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Honorary CBE ceremony at Bute House
16/03/2004
First Minister Jack McConnell today presented Professor
Bernard King, Principal of the University of Abertay, with
an honorary CBE at a ceremony in Bute House.
Mr McConnell paid tribute to the tremendous work
Professor King has done to enhance the first-class
reputation of Scottish universities, and his success in
steering the University of Abertay to its present position
as one of Britain's leading modern universities.
It is now recognised as the most improved university in
the UK.
Speaking after the ceremony, the First Minister
said:
"This is a proud moment for Professor King. It is also a
proud moment for Dundee and for Scotland.
"The transformation of the University of Abertay into
one of Britain's leading universities is one of Professor
King's great achievements and it is right and proper that
he is recognised.
"Professor King has done much to enhance the reputation
of Scotland's universities, within the UK and in the wider
world. He has also made a particular effort to attract
students from poorer backgrounds into higher education.
"To accomplish so much and to contribute in so many
other ways is a considerable achievement and this honorary
CBE is in recognition of that."
The CBE is honorary as Professor King is an Irish
citizen. He has been Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Abertay Dundee since 1992. Abertay Dundee has
improved continuously over the last four years and is now
sixth among the top 10 modern universities in the UK.
(Financial Times League Table).
Professor King writes and lobbies extensively on higher
education matters and is currently a member of the Scottish
Higher Education Funding Council's Knowledge Transfer
Working Group.
He was previously a member of the Executive's Science
Strategy Review Group. He has operated as a consultant to
industry, both nationally and internationally, and has used
these links to develop a series of international
relationships with Abertay Dundee.