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Fifteen eminent personalities joined the ranks of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Fellows and Honorary Fellows at an inauguration ceremony on 17 June 2009.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Fellowships (for former students) and Honorary Fellowships (for those who are not Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê alumni) are awarded to people who have attained distinction in the arts, literature, science or public life; have rendered exceptional service to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê, which may include philanthropic support, to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê; or have or have had a close association with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê.

The new Fellows and Honorary Fellows are below.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Fellows 2009

• Jane Cannon (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Electronic & Electrical Engineering): Group Managing Director, Lockheed Martin UK Information Systems & Global Services
• Vincent Cheung (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Laws): Founding Partner of Vincent TK Cheung, Yap & Co
  
• Professor Roger Davies (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Physics): Philip Wetton Professor of Astrophysics, Oxford University
• Professor David Delpy (DSc Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Medical Physics): Chief Executive, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
• The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor Alderman Ian Luder (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Economics): Lord Mayor of the City of London (awarded in absentia)
  
• Dr Diana Manuel (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Zoology; MSc, MPhil, PhD Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê History and Philosophy of Science): Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê
• Sir Ian McAllister (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Economics): Non-Executive Chairman, Network Rail
• Professor Brian Warner (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Astronomy): Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy, University of Cape Town (awarded in absentia)
  

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Honorary Fellows 2009

• Sir John Birch: Former ambassador to Hungary and to the United Nations
• Professor Sir Peter Cook: Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Bartlett Professor of Architecture and Chair of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Bartlett School
• Professor Michael Crawford: Honorary Librarian of the Hellenic and Roman Societies
  
• Michael & Morven Heller: Founders of the Michael & Morven Heller Charitable Foundation
• Professor Richard Munton: Emeritus Professor and former Head of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Geography
• Professor Michael Worton: Vice-Provost (Academic & International) and Fielden Professor of French Language and Literature at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê
  

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant said: "The qualities that we value in our teaching and research are those that we recognise today in those whom we admit as Fellows (alumni of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê) and Honorary Fellows. They have all excelled, in diverse fields, and their purpose, energy, enthusiasm and achievement are an inspiration to all members of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê community."

Chair of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Council Sir Stephen Wall added: "Through my role as Chair of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Council, I have gained new insights into Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê, and a new respect for the world-class research and teaching community in which I am privileged to play a part. In a similar way, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Fellowship creates an important new bond and new opportunities to explore the university afresh.

"Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê is a great institution and everyone in the wider Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê community can play an important role in promoting our successes and fuelling our future achievement. Our new Fellows and Honorary Fellowsare invited to share in this endeavour".