Kenneth Barker
Vice-Chancellor of Thames Valley University
In office
1999–2003
Preceded byMike Fitzgerald
Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University
In office
1992–1999
ChancellorDame Anne Mueller
Sir Clive Whitmore
Dr John Granville White
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byPhilip Tasker
Personal details
Born(1934-06-26)26 June 1934
Died9 January 2021(2021-01-09) (aged 86)

Kenneth Barker CBE (26 June 1934 – 9 January 2021) was a British academic administrator.

Biography

He was educated at the Royal College of Music, King's College London (BMus) and the University of Sussex (MA).[1] He served as Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University from 1992 to 1999 and as Vice-Chancellor of Thames Valley University from 1999 to 2003.

He was appointed CBE in the 1994 Birthday Honours for services to higher education.[2]

He died in January 2021.[3]

References

  1. ‘BARKER, Prof. Kenneth’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
  2. "No. 53696". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1994. p. 8.
  3. Professor Kenneth Barker CBE – a tribute to the first Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University


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