In Memoriam
The University of Adelaide is proud to have played a role in the lives of our alumni, and we are grateful for their professional contributions. It is with deepest condolences to their families, friends and colleagues that we pay tribute to their lives.
Beryl Kimber OBE
Passed away 25 November 2022
Alongside her late husband, Clemens Leske, Beryl Kimber was a much-loved figure at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, where she served as Associate Professor of Violin from 1964 until 1998. Beryl was an instrumental figure at the Elder Conservatorium, attracting the most gifted young violinists from around the country. She had extraordinary talent as both a musician and educator.
Professor Elizabeth Grant
1963-2022
B Arch St and Grad Dip Env St (1999), M Env St (2002), PhD (Arch) (2008)
Professor Elizabeth Grant was a leading architectural anthropologist, criminologist and esteemed academic, who evoked change through her research and design work in Indigenous architecture and placemaking. Professor Grant was a valued alumna, and was a former Senior Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide.
Emeritus Professor George Rogers AO
1927-2021
Ph D (1963), D Sc (1978)
Emeritus Professor George Rogers joined the Department of Biochemistry at the University in 1963, as a reader, before being promoted to Professor. Professor Rogers served as Department Head from 1988 to 1992, and in 1992 became an Emeritus Professor of the University of Adelaide.
Give in Memory
A gift in memory is a meaningful way to pay tribute to a life. You can support a specific faculty or research project at the University, or help students through scholarships. If you know next of kin details, we can send them an acknowledgement of the gift, or you can choose to remain anonymous.
If there are additional alumni who have passed away in the last two years who should be recognised here, please submit the name of an alumnus to this list or contact us at alumni@adelaide.edu.au