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On
the recommendation of the University's Professorial Board, the
Board of Governors has conferred on him the title of Professor
Emeritus in appreciation of his oustanding service to the institution
and the distinction he has brought to it through his international
reputation in civil engineering.
Dean
of the Faculty of Science & Engineering Professor Fred Maillardet
said: 'Peter joined Brighton in 1990 from the University of Surrey
and quickly established a reputation for dynamic leadership. He
nurtured the embryonic Geography group into a division to stand
alongside the Civil Engineering and Built Environment divisions,
and encouraged the 'sustainability' ethos within the school.
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'Always aspiring to the highest level of quality, he played an important
part in maintaining faculty standards in his role as programme assessor
for the MSc by Learning Objectives. The school's high standards undoubtedly
contributed to its success in sustaining student numbers and introducing
innovative courses and student support initiatives at a time when many
departments elsewhere were 'downsizing' or even closing.'
Under Peter
Gardiner's guidance, research activity has grown steadily. The school
has attracted some £2m of external funding, and the Brighton Environmental
Body based in the school is established as the region's foremost waste
recycling research and development unit. He has also pioneered the creation
of university cross-discipline research fellowships to encourage greater
interchange of ideas.
Professor
Maillardet added: 'Peter Gardiner will leave behind many successful
initiatives but will also be missed for his energy, enthusiasm, and
sense of humour! We wish him well for a long and happy retirement.'
Best wishes
to Tony and Mary King who have retired after a combined 50 years'
service to the university and its predecessor colleges. Tony, a familiar
face to students and staff on the Moulsecoomb campus, was a caretaker
at the Cockcroft Building for 25 years. Mary joined the former Brighton
Polytechnic in 1975 as a member of the cleaning staff, moving to the
catering department in 1987. All their friends and colleagues throughout
the university wish them a long and happy retirement.
The Catering
department also says goodbye to Sheila Wise who joined the former
art college at Grand Parade in 1975 - her first job after raising four
children. She transferred to Mithras House in 1977, has performed every
job in the department and has seen many changes. Colleagues report that
her favourite saying is 'what goes around comes around!'
Farewell
to Mrs Jo Wells, Domestic Assistant at Dorette Wilkie Hall, Eastbourne,
who retired in April. She began in 1975 at Granville Crest when the
college was known as the Chelsea School of Human Movement - and only
girls were allowed in the hostels. Later it became a College of Higher
Education, and then in 1980 part of the Brighton Polytechnic. She finished
up working for the University of Brighton within Dorette Wilkie - with
a mixed clientele - male and female. 'I spent some good times working
with all sorts of different people, but as they say, all good things
come to an end.'
