Annie Lennox to become Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University
The Scottish singer-songwriter also becomes the first ever female Chancellor of the university.
Scottish singer songwriter Annie Lennox OBE is to become the new Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University.
Dr Lennox succeeds Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-poverty campaigner Professor Muhammad Yunus.
She also becomes the first ever female Chancellor of the university.
Annie said: “It is truly a remarkable honour to be invited to become Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University. I am humbled by it, and intend to serve this outstanding institution in the very best way I can.
“Following in the footsteps of such an exemplary individual as Muhammad Yunus is somewhat daunting, but I’m very much looking forward to working with everyone in a collaborative way, so I can be of good value to the students and the establishment of University.”
The role of Chancellor involves formal and ceremonial duties, conferring degrees on students, as well as supporting and promoting the University’s ambitions and vision.
In a musical career which has spanned more than 30 years, Annie has received an Oscar, four Grammys, eight Brit Awards and four Ivor Novello Awards.
Dr Lennox was inspired to launch the SING Campaign to raise funds to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS after taking part in the inaugural concert of Nelson Mandela’s 46664 HIV Foundation in 2003, and visiting Uganda with Comic Relief and Malawi with Oxfam.
She received the Nobel Woman of Peace Award at the 10th Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in 2011 for her work on HIV/AIDS prevention and control, especially for women and children, while in 2011 she received an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours for her humanitarian work.
Chancellor Lennox will be formally installed during a ceremony at Glasgow Caledonian University in July 2018.