Vice Chancellor's Inauguration

Prior to becoming Vice Chancellor, Julie held Deputy Vice Chancellor positions (Development and Academic) at the University of Sunderland over a six year period.

Julie held the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) for the University of Sunderland for five years, having responsibility for the academic and research provision, student experience and graduate outcomes, student and learning support and quality assurance and enhancement. Her more recent Development brief encompassed leadership of the university’s development activities including international and transnational activities, student recruitment and product development.

She has held senior positions at Northumbria and Teesside universities and is a former President and honorary member of the North East Association of Science Education and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, The Chartered Society for Forensic Sciences, Institute of Measurement & Control and the RSA.

Julie has an international reputation in the field of forensic and crime scene science, having made significant contributions to forensic science strategy, education and workforce development in the UK and overseas, including her serving on the Home Office Forensic Science Advisory Council and the Skills for Justice Forensic Science Occupational Skills Committee.

A mathematics and physics graduate from the University of Leeds, Julie holds a PhD in Applied Physics from Teesside University, focused on the radiometric characterisation of pneumatic suspensions of particulate solids, and a PGC Learning & Teaching in HE.

Chancellor, The Most Revd & Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York was born in Uganda, the sixth of thirteen children. Encouraged in his education by English missionaries and teachers, he graduated in law from Makerere University, Kampala.

He practised Law both at the Bar and at the Bench before he came to the UK in 1974. He read theology at Selwyn College Cambridge where he gained a Masters Degree and a Doctorate and trained for ordination at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. Following his ordination in 1979 he spent the next 17 years serving as Assistant Chaplain, Curate, Priest-in-Charge, Parish Priest and Vicar across many parishes in the district of South London.

In 1996 he was appointed Bishop for Stepney, Bishop for Birmingham in 2002 and in 2005 was inaugurated as the 97th Archbishop of York. He is Primate of England and Metropolitan, a member of the House of Lords and a Privy Councillor.

In 2007 Dr Sentamu was installed as the Inaugural Chancellor of the University of Cumbria.

Dr Sentamu is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His interests include music, cooking, reading, athletics, rugby and football. He is married to Margaret, and they have two grown-up children, Grace and Geoffrey and two grown-up foster children.

Euan Cartwright was brought up and educated in Yorkshire where his father was a welder and Methodist lay preacher. He worked in youth and community work for several years, first in Birmingham, then in the Ardeche and in London.

In 1977, he took responsibility for the community and recreation programmes at Ashford Borough Council, becoming Deputy Chief Officer. In 1983, Euan moved to Carlisle as Director of Leisure, leading the development of the Sands Centre and Tullie House.

For a generation he has played an instrumental role in shaping the county’s higher education landscape on a voluntary basis. Euan joined the board of the Cumbria College of Art and Design in 1991 and became chair in 2005, chairing the shadow board which led to the formation of the University of Cumbria in 2007.

In November 2013 he was awarded an honorary fellowship from the university for his outstanding contribution to the development of arts and culture and for services to higher education in Cumbria. In August 2014 Euan became Chair of the Board of Directors of the University of Cumbria.

Married to Corinna, former head of the James Rennie School, Euan is actively involved in the life of the local community as a Governor of William Howard School, Chair of Brampton Badminton Club and Carlisle Ski Club.

A well-known local businesswoman, Sarah Dunning is chief executive of the Westmorland Family which runs Tebay Services, Gloucester Services and the Rheged Centre near Penrith and employs 1,000 people.

Sarah Dunning OBE was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Cumbria in November 2012 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to business in the community and her charitable work in supporting Cumbrian initiatives. Sarah was born in Cumbria and educated at St Anne’s School in Windermere. A languages graduate, Sarah spent her early career in corporate roles in London before returning to Cumbria in 1999 to join the family firm, Westmorland Ltd, as Human Resources Director. In 2005 she took over from her father as Chief Executive and has continued to expand the family business. Since then Westmorland has expanded to the Southwest where Sarah has led the creation of a second eco-friendly motorway service area on the M5, near Gloucester. Above all, Westmorland is committed to creating businesses which make a difference to their locality, by working with local food producers and connecting with their local environment and communities.

Theresa is the Academic Officer of the student union and a graduate of the BA (Hons) Event Management course programme.

Theresa Pellegrino was born in Zimbabwe and spent her school years in South Africa and Portugal before moving to the UK in 1998. She completed two NVQ’s in beauty and a BTEC in lifelong learning while raising two young children and working part time. As the only person in her family to attend university, and to complete a degree despite not completing secondary school, she is passionate about helping others see their worth as well as supporting other mature and ‘returning to education’ students during their time at university. As the current Academic Officer for the UCSU, she is keen to support students with academic issues, continue the work with student representatives and initiate the Heartstart Campaign to train as many students as possible in basic CPR first-aid skills. Her interests include days out with her family, films, travelling and crafting.