General Council Elections
The Chancellor
The Chancellor of the University is elected by the members of the General Council. The present Chancellor, Sir Menzies Campbell, was elected from 1 January 2006 and holds this office for life.
General Council Assessors to the University Court
Every two years the General Council elects one of its members to serve as an Assessor to the University Court for a four-year term. The current Assessors are - Miss Kathleen M Patrick (re-elected 2008 until 31 July 2012) and Dr Ewan Brown CBE FRSE (re-elected 2010 until 31 July 2014). The General Council will elect one of its members to replace Miss Patrick as an Assessor for a period of four years from 1st August 2012.
The following five candidates are standing for this position.
Nigel B Christie, MA (Hons) Political Economy/Mediaeval History, 1971
Proposed by: Dr Ewan Brown, MA 1963, LLB 1964
Seconded by: James M North, MA 2003
Nigel E Morecroft, MA (Hons) Modern History, 1980
Proposed by: Peter P Cabrelli, MA 1968
Seconded by: Anthony R Tait, MA 1990
George S Brown, BSc (Hons) Psychology, 1983
Proposed by: Elizabeth A Cockroft (née Cowey), MA 1983
Seconded by: Fiona E Macaskill, MA 1983
E Jane Ryder, MA (Hons) Mediaeval History, 1974
Proposed by: Dr Barbara E Crawford (née Hall), MA 1963, PhD 1971
Seconded by: Ann J Kettle, 1965 (year of membership of General Council)
Kenneth W M Cochran, BSc (Hons) Computational Science, 1979
Proposed by: Anne M Findlay (née Hughes), MA 1976
Seconded by: John (Ian) G Docherty, MA 1959
Voting for this election is now open and General Council members who have not received, via email, information about how to vote should contact alumni@st-andrews.ac.uk to request a User ID and password as soon as possible.
Voting will close at 12 noon on Wednesday 13 June 2012 with the result announced at the General Council Meeting at10.30am on Saturday 23 June 2012 in Parliament Hall, St Andrews.
Please note that members of the Senatus Academicus of the University of St Andrews are ineligible to vote in the General Council Assessor election.
Members who require a postal ballot should email the Clerk to the General Council or phone 01334 461913 as soon as possible.
Committee of the Alumnus Association
The Alumnus Association Committee has one vacancy to be filled from 1 July 2012, for a period of five years, to succeed James North. There were two nominations (details below) for this vacancy at the nomination deadline of 30 March 2012.
Rev Dr Robin E Hill, PhD International Relations, 1991
Proposed by: Kathleen M Patrick, MA 1965
Seconded by: Rev Ian G Scott, BSc 1962, BD 1964
Olivier R T D Lewis, MLitt International Political Thought, 2009
Proposed by: Maria Angelopoulou, MLitt 2009
Seconded by: David A L Weis, MA 2008
Voting for this election is now open and General Council members who have not received, via email, information about how to vote should contact alumni@st-andrews.ac.uk to request a User ID and password as soon as possible.
Voting will close at 12 noon on Wednesday 13 June 2012 with the result announced at the General Council Meeting at10.30am on Saturday 23 June 2012 in Parliament Hall, St Andrews.
Business Committee
The Business Committee has four vacancies to be filled from 1 July 2012. Three vacancies are for four-year terms to succeed Nick Robinson, Eliot Wilson and Alex Yabroff and one vacancy is for a period of one year to succeed Dr Martin Lowe. The following three nominations were received at the closing date of 30 March 2012 and have been declared as duly elected to serve on the Business Committee for a period of four years from 1 July 2012.
Lyndsay J Lauder, (née Small), MA (Hons) History, 1985
Proposed by: Colin R Lauder, BSc 1987
Seconded by: Fiona Laing, MA 1984
Jocelyn D Seligman, MA (Hons) History, 2005
Proposed by: James M North, MA 2003
Seconded by: Dr Alexis A Crow, MA 2005
Jai M Popat, BSc (Hons) Economics, 2010
Proposed by: Bianca M A Morris, MA 2011
Seconded by: Claire L Beard, MA 2009
The following nomination was received after the close of nominations. It being the sole additional nomination, Mr Frith is declared as duly elected to serve on the Business Committee for a period of one-year from 1 July 2012.
Alan R Frith, MA (Hons) History, 1983
Proposed by: Martyn P L Strachan, MA 1983
Seconded by: Dr David C Sterratt, MSci 1995
A short biography for each of the new members of the Business Committee is available to General Council members on request to the Clerk to the General Council E: generalcouncil@st-andrews.ac.uk or T: 01334 461913.
Further information about the above election processes, or the work of the General Council can be obtained from Ms Louise Taylor, Clerk to the General Council, University of St Andrews, Crawford Building, 91 North Street, St Andrews, KY16 9AJ or by email to generalcouncil@st-andrews.ac.uk
Ms Louise Taylor
Clerk to the General Council