KEEP IN TOUCH WWW.LANCASTER.AC.UK/ALUMNI | 23 In 1974 he co-organized the first meeting of what subsequently developed into the biennial International Conference on Banach Algebras and Applications. He served as the Chair of the Steering Committee of this conference series for many years. He was also a stalwart supporter of national organisations such as the London Mathematical Society, the British Mathematical Colloquium, and the North British Functional Analysis Seminar. Dr Paul Blackwell, Senior Teaching Fellow in Project Management passed away on 25 September 2022. Tragically he was diagnosed with cancer shortly after joining Lancaster, although he continued to work throughout his treatment. Paul returned to academia following a long career in the United Kingdom Civil Service where he worked in the Cost Analysis and Assurance Service (CAAS) function of the Ministry of Defence at Barrow Shipyard. Paul was very active in teaching and academic scholarship, both at Manchester and Lancaster. Paul will also be fondly remembered by his colleagues for his spirit of collegiality and his positive approach to the challenges that he faced during his time with us. Donald Isles (MA Operational Research, 1970) died peacefully in Pitlochry on 17 September 2022. After graduating from Lancaster, Donald spent most of his working life with the North of Scotland Hydro Board (now SSE plc) firstly in Edinburgh and then in Pitlochry. Following his retirement in 1998, he was very active in the local community in Blair Atholl, chairing the Community Council and serving on many other local committees. Emeritus Professor Carol Thomas from the Division of Health Research passed away on 22 September 2022. Carol was Professor of Sociology specialising in disability studies and the sociology of health and illness until 2018 when she retired from the University. Dr Peter Lucas, former staff member, died suddenly on 1 September 2022, aged 77, whilst climbing in the Lake District. Peter joined the University as a Biochemistry technician in the mid 1960s. He provided research support to Dr Frank Heaton as well as helping with the Biochemistry course practicals. In 1977 he left to study at Sheffield University followed by a DPhil in the University of York. Upon completion of his research in York in 1983, he returned to the Department of Biological Sciences at Lancaster where he held a number of short-term research posts. He helped to develop one of the best solar dome facilities in the world for studying impacts of air pollution and climate change at the Field Station (where Infolab now stands). Arthur Davies, former University Librarian, died on 23 August 2022. He first joined the University in 1963 as Assistant Librarian, part of a small team temporarily based in a former stained-glass works at 23 Castle Hill, Lancaster. Here he helped develop the library’s collections in preparation for the admission of the first students in 1964. In 1966 he moved to Leeds University as Deputy Librarian. He returned to Lancaster in 1976 as its second Librarian, and served until his retirement in September 1994. Den Winterburn (French Studies, 1967, Cartmel) died on 10 August 2022. Dennett Malcolm Winterburn (“Den”) was part of the 1964-1967 “Pioneer Group” of Lancaster Graduates. After leaving school Den worked on a newspaper in the north-east and then went to Lancaster before going on to do his Master’s in Psychology at Leeds University. He joined United Biscuits where he became a Director in the Food Division in 1982. Deciding that he would like to branch out on his own, in 1989 he founded “Imagine Consultants”, a highly successful HR consultancy. Den was one of the founders of the Lancaster ‘64 graduates, a group of 1967 graduates who meet for reunion lunches and have a WhatsApp group with more than 40 graduates spread across the world. Derek Kingsland, (Engineering, 1973, Furness) aged 71, who was in the first Engineering intake at Lancaster, died from pancreatic cancer on 23 June 2022. He spent many years as Head of Facilities at the Isle of Wight College in Newport. Whilst at Lancaster he was an active climber and mountaineer making lifelong friends through these activities. Professor Michael John Tooley, formerly of the Environmental Services Department, died on 11 June 2022, aged 79. In 1966 he started at Lancaster as one of the first research students in Environmental Sciences. His research investigated land and sea level changes in his home area of southwest Lancashire. In 1969 he secured a temporary lectureship in Geography at Durham University, which soon became permanent. He continued teaching and research at Durham throughout the 1980s and was promoted to Senior Lecturer, Reader and ultimately to a personal chair in 1993. In 1995 he was persuaded to move further north to a chair in the Geography Department at St Andrews University. Michael continued to live in Fife after he retired from St Andrews and in 1999 he took up a post at Kingston University until 2003. His continuing research and publication of land and sea-level changes in Lancashire led to a further recognition by Lancaster University with the award of a DSc in 2004. Cora Martin, former staff member, passed away in May 2022. Cora arrived in Lancaster in 1970 as the Administrative Officer in the Physics Department, then moving to Student Services where she had a long and distinguished career, making many lifetime friends of the students she had helped from all corners of the globe. Nicholas J Millward (MA Business Analysis, 1977, Fylde) died in April 2022. Nick worked for a US-owned company as Financial Director and worked on various international projects. He enjoyed a long and happy retirement. Harry Goulbourne (History, 1971, Cartmel) died on 17 April 2022. He came to Britain from Jamaica with the Windrush migration at the age of 10 and was to reach distinction as one of the UK’s first black professors. He published books focussing on race and contributed vitally to the growing topic of transnationalism, the interaction of national cultures, that flourished in historical and social science studies in these years. Harry was elected Cartmel JCR president in his very first year and was prominent in student activism. His brother-in-law, Vince Cable, acknowledged Harry’s debt to Lancaster in his funeral eulogy. Harry was moving away from history towards political sociology, and, keen to learn of the Third World, posts of eight years at the University of Dar es Salaam and six at the University of the West Indies deepened his interest in transnational and comparative studies. In 1980 Harry returned to England and took up posts at Warwick University and then London South Bank University. He is remembered as a man who was both intrepid and gentle, cherishing deep friendships from around the globe, and not least as a staunch family man. For full obituaries and tributes visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/ alumni/in-memoriam
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