Alumni stories

We want to share the stories of some of the thousands of people, from around the world, who have called the College 'home' and we'd love to hear from YOU.

Share your story!

If you’d like to share your story, we’d love to hear about what mattered to you most during your time at Goodenough or what impact the College has had on your life post-Member days.

Please contact us at alumni@goodenough.ac.uk to learn more.

Our Stories

#26 John Cockell (WGH 1997-2000; 2001-02)

John Cockell, Goodenough Alumnus and Chief of Strategic Planning for the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), spent a few days...

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#25 Sister Sister Mary Noel Menezes (WGH 1971-3; 1984-5)

We were sad to hear of the death of Goodenough Alumna Sister Mary Noel Menezes aged 92. Sr Noel was a prominent Guyanese...

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#24 Sushila and Mathew Abraham (WGH 1989-91)

Sushila Abraham, the 186th Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames, lived with her family at Byron Court, which was part...

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#23 Selina Hofstetter (LH 2016-19)

Selina Hofstetter and her family's charitable foundation, The Hofstetter Foundation, have been long-standing supporters of the College

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#22 Lawrence Marino (LH 1990-91)

Lawrence was part of a small team responsible for pulling together London House's first photo 'yearbook', something to pull out occasionally and reminisce...

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#21 Marcia A Grant (WGH 1963-67)

I am struck by what an extraordinary gift Willy G gave me of friendships with women of great intellect, culture and humanity who...

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#20 Jackie Claxton (WGH 2010-11)

Jackie Claxton stayed at Goodenough with her partner while studying for an MA – a year that provided happy memories and strong friendships....

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#19 Giovanni Peralta (LH 2010-13)

Goodenough College represented for me a home where different world cultures met together - forming a unique community that will live with me...

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#18 Robert Sturrock and Julia Davis (LH 2010-11)

Husband and wife, Robert Sturrock and Julia Davis, met at Goodenough College on the new residents’ evening and have been a couple for...

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#17 Tessa Boland (WGH 95-96)

I spent a wonderful year, 1995-1996, at Goodenough College, at that time known as the London Goodenough Trust. I lived at William Goodenough...

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#16 Kein Gan (WGH 91-93)

Seldom in my adult life have I felt the world to be a safe and serene place to be in but I sensed...

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#15 Joel, Linda and Eliot Dobris (80s-90s)

Joel and Linda Dobris and their son Eliot stayed at Goodenough for three periods: in the early and late 80s and again in...

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#14 Jan Lodge (LH 16-17)

Based on my own experience, Goodenough is something completely unexpected in central London. It’s magical, it’s nearly too good to be true. I...

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#13 Amy Worthen (WGH 86-87)

I loved being a part of the international community of WGH and was particularly happy that my daughters were meeting and making friends...

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#12 Erik Johnson (WGH 04-05)

It’s hard to generalise but I think that Goodenough Members are more open minded, willing to have their ideas challenged, and willing to...

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#11 Stacee Smith (WGH 15-18)

Goodenough provided an intellectually stimulating environment that further ignited the creative and inquisitive fire which has always burned within my soul.

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#10 Josie Olsvig (WGH 84-85)

It has been an eventful life, but the highlight of it will always be my year as a Willy G girl.

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#9 Khine Ngwe Aung (WGH 75-76)

For a young Burmese woman the notion of studying in England was a far-fetched dream, but one that came true for me and...

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#8 Susannah Fullerton (WGH 83-85)

The very first day I spent in London felt like I had come home because of my passion for English literature. I was...

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#7 John Osborne Clark (LH 1937)

Reproduced from The World in a London Square: A Portrait of Goodenough College. General Editor: Janet Sacks Published 2011

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#6 Mark Stout (LH 76-79) and Nancy Kraus Stout (WGH 77-79)

Mark and Nancy Stout are a Mecklenburgh Square love story. Having met at the Guy Fawkes party on 4 November 1978 at William...

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#5 Anthony Richardson (LH 97-00)

I grew up in a working class family in Bermuda in the 1970s. At the time, society was structured in such a way...

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#4 Diana Baron (LH 17-18)

After several years of working as a labour lawyer, coming to London was a new beginning for me; a path to discover new...

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#3 Gwen Lansbury (WGH 70-73)

It is 50 years since Russell and I lived at ‘Willy G’ and I have the warmest memories of some of the happiest...

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#2 Muneeb Ahsan Malik (WGH 16-17)

I am currently associated with a private sector development consultancy as an Infrastructure and Management Associate and I completed my Master's in Structural...

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#1 Stuart Shilson LVO DL (LH 91-93)

In the very first of our Alumni stories, we interviewed Stuart Shilson about his personal Goodenough College experience. Stuart is a Goodenough College...

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