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

Biography

He was educated at the

Royal College of Music The Royal College of Music is a music school, conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the Undergraduate education, undergraduate to the Doctorate, doctoral level in a ...

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

(BMus) and the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

(MA). He served as Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University from 1992 to 1999 and as Vice-Chancellor of

Thames Valley University The University of West London (UWL) is a public research university in the United Kingdom with campuses in Ealing, Brentford, and in Reading, Berkshire. The university has roots in 1860, when the Lady Byron School was founded, later Ealing Col ...

from 1999 to 2003. He was appointed

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

in the

1994 Birthday Honours Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday. Publication dates vary from year to year. Most are published in supplements to the ''London Gazette'' and many are formally conferred by the monarch (or ...

for services to higher education. He died in January 2021.Professor Kenneth Barker CBE – a tribute to the first Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University
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References

1934 births 2021 deaths Alumni of the Royal College of Music Alumni of King's College London Alumni of the University of Sussex People associated with De Montfort University People associated with the University of West London Commanders of the Order of the British Empire British musicologists {{England-academic-administrator-stub