Bowling For Honours At Buxton Graduation
20 November 2009
Students celebrating at last year's University of Derby Buxton Awards Ceremony
Derbyshire born cricketer Geoff Miller and the Executive Chairman of Davis Derby, Gerald Beetles, have been named as the Honorary Award winners for the University of Derby Buxton Awards Ceremony this year.
They will join over 200 students, on Saturday 5 December preparing to collect their degree certificates, dressed in gowns and wearing mortar boards.
Professor John Coyne, University Vice-Chancellor and Chair of the Academic Board, and Dianne Jeffrey, Pro Chancellor and Chair of the Governing Council, will join colleagues at the ceremony held in the magnificent Dome at the campus in the heart of Buxton.
The event is set to include a non-denominational service at St Anne's Church in Terrace Road at 10.45am, before a formal procession through the town at 11.25am led by the Burbage Brass Band back to the Devonshire Campus for the ceremony, which begins at noon.
Geoff Miller
Geoff Miller will receive an Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University (HonDUniv). He is one of the most successful local cricketers of his generation, noted for his killer spin-bowl technique.
His distinction lies not only in his county and international cricket career but also in the service he has continued to give to the sport. As Chairman of Selectors, Geoff Miller is instrumental in the fortunes of English Cricket. He says his aim throughout has been to put the England cricket team back where it belongs: "On top of the world".
Gerry Beetles
Gerry Beetles will be made an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration (HonDBA). Gerry is Executive Chairman of Davis Derby; an owner managed world-renowned specialist company in the design and manufacture of monitoring and control equipment for the mining industry.
He is a prominent member of the business community in the East Midlands and a strong advocate of the small to medium enterprise sector nationally.
The day will run as follows:
- 9.00am to 10.15am - student registration, collection of gowns and refreshments served
- 10.45am to 11.25am - a non denominational service at St Anne's Church, Terrace Road, Buxton
- 11.25am to 12noon - the formal procession, back down Terrace Road and along The Quadrant
- 12.15am to 1.30pm - the Awards Ceremony in the Dome
- 1.35pm - Graduation buffet.
There will be reaction and pictures following our Buxton Awards Ceremonies on the University website at www.derby.ac.uk/buxtongraduation.
For more information about this release contact: Annabel Harvey,Press and PR Officer University of Derby on 01332 593004 or email: a.harvey@derby.ac.uk.
