 1952) (31 May 1928 – 7 April 2010)
Clinical surgeon, teacher and researcher on transplantation, hepato-biliary, gastric and colonic surgery. Former president of several medical and surgical societies in southern Africa. For tributes, visit CMSA and HPCSA.
DR JOHN CLARKE (Western Australia & St John’s 1947) (26 March 1925 - 2 April 2010)
John Clarke forged a career researching mammalian reproduction and in 2004, he was awarded the Marshall medal for his outstanding contribution to the study of fertility and reproduction. He served as Vice-Principal of Linacre College in Oxford, Secretary of the Society for the Study of Fertility and as an Inspector for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. He also campaigned for peace and participated in anti-war demonstrations. Please visit the Guardian obituary.
DR IAN HENDERSON (Nova Scotia & Exeter 1950) (17 January 1928 - 22 February 2010)
Long-time scientist at the Defense Research Establishment in Ottawa, focusing on satellites and remote sensing.
DR ARTHUR HULL HAYES, JR. (California & Lincoln 1955) (18 July 1933 – 11 February 2010)
Professor of clinical pharmacology who led the US Food and Drug Administration. For tribute and obituary please visit Tributes.
DR MALCOLM ROBERT 'JESSE' WYLLIE (South African College School & Magdalen 1940) (31 July 1919 - 12 February 2010)
An accomplished scientist, engineer, petroleum executive and amateur racecar driver, Dr Wyllie was best-known for his 72 patents related to oil exploration and production. "Doc" Wyllie (as he was known), served in the Royal Navy during World War II and "often reflected on his wonderful boyhood in Cape Town".
PROFESSOR REX NETTLEFORD (Jamaica & Oriel 1957) (3 February 1933 – 2 February 2010)
Professor and vice-chancellor emeritus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), founder of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC), writer, dancer, manager, orator, critic and mentor passed away on 2 February 2010, just hours before he would have celebrated his 77th birthday. For tributes visit: The Gleaner and The Times. For a tribute to Rex Nettleford by Peter Goldson (Jamaica & St John’s 1985), the Jamaica and Commonwealth Caribbean Secretary to the Rhodes Trust, click here. For a remembrance on Rex Nettleford by Ian Macdonald (Ontario & Balliol 1952), click here.
For news of a memorial event at the Jamaican High Commission in London on 10 April 2010, at which the Warden of Rhodes House, Dr Donald Markwell, paid tribute to Rex Nettleford, click here.
NORMAN BARRY SWANEPOEL (Rhodesia and St Edmund Hall 1970) (4 April 1947 – 27 January 2010)
An expert in Human Resources, Norman Swanepoel held numerous senior management positions across a variety of Unilever brands and divisions, including as HR Director for Unifoods. He served as Director of the African Leadership Institute in South Africa, championed Students in Free Enterprise, volunteered at the Hillcrest Aids Centre, and was an avid golf and hockey player.
EDWARD W PELL (Pennsylvania & New College 1960) (31 October 1938 - 4 January 2010)
A former Polical and Security Affairs Advisor to the United States mission to the United Nations, Pell held a number of senior positions in the insurance industry and served on several Rhodes Scholarship selection committees in addition to other charitable boards.
DR CHARLES EDWARD ELLIOTT (Queensland & Balliol 1948) (10 August 1922 - 2 January 2010)
A dedicated medical practitioner, Dr Elliott was an accomplished sportsman serving his college as a front rower, a front row forward in football, and was a noted cricketer.
2009
DR EDWIN BUSUTTIL (Malta & Christ Church 1942) (17 September 1923 – 20 December 2009)
A member of the European Commission of Human Rights for 32 years, also served as Head of Department of Public Law and Criminal Law, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Pro-Rector of the University of Malta, and as Deputy Leader of Malta's Constitutional Party.
DR LINCOLN GORDON (New York & Balliol 1933) (10 September 1913 - 19 December 2009)
Economist, educator, administrator and diplomat. Click here to see obituaries in The New York Times, The Baltimore Sun and The Washington Post.
PROFESSOR ELIZABETH FALLAIZE (Rhodes Trustee from 2006 to 2009) (3 June 1950 - 6 December 2009)
Professor of French in the Faculty of Modern Languages and a Fellow of St John’s College, appointed to the university-wide role of Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education in 2005. Professor Fallaize served as a Rhodes Trustee from 2006 to 2009 and will be affectionately remembered for her dedication to the Trust, most especially for her work in encouraging women Scholars and the formation of the Rhodes Women group. For tributes/obituaries, visit: St John's College, The Guardian, The Independent, the Oxford Mail and The Times.
DR ERIC BRIAN JEFFCOAT SMITH (New South Wales & New College 1941) (26 March 1918 – 3 December 2009)
A chemist serving in the public and private sectors, who was active in professional bodies and the Fairbridge Society, and who served in the Australian Military Forces during World War II.
MR J BURKE KNAPP (Oregon & St John's 1933) (25 January 1913 - 22 November 2009)
Economist and banker, whose contributions to US and international economic issues included work for the Federal Reserve and the World Bank, and included roles at Bretton Woods and in the drafting of the Marshall Plan. The Warden spoke warmly of Burke Knapp, whom he knew and admired, at the dinner in San Francisco for Rhodes alumni on November 23. Read more about Mr Knapp on the AARS site.
DR HAROLD WARWICK (New Brunswick & Christ Church 1936) ( 20 May 1915 - 21 October 2009)
Professor of Medicine, academic administrator and pioneering researcher in cancer control and treatment.
DR DIETRICH von BOTHMER (Germany & Wadham 1938) (26 October 1918 - 12 October 2009)
Art historian, expert in Greek vases and Distinguished Research Curator of Greek and Roman Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
DR SHAUN WYLIE (17 January 1913 - 2 October 2009)
Cryptanalyst who helped to break the German Enigma cypher during World War II, and fourth son of Sir Francis Wylie, the first Warden of Rhodes House. (For a brief biography of Sir Francis James Wylie, please click here.)
PROFESSOR LEWIS MUDGE (New Jersey & Queens 1951) (22 October 1929 - 11 September 2009)
Christian theologian, professor and ethicist devoted to ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.
PROFESSOR HUGH LAWFORD (Alberta & Wadham 1955) (8 September 1933 - 17 August 2009)
Professor of law and champion of computerized legal research in Canada.
PROFESSOR DAVID ARNOLD ALBERT STAGER (Ontario & Balliol 1960) (19 September 1937 - 23 July 2009)
Professor of economics and expert on the economics and financing of higher education and labour markets.
DR GEORGE PIRANIAN (Utah & Hertford 1937) (2 May 1914 - 31 August 2009)
Mathematician, violist, and sailing enthusiast.
DR BRIAN GOODWIN (Quebec & Queen's 1954) (25 March 1931 - 15 July 2009)
Key founder of theoretical biology and advocate of holistic science.
DR AYUB KHAN OMMAYA (Pakistan & Balliol 1954) (14 April 1930 - 10 July 2009)
Neurosurgeon and expert on brain injuries.
LAWRENCE A MILLER (Illinois & New College 1969) (3 December 1946 - 27 June 2009)
Senior counsel in the Washington DC office of Sidley Austin.
DR TANJORE RAMACHANDRA ANANTHARAMAN (India & Trinity 1951) (25 November 1927 – 18 June 2009)
A Fellow of all three Science Academies of India and a Fellow of the India National Academy of Engineering, he built the first centre of advanced study in a field of engineering in India. Please read the Tribute at Materialia Indica.
MR JOHN S DAVISON (Michigan & Christ Church 1955) (21 May 1933 - 16 June 2009)
Former US Ambassador to Niger.
PROFESSOR MARTIN WAGNER (Michigan & Magdalen 1935) (11 September 1911 - 15 June 2009)
Former director of and professor emeritus at the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations (ILIR).
DR GORDON RAISBECK (New York & New College 1947) (4 May 1925 - 15 June 2009)
Mathematician and researcher in applied mathematics.
MR RICHARD WILEY (Maine & Balliol 1949) (18 July 1928 - 12 June 2009)
Lawyer, banker and educator.
DR TAJUDEEN ABDUL-RAHEEM (Nigeria & St Peter's 1983) (6 January 1961 - 25 May 2009)
Pan Africanist activist, campaigning journalist and editor.
DR MARK DaCOSTA ALLEYNE (Commonwealth Caribbean & St Antony's 1986) (14 December 1961 - 20 May 2009)
Communications scholar, author, journalist and broadcaster.
PROFESSOR JOHN HODGETTS (Ontario & Corpus Christi) (28 May 1917 - 8 May 2009)
Political Scientist in Canada and author of several seminal books in the field of Public Administration.
MR JOHN PALMER (Louisiana & Exeter 1937) (13 December 1914 - 7 May 2009)
Editor of The Yale Review for a period of over twenty-five years.
JOHN L MOORE JR (Florida & Balliol 1951) (24 August 1929 - 6 May 2009)
World traveler, senior legal practitioner and banking executive.
PROFESSOR SAMUEL BEER (Michigan & Balliol 1932) (28 July 1911 - 7 April 2009)
Professor of Comparative Government and expert on British politics.
MR ROBERT T MALLOY (New York & New College 1939) (20 May 1917 - 30 March 2009)
Attorney and author.
DR ROGER BATE (Colorado & Magdalen 1947) ( 17 January 1923 - 18 March 2009)
Briagadier General (USAF Retired), professor and former Vice Dean of the US Airforce Academy and Chief Computer Scientist for Texas Instruments.
PROFESSOR HAROLD LYDALL (Natal & New College 1936) (4 November 1916 - 12 March 2009)
Statistician and economist.
MR WILLIAM PACKARD (New Zealand & University 1948) (4 April 1925 - 11 March 2009)
Academic, mountaineer, founding Warden of Bruce Hall at the Australian National University and former Secretary of the Australian Rhodes Scholar Association.
DR ANNA DONALD (New South Wales & New College 1989) (7 April 1966 - 1 February 2009)
Physician, economist, historian and champion of affordable quality health care.
PROFESSOR DAVID NOWLAN (Ontario & Oriel 1958) (25 December 1936 - 27 January 2009)
Professor Emeritus of Economics and Vice President Research at the University of Toronto.
MRS JEAN ALLISON (d. 20 January 2009)
Former accountant at the Rhodes Trust in the time of Warden Williams.
2008
DR HORACE BEACH (Saskatchewan & Exeter 1949) (12 March 1919 - 2 October 2008)
Clinical psychologist.
MR PETER DURACK (Western Australia & Lincoln) (20 October 1926 - 13 July 2008)
Australian politician who served as Minister, Senator and Attorney General for Australia.
PROFESSOR HARLAN CLEVELAND (Ohio & University 1938) (19 January 1918 - 30 May 2008)
Former president of the University of Hawaii and American ambassador to NATO.
MR FRANK CRABILL (Nebraska & Lincoln 1936) (28 September 1913 - 16 February 2008)
Attorney and ardent sailor.
PROFESSOR ERNEST CRAIGE (North Carolina & Christ Church 1939) (3 June 1918 - 24 January 2008)
Served as chief of the Division of Cardiology at the UNC School of Medicine for 26 years and was an internationally renowned expert in echocardiography.
2007
PROFESSOR LESLIE WOODS (New Zealand & Merton 1948) (6 December 1922 - 15 April 2007)
Chairman of the Mathematical Institute at Oxford from 1984 to 1989, later becoming Professor Emeritus.
PROFESSOR TRUMAN WOODRUFF (Utah & Balliol 1948) (26 May 1925 - 13 April 2007)
Former Professor Emeritus of Michigan State after a long career as professor and chairman of the Physics Department.
