AWARDS
THE LUMLEY MEDAL – THE HIGHEST HONOUR – FOR THE BEST ALL ROUND STUDENT
INSTITUTED BY SIR ROGER LUMLEY, GOVERNOR OF BOMBAY IN THE YEAR 1941
Roger Lumley

Assumed office on 18th September 1937 to 24 March 1943
11th Earl of Scarbrough
(Lawrence) Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough, KG, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC, DL (27 July 1896 –
29 June 1969) was a
British
Conservative statesman.
Lumley was the son of
Brigadier General Osbert Lumley. He himself saw service in World War I with the 11th Hussars in France, 1916–1918. He continued to be attached
to the Yorkshire Dragoons, 1921–1937.
Lumley sat in the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Hull East 1922–29,
then York 1931–37. In 1923 he
was
Parliamentary Private Secretary to William Ormsby-Gore,
from 1924–26 to Sir Austen Chamberlain and subsequently to Anthony Eden. In 1937, he was appointed Governor of Bombay, serving until 1943.
Upon his return from India,
Lumley served as acting
Major-General in
World War II. Following the War, he continued his connections with the
Army, as an honorary colonel.
He succeeded to the
Earldom of Scarbrough in 1945 following the death of his uncle. He served
as
Lord Chamberlain from 1952 to 1963 and chancellor of the University of Durham from 1958 to 1969.
He was made a
Knight of the Garter in 1948.
THE SIR ROGER LUMLEY MEDAL WINNERS FOR 2010 – 2011 ARE:
Sir Roger Lumley Medal-Best All Round Girl Student: Aman Parhar
Sir Roger Lumley Medal-Best All Round Boy Student: Akshay
Desale
The other special prizes awarded in BARNES SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE along with their winners for 2010 – 2011 are as follows:
Air Chief Marshall Tipnis Award: Best Student - Rahul Ramchandani
Glynne Howell Debating Prize: Yamini Khedkar : Aman Parhar
Elsie Perkins Memorial Prize for English: Surbhi Dhuppad
Hodge Shield - Best All Round House: Spence
King Trophy – Athletics: Spence & Florence Nightingale
Spokes Cup - Cross country: Spence House
Riley Cup – Cricket: Royal
Cherian Art Prize: Vinayak Singh : Megna Patwal
Speck Trophy Best
Combined All Round House:
Spence & Florence Nightingale
Rotary Shield for Mathematics: Rahul Ramchandani
Thomson Award - Best in ICSE: Abhishek Singh
Henry Down Cup – Athletics: Spence
Easdon Cup -Sportsman 2009-10: Rohit Choudhari
Blanden Study Shield: Spence
Ashton Cup – Football: Royal




