Alumnus of the Year
The Alumnus of the Year Award recognises former students of the University of Edinburgh who have distinguished themselves in business, by services to the community, achievements in the arts or sciences or by their contributions to public or academic life.
2010 Nominations
Nominations are now welcome for the 2010 Alumnus of the Year. Click here to complete the online nomination form. Please note the deadline for submissions is 30th March 2010.
Alternatively, the form can be emailed or posted to you. Please email us to request a form.
Alumnus of the Year 2008
Philippa Gregory (PhD 1985)
Best-selling novelist. More information.
Previous Alumnus of the Year recipients
2007
Emily Maw (Law 1999)
Lawyer, Director of the Innocence Project New Orleans. More information.
2006
Professor Alexander McCall Smith (LLB 1971) - pictured
Author, retired Professor of Medical Law, Emeritus Professor in The University
2005
Professor J Fraser Stoddart (BSc 1964, PhD 1966, DSc 1980)
Director of the California Nano Systems Institute; Fred Kavli Chair of NanoSystems Sciences
2004
Dr Walter S Nimmo (BSc 1968, MB ChB 1971, MD 1982)
Vice Chair, Charles River Laboratories.
2003
Duncan MacLaren (MA MTh OPL)
Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, probably the largest international aid and development agency in the world.
2002
Prof Anneila Sargent (BSc Hons Physics 1963)
Professor of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology & President, American Astronomical Society.
2001
Katherine Grainger (LLB 1997)
Olympic rowing medallist.
2000
Rev Ruth Patterson (BD 1974)
Director, Restoration Ministries, Belfast, and the first woman to be ordained a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland.
1999
Ian Rankin (MA English Language 1982)
Award winning crime writer, author of Inspector Rebus Novels.
1998
Allan Little, MA Politics & Modern History 1982
BBC Foreign Correspondent
1997
The Rt Hon Lord Steel of Aikwood, MA Arts Ordinary 1960, LLB 1962, Hon LLD 1997
Member of the House of Lords & former Leader of the Liberal Party.
1996
Dr Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, MBChB 1947
Consultant surgeon and distinguished academic.
1995
Mrs Jean Allison, Bachelor of Music 1962
Principal Teacher of Music at Wester Hailes Education Centre in Edinburgh
1994
Mrs Stella Rimington, MA English Language 1958
Director General of the Security Service
1993
Dr Roualeyn Fenton-May, BSc Chemical Engineering 1967
Director of Operations Development, Coca-Cola, Atlanta, Georgia
1992
Judge David Edward,CMG, LLB 1962, Hon LLD 1993
Judge at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg and Honorary Professor of the Europa Institute at The University of Edinburgh.
1991
Dr Sheila McKechnie (1948-2004), OBE, MA Politics & Modern History 1970, Hon DSc (SS) 1994
Former Director of the housing charity, Shelter (now Director of the Consumers` Association).
1990
Dr S Sorley Maclean, MA 1933, Hon DLitt 1980
Poet
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