13 Club Trophy awarded to Prof. Earles

At the 2009 AGM the President, Dr. Norman Borrett, presented the 13 Club Trophy to Professor Stanley Earles. In presenting the trophy Dr. Borrett highlighted Stanley’s record of service to the Division of Engineering and the KCLEA.

He was Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1976 to 1994 and was no stranger to King's when he was appointed in 1976, as he had been a student here, graduated with first class honours and was awarded the Jelf Medal in 1953.

He was Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and was the first Head of the School of Physical Sciences and Engineering. He was appointed a Fellow of King's College in 1993.

Of particular note at the present time is that, when Mechanical Engineering was to be phased out in the early 1990s, he fought a strong rearguard action which saved the Department (at least for around 18 years). He deserves praise for the fact that, if it had not been saved, there was a Plan B as he had arranged positions at University College for most, if not all, of the academic staff in the Department.