Queen guitarist named chancellor of university


	Queen guitarist named chancellor of university

hudgal1

11-24-2007 11:01 PM

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queen, education, doctorate, university

hudgal1 says:

I knew all the members of the band Queen were well educated, but this came as a bit of a surprise. I wonder if he'll keep the rock star 'do'.

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<FONT><BR /><BR /></FONT><SPAN id="lw_1195507703_0" class="yshortcuts">Brian May</SPAN>, rock star and astrophysicist, has been appointed chancellor of <SPAN id="lw_1195507703_1" class="yshortcuts">Liverpool John Moores University</SPAN>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/36626359"><P>
May will be installed as the university's figurehead leader early next year, it was announced Monday. The 60-year-old Queen guitarist said the appointment was "a great honor and a great new challenge."</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/36626359"><P>
"Brian May is an intensely talented individual who achieved global success with Queen," said the university's vice chancellor, <SPAN id="lw_1195507703_2" class="yshortcuts">Michael Brown</SPAN>, in a statement. "In this age of celebrity culture, it is rare to find someone who has fame, fortune and universal acclaim and yet who remains true to his core values of learning and enlightenment."</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/36626359"><P>
May completed his doctorate in astrophysics earlier this year. He was awarded his qualification by <SPAN id="lw_1195507703_5" class="yshortcuts">Imperial College London</SPAN>.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/5BE6665F-DD8F-49D7-9830-331D2913DE2F/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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