Susan Rice
11-05 2021 10:46
wrote:
In a twist on something Albert Camus once wrote - Everything's already been said, but despite the fact that everyone was listening, it'll have to be said all over again. Lori worked for my husband, Prof Sir Duncan Rice, at Aberdeen University, where she grew, advanced and flourished. And where Duncan and I secretly believed he really worked for her. She engaged with the most ambitious and ultimately most successful fundraising campaign there with great impact. But more than simply engage or lead, she understood. Understood how to spark interest, loyalty, commitment in others. Understood that such a university plays on an international stage. Understood people and institutions and that the long-term that matters. Understood as well how to find an acceptable shirt and tie in NYC when Duncan's suitcase failed to arrive with the plane, how to keep him calm when a flight was late, how to get the most out of those long hours in the airport lounge, understood how to face into any challenge and deal with it. He's always believed that so much of the success of the University during their time was down to Lori's talent, skill, understanding and because they shared a similar ambition for it. We've known Dominic for a long time as well, and Poppy since she was a little girl, sitting in the launch at the annual universities boat race. And, in an odd twist of fate, my daughter found herself working in Lori's operation at UCL a few years back. Lots of intertwining threads for which we will always be grateful. Grateful for those and for her charm and friendship and unerring belief that good things could happen. She was one of the best.
Susan Rice
11-05 2021 10:46
wrote:
In a twist on something Albert Camus once wrote - Everything's already been said, but despite the fact that everyone was listening, it'll have to be said all over again. Lori worked for my husband, Prof Sir Duncan Rice, at Aberdeen University, where she grew, advanced and flourished. And where Duncan and I secretly believed he really worked for her. She engaged with the most ambitious and ultimately most successful fundraising campaign there with great impact. But more than simply engage or lead, she understood. Understood how to spark interest, loyalty, commitment in others. Understood that such a university plays on an international stage. Understood people and institutions and that the long-term that matters. Understood as well how to find an acceptable shirt and tie in NYC when Duncan's suitcase failed to arrive with the plane, how to keep him calm when a flight was late, how to get the most out of those long hours in the airport lounge, understood how to face into any challenge and deal with it. He's always believed that so much of the success of the University during their time was down to Lori's talent, skill, understanding and because they shared a similar ambition for it. We've known Dominic for a long time as well, and Poppy since she was a little girl, sitting in the launch at the annual universities boat race. And, in an odd twist of fate, my daughter found herself working in Lori's operation at UCL a few years back. Lots of intertwining threads for which we will always be grateful. Grateful for those and for her charm and friendship and unerring belief that good things could happen. She was one of the best.