We were informed of the deaths of the following Bedford College alumni and former staff recently.
Former staff
- Professor John Edwards, former Lecturer in Social Policy - view obituary
- Professor Stephen Hill, former Assistant Lecturer (Sociology) and later Principal of Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (2001-2009) - view obituary
- Professor Brian Sheldon, former Chair in Social Work - view obituary note
- Professor Mike Thorndyke, former Lecturer in the Department of Zoology - view an obituary (Cambridge University Press website).
- Rosemary Westley MBE, former Senior Technician in the Psychology Department
- Les Turnbull, former Secretary and Registrar of Bedford College - view memorial (Ancestry)
Alumni (in order of Graduation year)
- Dr Elizabeth Andrews (Zoology)
- Winifred Ellingham (née Bairstow) (History 1947)
- Dr Joyce Macpherson (née Brown) (Geography 1950)
- Kathleen (Kate) Rhodes (English 1951)
- Rhoda (Paddy) Unwin (née Vare) (Mathematics 1951)
- Pauline Pownall (née Marston) (Chemistry 1953)
- Marika Blandin (née Pennington) (Botany 1954)
- Christine Purkis (née Cooling) (Geography 1955)
- Mary Braybrooke (née Walker) (Sociology 1956)
- Sheila Shearman (née Procter) (Geography 1956)
- Shirley Ellins (née Trunswell) (History 1957)
- Dr Joan Insole (Chemistry 1958 and PhD Chemistry 1961)
- Margaret Berry (English 1959)
- Dr Judith Lawson (née Turner) (Geology 1959 and PhD Geology 1963)
- Maria Chainey (née Maplesden) (French & German 1961)
- Hilary Glasscock (née Latham) (English 1961)
- Jennifer Hirsh (Mathematics 1961)
- Susan Riley (Latin & Greek 1963)
- Valerie Sugden (née Adamson) (Chemistry 1964)
- Jean Keenan (née Mordan) (German 1967)
- Susanne Groom (née Williams) (French 1969)
- Peter Kelly (Sociology 1969)
- Ingrid Sahai (née Darre) (German 1969) - read an obituary on The Guardian website
- Gavin Weightman (Sociology 1970) - read an obituary on The Guardian website
- Ian Bruton (Geography 1973)
- Jonathan Smith (Psychology 1973)
- David Molayem (Physiology 1975)
- Hilary Skaar (née Robins) (History 1975)
- Dr Carole Williams (PhD English 1977)
- Gaenor Moore (née Tarpey) (English 1983)
- Dr Scott Peake (Classical Studies 1985)
Please contact the Alumni Relations Team at alumni@rhbnc.ac.uk if you aware of anyone else who should be included in this list.