HEAD OF GROUNDS 11
What has been the busiest
day for you on campus so far?
The 10 days we had just before Christmas
last year where it snowed every day –
we were in from 5am to 5pm constantly.
We got through about 80 tonnes of grit just
to keep the campus open, but the thanks
we got from people all over the University
was brilliant – it really kept us all going!
Who inspires you?
The most inspirational person I’ve met
at Keele has been Fiona Cownie; during
my first years at Keele she was the
Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education and
Student Experience and we met to discuss
my plans for supporting and engaging
with students – she was always so
enthusiastic and full of good ideas and I
looked forward to our meetings. Now she
has gone back to teaching there are some
very lucky law students who get her time.
Globally I am inspired by the writings
of Maya Angelou, the American writer
and poet – I always quote her lines –
‘People forget what you say, people forget
what you do but people never forget how
you make them feel’ – I think this is so true.