February 2003
Research and Teaching

Drawing on Past Experience

The founding Principal of Physio-education Miss Margaret Hollis has returned to take up a permanent position in the Division of Physiotherapy - in the shape of her portrait.

The generous gift, which was painted by Trevor Stubley, had previously been exhibited in London and was originally a parting present to Margaret from the Old Students' Association on her retirement in 1980 from what was then the Bradford Hospitals' School of Physiotherapy.

Left to right: Vice-Chancellor Chris Taylor, Margaret Hollis, Gwendolen Bradshaw and Jan Warriner.

Along with Vice-Chancellor Professor Chris Taylor and the Acting Dean of the School of Health Studies Gwendolen Bradshaw, first- and second-year Physiotherapy students were invited to the unveiling, each receiving a copy of Margaret's booklet, 'Physiotherapy Training in Bradford 1950 to 2000'.

Acting Head of the Division of Physiotherapy Jan Warriner said: "We were extremely pleased with the unveiling, which we felt went very well. It is a great honour to have this portrait exhibited at the University and it is particularly appropriate considering Miss Hollis' links with the Division of Physiotherapy."

A Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Margaret was the founding Principal of the Bradford Hospitals' School of Physiotherapy, holding the post from 1950-1980. She is a qualified teacher and received an Honorary Doctorate from the University in 2000.

Margaret has made a major contribution to physiotherapy and was awarded the MBE in 1974. Since retirement she has worked as a legal expert witness in the field of injuries through moving and handling, dealing with almost 1,000 cases in 12 years.

She has written the definitive textbook on moving and handling, as well as making a film and a video, and she has been the author of five other textbooks on Physiotherapy topics. These books have been translated into many other languages and are used extensively internationally.

11 February 2003

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