Engraving of St David's College,
c. 1835
University of Wales, Lampeter , originally known as St David's College and later St David's University College , was the oldest degree-awarding institution in Wales . Its alumni include politicians, bishops, writers, activists, and academics. It was founded in 1822 by Thomas Burgess , Bishop of St Davids , and given its royal charter by George IV in 1828.[1] The college was originally intended for the teaching of Welsh male clergy ,[2] with a 1927 report estimating that 66% of Welsh clergy had received some amount of training in Lampeter.[3] It later began teaching a range of subjects.
From the world of clergy, the college's alumni include seven Archdeacons (George Austin , Carl Cooper , Owen Evans , Judy French , John Griffiths , John Holliman and Lawrence Thomas ), several bishops, and one Archbishop of Wales (Alwyn Rice Jones ). The list of educators includes a President of Washington & Jefferson College (John C. Knapp ) and a Vice-Chancellor of Edge Hill University (John Cater ). Academics who studied at the college went on to teach at University College Cork (Graham Allen ), Oxford Brookes University (William Gibson ), Wuhan University (James R. Lewis ), and St David's College itself (William Henry Harris , Dic Edwards and Daniel Silvan Evans ). The list of alumni also includes one member of the Senedd (Rhodri Glyn Thomas ), a founding member of the Social Democratic Party (Sue Slipman ), a polar explorer (Hannah McKeand ), and several writers and poets (Ian Marchant , E. A. Markham , Adrian Mourby , Peter Paphides and Fred Secombe ).
In 1965, the college began accepting female students for the first time.[4] It was renamed St David's University College in 1971 after joining the federal University of Wales , and in 1996 renamed again to University of Wales, Lampeter.[5] In 2010, the college merged with Trinity University College to form the University of Wales Trinity Saint David .[6]
Alumni [ ]
Abbreviations used in the following table
E – Year of enrolment at St David's College/University of Wales
G – Year of graduation /conclusion of study at St David's College/University of Wales
? – Year or degree unknown
Degree abbreviations
Clergy [ ]
E
G
Degree
Notes
Ref
George Austin
?
?
?
Archdeacon of York (1988–1999)
[7]
Dewi Bridges
?
?
?
Bishop of Swansea and Brecon (1988–1999)
[8]
John Cawston
?
?
?
Chaplain of the Fleet for the Royal Navy (1876–1882)
[9]
Carl Cooper
?
?
BA French
Bishop of St Davids (2002–2008), and Archdeacon of Merioneth (2000–2002)
[10] [11]
Evan Thomas Davies
?
1869
?
Vicar of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog (1906–1913)
[12]
Roy Davies
?
1955
BA Welsh
Bishop of Llandaff (1985–1999)
[13]
John Silas Evans
?
1885
BD (1885), Phillips and Treharne Scholar, Welsh and Science prize winner
Vicar of St Asaph (1895–1901), Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (1923), and member of St David's College council (1927–1939)
[14]
Owen Evans
?
1898
BA
Archdeacon of Bangor (1921–1937)
[15]
Judy French
?
?
BA Theology
Archdeacon of Dorchester (2014–present)
[16]
Kerry Goulstone
?
?
?
Dean of St Asaph (1993–2001)
[17] [18]
Ellis Griffith
?
?
BA
Rector of Llangadwaladr (1899–1917), and vicar of Welshpool
[19]
John Griffiths
?
?
?
Archdeacon of Llandaff (1877–1897)
[20]
Christopher Herbert
?
?
?
Bishop of St Albans (1996–2009)
[21] [22] [23]
John Holliman
?
1967
BA (1965), LTh (1967)
Archdeacon of the Army and Deputy-Chaplain general to the British Armed Forces
[24]
Joshua Hughes
?
1868
BD
Bishop of St Asaph (1870–1889)
[25]
Isaac Jones
1834
1836
Eldon Hebrew scholar (1835)
Curate of Llanedwen and Llanddaniel Fab (1840–1850), and translator of English works into Welsh
[26]
Noël Jones
?
?
?
Bishop of Sodor and Man (1989–2003)
[27]
Richard Williams Morgan
?
?
?
Curate of Mochdre (1842–1853)
[28]
Timothy Rees
?
1896
BA
Bishop of Llandaff (1931–1939)
[29]
Alwyn Rice Jones
?
1955
BA Welsh
Bishop of St Asaph (1981–1999), and Archbishop of Wales (1991–1999)
[30] [31]
David Thomas
?
?
?
Vicar of Mynydd Llandygai (1860–1894)
[32]
Lawrence Thomas
?
1911
BD (2nd)
Archdeacon of Margam (1948–1958)
[33]
Benjamin Vaughan
?
?
BA Classics (1st)
Bishop of Swansea and Brecon (1976–1987), and lecturer in Theology at St David's College (1952–1955)
[34]
Other religious leaders [ ]
Educators [ ]
Academics [ ]
Broadcasters and entertainers [ ]
Politicians [ ]
Social activists [ ]
Sports people [ ]
Explorers [ ]
Writers and artists [ ]
See also [ ]
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