Honorary Graduates 1991
Dame Helen Suzman - 1991
Born in South Africa, Helen Suzman was educated at the University of Witswatersrand where she graduated in Commerce. During the Second World War, she served her country on the War Supplies Board. At the War's end she was appointed to ... read full details
Dr George Papadopoulos - 1991
George Papadopoulos is the person most senior within the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with specialised responsibility for education and training matters. On his retirement this year he was Deputy Director of the Education Directorate which included responsibility ... read full details
Professor Anton Stier - 1991
Professor Stier is a distinguished biomedical researcher with an international reputation in several important fields: the application of nuclear magnetic resonance and electron spin resonance spectroscopy to studies on drug metabolism and cancer; the biochemical pharmacology of cytochrome P450 catalysed ... read full details
Professor T Brooke Benjamin - 1991
After graduating from Liverpool University with First Class Honours in 1950, Professor Thomas Brooke Benjamin entered King's College in 1952 to undertake research in electronics. In 1955 he was elected a Fellow of King's College and in 1958 was appointed Assistant Director of research. ... read full details
Sir James Redmond - 1991
Sir James Redmond joined the BBC in the 1930s, rising to become Director of Engineering at BBC Television from 1968-78. He played a major role in the introduction of BBC2 and the Ceefax teletext service.
He was a member of ... read full details
Sir Terence Beckett - 1991
Sir Terence Beckett started working for the Ford Motor Company in 1949 and from 1976-1980 was Managing Director, Chief Executive and Chairman. Since 1987, Sir Terence has been a Director of the Central Electricity Generating Board; a member of the Top Salaries ... read full details
