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Congregation of the Regent House on 15 November 1997

A Congregation of the Regent House was held at 2 p.m. All the Graces that were submitted to the Regent House (p. 150) were approved.

 The following degrees were conferred:

in person

Master of Arts (honoris causa)

[Grace 1 of 18 October 1997]
Petty, Michael James

formerly of the Cambridgeshire Collection, Cambridge Central Library
in person

Doctor of Divinity

ST JOHN'S COLLEGE

Macintosh, Andrew Alexander

in person

Doctor of Medicine

ST JOHN'S COLLEGE

George, Emad
Goddard, Andrew Francis

CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE

Langford, Katherine Sarah

GIRTON COLLEGE

Fitzgerald, Rebecca Clare

in absence

Doctor of Medicine

GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE

O'Sullivan, Eoin Patrick

in absence

Doctor of Science

NEW HALL

Stevenson-Hinde, Joan Gladys

in person

Master of Arts

[Grace 5 of 15 November 1997]
Atkinson, Nigel John

Sales Director of Cambridge University Press

[Grace 10 of 15 November 1997]
Hughes, Michael Joseph

Administrative Officer, Grade II, in the Registry Division of the University Offices
in absence

Master of Arts

[Grace 8 of 15 November 1997]
Powles, John

University Lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine

[Grace 9 of 15 November 1997]
Villar, Richard

Associate Lecturer in the Faculty of Clinical Medicine



KING'S COLLEGE

in person

Master of Arts

[Grace 7 of 15 November 1997]

Thomas, Huw Rowland
Librarian of the Faculty of Economics and Politics

Master of Philosophy

Li, Chien-Hui
Ostrowska, Dorota
Taylor, Claire Louise

in absence

Master of Philosophy

Kapczynski, Amy Nicole

TRINITY COLLEGE

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

Ni Dhuill, Grainne Brid

Master of Arts

Bradley, Oliver Trevor
Daws, Christopher William

Master of Philosophy

Toutoubalina, Olga Valerjevna
Wagner, Fabian

in absence

Master of Arts

[Grace 6 of 15 November 1997]

Lam, Shui Tim
Secretary of the School of Technology

Master of Arts

Wight, Alasdair Robin Forbes

Bachelor of Arts

Bell, Alexander William James

ST JOHN'S COLLEGE

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

Toledano Laredo, Valerio

Master of Philosophy

Coe, Jonathan Baron
Hankinson, John Christopher Kimble

PETERHOUSE

in person

Master of Philosophy

Adomenas, Mantas
Emerson, Elizabeth Jane

PEMBROKE COLLEGE

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

by incorporation

[Grace 1 of 15 November 1997]

Meissner, Torsten
Fellow of Pembroke College, Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Oxford (1996)

Doctor of Philosophy

Fan, Shu-Chen
Quirk, Kathleen Frances

Master of Philosophy

Karakasis, Evangelos
Kelly, James William
Quirk, Kathleen Frances

in absence

Master of Arts

Frater, James Kenneth Ivor

Master of Philosophy

Gregory, James Richard Thomas Elliott
Paraskevopoulos, Despina

GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

Liu, Shuangxi

Master of Philosophy

Williams, Richard John

in absence

Master of Arts

Wasserman, Steven

TRINITY HALL

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

Chen, Zhonghua Klaus
Rooney, Gabriel Gerard

Master of Philosophy

Flavell, Nicholas Ian
Korhonen, Anna-Leena
Symons, Morwenna Caroline
Terkourafi, Marina

Master of Business Administration

Chen, Glenn

in absence

Doctor of Philosophy

Fordham, Kathryn Helen
James, Robin Gareth
Stewart, John William

CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

Croot, Karen Philippa

Master of Philosophy

Anderson, Corinne Frances
Rosewarne, Rebecca Rosalind

QUEENS' COLLEGE

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

Foster, Adrian Neill
Hutchinson, Eleanor Mair
Lambrecht, Bart Maria Andreas Corneel
Lucke, Klaus
McBain, Andrew James

Master of Philosophy

Axinte, Adrian Gheorghe
Guida, Marino Giorgio
Lim, Meng Fatt
Wischik, Lucian Jules

in absence

Doctor of Philosophy

Gutterman, Alan Spencer
Hunter, Amy Elizabeth

Master of Arts

Bertolotti, Alexander Jonathan
Juan Khan, Ismael
Reoch, Robert David
Rickard, Catrin Bethan

Master of Philosophy

Bradman, Avram Michael Richard
Matinga, Priscilla Upasani
Siu, Yee Lin Irene

ST CATHARINE'S COLLEGE

in person

Master of Philosophy

Stewart-MacDonald, Rohan Horace

JESUS COLLEGE

in absence

Doctor of Philosophy

Keefe, Rosanna Jancis
Winn, Elizabeth Jennifer

CHRIST'S COLLEGE

in person

Master of Philosophy

Rix, Kathryn Susan

in absence

Master of Arts

Beamish, Adrian John

MAGDALENE COLLEGE

in absence

Doctor of Philosophy

Macoun, Jodie Narelle
Reading, Mark John

EMMANUEL COLLEGE

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

Hayward, Amanda Clare

Master of Philosophy

Traxel, Oliver Martin

in absence

Doctor of Philosophy

Holmwood, John Martin
Sinha, Sudhanshu

Master of Arts

Razzell, Luke Daniel

Master of Philosophy

Drndic, Marija
Guentcheva, Rossitza Parvanova

SIDNEY SUSSEX COLLEGE

in absence

Doctor of Philosophy

Donohoe, Paul Hugh

Master of Business Administration

Coleman, Alexander Pritchett

DOWNING COLLEGE

in absence

Master of Arts

Saha, Anirban

Master of Philosophy

Saadat, Shayma Owaise

GIRTON COLLEGE

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

Jilbert, Gail Harvey
Jonas, Martin

Master of Philosophy

Emden, Christian Jurgen
Sharpe, Timothy David

in absence

Master of Arts

Basterra, Phillip
Leavens, Joyce Alice

NEWNHAM COLLEGE

in person

Master of Philosophy

Plews, Hannah Ruth
Thompson, Hannah Jane

SELWYN COLLEGE

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

Kim, Joong-Lak
Orr, Donald Alan

Master of Philosophy

Anguiano Rodriguez, Leonardo
Brzezicki, Michael Paul
Llewellyn, Jeremy Thomas

in absence

Master of Philosophy

Mpholo, Moeketsi Isaac

Bachelor of Arts

McNeil, Daniel

FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE

in person

Master of Philosophy

Jalloh, Muneer

in absence

Master of Philosophy

De Villiers, Willem Rourke
Vetek, Akos

CHURCHILL COLLEGE

in absence

Master of Philosophy

Cormier, Laurent
Dambach, Roger
Faranski, Amy Stephanie
Hersam, Mark Christopher

Master of Business Administration

Srivastav, Priya

DARWIN COLLEGE

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

Harte, Anne-Marie
Lawrence, Andrew David
Saumier, Genevieve
Summers, Timothy
Woods, Margaret Annaliese
Yang, Chien-Chih
Ziegler, Rue Winterbotham

Master of Philosophy

Bosch Dalmau, Maria
Di Bon, Lori
Fong, Suet Yuen Carolin

in absence

Doctor of Philosophy

Mewies, Martin
Riese, Jens

Master of Philosophy

El-Leithy, Tamer
Rigg, Bryan Mark
Shaameri, Zurina

WOLFSON COLLEGE

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

Badrinath, Padmanabhan
Garland, Stephen Lawrence

Master of Arts

[Grace 2 of 15 November 1997]

Berry, James Robert
Financial Director of Cambridge University Press

[Grace 3 of 15 November 1997]

Guettler, Conrad
Journals Director of Cambridge University Press

[Grace 4 of 15 November 1997]

Carter, Penelope Anne Bowes
Legal Administration Director of Cambridge University Press

Master of Philosophy

Karim, Nadim
Perrier, Sophie Martine Daniele
Ural, Altay

Bachelor of Medicine

Haslam, Judith Sara

in absence

Master of Philosophy

Morgan, David Justin
Nicolakaki-Kentrou, Margarita

CLARE HALL

in absence

Doctor of Philosophy

Gao, Cunhai

ROBINSON COLLEGE

in person

Master of Philosophy

Wong, Ching

in absence

Master of Arts

Renton, Claire Lindsay

Master of Philosophy

Quinton, William Alan John
Valdre, Giovanni

HUGHES HALL

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

El-Mously, Mohey El-Deen Mahmoud
Lei, Jie
Makiyama, Antonio Massato
Mellor, Richard Andrew
Millen, Catherine Dianne
Zheng, Riheng

Master of Philosophy

Huang, Po-Wen Joseph
Karahannas, Marios Vrahimis
Lowry, Orla Mary
Masoura, Eleni
Moyano, Jairo Hernan
Schultz, Kelly Anne Elizabeth
Stubbs, Owen
Villavicencio, Aline

in absence

Doctor of Philosophy

Rojas-Lopez, Luis Fernando
Takeuti, Douglas de Freitas

ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE

in person

Doctor of Philosophy

Marsh, Robert Anthony

in absence

Master of Philosophy

Lewis, John David
Manana, Andy Denis

LUCY CAVENDISH COLLEGE

in person

Master of Philosophy

Frith, Lucy Jane Caroline
Mills, Selina St Clair
Richardson, Holly Joy
Rossano, Mary Penelope King

in absence

Master of Philosophy

D'Andrea, Saori

HOMERTON COLLEGE

in absence

Bachelor of Education

Stephens, Wendy

The Orator made the following speech when presenting Mr Petty to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for the Honorary Degree of Master of Arts:

STUDIORUM in quibus adulta moramur aetate quis dicat  originem? huic uiro modo tris annos nato data per tabellarios dum procul domo feriatus abest tabula erat quae sedis patriae similitudinem uiae expressam in se ferebat: quam tabulam iam fere quinquaginta post annos conseruat. mox lapides noua forma inuenti num Romanorum fuissent petebat; responsum est aliter, sed iam puero notum est gentem illam in loco quondam uersari, fierique posse ut aliquid reliquissent rerum ibi gestarum testimonium.
iuuenis e paludibus profectus in huius urbis bibliotheca publica munus inire ausus est; raro tam feliciter conuenere cuilibet uitae cursus et cura. inuenit enim in bibliotheca antiquius in duobus armariis congesta monumenta scriptorum unde memoriae tradi possent dicta et facta eorum qui pagos uicinitatesque urbis habitauerant. non tum quidem multa erant numero, sed illecebris studenti abundabant. quae primum in ordinem redegit, tum ceteris aperiebat.
non paruam rem dico; sed quo laboriosius eo acrius multa sibi comperit [greek text].1 titulos tandem duodeuiginti constituit sub quibus colligi et inspici materies posset. interim PETI coeptum est quae quaque seruata cuiusuis generis alia laterent. contiones uarias apud ciues habebat, et ipse per omnis prouinciae partis hortator memoriae peruagabatur; nec nunc etiam emeritus desinit, sed eodem praeteritorum ardore permotus est.
gratias huic uiro multi nostrorum agunt, multi quoque iuniores, quibus omnibus pari subuenit studio. ut hominem Arpinatem olim, doctissimum uirum, qui de re publica bene meritus est senatus populusque Romanus in honorem praetextatum accepit, ita nos honoris causa doctissimum uirum Strethamensem de pago de prouincia optime meritum, nuper a rebus hinc illinc prouinciae collatis, toga donamus nostra
MICHAELEM IACOBVM PETTY.

1 Aeschylus Agamemnon 992-3.

THE interests of our adult lives can sometimes be traced back a long way. When Michael Petty was three years old, and away from home on holiday, he was sent a postcard. The picture on it showed a street scene of his own native village. Nearly fifty years later he still preserves that card. Then he came across some stones of unusual shape, and asked if they were Roman. The answer was no; yet even as a child he knew that Romans had once been active in the area, and might well have left behind such a relic of their achievements.
Michael Petty is a fenboy. He came to Cambridge as a youth to take up a job in the Public Library. Seldom can anyone's interest and occupation have overlapped to such advantage. In the Library, heaped up in two cupboards, he found an ageing collection of docu-ments; in them was a record waiting to be published of the doings and sayings of those who had lately lived in the city and its surrounding villages. At the time it was not a plentiful store, but for an enthusiast it was full of fascination. First he sorted it out, and then he made it available to the rest of us.
That was no small task. But the toil of it was matched by an ever keener and chiefly self-taught understanding. Eventually he set up eighteen headings under which to gather the material and to index it for reference. Meantime the Petty campaign had begun: what further treasures, of every sort, were out there lying low? He made his quest known all round the county, travelling himself to every corner and stirring people's memories, and even in retirement he continues the work, fired still by the same passion for our past.
Many in the University acknowledge their gratitude to him, and so do many in our schools; he has helped all comers with equal enthusiasm. A learned man from Arpinum who deserved well of his country was once honoured with a toga of purple stripe by the Senate and people of Rome; so we for honour's sake bestow a Master's gown upon a scholar from Stretham who has deserved well of his village and his county,
MICHAEL JAMES PETTY,
lately Curator of the Cambridgeshire Collection.
T. J. MEAD, Registrary
END OF THE OFFICIAL PART OF THE 'REPORTER'

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Cambridge University Reporter, 19th November 1997
Copyright © 1997 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.