Lord Waldegrave to retire as Chairman - call for nominations
Lord Waldegrave of North Hill is to retire as Chairman of the Rhodes Trustees in December 2011, and the Trustees have invited nominations to succeed him.
In making this announcement, the Chairman of the Trust’s Governance Committee, Mr Dominic Barton (British Columbia & Brasenose 1984), paid tribute to Lord Waldegrave’s distinguished chairmanship of the Trustees.
‘As a Trustee since 1992 and Chairman since 2002, William Waldegrave has made an exceptional contribution to the Rhodes Trust and the Rhodes Scholarship’, Mr Barton said.
‘As Chairman, he has overseen the appointments of Sir Colin Lucas and now Don Markwell as Warden of Rhodes House, the successful creation of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (which is doing such good work in Africa, to which the Rhodes Trust has always been committed), the renewal of the governance of the Trust and the increasing engagement of Rhodes Scholars in shaping the future of the Scholarship, vigorous responses to our financial challenge (including though the development of fundraising within and beyond the Rhodes community), and much more.
‘The standing of the Rhodes Scholarship and the quality of Scholars has perhaps never been better.
‘Lord Waldegrave has performed his responsibilities with great distinction, clarity of mind, and hallmark good humour. We have much reason to be grateful to him’, Mr Barton said.
Mr Barton also announced that, to succeed Lord Waldegrave in December 2011, the Trustees are inviting all Rhodes Scholars and friends of the Scholarship to make nominations. Nominees may, but need not, be Scholars or current Trustees.
‘Nominations are sought of people of stature and experience, committed to the long-term vitality of the Scholarship, who are able to dedicate the time needed to lead the Trustees and support the Warden in his crucial work, including through helping to lead our fundraising efforts’, he said.
For further details of the position of Chairman, click here. The Governance Protocols and other key governance documents are here, and details of current Trustees are here. A donation from a member of the Rhodes community is making possible the advertising of this vacancy in The Economist soon.
Nominations should be sent to the Warden of Rhodes House, Dr Donald Markwell, in his capacity as Secretary to the Trustees, at admin@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk by 31 January 2011.
POSTCRIPT: March 2011: Many nominations have been received for the Chairmanship to succeed Lord Waldegrave, and are being considered by the Governance Committee of the Trustees. It is expected that Lord Waldegrave's successor as Chairman will be appointed by the Trustees and announced in a Rhodes e-News on 30 June.
POSTCRIPT: 30 June 2011: The Rhodes Trustees have unanimously elected Dr John Hood (New Zealand & Worcester 1976) to succeed Lord Waldegrave as Chair of the Rhodes Trustees from December 2011.
