Robert Stanford Wood
Sir Robert Stanford Wood
Early life
He was born is
Career
He spent two years at
By the 1944 act the Board of Education became the Ministry of Education. It was expected that Wood would become permanent secretary, but this did not happen probably due to objections from Ellen Wilkinson, the Labour minister of education. Wood then left the ministry in 1946 succeeding Kenneth Vickers as Principal of Southampton University College. He led the University College to full university status in 1952, becoming its first Vice Chancellor.[1]
Acquisition of new buildings and equipment was a priority made difficult by considerable damage to the port of Southampton during the war. Halls of residence were provided for students and by 1952 student numbers had almost doubled. An institute of education was also established. He worked closely with Lillian Penson, Vice-Chancellor of London University, which awarded external degrees to Southampton students at the time. Wood retired as vice-chancellor but due to age at the end of the 1952 session.[1]
Personal life
In 1922 he married Iris Cecilie and they had a daughter.
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1939,[2] and made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1941.[3] He died in Kensington, London.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f David Crook: Wood, Sir Robert Stanford (1886–1963), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 17 Aug 2013
- ^ London Gazette, 8 June 1939. Retrieved 5 March 2018
- ^ London Gazette, 12 June 1941. Retrieved 5 March 2018
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