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Fifteen eminent personalities joined the ranks of ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Fellows and Honorary Fellows at an inauguration ceremony on 17 June 2009.

×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Fellowships (for former students) and Honorary Fellowships (for those who are not ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ alumni) are awarded to people who have attained distinction in the arts, literature, science or public life; have rendered exceptional service to ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳, which may include philanthropic support, to ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳; or have or have had a close association with ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳.

The new Fellows and Honorary Fellows are below.

×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Fellows 2009

• Jane Cannon (×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Electronic & Electrical Engineering): Group Managing Director, Lockheed Martin UK Information Systems & Global Services
• Vincent Cheung (×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Laws): Founding Partner of Vincent TK Cheung, Yap & Co
  
• Professor Roger Davies (×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Physics): Philip Wetton Professor of Astrophysics, Oxford University
• Professor David Delpy (DSc ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Medical Physics): Chief Executive, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
• The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor Alderman Ian Luder (×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Economics): Lord Mayor of the City of London (awarded in absentia)
  
• Dr Diana Manuel (×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Zoology; MSc, MPhil, PhD ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ History and Philosophy of Science): Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳
• Sir Ian McAllister (×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Economics): Non-Executive Chairman, Network Rail
• Professor Brian Warner (×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Astronomy): Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy, University of Cape Town (awarded in absentia)
  

×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Honorary Fellows 2009

• Sir John Birch: Former ambassador to Hungary and to the United Nations
• Professor Sir Peter Cook: ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Bartlett Professor of Architecture and Chair of the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ 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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Geography
• Professor Michael Worton: Vice-Provost (Academic & International) and Fielden Professor of French Language and Literature at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳
  

×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ 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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳) 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 ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ community."

Chair of ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Council Sir Stephen Wall added: "Through my role as Chair of ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Council, I have gained new insights into ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳, 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, ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Fellowship creates an important new bond and new opportunities to explore the university afresh.

"×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ is a great institution and everyone in the wider ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ 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".