Dianne Willcocks
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Dianne Marie Willcocks CBE DL (born 5 May 1945)[1] was the Vice-Chancellor of York St John University until retirement in April 2010 and is a former Deputy Principal of Sheffield Hallam University.
Biography
She received a Dip.M from Ealing College of Higher Education in 1966, and a BSc (Hons) in Human Sciences from the University of Surrey in 1976.
Willcocks worked as Director of Research at the University of North London.[2] She moved from London to Sheffield as Assistant Principal of Sheffield Hallam University. In 1999 she became the first Principal of Ripon and York St John College in 160 years.[3]
She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.[4]
After retirement, Willcocks has continued her work in gerontology as Chair of the Wilf Ward Family Trust, as a Patron of Older Citizens Advocacy, York, and has served as Health Champion for York’s Older Person’s Assembly.[3]
Other appointments
Below are a selection of Dianne Willcocks' other appointments.
- Chair of Trustees, York Theatre Royal
- Chair, Action on Access Advisory Forum
- Member of Executive Board, GuildHE
- Board Member, Aimhigher National Partnership
- Board Member, Yorkshire Film Archive
- Deputy Lieutenant, North Yorkshire
- Trustee, York Museums Trust
- Trustee, Higher Education Academy[5]
- Trustee, York Mediale.[6]
- Deputy chair of the trustees of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation[7]
Publications
- Peace, S., Kellaher, L., and Willcocks, D. 1982.A Balanced Life?. Survey Research Unit, The Polytechnic of North London.
- Willcocks, D., Peace, S. and Kellaher, L. 1986. Private lives in public places: a research-based critique of residential life in local authority old people's homes. London, Tavistock.
- Kellaher, L., Peace, S., and Willcocks, D. 1990. "Triangulating data". In: Peace, Sheila M. (ed.) Researching Social Gerontology: Concepts, Methods and Issues. London, Sage. 115–128.
- Peace, S., Kellaher, L., and Willcocks, D. 1997. Re-evaluating residential care. Buckingham, Open University Press.
References
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- Living people
- 1945 births
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Alumni of the University of Surrey
- Alumni of the University of West London
- Academics of Sheffield Hallam University
- Academics of the University of North London
- Deputy lieutenants of North Yorkshire
- People associated with York St John University
- British women academics
- Women social scientists
- Trustees of York Museums Trust