Alumni Association
Class Notes
Where are they now?
Welcome to a new page on the alumni site, our ever popular 'class notes' section. Over the next few months we will be updating this with lots of new entries. If you'd like yours to be included, email alumni@stir.ac.uk and we'll do our best to post it.
1970s
Bob Holmes, BA (Hons) Sociology 1974
Semi-retired after 30 years in teaching – got deaf. Living in Eyemouth and enjoying being an 'older person'. Being a grandfather is wonderful – as they say, if I had known it was such fun I would have done that first! Come visit!
Desmond Brogan, BA (Hons) History & Education 1974
Taught history in Edinburgh until 1996. Married in 1979 and have two wonderful kids who now teach their old dad a thing or two!! Now run my own company, Mercat Tours: ghost/history walks and Battlefield tours to WW1 and Normandy.
Christine Rahmani (née Duncan), BA French & Spanish 1979
I’m currently living and working in Upstate New York and running the YWCA in Elmira. www.ywcaelmira.org I would like to hear from former class mates of 1979.
Maggie Roderick, BA Psychology & Sociology 1979
I’ve had a varied career included being a Careers Officer and a Trading Standards Officer, but I’m now completing a BD from the University of St Andrews, 30 years later, as I am training to be a Church of Scotland Minister.
Kenny Cameron, BA (Hons) Business Studies 1979
Enjoyed recent trip to Stirling with son’s football team. Live in Northern Ireland as Director of construction company. Happy footballing memories of SUFC and 6-a-sides with Gannochy Bar Under-18s. Married with three sons and one daughter.
Pembe Delikurt, DipEd English & Education 1979
After Stirling I taught English Language and Literature for 14 years before being promoted as English Inspector in Cyprus. In 1992 I did my MA (Kent) and 2005 my PhD (Kent). Now I am the owner and Director of a private English Language Teaching and Consultancy Centre in Cyprus. I visited Stirling in 1994 and again recently for the 40th anniversary. It was lovely to come back and to meet some friends from 70s. Looking forward to the 50th reunion!
1980s
Martin Cunningham, BA Philosophy & Psychology 1984
I’m now living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with my partner George, and our cat Fluffybutt. I would welcome Facebook requests from anyone that knows me :-)
Martha Quick Putnam, Visiting Student 1985
After 12 years of developing multifamily housing in Silicon Valley, I started my own design firm specialising in interior and exterior colour, custom furniture, made to order art workand finishes for commercial spaces and private homes. I’ve now redefined my business and I’m doing exterior colour consulting for residential and commercial properties and paintings of animals.
Tony Watkins, BSc (Hons) Management Science 1986
I released my first book 'Loves Roads' on 25 June 2009. The 20-chapter book (a contemporary romantic drama) is also a 20-song album – written and performed by me, a popular singer/songwriter in Russia. The University of Stirling is featured in the plot - www.lovesroads.com for more information.
Euan Morton, Dip Information Technology 1986
I live in upstate New York, I’m a Business/Patent Researcher & Web Developer; have an American archaeologist wife, plus three kids (19, 17 and 11). Email: emorton@yahoo.com, profile: www.linkedin.com/in/emorton; interested in hearing from classmates/remote working possibilities.
Joe Little, BSc (Hons) Computing Science 1986
I have been working at BP now for 21 years right across the globe and am now a Senior Technology Consultant for the CTO. I specialise in virtual worlds, serious games and social networking. I recently travelled with the polar explorer Robert Swan to Antarctica to promote alternative energy. I am married to a hospice doctor and have two small children, Callum and Caitlin.
Allan Apel, BA (Hons) German 1988
In August 2007 we bought a house in the picturesque village of Nuenen, cycling distance from Van Gogh's windmill and watermill. In September 2009 we celebrated five years in the Netherlands, still both working at Philips Lighting HQ, hopefully weathering the economical storm, but enjoying life here very much.
Jill Mortimer (née Higginson), BA (Hons) English Studies 1988
Living in London, and married in 2007. I am a staff nurse in critical care. Studying for Open University degree in History of Art. Fond memories of Stirling.
Rupert Sutton, BA (Hons) Economics 1989
I’m based in Singapore, travelling often to Japan and the Middle East as a Management Consultant, working at Exigomarketing.com with another ex-Stirling graduate Steve Galloway. Happy New Year 2010 and congratulations for starting off the Stirling Retail Institute in Singapore which seems to be going well here.
1990s
Susanne Wussow (née Mueller), MBA International Business 1990
I have been working for Mannesmann, now Arcor (Vodafone) for 15 years in finance. I got married ten years ago and have two sons, aged 17 and four years old. I am ‘University of Stirling homesick’ since I have met Christina in Düsseldorf, Claire in Perth, and during my visit in Stirling I stayed at the Dunblane Hydro and have been emailing with Douglas. We need our own ‘homecoming’. I hope that someone - maybe Claire, Bruce or Andrew will arrange it at the Sheriffmuir then at the Meadowpark.
Geoff Dupuy-Holder, BA (Hons) Film & Media Studies 1990
I am a full-time author. After 2008’s The Guide to Mysterious Stirlingshire, which included strange things on campus, 2009 saw the publication of The Guide to Mysterious Glasgow, 101 Things To Do With A Stone Circle, and several others.
Isabel Paterson (née Konkel), BA Marketing 1992
I live on the Black Isle. Married to Neil, with son, Matthew. Run a private music teaching practice, and play in the Animato String Quartet. I am Director of Scotland's online sheet music publishing store, www.scotchsnap.com and enjoy racket sports and triathlon training.
Diana Tucker, BA (Hons) German 1992
Living in Surrey, working (& travelling) for an international software company as Global Marketing Communications Manager. I’m still in touch with a few people from Stirling, would love to hear from anyone who remembers me from 1988 to 1992.
Wilfred Maina, MPhil Publishing Studies 1992
Calling 1991-92 MPhil Publishing class! Where are you and what are you up to? I worked at the University briefly, and then joined Civil Society in 1994. Still there! We publish alternative formats books for print-handicapped readers. Keep in touch!
Yvonne Droege-Esser, Visiting Student 1993
At the moment I'm workingas a Personnel Consultant & Coach for the METRO Group in Germany. I'm married and have a little daughter. If you remember me, contact me at droegeyvonne@aol.com
Philip Corkin, BA (Hons) Economic Policy 1993
Had a very strange, but enjoyable, stroll around campus. The same guys are still serving in the 'supermarket'. The bookshop, travel agents, university shop and newsagents are all as they were when I left in 1993. Past the postbox, which back in the day was where I infrequently posted letters home. Across the bridge, marvelling that the loch was still 80% frozen and wondering if throwing coins onto the frozen loch would make that eerie sound again (if you've never tried it, do it the next time it's frozen) and up to Murray Hall (1st year room 4/26, right by the kitchen and that spring loaded door) - by now I just had a stupid grin on my face as I remembered people, conversations and good times. Through the halls and over to Chalet 10 (4th year), but didn't stop to collect my mail from its pigeon hole. Then past Pathfoot and out the back and off to my old flat in Chalton Road, Bridge of Allan (2nd and 3rd year). Then on to the Crooked Arm for a pint, but it was closed/shut down so had to settle on the Westerton where the burning question of the day was how to get a vista powered laptop to recognise a printer - barmaids and bytes, who'd have thought it? 28th January 2010
Corrado Neri, Visiting Student 1994
I had a child in June 2008 named Francesco Luis, from my wife Silvia. I am in charge of the marine environmental protection and work in a maritime towage and salvage company www.nerigroup.net I met up recently other Stirling students: Mapi, Harald, Elena and would love to hear from anybody that knew me. My email is nericorrado@hotmail.com
Kevin Clunie, BA (Hons) Marketing 1994
Graduated in 1994. Living in the US since 2002 with my wife (Lorraine Dunlop - 1996 Psychology) and two kids. Taking a break from marketing to run a Supply Chain for the Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporations Specialty Film & Sheet business that was recently purchased from GE Plastics.
Carla Rodrigues Cardoso, Visiting Student 1994
I am a teacher at Universidade Lusófona (Lisbon, Portugal). I got married (Cardoso is now my last name) and have the most marvelous son in the world. Fifteen years later I can’t forget one of the best times of my life. Thank you Stirling!
Daniel Eichmann, Visiting Student 1994
I live in Frankfurt, am married, have assumed the name Volp, and have a small son. I work as Senior Public Prosecutor, at present working in the Hessian Ministry of Justice in Wiesbaden.
Martin Gallagher, BA (Hons) Philosophy 1994
All going well with the Gallaghers, celebrating the recent birth of our second son, Ethan, and passing my Inspector's panel. I continue to be a glutton for academic punishment and am battling through an MLitt. in Terrorism Studies at St. Andrews. Still in touch with a big group of ASH contemporaries and we had a reunion last year in London where collective tales of Gannochy daring doo still entertained.
Margarete Wallner (née Barth), Visiting Student 1994
Hi to all of you who still remember me This is to tell you that I finally got married to my long-time partner Martin Wallner. So in future you can still contact me under my email address mbbxx@web.de but if you phone me be prepared for my new last name and don't hang up.
David Gillies, BA Business Administration 1995
I got married at Niagara Falls to my soulmate Eilidh and we now have a gorgeous nine month old son Duncan. We have recently moved to a new house in Fort Augustus. Have set up a new company where I wholesale and retail sporting goods.
Eddy Nurtjahya, MSc Aquatic Pathobiology 1995
As a junior researcher in Bangka Island, I would be very happy to contact those who have the same interest in plant succession, revegetation and reclamation of mined lands.
Kirsten Zammit (née Ramsay), BSc (Hons) Software Engineering 1995
Now married and living in Western Australia with two young daughters. Would love to hear from anyone who remembers me, especially Tamara Mortimer (née Kydd).
Steinar Hovi (née Larsen), BA (Hons) Business Studies 1995
I am working as a Unit Manager with Tieto in Finland, Scandinavia's largest IT company, at the same time as pursuing an MSc in International Business at Hanken School of Economics. I got married to my lovely Riina last summer and enjoying life with her and our two Malawian cats, Lenin and Lotta.
Paul Drummond, BA (Hons) Film & Media Studies 1995
I live in the north west of England and work as a commercial illustrator, lecturer and website designer.
Martin Jordan, BSc (Hons) Computing Science & Marketing 1996
I’m back in Glasgow as Marketing Director for Equator – an internet agency. University was too long ago now but it'd be good to catch up with those who've not strayed far from campus!
Rachel Carress, BA (Hons) Philosophy 1996
I’m working as a trainee park ranger after a career change from law recently. I would really like to catch up with Derek Murray who graduated Film and Media Studies in 1996.
Jonny Barton, BA Religious Studies 1996
Living in rural Banffshire doing community/environmental education work (some paid, some voluntary), teaching TEFL and adult literacy. My plans to build a strawbale, off-grid, Eco-house on my seven-acre croft has started. My girlfriend now went out with me at Stirling – met last January after 12 years no contact.
Allison McDougall, BA (Hons) Modern Languages & Marketing 1996
I now work as a Business Change Analyst for ECL Group, I teach evening classes in BodyCombat and BodyFlow for GoodLife Fitness, and my husband and I have established Calgary's first bulk food store: www.weigh2go.ca
Barbara Fawcitt (née Murray), BA (Hons) Business Studies 1996
I am an accountant and amcurrently working inthe Cayman Islands at HSBC as an Account Manager within the Captive Insurance Industry. I got married (on 21 March 2009) in Cayman to David Fawcitt.
Anastasia Muri, MSc Public Relations 1996
Still living in Italy, married to Bent and teaching at Gotland University, Sweden. Building a house in the Sabine Hills. Moving in this summer.
Ozlem Warren (née Sabunca), MSc Marketing 1996
After living in the USA for 5 years (Austin, Texas) we relocated to the UK in spring 2009. I look forward to connecting with my classmates! You can reach me on thesunflower_42@hotmail.com
Susanne Bader, MPhil Publishing Studies 1996
Currently I am working as a journalist at Produktion, a German professional paper for the industry, which is based in Landsberg. Our publishing house belongs to the Sueddeutsche Verlags GmbH. My boyfriend and I share a flat in Munich near the Isar, and we enjoy travelling to Italy and Greece. It would be nice to hear from any other members of the publishing course!
Hilary Paton (née Bruce), BSc (Hons) Environmental Science 1997
I got married on 16 May 2009 to Josh Paton from the Island of Arran at the Crutherland House Hotel in East Kilbride.
Derek Lambie, BA (Hons) Film & Media Studies 1997
I’d like to tell the world I married Wendy McGill in January 2009 and we now have a beautiful baby daughter, Jorja, born on 3 December 2009.
Jaynine Cima Warner, Visiting Student 1997
Dave and I living in Southern California and coming up on our four year wedding anniversary. I’ve been a pilot for SkyWest Airlines for nine years, and became a Captain in 2006.
Dan-Erik Aggvin, BA Film & Media Studies 1997
I resigned as Communications Manager at the Brønnnøysund Register Centre to start working as Communications Adviser at the District Development Centre from 1 April 2010. Both offices are national government agencies. I am also moving in with my girlfriend Gunhild and her three year old son in the Norwegian town Steinkjer.
Colin Taylor, BA Film & Media Studies 1997
I would like to announce I married my University sweetheart and now have three gorgeous children. I would like to announce that, but I can't. Instead I helped set up a small advertising agency. Used to work in commercial radio, and then TV news. Now editing and animating lots of TV ads for UK and Ireland and beyond. Lots of animation work for programme titles and editing DVDs for different football clubs, corporate clients and events. Would love to meet up with all the gang again for lots of nonsense and more! Cheers!!
Einar Helland, Dip Public Relations 1997
Still living in Norway, and working as a Sales Manager for Adimo Norge AS – a company dealing with payment solutions i.e. bank terminal/payment terminal. Have done so for the last seven years. Before that, I’d worked for one of the biggest kiosk chains (Narvesen) as Product Manager and for one largest hotel chains (Rica Hotels) as Marketing Consultant. I would love to hear from anybody from the PR-class of ’96 and others that knew me. My email is einar@adimo.no
Amanda Beer (née Williams), BA (Hons) Economics & Business Law 1998
I am very proud to now be the manager of FitKid in Stirling. I have worked to bring the Official LazyTown sports club created by Magnus Schieving, to Scotland after a massive launch event at the MacRobert centre on campus in August 2009. I held some classes at the MacRobert due to my fondness for the campus and my association with it and these have been a massive success – even helping turn on the Christmas lights this year in Stirling.
Robert Wilson, MSc Public Relations 1999
I'm working with the Ghana Forestry Commission as the Corporate Manager, Public Relations and the Unit Head. Thanks to Stirling, I have risen rapidly in my career and I came out tops in the Professional Accreditation Exam of the Institute of Public Relations, Ghana in the same year. Stirling, I'm proud of you! Strangely enough, I don't meet old friends of Stirling. I shall be grateful to have the contact of old Stirling students in Ghana, where I am. I've four children, the youngest being 18 years so I have had enough, especially, at 54. Greetings to Dr Jacquie L'Etang and the MSc (Distance Learning Secretariat).
Andrew Grieve, BSc (Hons) Environmental Science 1999
After some time in Edinburgh I now live in north London and work at King's College London in the air pollution monitoring department. I was heavily involved in the Maises live music society when I was at Uni and now play drums in three bands in London.
Kirsty Peters (née Munro), BA (Hons) Human Resource Management 1999
I am married to Dan and living in Sydney, Australia with our two sons, Aaron ten and Finlay seven months. Working as HR Director for Orient Express Hotels.
Emma McMahon (née High), BA (Hons) Modern Languages & Business Studies 1999
I got married to John McMahon (BSc 1999) in 2007 and we live in Newcastle with our cat Cookie. I work in finance for Procter & Gamble and John works in finance for GE.
Chris Greyenbuhl, BAcc (Hons) Accountancy & Business Law 1999
After graduation, I qualified as a CA with PwC Edinburgh and then moved with PwC to New York where I now have a wife, Lisa, and two wee girls, Jacqueline and Aleksandra. Have stayed in touch with Scott Gillan mainly.
Greg Goldblatt, Visiting Student 1999
I’ve just finished my MA in International Relations from San Francisco State University and I’m now living in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I can be reached at greg_goldblatt@hotmail.com
Jane Forster (née Robertson), BA DipEd General 1999
Taught History for the last ten years and became Principal Teacher of History in 2002 in Moray. I married husband Craig in 2004 and have since left job to look after my daughters full time, Sarah two and Katherine one.
Sarah McGarrol, BSc (Hons) Psychology 1999
Currently studying for a PhD at University of St Andrews. Tried out quite a few different jobs but this research malarky keeps calling me! I'd would love to know what folk have been up to since Uni days as it's ten years since graduation!
Ruth Glynne-Owen (née Filby), BA (Hons) History 1999
I set up my own independent Autism Consultancy service working with families and schools across Scotland – www.autismsupportservice.co.uk and have just started my doctorate at the University of Edinburgh specialising in Autism and Education. Living outside Falkirk and married with two dogs.
Marcela Gelber, BA General 1999
I am now living in Johannesburg, South Africa, with my boyfriend Chris. I am working as an Associate Researcher for an NGO and making the most of such a beautiful country!
Hege Jacobsen, MA Marketing 1999
Since November 2009 I’ve been working as Business Development & Service Manager at Dataloy Systems dealing with operations application within shipping. Clients are worldwide and we focus on structure, efficiency and process internally, project management, service and development externally.
2000s
Fragiskos Mavrogenakis, MBA 2000
I have established a consulting business advising companies operating in Greece and Southeastern Europe. We mainly focus on the healthcare market and the food business. You can visit my website at www.legeartis.gr - I will be very happy to catch up with anyone from Stirling.
Adnan Malik, BA (Hons) Marketing 2001
I’m working as a SAP FI/CO Consultant in Saudi Arabia and I’m looking forward to hear from students from my batch. There are a few whom I am trying to trace.
Mhairi Lammie (née Miller), BA (Hons) Business & Spanish 2002
After graduating from Stirling I worked in marketing for a large firm in East Kilbride for three years. Got married in August 2006 and now live in south-west Scotland where my husband Robert runs his own business. I now work for the NHS in Stranraer part-time, and will also be taking over running the accounts for our home business. Would love to hear from any old friends at miller_mhairi@hotmail.com
Morgan Phillips, BA (Hons) Philosophy & Politics 2002
I'm still in Winchester and have recently moved to KPMG to work as an auditor from their Southampton office. I’m always happy to hear from people from University.
Claire Maynard (née Ritchie), BA (Hons) Spanish & Marketing 2003
Since graduating from Stirling I have worked in Norfolk and London and have finally settled in Oxford where I have been working in a venture capital firm for the last three years. I married my husband, Richard Maynard, on 1 August 2009 and was honoured to have so many of my fellow Stirlonians there to celebrate with me – with one even travelling from Argentina to play the pipes for us (thanks Calum McLaggan)!
Shirley Sutherland-Figini, BA (Hons) German & Japanese Studies 2003
I am currently working as a Graduate School Admissions Officer at a bilingual university in Japan, however I will soon be returning to Europe to embark on graduate studies in Germany. But before hitting the books again, I'll definitely be making a trip back to Stirling and the university's beautiful campus first!
Bruce Baxter, BA (Hons) Business Studies 2004
Now married and living in Vancouver, Canada and working as a systems analyst for Arc'teryx – Canadian outdoor clothing company. I'm happy to catch up with anyone from Stirling who may be around.
Steven Bryan, BA (Hons) Business Law 2004
I have recently set up my own business specialising in providing health and safety recruitment, training and consultancy services across the UK and overseas. We place health and safety professionals on an interim and permanent basis with construction, civil engineering, corporate, consultancy and public sector clients.
Jennifer Dent (née Common), BA (Hons) Psychology 2005
After graduating in 2005, I obtained a PGDE and got married in July 2006. I moved to Holland last year and am enjoying living and working as a Primary School Teacher in Amsterdam.
Victor Genova, MSc Media Management 2007
I was promoted last year to Inside Sales Rep at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. I currently work with such clients as Universal and Sony Pictures, in the realm of television advertising.
Paul Smith, PG Certificate Tertiary Education with Teaching Qualification 2008
I'm currently undertaking PhD research on immune responses to malaria at the University of Edinburgh which followed immediately after gaining my teaching qualification at Stirling. I married Lisa on 5 November 2008 before honeymooning in St Lucia, and we're now looking into emigrating to Canada or Australia. Email paulsmith247@hotmail.com
Kay Atropatene, BA (Hons) Journalism Studies 2008
I am now working in Bahrain. I’m the General Manager of a real estate company and in charge of 22 employees and successfully expanding the company. I hired two of my University friends, Atiba and Bilal to work for me! So there are three Stirling graduates working in Bahrain.
Sarah White, BA (Hons) Film & Media and Sociology 2008
I am working as the Marketing Developer at a new, innovative research institute, Distance Lab, based in Forres, Moray. I’m moving down to Oxfordshire, with Charlie Davidson who graduated in International Business the same year as me.
Chia-Man (Jasmine) Chang, MSc Human Resource Management 2008
I now work for the Human Resources Department for Taiwan Knowledge Bank in Taipei.
Looking to get in contact
The following alumni are not in contact with the University so we were unable to put University friends back in touch.
Vivienne Adams wants to get in touch with Wendy Robinson, BA English 1982.
Georg Misch, BA Film & Media Studies 1995, would like to get in touch with Graham Staddon, BA Film & Media Studies 1994.
David Cottam, BSc (Hons) Biology 1981 would like to get in touch with Alexander Wilson, BSc (Hons) Biology 1981 and Deborah Dutton, BSc (Hons) Environmental Science 1983.
If you know where any of these people are, email alumni@stir.ac.uk and we'll put them back in touch.
Deaths
The University regrets to announce the following deaths, and offers its condolences to family and friends.
Dr Paul Piplani, PhD Chemistry 1976
Robert Eaves, BA DipEd Education & English 1971
Laura Elizabeth Lawson, BA (Hons) Hispanic Studies 2001
Ian Cuthbertson, BA (Hons) History 1980
John Reville, BA (Hons) Business Studies 1997
Dr John Blair, DUniv 1995
Dr Andrew Marks
Research Fellow in Lifelong Learning at the Institute of Education between 2000 and 2003, passed away suddenly in October 2009. Inspired by a deep commitment to removing barriers to adult and lifelong learning and education, and to developing practical ways to increase and improve access to learning for all, he will be missed by staff and students alike.
