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Fellows of the Burgon Society
The following is a list of the 55 people who have been awarded Fellowship of the Burgon Society, together with their fellowship status and their contribution to the study of Academical Dress where applicable.
Fellows are listed in alphabetical order of surname.
- John Baker (honoris causa), author of The Dress of the Cambridge Proctors and Doctors wear Scarlet
- Richard Baker (by submission), author of The Academic Dress of the University of Hull 1954 to the present day, and including the Hull York Medical School from 2003
- David Baldwin (by submission), author of Having Dignities...: Academic Attire as a Component of the Livery of the Chapel Royal
- John Birch (honoris causa), President of the Burgon Society; Past President of the Royal College of Organists
- Alan Birt (honoris causa), former editor of Hoodata
- John Brennan (by submission), author of The Robes of the Medical Royal Colleges and Other Societies
- Michael Brewer (by submission), author of Academic Dress in Canterbury
- Giles Brightwell (foundation), former Member of Council
- Ron Brookes (honoris causa), Executive Ceremonies Co-ordinator, Ede & Ravenscroft
- † Len Brown¹ (honoris causa), former Director, Joshua Taylor; Managing Director, Cambridge Robes; Production Consultant, Ede & Ravenscroft
- Stephen Callander (honoris causa), former Provost of the Central Institute London
- Arthur Casey (honoris causa), researcher and biographer
- + Richard Chartres (jure dignitatis), Patron of the Burgon Society; Bishop of London
- Bruce Christianson (foundation), Dean of Studies; co-author of Academic Dress in the University of Hertfordshire
- Noel Cox (by submission), author of website Academical Dress in New Zealand
- Kenneth Crawford (by submission), Communications Officer of the Burgon Society; author of The Cutting Edge of Academe: Trends in the Manufacture of Academical Dress
- Donald Drakeman (by submission), author of "Peculiar Habits": Academic Costumes at Princeton University
- Matthew Duckett (foundation), former Member of Council
- Clifford Dunkley (by submission), author of Academic Dress of the University of Leicester
- Peter Durant (foundation), Webmaster to the Burgon Society
- Paul Fielder (honoris causa), Managing Director, Étude Classique
- Colin Fleming (by submission), Archivist to the Burgon Society; author of The Academical Dress of the University of Stirling 1967-2005
- Kerstin Froberg (honoris causa), Robemaker and designer
- Bill Gibson (by submission), Chairman of the Burgon Society; author of The Regulation of Undergraduate Academic Dress at Oxford and Cambridge, 1660-1832
- Nicholas Gledhill (by submission), author of A Study of the Regulation of Academical Dress at the University of Sheffield
- Philip Goff (foundation), Member of Council; former Chairman of the Burgon Society; author of University of London Academic Dress
- John Grant (by submission), author of Many Coloured Coats: The Systems of Academical Dress in Nova Scotian Universities
- Nicholas Groves (foundation), Member of Council; former Dean of Studies; author of The Academical Robes of Saint David's College Lampeter; Theological Colleges: their hoods and histories; The Academical Dress of the University of East Anglia; co-author of Academical Dress of Music Colleges and Societies of Musicians in the United Kingdom
- Thorsten Hauler (by submission), Registrar of the Burgon Society; author of Academical Dress in Germany
- John Horton (foundation), Marshal of the Burgon Society
- Nicholas Jackson (by submission), Member of Council; author of The Development of Academic Dress in the University of Warwick
- Stephen James (foundation), former Registrar and Chairman of the Burgon Society
- Ian Johnson (de jure), Treasurer of the Burgon Society
- Mike Kearsley (de jure), former Member of Council
- Alex Kerr (de jure), Publications Editor of the Burgon Society
- Harry Krauss (honoris causa), former Senior Curate of St.Thomas, Fifth Avenue, New York
- Philip Lowe (by submission), former Member of Council; author of The Origins and Development of Academical Dress at the Victoria University of Manchester
- John Lundy (by submission), author of Academical Dress of the Republic of South Africa
- Timothy Milner (honoris causa), Ceremonial Officer of the University of Cambridge and a former Junior Proctor
- † Bruno Neveu² (honoris causa), former President de l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
- Susan North (de jure), former Member of Council; Curator of Textiles and Dress, Victoria & Albert Museum
- Steven Plank (by submission), author of Academic Regalia at Oberlin
- Michael Powell (foundation), Member of Council; founder of Academic Dress eGroup
- Robin Rees (foundation), former Member of Council; former editor of Hoodata
- Aileen Ribeiro (honoris causa), Head of the History of Dress Section, The Courtauld Institute
- Matthew Cheung Salisbury (by submission), author of By our gowns were we known: The development of Academic Dress at the University of Toronto
- Liz Scott (by submission), former Member of Council; author of Nurses and Academic Dress
- † George Shaw³ (honoris causa), former Patron of the Burgon Society; author of Academical Dress of British Universities, Cambridge University Academical Dress and Academical Dress of British and Irish Universities; co-author of The Degrees and Hoods of the World's Universities and Colleges
- Mary Shaw (honoris causa), widow of George Shaw
- Nick Shipp (honoris causa), Logistics Manager, Ede & Ravenscroft
- Ambrose Southward (by submission), author of Is Academic Dress obsolete in the 21st Century?; St Bees Theological College, 1816-1898; and Carlisle and Blackburn Diocesan Training Institute
- James Thomson (jure dignitatis), Patron of the Burgon Society; Master of Charterhouse
- John Venables (honoris causa), Chairman of the Board, Shepherd & Woodward
- Stephen Wolgast (by submission), author of King's Crowns: The History of Academic Dress at King's College and Columbia University
- Graham Zellick (honoris causa), former Vice-Chancellor of the University of London
¹ Len Brown died in November 2007.
² Bruno Neveu died on 24th March 2004.
³ George Shaw died on 27th November 2006.
The Burgon Society is a registered charity in England and Wales (no. 1137522).