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SCI NEWS Obituaries


Thomas Swan OBE (1943-2018)


It is with regret that SCI announces the death of ex- President Thomas Swan OBE. Tom, as he was known, sadly passed away at the age of 75 on 20 January 2018. After studying chemistry at


Oxford University and a stint at Dow Chemical Company, Tom joined the family business, Thomas Swan & Co, in 1968 as a sales manager. In 1976, he became managing director of the company, becoming the third generation of the Swan family to run the company. Tom is credited with


modernising the family business, which predominantly dealt with construction materials, into an innovative speciality chemicals company. Tom served 30 years in this role until finally passing the position to his son, Harry, in 2006, and served as chairman of the company’s board until his death.


Beside his many


achievements within Thomas Swan & Co, Tom was always a passionate supporter of science education, working closely with York’s Chemical Industry Education Centre (CIEC), which promotes science teaching in primary and secondary schools.


With the


CIEC, he founded the


Children Challenging Industry programme, which has been running successfully since 2000, connecting classrooms to science-based industries. Tom spent over 20 years with CIEC, sitting as an advisory board member for 16 years before becoming chair of the charity for the last five years. Tom served as SCI President


from 2000 to 2002, and he was also a member of the Executive Committee, SCI Council, and the London, Biotechnology, and Fine Chemicals groups during his involvement with SCI. In 1999, he was awarded


an OBE for his services to the chemical industry and, in 2011, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chemical Industries Association. Tom leaves behind his wife


Marney, three children, James, Kirsty, and Harry, and ten grandchildren. SCI would like to thank


Tom and his family for his long-standing support of our organisation and mission throughout his career.


of Compound Screening Libraries one-day symposium on Tuesday, 15 May 2018 – organised by SCI’s Fine Chemicals group and the Academic Drug Discovery Consortium (ADDC) – will be held at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston, US. It will seek to inform and create a dynamic environment for discussion around this important topic.


In this ever-evolving area, it is critical


to understand the current design and selection methods of compound screening libraries, along with the range of available business models for library acquisition and enhancement. The conference will be useful to chemists


involved these areas, along with those involved in hit and lead generation.


Raymond Arthur Holland (1927-2018)


One of SCI’s longest-serving members, Raymond Holland, sadly died on 7 January 2018 – he was 90. Born in Northfleet in Kent, Raymond was educated at Adams’ Grammar School, Newport, Shropshire and the University of Manchester. In 1951, he joined British Celanese in Derbyshire as a shift manager and works study officer. In 1961, he moved to Bristol & West Tar Distillers, as chief chemist and plant manager, later moving to Laporte Chemicals in Castleford, Yorkshire, as a plant manager. He returned to Bristol in 1972 to work for the British Steel, Chemicals Division, as deputy works and production manager. In 1982, he joined Filton High School in Bristol, as a laboratory technician, until formally retiring in 1992. He was also clerk to the governors of the school from 1995 to 2007. Raymond joined SCI in 1962 and was made a life member in 1988. He was awarded the Society’s Lampitt Medal in 1991 for his services to SCI. Between 1996 and 1999, he was SCI Vice- President and Chair of Council and a member of the SCI Awards Committee from 1999 to 2005. In 1988, he initiated the SCI annual awards for the best three students on the Year Out in Industry course run by the school of chemistry at the University of Bristol. He served as a committee member, secretary and/or chair of the Bristol & South West


regional group between 1967 and 2009. Raymond was an active member of the Bristol Scientific Club and the South West Gas Historical Society. He wrote many articles and pamphlets, and gave numerous lectures on the history of chemical-related industries in the Bristol region. Outside of science, his great love was choral singing; he was a member of, and indeed founded, many choirs over the years. He had been President of the Frampton Cotterell Male Voice Choir since 2004.


SCI is sorry to announce that the following members have also recently passed away. Anthony Barbour OBE SCI Council, Bristol & South West group, Environment Health & Safety group


During his time at SCI, Barbour was awarded the Robert Horne Memorial Lecture in 1983, the Environment Award in 1995 and the Lampitt Medal in 2002. Anthony Francis Childs East Midlands group, Biotechnology group, Fine Chemicals group Anthony Maitland Roe London group, Biotechnology group, Fine Chemicals group.


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