UTS founding law dean passes away at 77

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UTS founding law dean passes away at 77


English born, Professor Geoffrey Bartholomew who established Law at the University of Technology, Sydney and was Dean of Law from 1977 to 1987 has died at age 77. After retirement, he continued to be active in the law professional sphere and was made a UTS Emeritus Professor, in 1993. Professor Bartholomew joined the New South Wales Institute of Technology (later UTS) after serving as law dean at the University of Singapore and an earlier stint at the University of Melbourne. Together with a handful of colleagues he brought together the academic program for the first LLB in New South Wales to be delivered largely by part-time study mode. The first graduates appeared in 1981 and quickly established themselves in the legal profession. His deanship was marked by an absolute dedication to students and he taught continuously whilst juggling the responsibilities of academic office and his leadership as Dean. According to UTS Law Faculty Manager, George Marsh, these early graduates are replete with stories about the professor, still recounted with care and appreciation for the educator and character he was. Professor Bartholomew, author of a book on Singapore's legal system, was well known for calling for abortion to be made legal. He was also an editor of the Malayan Law Review publication. When news of the Professor's death reached Singapore, a number of former colleagues and students immediately published their condolences in the Straits Times, the country's leading newspaper, including the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Law (Mr S Jayakumar), the Attorney-General (Mr SK Chan), Singapore's Ambassador-At-Large (Professor Tommy Koh), a judge of the Supreme Court (Mr LM Tan), a judicial commissioner of the Supreme Court (Mr A Ang), senior legal practitioners and Faculty academics. Professor Bartholomew is remembered at UTS as a man of principle, honesty, integrity, wit, and possessed of the highest intellect. As Dean, he was a father figure, whose door was always open to staff and student alike. Thursday 17 March 2005