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The Liz Adey English Prize
Liz Adey
Born 18.3.1974 Died 3.6.1992
Liz was a pupil at Tuxford School from 1985 to 1992. Tragically, Liz died in a car accident only a few hundred yards from her home on the afternoon of 3rd June 1992. She was eighteen years old. Liz had been in the middle of taking her 'A' level exams and was looking forward to going to Bristol University to study veterinary medicine.
Although Liz was specialising in science subjects as part of her ambition to be a vet, she had a strong passion for literature which she was also studying at 'A' level. Philip Baker, who was Liz's form tutor and English teacher, remembers her as a lively, vivacious and charismatic personality who had so much to offer and who lived life to the full.
An annual prize is donated by her uncle, Michael Adey, who lives in Canada, for the outstanding student of the Year 13 English 'A' level groups. The English Faculty nominate a recipient who demonstrated a level of excellence in attainment at English, but who also embodied similar qualities that Liz showed: passionate about the subject, well-organized, conscientious; someone who contributed in a major way to the intellectual development of the group.
The 2007 winner was Kathryn Gresswell, who has gone up to Oxford University to study history. Katie demonstrated all of the above qualities and was an exemplary student in every respect.
The first winner, back in 1993, was Lindsey Newman who studied Politics at Edinburgh University. Other early winners were David Wilson (1994; law and French, Jesus College, Oxford) and David Ladds (1996; law, King's College, London). David's sister, Rebecca Ladds, was the recipient in 2005. Rebecca is studying English at Reading University after taking a gap year.
More recent winners include:
James Robinson (2003; law, Durham University)
Ian Redfearn (2004; law, Cambridge University)
Jessica Barrowclough (2006; hospitality & events management, Manchester Metropolitan University)