Alumnus Of The Year

2012 Azeem Ibrahim
A brilliant young scholar and gifted entrepreneur - Azeem Ibrahim was honoured as Alumnus of the Year in recognition of his exceptional career. His achievements have attracted considerable recognition around the globe and over the last few years Azeem has met and advised a number of world leaders on a wide variety of issues.

2010 Mouzhan Majidi
Mouzhan Majidi was honoured as Alumnus of the Year in recognition of his outstanding career as a world-leading architect.  His portfolio includes Beijing Airport, Hong Kong International Airport, Wembley Stadium and Stansted Airport.  He graduated from Strathclyde in 1987 with first-class honours in Architecture.

2009 Aileen McGlynn
Aileen received the Alumna of the Year 2009 award in recognition of her hugely successful career in cycling, which led to gold and silver medals at the Paralympics in Athens and double gold in Beijing, as well as several world records. She graduated in 1995 with a BSc (Hons) in Maths, Statistics and Management Science.
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2008 Andrew Cameron
The Chief Constable of Central Scotland Police was honoured in recognition of a distinguished career spanning some 40 years. He began his working life as a cadet at the age of 15 and returned to education as a police-sponsored student at Strathclyde, graduating with a BA in Business Administration in 1983.
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2007 Professor Alan Pert
One of Scotland's most celebrated young architects was honoured as Alumnus of the Year 2007. Alan Pert, Principal of the Northern Office of Research & Design (NORD), graduated from Strathclyde in 1993 with a degree in Architectural Studies and has since enjoyed a very successful career and collected a variety of high-profile awards for his achievements.
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2006 Amar Latif
As well as having a highly successful managerial career with BT, Amar also runs his own company.  Traveleyes provides holidays for blind and visually-impaired people in destinations they would otherwise find difficult or impossible to visit.  Amar is himself visually impaired and in 2005 he starred in BBC2's Beyond Boundaries series.
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2005 Alex Kapranos
Alex is lead singer with the rock band Franz Ferdinand and was honoured both for his musical achievements and for his personal commitment to ensuring that Scotland's cultural talent is properly supported and nurtured.

2004 Alastair Johnston
Alastair is Co-Chief Executive Officer of IMG, the world's premier sports marketing firm.  IMG has 70 offices in 30 countries and, in addition to representing leading sportsmen and women, it is also the largest producer of televised sport through its subsidiary TWI.

2003 Iain Neil
Iain has won 11 technical Oscars for his work in the film industry.  He is also the recipient of the 1999 Fuji Gold Medal Award, presented by the Society of Motion Picture & TV Engineers in recognition of his lens work, especially zooms in image orientation.
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2002 Elish Angiolini
Elish was the first woman, first solicitor, first procurator-fiscal and first Strathclyder ever to hold the post of Solicitor General.  She also oversaw the introduction into the prosecution service of human rights legislation and drew up the blueprint for a victim liaison scheme.  In October 2006 she became Scotland's first female Lord Advocate.
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2001 Dr Ralph Lee
Dr Lee works at the University of Bahir Dar in Ethiopia and was recognised for his dedication to educational development in Africa.  He has assisted in the creation of a new degree programme at Bahir Dar and has helped establish a research programme designed to meet the development needs of the country.
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2000 Arthur van Hoff
Arthur is an internet entrepreneur and was part of the team responsible for the development of a Java compiler capable of running on any computer platform.  A noted speaker and author, Arthur garnered several awards for his contribution to the creation of Java and was one of Interactive Week's Top 25 Unsung Heroes of the Internet.
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1999 Frank Blin
Frank is a senior partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers with specific responsibility for their UK regional practice and is a past member of the UK Board.  Well renowned for his networking skills, Frank is highly regarded in his profession.
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1998 James McColl
Jim is Chairman and Chief Executive of Clyde Blowers Ltd.  He was named Scottish Entrepreneur of the Year is 1999 for growing a business which had made a significant contribution to the Scottish economy.
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1997 Sir Tom Hunter
Tom built his company, Sports Division, from nothing to become the UK's number one sportswear retailer and Europe's largest independent sports retail chain.  Since selling the business he has diversified his entreprenuerial activity and become a leading philanthropist.  In 2000 he made a gift of £5m to endow Strathclyde's Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship.
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1996 Dr Robert Crawford
As former Managing Director of Scottish Enterprise Operations, Robert was responsible for the delivery of both economic skills and training development.  He was also responsible for substantial inward investment into Scotland.
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1995 Dr Roshan Maini
Roshan is Director of the Scottish-based firm Vascutek Ltd, one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of products for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.  Dr Maini's research, together with his business skills, have led to the company receiving four Queen's Awards for Export Achievement together with a Queen's Award for Technological Achievement.
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1994 Lesley Bale
In 1992 Lesley became Managing Director of Aberdeen Airport, one of the top aviation posts in Scotland.  She went on to hold the same position at both Edinburgh and Mauritius Airports.  She is currently Director of the Business Support Centre at BAA in Glasgow.
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1993 Linda Arnot
Linda was the first blind teacher of sighted children in Scotland.