OA News in Brief
Kit Bennett (95-02) served as head coach of the US Junior National Team at the 2012 CanAmMex Regatta, which was held at Mexico’s National Sports Commission’s facilities in Mexico City.
In March 2012 Captain Jack Anrude (98-03) was awarded the Military Cross for saving the life of an Afghan special forces soldier who had been badly wounded in the legs. Jack, an officer of 40 Commando, was patrolling an alleyway near his base in Sangin when a lone Taliban gunman attacked
the group. The Afghan soldier in front of Jack took five rounds in his legs while Jack was shot in the arm and received fragmentation wounds in his leg. Over four and a half hours, the Marine tended the wounds of the Afghan fighter while co-ordinating a medical evacuation. He then carried the wounded soldier to a safe landing spot for the helicopter. Lt Col Paul James, commanding officer of 40 Cdo, had high praise for Jack’s heroism: ‘Jack Anrude was hit in the arm, in the head and legs, yet he still carried on commanding his troops. He personally evacuated the Afghan soldier by carrying him up a hill. It was an extraordinary act of courage and he did all that while he was wounded.’ In May 2012, poet Anthony Barnett (51-58) published his updated Poems & , a substantial volume of some 672 pages, alongside his collection of Translations. Sir Peter Bazalgette (62-71) was named as the next Chair of Arts Council England in September 2012. He took up the position, succeeding Dame Liz Forgan, in February 2013 and provides strategic leadership whilst also acting as an ambassador and advocate for the arts and culture. Russell Bender (96-01) directed Game of Life, which was staged at The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick in September 2012. Russell, who co-created the work, moved into theatre from science and software design. The play was inspired by the mathematical phenomenon of ‘emergence’ – the collective intelligence of ungoverned swarms – and weaves a web of stories that discover the ripple effect we have on those around us.
Kit Bennett with members of the US Junior National Team at the 2012 CanAmMex Regatta
Dr Pip Bennett (95-00) gained his PhD following his work on Ethical Genetic Enhancement in Sport. He also completed a PGCE at the same time. Pip is also the reigning and two-time winner of the British Gas ASA 3km National Open Water Swimming Championship for his age-group, while swimming for St Paul’s Barnes Swimming Club. Ian Brinton ( Honorary Staff Member) edited An Andrew Crozier Reader, which brings together a significant amount of the work of the late poet, Professor Andrew Crozier (54-61), alongside biographical and critical notes. Julian Bubb-Humfryes (99-07) was a member of the University of Oxford’s reserve Boat Race crew which won the Isis Goldie race in April. Julian rowed in the three seat for Isis, which completed the course in a reserves race record time of 16:41 and beat Goldie by five lengths. Stratford Caldecott (65-71) has completed the publication of his two-part study of the philosophy of education devoted to the seven liberal arts, Beauty for Truth’s Sake (Brazos Press, 2009) and Beauty in the Word (Angelico Press, 2012). Graham Creedy (48-56) and his wife, Vanessa, celebrated their Golden Wedding on 9 December 2011. Tom Crowley (98-03) has established a fashion label and is working with a Pakistani company which sources a special wool made on a cottage industry scale in a valley in the north of the country, and also gets embroidery done in the same region.
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