Roger Wright

Date you left Forest

July 1974

Your Current Position & Organisation 

Retired Distinguished Engineer at the IBM Corporation.
Now a Buddhist Studies researcher.

A Level Subjects Taken (if applicable) and grades achieved

Mathematics (SMP) - A, Further Mathematics (SMP) - A, Physics - A 

Where did you go from here/achievements?

• Southampton University – 1977 Mathematics BSc First Class Honours
• SOAS London University – 2010 Buddhist Studies MA Distinction
• Chartered Engineer
• Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Fellow of the British Computer Society
• Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society

Which House were you in?

Thames

Best Memory of Forest

Nellie the computer – learning to program the computer aged 13 set me on my career.

Advice for Current Students 

Forest has always had a strong tradition of offering activities beyond just passing exams – music, drama, sport, art, design technology etc..  Taking up whatever of the additional opportunities that most appeal to each student turns "students" into "people".