THE UNIVERSITY COURT
MEMBERSHIP
(Amendments to the version published previously are shown in italics.)
Ex officio categories
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Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire (Chairman) (ex officio)
The Most Hon The Marquess of Salisbury KCVO PC DL
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Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Governors (Vice-Chairman) (ex officio)
Mr Richard Beazley
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Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors (ex officio)
Mr Colin Gordon
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Vice-Chancellor (ex officio)
Professor Quintin McKellar CBE
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Members of the University’s Board of Governors (ex officio)
Independent members (13)
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His Honour Judge Michael Baker QC DL
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Ms Yasmina Batliwala
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Mr Richard Beazley
(Chairman
1 September 2013 31 August 2016)
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Mr David Goodridge
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Mr Colin Gordon
(Vice-Chairman
1 September 2012 31 August 2015)
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Mr John Heywood
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Professor Jackie Hunter CBE
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Dr Judith Knott CBE
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Mr Gordon Morrison
Vice-Chancellor of the University (ex officio) (1)
Professor Quintin McKellar CBE
A teacher of the University nominated
by the Academic Board following election by the
academic staff as a whole (1)
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Dr Leslie Mitchell
A student nominated by the Trustees of the
University of Hertfordshire Students’ Union (1)
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Mr Michael Gillett
At least two (2) and not more than nine (9)
Co-opted Members nominated by the members
of the Board of Governors who are not Co-opted
Members, of whom at least one (1) shall be a
person who has experience in the provision of
education and one (1) a member of the professional
staff nominated by the professional staff by means
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References: Board of Governors Minutes 836; 858.4; and 887.2, 21 June 2006; 978.2, 13 March 2007; 22.9 and 24,
27 November 2007; 89.1.1, 89.1.4, 89.2, 89.3.1, 89.4.2, 89.5.3, 18 June 2008; 158.7, 26 November 2008; 221.3, 25 June
2009; 381, 23 June 2010; 480, 22 March 2011; 160.1.2, 22 November 2011; 731, 20 March 2012; 793, 12 June 2012 ; 815,
9 July 2012; 57, 11 June 2013; 2, 15 October 2013, refers;
Governance and Nominations Committee Minute 100, 25 February 2013, refers;
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of an election by the professional staff as a whole
Mandatory
a person having experience in the provision of education
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Davies
a member of the professional staff nominated
by the professional staff by means of an election
by the professional staff as a whole
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Professor
Sir Graeme
Mrs Pat Morton
Discretionary
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a person knowledgeable in health
education and developments
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Miss Jane McCue
other Co-opted Members:
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Cllr Robert Gordon CBE DL
Leaders and Chief Executives of the principal Local Authorities of the County of
Hertfordshire (ex officio)
Hertfordshire County Council
Leader
Chief Executive
[Cllr Robert Gordon CBE DL]
Mr John Wood
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Cllr Tony Jackson
Mr George Robertson
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Cllr Julian Daly
Mr James Blake
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Cllr John Dean
Mr Michel Saminaden
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Cllr Paul Mason
Mr Michael Walker
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Cllr Andrew Williams
Mr Daniel Zammit
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East Hertfordshire District Council
Leader
Chief Executive
City and District of St Albans Council
Leader
Chief Executive
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Leader
Chief Executive
Broxbourne Borough Council
Leader
Chief Executive
Dacorum Borough Council
Leader
Chief Executive
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References: Board of Governors Minutes 836; 858.4; and 887.2, 21 June 2006; 978.2, 13 March 2007; 22.9 and 24,
27 November 2007; 89.1.1, 89.1.4, 89.2, 89.3.1, 89.4.2, 89.5.3, 18 June 2008; 158.7, 26 November 2008; 221.3, 25 June
2009; 381, 23 June 2010; 480, 22 March 2011; 160.1.2, 22 November 2011; 731, 20 March 2012; 793, 12 June 2012 ; 815,
9 July 2012; 57, 11 June 2013; 2, 15 October 2013, refers;
Governance and Nominations Committee Minute 100, 25 February 2013, refers;
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Hertsmere Borough Council
Leader
Chief Executive
Cllr Morris Bright
Mr Donald Graham
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Cllr Lynda Needham
Mr David Scholes
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Cllr Sharon Taylor
Mr Nicholas Parry
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Cllr Ann Shaw OBE
Mr Steven Halls
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Mayor Dorothy Thornhill
Mr Manny Lewis
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North Hertfordshire District Council
Leader
Chief Executive
Stevenage Borough Council
Leader
Chief Executive
Three Rivers District Council
Leader
Chief Executive
Watford Borough Council
Mayor
Chief Executive
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Members of Parliament representing constituencies in Hertfordshire or resident in the
County of Hertfordshire (ex officio)
Broxbourne
Hemel Hempstead
Hertford and Stortford
Hertsmere
Hitchin and Harpenden
North East Hertfordshire
South West Hertfordshire
St Albans
Stevenage
Watford
Welwyn Hatfield
Mr Charles Walker MP
Mr Mike Penning MP
Mr Mark Prisk MP – membership suspended by
request whilst Mr Prisk remains a Government
Minister
Mr James Clappison MP
The Rt Hon Dr Peter Lilley MP
Mr Oliver Heald MP
Mr David Gauke MP
Mrs Anne Main MP
Mr Stephen McPartland MP
Mr Richard Harrington MP
The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP
Discretionary Categories
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Members of the House of Lords resident in Hertfordshire or who have affiliations with
the County of Hertfordshire
The Lord Filkin CBE
The Lord McNally PC
The Lord Sheikh
The Rt Hon The Baroness Williams of Crosby PC
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Individuals on whom the University has conferred an Honorary Award
Mr Andrew Bern
Mr Tony Grounds
Dr Diana Hodgins MBE
Dr Mike Kelt
(Honorary Master of Science – 2005)
(Honorary Master of Arts – 2001)
(Honorary Doctor of Science – 2005)
(Honorary Doctor of Arts – 2005)
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References: Board of Governors Minutes 836; 858.4; and 887.2, 21 June 2006; 978.2, 13 March 2007; 22.9 and 24,
27 November 2007; 89.1.1, 89.1.4, 89.2, 89.3.1, 89.4.2, 89.5.3, 18 June 2008; 158.7, 26 November 2008; 221.3, 25 June
2009; 381, 23 June 2010; 480, 22 March 2011; 160.1.2, 22 November 2011; 731, 20 March 2012; 793, 12 June 2012 ; 815,
9 July 2012; 57, 11 June 2013; 2, 15 October 2013, refers;
Governance and Nominations Committee Minute 100, 25 February 2013, refers;
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(Honorary Doctor of Laws – 2005)
(Honorary Doctor of Laws – 2005)
(Honorary Master of Science – 2005)
(Honorary Doctor of Science – 2005)
(Honorary Fellow – 2011)
(Honorary Doctor of Science – 2012)
Sir Stephen Lander KCB
Dr Mike Newell
Miss Lorraine Nuttall
Professor Sir Michael Richards CBE
Mrs Jean Monteiro
Dr Malcolm Skingle CBE
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Past members of the Board of Governors and its committees
Mr Bob Wilson OBE
The Lord Cobbold
Mr Ian Farnsworth
Dr Denis Filer CBE TD FREng
Ms Lizz Loxam
Dr James McGown DL
The Lady Parkinson (Ann)
Mr Douglas Raine
Dr Richard Walduck OBE JP DL
Mr Nitin Dahad
Sir Michael Tomlinson CBE
Mr Trevor Harrison
Ms Linda Haye
Mrs Miki Colne
Professor Michael Elves
Professor Adrian Stokes OBE
Lady Staughton JP (Joanna)
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Distinguished members of the local community and the County
Ex officio
The Countess of Verulam
[Mr Richard Beazley
The Viscountess Trenchard
His Honour Judge Andrew Bright QC
Chief Constable Andy Bliss
Mr Roy Wilsher OBE
Professor Thom Hanahoe
The Rt Revd John Sherrington
Dr Edward Eastwood
The Very Reverend Jeffrey John
The Rt Revd Dr Alan Smith
Mr Stuart Lewis DL
Cllr Richard Smith
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
Vice Lord Lieutenant]
High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
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Resident Judge, St Albans Crown Court
Chief Constable of Hertfordshire
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Chief Fire Officer of Hertfordshire
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Chairman of an NHS Trust in Hertfordshire
Auxiliary Bishop,
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Archdiocese of Westminster
Curator, Clinton Baker Pinetum
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Dean of the Cathedral
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and Abbey Church of St Alban
Bishop of St Albans
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Chairman of the Hertfordshire
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Community Foundation
Chairman of Hertfordshire County
Council
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Appointed on a personal basis
Sir Simon Bowes Lyon KCVO
Ms Lisa Ball
Ms Maria Ball
Sir Alexander Graham GBE JP
Mr Howard Guard DL
Mr Christopher Laing OBE
The Hon Richard Pleydell-Bouverie DL
Quantum Care Limited
Lord Mayor of London – 1990
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References: Board of Governors Minutes 836; 858.4; and 887.2, 21 June 2006; 978.2, 13 March 2007; 22.9 and 24,
27 November 2007; 89.1.1, 89.1.4, 89.2, 89.3.1, 89.4.2, 89.5.3, 18 June 2008; 158.7, 26 November 2008; 221.3, 25 June
2009; 381, 23 June 2010; 480, 22 March 2011; 160.1.2, 22 November 2011; 731, 20 March 2012; 793, 12 June 2012 ; 815,
9 July 2012; 57, 11 June 2013; 2, 15 October 2013, refers;
Governance and Nominations Committee Minute 100, 25 February 2013, refers;
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Mr Bill Tudor John DL
Mr Lionel Wallace DL
UK Youth
Mr James Williams
Mrs Jane Wentworth-Stanley DL
Mr Nigel Brook
Mr Paul Cherry
The Reverend Edward W Faure Walker
Mr Tom Thomson
Mr Simon J Bryan QC
Lady Nichols DL (Shelagh)
Mr Gerald Corbett
Dr Derek Adams
Lord Charles Cecil
Mr Tim Smyth
The Hon Lady Arabella Stuart-Smith
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Two Members of the European Parliament representing the Eastern Region
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Distinguished individuals representing all aspects of industry, commerce, the arts,
science, the professions, education and the voluntary sector drawn from
Hertfordshire and its neighbouring counties
Mr Trevor Bentham
Mr John Stevens
Mr Andrew Grant
Mr Tim Hutchings
Mr John Melville
Professor Neville Reyner CBE DL
(vacancy)
Dr Ros Taylor DL
Mr Richard Kahn
Mr Manoj Sood
Mr Stelio Stefanou OBE DL
Mr David Cansdale QPM DL
Dr James Petre
Dr John Low CBE
Ms Yolanda Rugg
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Managing Director,
Roche Products (UK)
Exemplas Holdings Limited
Head Teacher of a Hertfordshire
County Secondary School
Hospice of St Francis
CEO, Altro
Bedford NHS Trust
CIPR
Charities Aid Foundation
acting Chief Executive, Hertfordshire
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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Benefactors and those involved in the University's development and fundraising
programme
Mr Rick Willmott
Mr Morton Neal CBE
Mr David Laing
Mrs Kate Hobhouse
The Hon Sir Anthony Colman
Mr David Jump
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Hertfordshire Institute of Directors
Head Teacher, St Albans School
(a Hertfordshire school within the
former grant maintained sector)
Chief Executive, Willmott Dixon
Carpenters Livery Company
Chief Executive, Jarvis Group Ltd
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Other individuals who may be able to contribute to the work of the Court
No members have yet been appointed in this category
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References: Board of Governors Minutes 836; 858.4; and 887.2, 21 June 2006; 978.2, 13 March 2007; 22.9 and 24,
27 November 2007; 89.1.1, 89.1.4, 89.2, 89.3.1, 89.4.2, 89.5.3, 18 June 2008; 158.7, 26 November 2008; 221.3, 25 June
2009; 381, 23 June 2010; 480, 22 March 2011; 160.1.2, 22 November 2011; 731, 20 March 2012; 793, 12 June 2012 ; 815,
9 July 2012; 57, 11 June 2013; 2, 15 October 2013, refers;
Governance and Nominations Committee Minute 100, 25 February 2013, refers;
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Representatives of the Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire
Ex officio
Alistair Spalding CBE
Appointed on a personal basis
Dato Andy Seo Kian Haw SMS
Mrs Kim Burnage (nee Lambert)
Ms Diane Maclean
Mr Guy Morton-Smith
Dato’ Dr Ir Abu Hashim bin Abd Ghani
Sir Stuart Matthews
Ms Kate Bellingham
Mrs Karin Hale
Commander Sarah West RN
UH Alumnus of the Year
Maclean Sculpture
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Last amended: 28 October 2013
References: Board of Governors Minutes 836; 858.4; and 887.2, 21 June 2006; 978.2, 13 March 2007; 22.9 and 24,
27 November 2007; 89.1.1, 89.1.4, 89.2, 89.3.1, 89.4.2, 89.5.3, 18 June 2008; 158.7, 26 November 2008; 221.3, 25 June
2009; 381, 23 June 2010; 480, 22 March 2011; 160.1.2, 22 November 2011; 731, 20 March 2012; 793, 12 June 2012 ; 815,
9 July 2012; 57, 11 June 2013; 2, 15 October 2013, refers;
Governance and Nominations Committee Minute 100, 25 February 2013, refers;
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