Recent Deaths and Obituaries

Recent Deaths and Obituaries
Name Degree Date
Professor Gerald Dawe BA Hons Humanities, 1974, Coleraine dec. 29 May 2024
Dame Joan Harbison Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Laws, 2005 dec. 21 April 2024
Christina Gamble Human Nutrition, 2012, Coleraine dec. 16 April 2024
Dr Syd Millar Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Science, 1990 dec. 10 December 2023
Professor John McCloskey Former Head of School in the School of Environmental Sciences and Professor of Geophysics dec. 15 November 2023
Ruth McCarroll Staff member, Student Administration dec. 7 October 2023
Jacinta Lynch MA Fine Art, 1984, Belfast dec. 23 August 2023
Professor Brian Murphy Former Dean of Academic Business Development and Emeritus Professor dec. 18 August 2023
Captain Jerome M. Pereira Certificate Master Mariner, Jordanstown, 1988 MBA Business Administration, Jordanstown, 1989 dec. 10 August 2023
Peter Thompson BA Hons Retail Distribution Management, 1994, Coleraine dec. 2 July 2023

All Deaths and Obituaries

  • Staff and Friends of Ulster University
    Staff and Friends of Ulster University
    Name Degree Date
    Professor John McCloskey Former Head of School in the School of Environmental Sciences and Professor of Geophysics dec. 15 November 2023
    Ruth McCarroll Staff member, Student Administration dec. 7 October 2023
    Professor Brian Murphy Former Dean of Academic Business Development and Emeritus Professor dec. 18 August 2023
    Professor Eileen Evason Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and Administration dec. 19 January 2023
    Professor John Wilson Former Head of School and Dean, School of Communication dec. 7 January 2023
    Stephen King Staff member, menswear designer and fashion lecturer, Belfast School of Art. dec. 17 November 2022
    Jim (James) Fitzpatrick Friend and supporter of UU, Irish News Chairman dec. 27 June 2022
    Bill (William) Penney Staff member: School of Art *Bill was also a multiple graduate of UU, see Class of 2000-2009 above for more details. dec. 22 April 2022
    Pamela Compton Staff member dec. 5 April 2022
    Winston McClean Staff member: School of Computing dec. 12 January 2022
    Dr Robert Myers Staff member: Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment dec. 16 November 2021
    Dr Norman Smith Staff member: School of Computing dec. 30 September 2021
    Lord Trevor Smith of Clifton Former Vice-Chancellor of Ulster University, 1991-1999 dec. 24 April 2021
    Professor Robert Pinker Staff member, School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences and Honorary Graduate: LLD, 2016 dec. 22 February 2021
    Mr Norman Houston OBE Friend and supporter of UU and former Director of NI Bureau in Washington DC, USA dec. 12 January 2021
    Professor Eilís McCaughan Staff member, School of Nursing dec. 6 November 2020
    Dr. Aaron McConville Staff member, School of Engineering dec. 3 November 2020
    Dave Hill Staff member and former Head of School, School of Health Sciences dec. 2 November 2020
    Professor Terence O'Keeffe Former Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy dec. 30 September 2020
    Mrs Hilary Bracefield Staff member, School of Creative Arts and Technologies dec. 22 April 2020
    Dr Rhona Newman Staff member, School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences dec. 5 March 2020
    Professor Tony Bareham Staff member, School of Arts and Humanities dec. 19 January 2020
    Simon Morgan Staff member, Finance Department dec. 19 December 2019
    Wesley Bell Staff member, School of Computing dec. 28 November 2019
    Kevin Connolly Staff member, Information Services Department dec. 19 February 2019
  • Class of 2021 - Present
    Class of 2021 - Present
    Name Degree Date
    Gary McConnell MSc Leadership and Innovation in the Public Sector, 2023, Magee. dec. 19 June 2023
    Peter Donnelly BSCH Biology, 2021, Coleraine dec. 27 February 2023
    Caroline Mawhinney PGCE Technology and Design, 2022, Coleraine dec. 19 July 2022
  • Class of 2010 - 2020
    Class of 2010 - 2020
    Name Degree Date
    Christina Gamble Human Nutrition, 2012, Coleraine dec. 16 April 2024
    Julie Lillis MA Journalism, 2010, Coleraine dec. 24 March 2023
    Damien Casey BSc Hons Accounting dec. 20 June 2022
    Neil Scott BSHDPP Civil Engineering (Geoinformatics) 2020, Jordanstown dec. 20 April 2022
    Pat Hume Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Laws, 2010 dec. 2 September 2021
    John Leckey Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Laws, 2015 dec. 7 August 2021
    Kirsty Moffett BSc Hons Physiotherapy, 2014, Jordanstown dec. 13 December 2020
    Malachy McSorley BSc Hons Construction Engineering and Management, 2020, Jordanstown dec. 10 December 2020
    Lord Brian Kerr of Tonaghmore Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Laws, 2014 dec. 1 December 2020
    Jade Nelson BSc Hons Psychology, 2019, Coleraine dec. 24 November 2020
    Dr Aaron McConvile PhD Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, 2019, Jordanstown BSc Hons DPP, Biomedical Engineering, 2015, Jordanstown dec. 3 November 2020
    Siobhan McQuade MFA Fine Art, 2017, Belfast BA Hons Fine Art, 2014, Belfast BEd Education (Professional Development), 1991, Jordanstown dec. 23 September 2020
    Michael McQuillan BSc Hons Business Economics with Marketing, 2019, Jordanstown dec. 11 July 2020
    Thomas O'Boyle BA Hons History with Education 2015, Coleraine dec. 18 March 2020
    Brendan Doherty MSc Computational Intelligence, 2017, Magee PGC Further and Higher Education, 2007, Magee MSc Telecommunications and Distributed Systems, 2003, Coleraine BENG DIS Electronics and Computing, 2002, Magee dec. 21 February 2020
    Julie Lewis (nee Maxwell) MPA Public Administration, 2012, Jordanstown dec. 25 August 2019
  • Class of 2000 - 2009
    Class of 2000 - 2009
    Name Degree Date
    Dame Joan Harbison Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Laws, 2005 dec. 21 April 2024
    Aideen Kennedy PG Diploma Newspaper Journalism, 2002 BSc Hons Communication, Advertising and Marketing, 2001 dec. 20 June 2022
    Bill (William) Penney MA, Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages, 2004 Certificate, Occ Students- Art & Design, 1989 PG Diploma, Comb Studies in Art & Design, 1987 BA Hons, Fine Art, 1984 BEd Hons, Communication, 1982 Certificate, Foundation Studies in Art and Design, 1981 dec. 22 April 2022
    Dr Miriam Hederman O'Brien Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Laws, 2002 dec. 14 March 2022
    Adrian McLaughlin BSc Hons Food Technology Management, 2001, Coleraine dec. 15 February 2022
    Archbishop Desmond Tutu Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Laws, 2007 dec. 26 December 2021
    Joanne McCauley BSc Hons Psychology with Organisational Science, 2003 Magee dec. 13 November 2021
    James McVeigh MA Peace and Conflict Studies, 2003, Magee BA Hons Modern Studies in the Humanities, 2000, Jordanstown UUSU Sport President 2001-2002 dec. 26 December 2020
    Dr Maria Moloney Honorary Graduate, 2006 dec. 4 December 2020
    Aminul Islam MA Government Financial Management, 2002, Jordanstown dec. 30 November 2020
    Professor Eilís McCaughan DPhil Life and Health Sciences, 2003, Coleraine PGD Nurse Education, 1998, Jordanstown PGC University Teaching, 1998, Coleraine BSc Hons Nursing Studies for Registered Nurses, 1990, Coleraine dec. 6 November 2020
    Lord Brian Hutton Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Laws, 2004 dec. 14 July 2020
    Harry Gregg Honorary Graduate, Doctor of the University, 2008 dec. 21 February 2020
    Dr David Southall PhD Life and Health Sciences, 2013 dec. 15 October 2019
    Ted Leath MSc Computing and Design, 2000, Magee dec. 9 September 2019
  • Class of 1990 - 1999
    Class of 1990 - 1999
    Name Degree Date
    Dr Syd Millar Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Science, 1990 dec. 10 December 2023
    Peter Thompson BA Hons Retail Distribution Management, 1994, Coleraine dec. 2 July 2023
    Lord Robert Carswell Honorary Graduate, DLitt, 1994 dec. 4 May 2023
    Professor Patrick Dowling Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Science, 1998 dec. 28 April 2023
    Sir Gerry Robinson Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Letters, 1997 dec. 14 October 2021
    Simon Massey BA Hons Humanities Comb, 1991, Coleraine dec. 2 June 2021
    Seamus Deane Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Letters, 1998 dec. 13 May 2021
    Edwina Beattie PGD Education (Professional Development), 1997 PGC Education (English with Drama), 1991 BA Hons Humanities Comb (3 Yrs), 1990, Coleraine dec. 12 May 2021
    Mrs Orla Quigley (née O'Reilly) PGC Professional Development in Social Work, 2014, Jordanstown BSc Hons Social Administration and Policy, 1998, Coleraine dec. 14 December 2020
    Joseph Kelly Humanities Comb (3 Yrs), 1992, Coleraine dec. 2 November 2020
    Professor John Hume Honorary Graduate, Doctor of the University, 1998 Inaugural holder of the Tip O’Neill Professorship from 2002-2009 dec. 3 August 2020
    Robert Spence MBA, 1991, Jordanstown dec. 17 April 2020
    Patricia Moore PGC Guidance and Counselling,1996, Magee dec. 15 January 2020
    Dr Jill McIvor Honorary Graduate, Doctor of the University, 1997 dec. 14 January 2020
    Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Science,1991 dec. 14 January 2020
    Stephen Clements BSc Hons Geography with DAS,1995, Coleraine dec. 7 January 2020
    Bishop James Mehaffey Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Letters, 1999 dec. 7 January 2020
    Norman Dickson MSc Education Management, 1994, Jordanstown dec. 14 November 2019
    Dr Brendan Hegarty Honorary Graduate, Doctor of Science, 1996 dec. 25 September 2019
    David Howden Hume Modern and Contemporary History, 1990, Coleraine dec. 13 September 2019
    Dr Angeline Gabriel Smith MRes Science, 1998, Coleraine dec. 12 August 2019
    Kevin Connolly BSc Dip Computing with DIS, 1995, Coleraine dec. 19 February 2019
    Dennis Irwin BA Hons Combined Humanities, 1990, Jordanstown dec. 17 October 2009
  • Class of 1980 - 1989
    Class of 1980 - 1989
    Name Degree Date
    Jacinta Lynch MA Fine Art, 1984, Belfast dec. 23 August 2023
    Captain Jerome M. Pereira Certificate Master Mariner, Jordanstown, 1988 MBA Business Administration, Jordanstown, 1989 dec. 10 August 2023
    Kimberley Lenaghan PG Diploma Marketing, 1988, Jordanstown dec. 11 September 2022
    Dr Norman Smith DPhil Energy Studies 1986, Jordanstown dec. 30 September 2021
    Dr George Thompson Honorary Graduate: Doctor of Letters, 1987 dec. 2 August 2021
    David Bass MBA, 1989, Jordanstown dec. 6 March 2021
    Dr William McCourt Honorary Graduate: Doctor of Science, 1989 dec. 3 January 2021
    Aidan Langan MBA International Business, 1988, Jordanstown dec. 12 March 2020
    Mildred Hill Certificate Community Drama, 1983, Jordanstown dec. 14 December 2019
  • Class of 1970 - 1979
    Class of 1970 - 1979
    Name Degree Date
    Professor Gerald Dawe BA Hons Humanities, 1974, Coleraine dec. 29 May 2024
    Thomas Crocket BA Hons Humanities, 1974, Coleraine dec. 18 April 2022
    Deirdre Light BA Hons, 1978, Coleraine dec. 10 July 2021
    Carol A Jackson PGCE Education, 1973, Coleraine BA Hons Humanities, 1972, Magee dec. 3 March 2021
    John W Hedges BSc Hons Social Organisation, 1971, Coleraine dec. 20 January 2021
    Vincent Joseph Logue BA Hons, 1973, Coleraine dec. 21 February 2002
  • Class of 1969 or earlier
    Class of 1969 or earlier
    Name Degree Date
    Loretto Coyle Dip Physical Education, 1969, Jordanstown dec. 14 February 2021
    Rev John (Con) Auld MA, 1952, Magee/Trinity College Dublin dec. 30 April 2020