Following his success in reaching the final of the 2012 series of the BBC’s Masterchef , Andrew Kojima (87-97) is now working as a private chef and cookery teacher. Roger McDonald (82-92) was commissioned to write The Primary Teacher’s Guide to Speaking and Listening (Scholastic, 2013) and has also co-authored a work on classroom drama, to be published in 2013. Andy McKee (76-83) is running a charity, Baraka Community, which he set up with friends five years ago. The charity works to improve educational opportunities for children in Zambia, Morocco and Laos, and also provides sports aid and healthcare.
Dr Michael Jones (58-65) is currently Consultant Physician in the Regional Infectious Diseases Unit at Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, and also Honorary Consultant for the Scottish Charity HealthLink360, which he cofounded in 1983. He was elected FRCP (Glasgow) in June 2012 and took office as Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in October 2012. This is the only Faculty of Travel Medicine in a medical Royal College anywhere in the world. In May, Paul Joyce (50-59) reported that his portrait of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies had been acquired by the Royal Collection on behalf of HM The Queen.
In September 2012 Professor Bob Michell (51-58) received the British Veterinary Association’s prestigious Chiron Award, which marks outstanding contributions to veterinary science or for outstanding services to the profession.
Paul Joyce with his portrait of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Oliver Kebble (09-11) made his rugby debut for South Africa u20s in June in a match against Ireland at the IRB Junior World Championship, which was held in his native South Africa. Sebastian Kite (97-04) is Creative Director of Kite & Laslett, a young practice of installation artists based in London. Sebastian trained in architecture, sound and music, and specialises in producing architectural interventions in the form of interactive installations.
Professor Bob Michell
Alastair Niven OBE (54-63) was created Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Alastair is Principal of the King George V and Queen Elizabeth Foundation of St Catharine at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor. The Foundation is an educational charity which provides opportunities for moral, ethical, spiritual and social discussion, particularly among young people and with visitors from overseas, aimed at the betterment of society. David North (64-69) has, with his wife, recently finished the process of having a new house built by the coast in Gore, New Zealand. He has also bought a 1974 Caterham Super 7 and keeps busy with classic cars, cycling and reading. David would be delighted to see any of his erstwhile contemporaries if they find themselves in the deep south of New Zealand. Group Captain Derek North (56-63) was appointed Deputy Lieutenant for West Sussex in October 2012. Peter O’Donoghue (83-90) was appointed to the post of York Herald of Arms in Ordinary by HM The Queen in May 2012. Between 2005 and 2012, Peter served as Bluemantle Pursuivant in Ordinary. He moved to the Royal College of Arms following several years spent as a genealogist and researcher.
Kite & Laslett’s Orbit. Image courtesy of Kite & Laslett
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