5 months ago 01st Feb 14:13
Beverley said: “As a disabled child growing up in the 1950s, I was never encouraged to gain an education or to dream of any kind of achievement. My swimming success was a great confidence boost and made me wonder what else might be possible.
“Having worked at UEL for so many years, I knew it was a good university, with great support for mature and disabled students. I always enjoyed helping the students, and especially seeing them graduate - it’s fantastic to think that this time it’ll be me up there crossing the stage!
“The degree’s been a really interesting challenge; I can’t draw, so I think of my camera as a pencil. In my final year, I went back into the sporting arena to photograph Paralympic athletes training. I now hope to go on and work as a professional photographer at the Beijing and London Paralympics.”
The sculptures of Beverley, Bobby et al will be unveiled in late summer 2008 on grassland at the junction of the A13 with Gale Street, Dagenham.
Professor Martin Everett, UEL Vice-Chancellor, said: “Beverley has been a wonderful ambassador of the University of East London, both as an employee and as a student. Her sporting record is second-to-none, and she fully deserves to be recognised alongside such greats as Bobby Moore and Sir Alf Ramsay. Beverley is also a very talented photographer, and we wish her all the very best as she embarks on an exciting new career.”
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