Trustees and Committee members
Who runs the Ruth First Educational Trust?
Members of the Executive Committee in 2021-22
| Trustees | Other members |
| Chair: Mike Thompson (Modern Languages & Cultures) | Margaret Masson (St Chad’s College) |
| Treasurer: Francis Pritchard (University & College Union) | Councillor Lesley Mavin (Durham County Council) |
| Secretary: Cheryl McEwan (Geography) | Helen Charnley (Applied Social Sciences) |
| Lotte Shankland (Non-University) | Grenville Holland (Non-University) |
| John Tierney (Non-University) | Martha Young-Scholten (University of Newcastle) |
| Bongani Ndimba (University of the Western Cape) | |
| Patrick Dorey (Mathematical Sciences; visiting Professor at African Institute for Mathematical Sciences) | |
| Ruth First Scholar: Shamiso Zamba (Business School) |
The Ruth First Educational Trust is a registered UK charity (no. 1019975).
Patrons:
Dr Bill Bryson – writer, former Chancellor of Durham University
Sir Thomas Allen – Chancellor of Durham University
Professor Christopher Higgins – Vice-Chancellor of Durham University
Gillian Slovo – writer, daughter of Ruth First and Joe Slovo
| Updated Feb 2022 Mike Thompson [email protected] | Back to home page |