Albert Sloman: The Man - Creating a University Episode 3
The third of our 50th Anniversary podcasts considers founding Vice-Chancellor Sir Albert Sloman, with some of those who worked with him discussing his “formidable skill” and “excellent eye for people of exceptional ability” – as well as his shyness. Sir Albert Sloman was a former wartime RAF fighter pilot who became the founding and longest serving Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex. The interviewees in this podcast tell of a man who was “scrupulously fair-minded” and “insisted on hiring the best”. Sir Albert Sloman died in July 2012. You can read former Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Ivor Crewe’s assessment of his life and work on our website. Interviewees - Sheila Cardy, former Secretary to the Registrar - Sir Ivor Crewe, Vice-Chancellor, 1995-2007, and Lecturer and Professor in Government at Essex for more than 35 years - Robin Dixon, former Secretary to the School of Comparative Studies - Sir Denis Forman, former executive in the British film and television industry and honorary graduate of the University of Essex - Anthony King, appointed Senior Lecturer in Government in 1966, now Essex County Council Millennium Professor of British Government - Margaret Law, former Secretary to the Vice-Chancellor - Gabriel Pearson, Professor in the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies for over 30 years - Peter Townsend, (died 2009), founding Professor of Sociology