AGMs

The next Society Reunion Day, including the AGM and Dinner will take place on Saturday 27th September 2025.

It enables members to stay informed about the college and the society and to participate in key decisions that shape the future of the Society.

The timetable and agenda for the 2024 meeting are set out below.

Timetable

St Catharine’s College Alumni Society – Reunion Day
Saturday 21st September 2024
Programme of Events

11:00 – McGrath Centre
Lecture on The Architectural History of the College:
Lead by Christopher Catling, currently Chief Executive of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and a former editor of Current Archaeology.

12:30 – Hall
Cafeteria Lunch in Hall, pay by card.
There will be a number of displays for members to view, including a showcase of the history and achievements of College Members who have participated in the Olympics (Atrium, ground floor), historical library material depicting female agency in early-modern Europe (McGrath Centre) and seventeenth-century printed books showcasing the history of athletics and other sporting performance from the ancient world (Gallery).

14:15 – McGrath Centre
Lecture on Vikings in your Vocabulary: Adventures in the History of English by Professor Richard Dance, Fellow and Praelector of St Catharine’s College, Professor of Early English in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University of Cambridge.

15:30 – McGrath Centre
Tea and coffee. Society Centenary merchandise will be on display and for sale.

16:00 – 17:00 – McGrath Centre
AGM

17:45 – College Chapel
Evensong

18:30 – McGrath Centre
Pre-dinner drinks reception. A seating plan will be posted.

19:30 – Hall
Reunion Dinner: Speeches and Investiture of the New Society President, before returning to McGrath Centre for Port and cheese.

20:00 – Bar
Bop in the Bar! An alternative to dinner. No need to book; just turn up. Dinner guests will stagger along for a post-prandial boogie.

Midnight Bar closes and our Reunion day concludes.

Agenda

Apologies received.

Minutes of the 95th Annual General Meeting held on Saturday 23rd September
2023 and matters arising other than those on the Agenda.

Elections Nominated by the Committee

  • As President for 2024-25: Professor Peter Tyler (1983),
  • As President Elect for the Year 2024-25 Richard Moat (1973)
  • As Immediate Past President for 2024-25 Nigel Hess (1971)
  • As Chair of the Society: Geoffrey Thompson (1971).
  • Secretary: Michael Roberts (1967)
  • Treasurer: Hugh McNeill (1996).

Committee Members:

To elect Tom Lewis (1989), Dr Helen Wilkes, (2015) to the Committee.

College Representatives:

  • Fellow: Catherine Twilley (2023) nominated by the Master.
  • Post Graduate Member Juliet Powell (2023)

Ex-officio members:

  • Chair of the Editorial Board of the Magazine
  • Webmaster
  • Branch Chairs

Reports

  • The President’s Annual Report
  • The Treasurer’s Report on the Society’s Finances and approval of the Accounts for the year ended 30th June 2024
  • From the College
  • Retiring Chair Joanna Reeves

Any Other Business