Catriona
Matthew

Golf

Catriona showed great promise as a young golfer and represented Scotland and Great Britain as a junior. She benefited greatly from a golf scholarship at Stirling University which also enabled her to gain a degree in Financial Studies. Catriona has since established herself as one of the world's top professional golfers. (more).

Prof. Alan
Duncan

Education

Alan was a keen sportsman and a brilliant student who achieved a First Class Honours degree in Maths from St Andrews University before going on to a wonderful career in higher education. He worked at universities in the USA and Britain before becoming Professor of Physics at Stirling. Alan's research was widely praised and, as a result, he lectured all over the world.

Pummel


Music

When former pupils Ali Wales, Dan Purcell and Mike Pepper formed a rock band called Pummel it took only a few months before they were attracting a loyal fan base and receiving good reviews from music critics. Next came their own CD followed by the nationwide Battle of the Bands competition in which Pummel won the right to represent Britain at the world finals in Germany!

Rosie
Bamford

Science

While Rosie was at North Berwick High, she was one of only 25 students across Scotland selected for the Scottish Space School visit to NASA headquarters in the USA. During the trip she worked with NASA astronauts and scientists and visited laboratories and the space shuttle. The trip aims to excite young Scots about the career options in science, engineering and technology.

Howard
Selby

Sport

Howard became interested in cars and motorbikes at an early age, and went on to build both a successful sporting and a successful business career based on this interest. Howard was British motorcycle racing champion four times and in 1990 claimed the European title!  After this he built up a successful car repair and sales business based in his home town.

Colin
Pyle

Business

Colin studied in Scotland and the USA before working for various Westminster and Scottish Parliament politicians. He has also been involved in a lot of work as a communications consultant. Colin recently took up a communications post with the Royal Bank of Scotland Group at their World Headquarters outside Edinburgh.

Andrew
Farquhar

Politics

As a local councillor in the Scottish Borders, Andrew helps take decisions which have a big impact on everyone who lives or works in the area. He is an Independent which means he does not stand for a particular political party. Before entering politics, Andrew was a senior police officer and also worked in business, so he should have a good grasp of the problems ordinary people face. (more)

Sarah
Merriman

History

Sarah left school with a good set of qualifications and decided to have a gap year before going on to university. When she did go, she went to Newham College, Cambridge University to read History. Sarah finds she must study hard because of the volume of work but she loves the course and the new life she has built in Cambridge. (more)

Ross
Chainey

Journalist

Ross studied English at Edinburgh University. His love of writing attracted him to journalism so he then studied for a post-graduate diploma in print journalism in London. While still on the course, Ross had features published in national newspapers. He is also a big fan of cinema and has acted as a judge at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.