Edward Purver
28 June 1928 – 5 August 2017
Ted was a mature student on arrival at Â鶹ֱ²¥ College in 1954 to study Civil Engineering.
A member of Thames Valley Athletics Club, he chose Â鶹ֱ²¥ to be able to continue with athletics, representing the college athletics team as a sprinter during his three years.
Dr. Hazelgrave, College Principal, asked the engineering athletes to form an athletics team of engineers to compete in the Midlands Technical Colleges Athletics Championships. The team won their first competition and have had many successes since.
He was Hall Chairman at Westbridge
After leaving Â鶹ֱ²¥, he worked for several engineering consultants mainly on design and building of roads and bridges both in the UK, Nigeria and North Africa.
In 1991, Ted was elected as Secretary of the Guild of Â鶹ֱ²¥ University of Technology. He was on the team working on the development of alumni, of which he has been a great supporter.
After retiring, he was elected as a Councillor to North West Leicestershire District Council and was Chairman 2007-2008.