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  Reaching out to our alumni across the world
  House of Lords reception
  Duke of York visits Blaydes House
  Reflections on Hull and England
  September 11th
  Life after Hull
  Student retention success
  University wins funding
  Graduate news update
  International recruitment success
  Sofa so good!
  History graduate leaves a legacy
  Graduate thanks the Aeronauts
  Founder's Day
  Piano masterclass and recital set up
  New MBA scholarship
  Graduate authors
  'Millennium Makeover' for University House
  Hull archaeologist joins Time Team
  Joanne Parfitt... A woman abroad
  Silver Star Award
  Graduate profile
  University rated 'Excellent'
  Obituaries
  A tour of the Scarborough Campus
  Where are they now?
Gradlink Where are they now?

Class of 2001

Neophytos Aristodemou (Accounting)
To my dear friends, Helena, Celine, Pablo, Danni, Wasi, Catharine, Odysseas, Karim, Mike, Tahira and above all, my love, Almuth. All the best wherever you are! O Theos mazi sas!

Adam Basham (Environmental Biology and Geography)
I’m studying for an MSc in Water Management at Cranfield University, finishing August 2002, and then off to work in the USA. Hello to all Downs Hall E Block, apart from Petra! Also hello to all the Blenheim Punks! E-mail, halftimeoranges@hotmail.com

Edward Brown (Economics)
After graduation we (fiancée Jo James) set off on a world tour. By January 2002 (starting July 2001) I have visited Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. The future route embraces New Zealand, Canada, Western USA, Mexico, then the Southern US and the Eastern seaboard, through New York and Boston – returning to the UK in June 2002.

Gareth Caunce (Physical Education and Sport Science and Management)
Currently studying for a PGCE in Manchester, which is an excellent city to be in but somehow it isn’t quite the same as being with the friendly students of Hull! Still coach for Manchester United soccer schools when I’m not at University.

Simon Church (Sociology)
Hello to everyone in my year. Hope you are all well. I’m over in Lancashire now, living with my girlfriend Louise. I’m working in a college as an Educational Support Worker at the moment.

Nicola Collins (Economics)
Still living in Doncaster and working in customer service at Barclays Bank. Missing nights out in Hull loads. Curlynicnoc@yahoo.co.uk

Polly Cook (German)
From a thirst for snow sports that developed whilst living in Austria, I now work in Press for the Austrian Tourist Office in London. I travel to Austria every few weeks to give journalists a taste of Austrian lifesyles and cultures. I snowboard, climb, ski whenever possible and am planning a girlie climbing trip to Chamonix for 2004
Email: polly_cook@hotmail.com

Petra Dierl (Management)
I went back to Austria, went to an interview two days later and started work for that company the next day. However I am missing my friends from Hull. Hope we will keep in touch although the distance between us.

Doaa H El-Bey (Women and Literature in English)
I am now living in Leeds with my husband and two children. I am trying to find a part time job in teaching.

Stefanos Exertzoglou (MBA Business Administration (Greenwich College))
After leaving Hull I worked in an insurance company for about six months and now I work in an advertising company as a merchandiser. My studies help me in my professional career. I love Greece and if anybody wants to visit my country I’d be glad to meet them. Also I have quite a big collection of phone cards and I’d like to exchange them for English ones. So if anybody is interested please contact me.

Paul Graves (Combined Languages)
I am now working in Chile. Should be here for a few years. Anyone who wants to visit is more than welcome!

Claire Hall (History)
MA in Historical Research at Hull Uni still – thesis on the Gestapo and its relationship with German society.

Paul Hammans (MEd Training and Evaluation)
Currently Director of Training with BASC (British Association for Conservation and Shooting) following a 25 year career with Cambs police. Studying the effects of complexity theory on evaluative systems for PhD at Hull.

Polly Harden (Drama)
As most of you who know me know, after three fantastic years I spent at Hull I went to ALRA drama school in London. The plan is now to bag an agent and to hit the ‘show biz’ industry!! By the way my stage-name is Polly Banwell – so keep an eye out!

Ou Hui (MBA General Business Administration)
I studied the General MBA and now work for a bank, wish I’d studied for the Financial MBA.

Dinesh Kumar (Security Studies)
Resident Editor, The Times of India, Chandigarh (India). Enjoy heading an edition and organising coverage of North India. Look forward to hearing from fellow students of Department of Politics.

Wah Li (MBA Health Services Management (Hong Kong))
I am now living and working in Hong Kong as a nurse in a Neurosurgical Department. Just wondering where are my classmates of MBA (HSM) Intake 5 (Hong Kong Programme). Best wishes to all of them.

Paul McFarlane (Economics and Business Economics)
I’m now living the high life up in Edinburgh working for the Royal Bank and studying for my CIMA. Missing Twisted and Snakey B like you wouldn’t believe but there are enough cheesey nightclubs up here to last me a lifetime. Paul.McFarlane@rbs.co.uk

Richard Mills (Philosophy)
I recently formed a new media company in Hull, my home town. One of our main aims is to literally bring media to the masses, by developing community based media centres in the city, I hope to put people on television or behind the camera, rather that sit in front of it. Real ‘interactive TV’.

Mark Nicholls (MBA Strategic Marketing (South Africa))
I have moved from Cape Town to Johannesburg, taking up an exciting opportunity as national sales manager for a company newly formed called Permark Supply Network (pty) Ltd. PSN represents manufacturers in FMCG industry as a selling and distribution agent including debt collection.

Helen Overend (Music)
Working in early music publishing and loving it. Would love to hear from all cheeky lads and lasses who escaped without saying a tearful goodbye. Email: hjoverend@yahoo.co.uk
PS Still with Faisal.

Sonja Schwartz (English)
I’m still at the University of Hull, studying for an MA in Women and Literature in English.
Coral Sirdifield (Sociology and Social Anthropology)
After such an enjoyable experience at Hull, I decided to keep learning. I am now doing a masters at the University of Nottingham. C_SIRDIFIELD@HOTMAIL.COM

Jonathan Taylor (MBA Strategic Marketing (Malaysia))
Completed year No 2 in UK; missing the expatriate life! Hello to all my MBA colleagues in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, keep in touch.

Elizabeth Tydeman (South-East Asian Studies and Language with Development)
Working for Frontier in Vietnam. Residential address – No 4 Le Ngoi Han, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi.

Shing Wong (MBA Strategic Marketing (Hong Kong))
My heartfelt thanks to Dr Lester Massingham. I applied tactics to my company from what I have learnt from the class. Believe – it works! francis@naffreight.com.hk

Paul Wooderson (Electronic Engineering)
I am now working for Hitachi in Maidenhead as a design engineer. Paul@wooderson.org.uk

Imman Zakikhani (Law)
At University of Bristol reading for the LLM.

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