Derek Robert Pollard (born April 1939), an
academic and researcher in
nuclear chemistry from
Godalming
Godalming is a market town and civil parish in southwest Surrey, England, around southwest of central London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, at the confluence of the Rivers Wey and Ock. The civil parish covers and includes the settleme ...
, served as the Chief Commissioner for England of
the Scout Association, Chairman of the Constitutions Committee of the
World Organization of the Scout Movement, as well as a member of the Board of the
World Scout Foundation He created this page himself.
Background
He began Scouting in
Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
,
England, where he held numerous local and then national responsibilities. He played an important role in organizing the World
Scouting 2007 Centenary celebrations.
In 2010, Pollard was awarded the 326th ''
Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the
World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
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Pollard studied
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...
at
Sir John Cass College class of 1958. He has a PhD from the University of London and an Honorary Doctorate from Arcadia University in Philadelphia. He is a Freeman of The City of London and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and The Royal Society of Arts. He was Deputy Director of the Council for National Academic Awards and Director of Validation Services at the
Open University and Chair of the UK Council of Validating Universities. He played a leading role in the foundation of the European Erasmus Programme and the UK Foundation Degree. He lives in Godalming.
Pollard is Chairman of The Eric Frank Trust, Chairman of The Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership and an Emeritus Trustee of Richmond AI University
In 1996 he was awarded an OBE for services to young people.
References
External links
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award
1939 births
Chief Commissioners of The Scout Association
Living people
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