Forged in fire
Melissa Fogwill (MSc 2022) was recently appointed by accountancy firm Henderson Loggie as the company’s first Chief Technology Officer. Despite navigating a global pandemic and personal health struggle during her…
Category: Careers
A musical life
Gillian ‘Jill’ Craig (MA 1977) developed a lifelong love of music while studying at St Andrews. From her undergraduate lectures on Beethoven to working with the University’s Music Centre over…
Field trips and lifelong friendships
Paul Whincup (BSc 1962) graduated in Geology as one of an honours class of three. The trio bonded on their first day in Regs together and remained lifelong friends. He…
Art, identity and the business of belonging
On arriving at St Andrews from Eton College, Crispian Riley-Smith (MA 1989) was looking for a blank canvas – a chance to write his own story after a childhood surrounded…
Bletchley, Hitler and the BBC: how St Andrews alumna Rena Stewart made her 100 years count
A St Andrews education led Rena Stewart (MA 1940) to become a linguist, veteran and pioneering journalist. Her story went practically untold until author Victoria Walsh published a biography of…
From student to storyteller
Lucy Ribchester (MA 2004) chose St Andrews over Edinburgh and English over Law. She shares her story of student days, firm friendships, Shakespeare studies and pursuing a creative career in…
Culture, strategy, leadership
Ellie Hearne (MA 2007) is the founder of Pencil or Ink – a New York City-based consultancy helping business leaders to make culture and strategy work together. After accidentally stepping…
It’s a kind of magic …
Sue Hill (MA 1982) has written over 120 Alumni Stories, co-edited ten issues of Chronicle, and produced countless Development publications to support fundraising campaigns in a decade as Publications Officer…
Science, stories, and the sea
June Graham (née Morland) (BSc 1993) followed her heart to study by the sea in St Andrews before embarking upon an international career in scientific research. Learning her father’s native…
Time for the next chapter
Elaine Whiteford (née McPherson) (MA 1986) had aspired to be a writer since her first year at St Andrews. After a successful career in local government – and a few…