Annual Report

2016/2017

Supporting a diverse Campus and innovative centre for learning and enterprise

PATRONS & TRUSTEES 2016/2017

Honorary PatronsDame Barbara Kelly DBE DL LLD FRSE – Honorary President

His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KBE DL FRSEMs Frances Cairncross and Mr Hamish McRaeProfessor Edward CowanHon Sir Robin Gray KtProfessor Paul Ignatieff FRSGMrs Victoria Jardine-PatersonThe Right Reverend Dr Idris JonesSir Henry and the Hon Lady KeswickThe Right Hon Lord Lang of Monkton PC DLSir Neil McIntosh CBE DL KtSir Muir Russell KCB DL FRSEMrs Judy SymeThe Right Honourable the Lord Tanlaw Sir John Thomson GCMGMs Kirsty Wark

Trustees Mr Andrew Walls FRCS Miss Evelyn Hastings OBE Mr Graeme Macfarlane (retired September 2016)Miss Valerie McElroyMr Gordon McKerrow Dr Stevie Norris Mr Ian Wilson (retired September 2016)Mr Charlie Grieve (Co-opted)Mr Trevor Knowles (Co-opted)Mr Gerald Moule (Co-opted)Professor Anne Anderson MA PhD OBE (University of Glasgow Representative)Mrs Margaret Burton (Crichton Trust Representative) (appointed November 2016)Mr John Henderson (Dumfries and Galloway College Representative) Professor Dave Roberts (Scotland’s Rural College Representative)

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MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION TEAM

The following Committees and administration team are responsible for overseeing the day to day operation of the Foundation. They are supported by independent advice on audit, investment and legal compliance:Convenor – Andrew WallsDepute Convenor – Evelyn Hastings OBEHonorary Treasurer – Gordon McKerrow

Executive CommitteeAndrew Walls (Chairman)Evelyn Hastings OBEGordon McKerrow Graeme Macfarlane (retired September 2016)Ian Wilson (retired September 2016)

Audit CommitteeGraeme Macfarlane (Chairman) (retired September 2016)Tom Aitken (Elected and Chairman from September 2016)Gill Dykes (Elected August 2016)Charles Grieve (Elected January 2017)Evelyn Hastings OBE (retired September 2016)Ian Wilson (retired September 2016)In attendanceGordon McKerrow Andrew Walls

EmployeesKirsty Barbour, Office and Events Manager, Company Secretary Pamela Stokes, Office and Events Manager

Awards CommitteeIan Wilson (Chairman) (retired September 2016)Margaret CarruthersEvelyn Hastings OBE (Chairman from September 2016)Sue IrvingArthur JardineValerie McElroy Netta Moffat (Elected October 2016)Fraser SandersonIn attendanceAndrew Walls

ContractorSusan Howes, Finance

AccountsThe results for the year to 31st March 2017 are set out in the statement of financial activities. These are available to view and print on the Foundation’s website. If you would prefer a hard copy please contact the Foundation Office.

Incoming ResourcesIncome from the Foundation’s fundraising activities is used to support the awards distributed to students and campus partners throughout the year. The gross income from all events was £52,486 during the period 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017. All surplus funds raised are applied 100% to the work of the Foundation.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Tel: 01387 702047/8Email: mail@crichtonfoundation.comWebsite: www.crichtonfoundation.org

Front cover photographs: Da Vinci Decathlon winners 2016; UWS nursing students; Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch; Crichton Convenor Andrew Walls with Dr Jeffrey Hoffman; Sophie Brett, UoG student ambassador with student recruitment officer, Phillipa McNeill.

University of Glasgow Graduation 2016

Registered OfficeBrowne HouseBankend RoadDumfriesDG1 4ZZ

CONVENOR’S REPORT 2016/2017

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It is a great pleasure for me to be able to report another successful year. We have managed to entertain and inform our supporters, but more importantly we have helped record numbers of students through our awards schemes. We have supported the academic institutions of the Campus and have helped to increase public awareness of what is happening at the Crichton. In addition, we have facilitated a truly innovative development by bringing a small part of a world famous collection to Dumfries.

So let me take you through the past year and point out some highlights. In May 2016 the Trustees were delighted to welcome more than a hundred of our supporters to the Founder’s Day lunch. This occasion allows the Foundation to thank the large numbers of people who work for us on committees, are members of our Friends scheme or are representatives of the academic and other institutions on Campus. After lunch there followed the Henry Duncan Memorial, which took the form of a tribute to the life of Henry Duncan presented, in period dress, by Dave Dewar. It was a very different affair from the usual lecture.

The Crichton Conversations continue to be very popular and are the means by which we increase awareness of the Crichton Quarter amongst the general public. The 2016/2017 season was excellent and is reported on elsewhere in this document. Two presentations stand out and deserve special mention. Jeffrey Hoffman, former astronaut, told an enthusiastic audience how he and colleagues repaired the Hubble Space Telescope while in orbit five hundred miles above Earth. Riveting stuff. Later in the year a record number were enthralled by His Grace, the Duke of Buccleuch and land architect and cosmic speculator Charles Jencks telling the story of their creation the Crawick Multiverse.

Sir David Landale left a substantial bequest to the Foundation to provide an annual prize to the University student who has contributed most to the Campus. I am delighted to report that the inaugural winner has been selected by our Awards Committee and the prize will be presented by Lady Landale later in the year.

When it was suggested that Glasgow University’s world famous Hunterian collection should have a presence in Dumfries I felt that it was an opportunity not to be missed. Very generous donations from the Powell family in memory of the late Dr John Powell, Consultant Adolescent Psychiatrist, and other anonymous donors allowed the “Hunterian in the South,” a small part of the main museum, to be brought to the Campus.

Our two main fundraisers continue to be popular and are also reported on later. Both the Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch and the St Andrew’s Dinner are very well supported and raise significant sums, every penny of which the Foundation distributes to the students and institutions of the Campus. These functions always run very smoothly but only do so because of the enormous amount of work done by the relevant Committees. I am, as ever, hugely grateful to Vicky Jardine-Paterson and Evelyn Hastings, who chair the Committees and to the enthusiastic members whose hard graft make them events the successes they continue to be.

Elsewhere on the Campus the Crichton Development Company has been subsumed into the Crichton Trust with a new Chairman and Board, many of whom have strong local interests. The Foundation and the Trust have developed a good working relationship. We are independent of each other but are comfortable that we share common interests. I see the future of the Crichton as being bright and am heartened by the Trust’s vision of it which, whilst being ambitious is also realistic.

Everything that we do in the Foundation is facilitated by people who give very generously of their time and to all of them I am truly grateful. The Board and its Executive work hard to scrutinise our activities to ensure that all that we do is conducted properly, ethically and appropriately. To them and our Audit Committee, now chaired by Tom Aitken, I am most appreciative. Without the help of Kirsty Barbour and Pam Stokes in the office we could not function. I am again very happy to record the Foundation’s thanks to them for the wonderful job that they do. To Sue Howes who looks after our accounts we thank you also.

The Crichton Foundation has done great good since its inception. We plan to continue to do so for many years to come.

Andrew Walls FRCS, ConvenorFloreat Crichton

CRICHTON CONVERSATIONS 2016/2017

• 21st July 2016 – Dr Jeffrey Hoffman gave a fascinating talk on “What went wrong with the Hubble Space Telescope and how did we fix it?”

• 4th October 2016 – Professor Michael Keating addressed the question “Where is Europe Heading?”

• 1st November 2016 – As part of the Festival of Architecture Neil Baxter, Hon FRIAS, considered the ways in which we are “Building Health in with the Bricks.”

• 6th December 2016 – Richard, Duke of Buccleuch and Charles Jencks gave a passionate account of the inception and development of the The Crawick Multiverse, Land Art site.

• 10th January 2017 – The Annual SRUC lecture was given by Simon Pepper OBE who discussed “Saving Nature: people and protected areas.”

• 7th February 2017 – Professor James Hough OBE FRS FRSE helped us to explore the “Ripples from the Dark Side of the Universe.”

• 20th March 2017 – Hugh Pym returned to the Crichton to examine “The NHS: Challenges and opportunities for the decade ahead.”

The Crichton Conversations programme continues to play an important part in maintaining the links between the Crichton and the wider community. These events attract significant audiences with 765 people attending the series, including a growing number of students. Sponsorship helps to keep the costs of attendance to a minimum whilst making sure that overall income from the series covers expenditure. As ever the Conversations are the product of Dame Barbara’s impressively large number of contacts, we continue to be in great debt to her for making the series the great success it is.

The Foundation is very grateful to the sponsors for all of our events: Bonhams, Colledge and Shields, the Crichton Trust, Farries, Kirk and McVean, the Open University in Scotland, Savings Banks Museum, Scotland’s Rural College, the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland and many other anonymous donors.

MAIN EVENT SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS 2016 - 2017

A successful series of seven Crichton Conversations lectures ran from July 2016 to March 2017. These were delivered by high profile speakers on a range of contemporary topics.

Conversation speakers: Jeffrey Hoffman, Michael Keating, Neil Baxter, The Duke of Buccleuch, Charles Jencks, Simon Pepper,

James Hough and Hugh Pym

The Foundation hosted the inaugural St Andrew’s Dinner and Dance on 18th November 2016. The event took place at Easterbrook Hall where two hundred and sixty guests enjoyed a drinks reception followed by a candle lit three course meal. After dinner our special guest speakers were Fiona Armstrong, Lord-Lieutenant for Dumfries and Lt Col Sir Malcolm Ross, Lord-Lieutenant for the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. Guests then enjoyed dancing for the rest of the evening to local ceilidh band Two Left Feet.The event was organised by a Committee of enthusiastic volunteers led by Evelyn Hastings. The evening proved to be a great success generating a fundraising profit of £9,144.The Foundation is grateful to Fiona and Sir Malcolm for agreeing to be our speakers for the evening. Our thanks also go to the many donors who supported the auction and raffle and who took advertising in the programme.

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FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES & EVENTS 2016/2017

This event is hosted by the Foundation as a means of thanking the many people and businesses that support our charitable purposes through subscription to our Friends scheme, sponsorship, advertising and many other ways. The event took place on Wednesday 25th May 2016 at Easterbrook Hall. This year, instead of a formal Henry Duncan Memorial Lecture, Dave Dewar gave a fascinating account of his life and works. Reverend Duncan was a Dumfriesshire minister who started the world’s first savings bank. He worked in a commercial bank before taking up the ministry in Ruthwell Parish at the turn of the 19th Century. His “penny bank” gave parishioners access to savings and interest for the first time. The model was soon adopted around the globe. The assembled guests were then treated to a visit by Reverend Duncan himself, played splendidly by the actor Colin Little. The play The Banker Who Cared, written and produced by Dave Dewar, enjoyed its premiere at Ruthwell Church on 26th May followed by a performance at the Catstrand on the 27th. Many of the Foundation’s guests attended the performances.The Founder’s Day Lunch helps the Foundation to maintain the links between the Crichton and the wider community. The Foundation is most grateful to the Savings Banks Museum, owned and run by TSB, for their sponsorship of this event.

Elizabeth Crichton Founder’s Day Lunch and Henry Duncan Memorial Lecture

St Andrew’s Committee 2016 Photo: Allan Devlin for D & G Life magazine

St Andrew’s Dinner CommitteeEvelyn Hastings (Chairman)Maureen CrowleyNetta Moffat

Fiona KerrYvonne Stirling

FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES & EVENTS 2016/2017

Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch

The Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch Committee with Kirsty Wark and Fiona Kennedy Clark Photo: Jenny Woolgar for D & G Life magazine

The 15th annual Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch took place on Friday 10th March 2017. Chairman Vicky Jardine-Paterson welcomed over three hundred and eighty guests on the day. Following the drinks reception and two course lunch our guest speakers were welcomed to the stage. Singer, broadcaster, actress and producer Fiona Kennedy Clark regaled the audience with her wonderful stories, humorous anecdotes and beautiful singing, accompanied by Jenn Butterworth. Kirsty Wark, a patron of the Crichton Foundation gave a captivating talk covering everything from her love of the region, the value of female friendship and culminating in her rendition of the tale of Kate O’Shanter. The Foundation is very grateful to both speakers for their fascinating and entertaining talks.Our thanks go to Vicky and the Lunch Committee, the many businesses that took advertising within the programme and those who gave donations. Very grateful thanks must, of course, go to Bonham’s who once again provided generous support as our sponsor. Special thanks also to Colledge and Shields Family Law Practice for kindly donating a gift of chocolates for every guest. The Foundation offers them all our grateful thanks for their support, which has helped to ensure the success of the event by raising a surplus of £12,259

Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch Committee

Vicky Jardine-Paterson (Chairman)

Lesley AndrewsJenny Colledge Mary GladstoneLucy HoustonElizabeth Ann HughesBarbara KellyStevie NorrisHelen Steele Jean TullochKim Wilson

St Andrew’s Dinner and Dance

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ACADEMIC CAMPUS 2016/2017

The Crichton Campus has students from Dumfries and Galloway College (including Stranraer campus), Scotland’s Rural College, the Open University, the University of Glasgow and the University of the West of Scotland. In 2016/2017 the numbers of students enrolled to study at the campus were as follows:

Institution Course/Level of studyNumber of students

Total

Dumfries and Galloway College

FE HE Total

6750

Creative Industries 61 100 161

Construction 340 18 358

Business 107 105 212

Computing 98 51 149

Childcare 308 93 401

Engineering/Electrical/ Motor Vehicle 259 99 358

Care 286 103 389

Hair & Beauty 164 29 193

Sport and Fitness Provision 82 70 152

Hospitality 139 11 150

Work based SVQs 261 383 644

Open Learning 1090 43 1133

Community Services 522 0 522

Short Courses 1777 65 1842

Employability Services 86 0 86

Scotland’s Rural College Postgraduate students 4 4

Open University

Undergraduate students 419

446Postgraduate students 4

Access students 23

University of Glasgow

MA Primary Education with Teaching Qualification 150

347

MSc Enhanced Practice in Education 19

MA Health and Social Policy 69

BSc Environmental Science and Sustainability 74

MSc Tourism, Heritage and Development 3

MSc Tourism, Heritage and Sustainability 3

MLitt Environment, Culture and Communication 10

MSc Environmental Science, Technology and Society 1

Other* 18

University of West of Scotland

Business 60

645

Childhood Practice 2

Childhood Studies 25

Computing 31

Health/Nursing Studies 8

Professional Health Studies 12

Pre-Reg Nursing 179

Health, Nursing and Midwifery CPD (postgraduate) 9

Health, Nursing and Midwifery CPD (undergraduate) 64

Social Work 46

Lifelong Learning 40

Other* 169

Total number of students 8192

*Other includes Erasmus, non-graduating, postgraduate research, study abroad, modular and no credit students

The proceeds of the Foundation’s fundraising activities throughout the year are used to support a range of awards made to individual students as well as contributing to the success of various projects carried out by Campus partners.

Carson Reaching Potential Award The Carson Reaching Potential Awards are funded through donations that were generously made to the Foundation for this purpose. The awards are available to students who have completed at least one full year of study at Dumfries and Galloway College and who are enrolled on an undergraduate course at the Crichton University Campus. As well as demonstrating a need for additional funding it is important that applicants describe their aspirations and what they hope to achieve by furthering their education at the Crichton Campus. This year the Foundation received twenty-two applications and issued eighteen Awards totalling £5,350.

Crichton Foundation Academic Excellence AwardThese awards are open to any undergraduate or postgraduate student studying at one of the Universities on the Crichton Campus. They are made to recognise academic excellence and achievements. Applicants must provide evidence that they are consistently achieving very good or excellent grades. Four awards totalling £1,100 were made from five applications received in 2016/2017.

Crichton Foundation Hardship Grant for StudentsOpen to all undergraduate or postgraduate students who can provide evidence of hardship and are able to demonstrate the need for financial help. These grants are available to help students who experience financial hardship as a result of unforeseen or ongoing difficult financial circumstances and who are studying at the Crichton Campus. These grants are assessed by Student Services and monitored by the Awards & Grants Committee. Eighteen hardship grants were awarded to a total value of £5,520.

General Education GrantsGrants may be available to undergraduate or postgraduate students at the Crichton Campus whose case for funding does not meet the criteria for any of the other awards funded by the Foundation. Awards are made from the general education fund to students who present a case that the Committee agree is worthy of support. This year fourteen applications were received and nine awards totalling £2,800 were issued.

AWARDS AND GRANTS 2016/2017

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AWARDS AND GRANTS 2016/2017

Dumfries & Galloway College Discretionary FundThese grants are discretionary and the value of each award is determined by Dumfries and Galloway College. It is open to full-time Further Education students as emergency payments for students who are aged 25 years and over who do not fit the criteria for support under College Bursary, Discretionary or Childcare Funds as allocated by the Scottish Funding Council; one-off emergency payment for students aged 19-24 who are no longer living in the parental home or have supported themselves for 3 years by means of benefits/employment and are having a particular difficulty in obtaining evidence to access College Bursary funding or for assistance with costs of living in supported accommodation for vulnerable young students under 19 years of age and under care of social work department. Applications are made through Dumfries & Galloway College Learner Services and monitored by the Awards Committee. In 2016/2017 the Foundation awarded a total of £10,000.

Dumfries and Galloway Council - Da Vinci DecathlonThe Dumfries and Galloway da Vinci Decathlon Challenge is organised by the Curriculum and School Improvement Team at Dumfries and Galloway Council. It is both a bi-annual schools based competition and a way of working with schools in the region to develop skills for learning, life and work. The da Vinci Decathlon Challenge concept was developed by Knox Grammar, Sydney, Australia originally a regional and national venture in their home country. Knox Grammar has since broadened the scope of the Decathlon. The winning team from Dalbeattie High School will go on to compete in Milan. The Foundation provided £500 sponsorship towards the Dumfries Challenge.

Dumfries and Galloway Council - Business WeekThe theme for Business Week 2016 was “Going for Growth.” A week-long series of events and workshops took place across the region. The Foundation took part in some of these activities and provided funding of £800 towards the celebration lunch, which was the climax of the week’s events. The guest speaker at the lunch was Hamish McRae, a Patron of the Foundation. The lunch coincided with the 20th anniversary of the Crichton Campus.

Easterbrook Hall - Let’s Get SportyLet’s Get Sporty hosted a Super Sunday Family Day at Easterbrook, Crichton Campus on Sunday 5th of July 2016. This offered the perfect opportunity for parents and kids to kick start their holiday with loads on offer including sports; face painting; dancing; stalls; bouncy castles; catering; a stage full of entertainment and much more. The Foundation gave sponsorship of £100.

University of Glasgow - Developing a Care CampusThe Foundation contributed £2,000 towards this project. A multi-agency project group was established to explore the potential for the creation of a Care Campus on the Crichton site. Initial work included a literature review, a series of interviews with key stakeholders on their perceptions of the concept and the practical feasibility of a Care Campus. The project aims are to understand the broad care needs of older adults and to ascertain the views and perceptions of older adults of the specific notion of housing with care.

Photo: Dalbeattie High School winning team

Photo: Business Gateway

AWARDS AND GRANTS 2016/2017

University of Glasgow - The Whithorn Way: 21st Century Pilgrammage Dr Valentina Bold presented her paper on The Whithorn Way at a conference in Prague with help from the Foundation to the value of £350. The Whithorn Way is a new pilgrimage route in development in South West Scotland. It has provenance, going back to the middle ages, some continuities, through the twentieth century and certainly resonances for modern pilgrims. It has potential, too, to contribute to the economic future of an under-resourced, under-appreciated, area.

University of Glasgow - Eco-cultural Tourism ConferenceDr Guillaume Tiberghien has over 10 years of experience in teaching Bachelor and Master Degree Programmes in Tourism Management and Marketing in an international context. His main teaching and research activities focus on the relationships between Cultural Heritage Tourism, Sustainable Tourism Development and Tourism Marketing. Guillaume also conducted and participated in several consulting projects in the fields of Tourism Marketing and Management in Central Asia and New Zealand. The Foundation supported him to present his paper at a conference in Canterbury with an award of £200.

University of Glasgow - Hunterian in the SouthIn October 2016 a permanent showcase of the University of Glasgow’s renowned Hunterian Collections was launched at the Crichton Campus. The Foundation was able to provide funding of £31,250 to install the displays. This was possible through very generous donations made by the family of the late Dr John Powell, who was a former psychiatric consultant at the Crichton Royal Hospital, as well as anonymous donations. The displays, which are open to the public, initially focus on the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and features models commissioned for an earlier exhibition. Photo: University of Glasgow

Photo: Dr Valentina Bold, University of Glasgow

CORPORATE DONORS & INDIVIDUAL DONORS 2016/2017

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101 Boutique8020 LtdAlba PrintersAllan DevlinAnnandale DistilleryBalcary Bay HotelBarony Country FoodsBonhamsBraidwoodsBrownsCaterbirdsColledge and ShieldsCrichton TrustDame Barbara KellyDartington CrystalDr Eileen PowellDr Godfrey BedfordDumfries and Galloway Life Magazine Easterbrook HallEdinburgh Woollen MillEdrington GroupEleganceFarries, Kirk and McVeanFiona ArmstrongFiona Kennedy ClarkGates Power Transmission LtdGillian KhoslaGretna Green Group LtdJane Murray-FlutterJardine Funerals

JB HoustonJG Findlay LtdJoe FergussonKirsty WarkLady LandaleLonsdale Cinemas, AnnanLorrie Kyle, GlassLycettsMcGowan MillerMensa ScotlandMiss Evelyn Hastings OBEMiss M E MortonMonaghansMr and Mrs John RobertsonMr Donald UrquhartMr Fraser SandersonMr Graeme MacfarlaneMr James BrownMr James Ness and Dr Maureen CrowleyMrs Clara WeatherallMrs Joyce PercyMrs Lorna ClarkeMrs Margaret CarruthersMrs Renee StuartMrs Sheila McLuskieMrs Yvonne StirlingPanachePearls by AppointmentPerfect Retreat Beauty SalonPosthorn 90

Powfoot HotelPrimo PianoR Barbour and Sons LtdRev Dr Ann ShukmanRev William McKenzieRK Harrison GroupRobinsons LtdRoucan Loch CrematoriumSavings Banks MuseumScotland’s Rural CollegeShauna PowellSir Malcolm RossSir Neil and Lady McIntoshSt Michael’s Street Post OfficeSteven SpeightStewart Engineers LtdSW AudioTesco, Castle DouglasThe Open University in ScotlandThomson RoddickTrigony House Hotel TSBTurcan ConnellUniversity of GlasgowUniversity of the West of ScotlandWalker and SharpeWhitehouse GalleryWigtown Book FestivalWilliamson and HenryPlus many anonymous donors

The Foundation is grateful for the generosity of companies and individual donors who have supported our fundraising activities throughout the year:

AWARDS AND GRANTS 2016/2017

University of the West of Scotland – Elizabeth Crichton Post Graduate Award

This annual award is given to celebrate the fulfilment of Elizabeth Crichton’s desire to found a University at the Crichton. The award is made to a student who shows potential for progressing their career by continuing their studies in Health and Nursing. The University of the West of Scotland select the winner taking into account academic success, personal attributes, potential and, if relevant, success in practice.

The 2016 recipient is Kelly Lumsden. Kelly works in the Alexandra Unit at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. She is also mum to two young daughters. Kelly has completed the first year of a three year MSc Health Studies with UWS School of Health Nursing and Midwifery. UWS Dumfries Campus Director, Dr Shirley Turberville was delighted to approve Kelly as the recipient of this award. Kelly received the award from Miss Evelyn Hastings OBE RGN SCM, Chairperson of the Awards Committee.

Dumfries and Galloway College – the Crichton Foundation Prize and Shield

This prize is funded by the Crichton Foundation and is awarded annually to up to two outstanding students from Dumfries and Galloway College at the College Awards Ceremony. The students are also presented with a shield which celebrates their achievements. The award or awards are presented to a student whom the College judges has achieved excellence in their Higher National studies and/or a student whom the College considers to have overcome adversity in order to progress. It is anticipated that the recipient(s) will have enrolled on a course of Higher Education at one of the Universities at the Crichton. This year £500 each was awarded to Joyce Harley and Emma Blackwell. Joyce completed an HND in Business and Emma was a student on the Access to Nursing programme.

OBITUARIES It is with great regret we report the sad loss of those who had supported the Foundation and the Crichton Campus and who are sadly no longer with us.

Mrs Morag Shearer, a great supporter of Foundation events and former member of the Gala Committee, passed away peacefully after illness.

In October 2016 we were greatly saddened by the sudden death of Mrs Gisele Hammond who was a member of the Women of Dumfries and Galloway Lunch Committee.

Rev Logan Kirk who was a regular attendee at Foundation events died peacefully in March 2017.

In April 2017 we learned of the passing of Lady Mary Herries of Terregles who, as well as being a Friend and Member, donated regularly to the Foundation.

In June 2017 we were sad to hear of the death of another Friend of the Foundation, Mrs Margaret Barbour.

Each of them will be greatly missed by all who knew them.

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FRIENDS SCHEME 2016/2017

Professor Anne AndersonMrs Alexandrina AndersonBarfil Charitable TrustDr Godfrey BedfordMrs Susan BedfordDr Alexander ChristieDr Maureen ChristieMr Christopher CraigMrs Mimi CraigDr Maureen CrowleyMrs Margaret Dobie OBEDodd Murray LtdMr Colin Endacott OBEProfessor Andrew FergusonMrs Anne FergusonMrs Anna FindlayMr Charles GrieveProfessor David HannayMiss M E HarknessMiss Evelyn Hastings OBEMr David HendersonMrs Frances HendersonMr Arthur JardineMrs Maureen JohnstoneDame Barbara KellyDr Jeffrey KerrMr Trevor KnowlesMrs Frances KnowlesLady LandaleMr James LeggatMrs Susan LeggatMiss Gerry Lynch Mr Graeme Macfarlane

Mr James MaitlandMrs Pamela MaitlandMs Elisabeth MansonMrs Eileen McCallDr Patricia McFaddenSir Neil McIntoshMadam May McKerrell of HillhouseMr Gordon McKerrowMrs Maureen McKerrowMrs Netta MoffatMr Arthur Murphy Lord George NorrieLady NorrieMrs Morag OgilvieRear Admiral JPB O’RiordanMrs Jane O’RiordanMrs Sheila PollockMrs Margaret RhindProfessor David RobertsDr Eileen RobertsonMrs Fiona RobertsonDr Elizabeth RoseMrs Barbara Stafford ThawleyMr Richard StarkeyMrs Yvonne StirlingMrs Hazel TwinameLady Vaux of HarrowdenMr Andrew WallsMr Anthony WattsThe Right Hon Viscount WeirMr Ian WilsonMrs Jeannie Wilson

The Foundation encourages local people, businesses and organisations to take an active interest in the Crichton and support the development of a diverse campus and innovative centre for learning and enterprise. The Friends Scheme enables people to demonstrate their support for the Foundation by donating an annual subscription to help us achieve our charitable aims and objectives. During the year to 31st March 2017 the scheme had 77 members, generating a total of £8,370 in subscriptions, 80% of which is allocated to educational grants with 20% allocated to administrative costs.

We are grateful to all our Friends who continue to support our activities, those who are listed here and many more who wish to remain anonymous: (Individual, Joint, Associate and Life Friends)

MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY 2016/2017

Mrs Marion AitkenMrs Alexandrina AndersonMrs Shirley BellMrs Marion BoneMrs Margaret BurtonDr Alexander ChristieDr Maureen ChristieMrs Maureen CorrieMr Christopher CraigMrs Mimi CraigDr Maureen CrowleyMrs Margaret Dobie OBEMrs Gillian DykesMr Colin Endacott OBEMrs Anne FergusonMs Margaret GordonMr Charles GrieveMrs Hilary GrieveProfessor David HannayMiss Evelyn Hastings OBEMr David HendersonMrs Frances HendersonMr John HendersonMrs Susan HowesMr Arthur JardineMrs Maureen JohnstoneRight Reverend Dr Idris JonesMrs Agnes KellarDame Barbara Kelly DBE DL LLD FRSEMr Nicholas KempMr Trevor KnowlesMr Robert LeeMr James LeggatMrs Susan Leggat

Mrs Veronica LoveMiss Gerry Lynch MBEMr Graeme MacfarlaneMr James MaitlandMrs Pamela MaitlandMs Elizabeth MansonMrs Eileen McCallMiss Valerie McElroyDr Patricia McFaddenSir Neil McIntoshMadam May McKerrell of HillhouseMr Gordon McKerrowMr Donald McLeodReverend Gerald MouleLord NorrieLady NorrieDr Stephanie NorrisRear Admiral John O’RiordanMrs Jane O’RiordanSir John Orr OBE, QPMProfessor David RobertsDr Eileen RobertsonMrs Fiona RobertsonMr Fraser SandersonReverend Dr Ann ShukmanDr Mary – Ann SmythMrs Barbara Stafford ThawleyMr Richard StarkeyMrs Yvonne StirlingMrs Ann WalkerMr Andrew Walls FRCSMr Ian WilsonMrs Jeannie Wilson

Crichton Foundation is a Scottish Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee. Members of the Company have influence over management as they are eligible to nominate prospective members of the Board of Trustees and are entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting. If you are interested in becoming a Member of the company please do not hesitate to contact us.

Members of the Crichton Foundation at 31st March 2017:

St Andrew’s Dinner and Dance

Chairperson, Miss Evelyn Hastings OBE was joined at the top table by the speakers Fiona Armstrong and Sir Malcolm Ross and guests (L – R) Mr Graeme Macfarlane, Sir Malcolm MacGregor, Lady Ross, Mrs Dianne Endacott, Mrs Anna Forshaw and Mr Colin Endacott OBE

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UWS Social Work student who completed a work placement in Laos: “This placement is a hugely important developmental opportunity.”

UoG Primary Education student: “This funding has been a real help to purchase study materials to aid revision and to buy suitable clothing for placements.”

UWS student received a Hardship Grant to help with the cost of an unexpected removal: “This money has been significantly helpful and allowed me to focus on my studies.”

UWS Nursing student: “This award has helped me to achieve A grades in my exam, assignment and placement.”

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

www.crichtonfoundation.org

Crichton FoundationBrowne HouseBankend Road

DumfriesDG1 4ZZ

Tel: 01387 702047

Email: mail@crichtonfoundation.com

Scottish Charity Number: SC024589Scottish Guarantee Company Number: SC361942

Registered office: Browne House, Bankend Road, Dumfries DG1 4ZZ