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The College was delighted to celebrate the appointment of The Honourable Robert Rayne as a Sir George Darwin Fellow Benefactor on 31st October, in recognition of his significant generosity to Darwin over many years. Mr Rayne was elected as an Honorary Fellow in 2004.
A distinguished business leader, financier and philanthropist, Mr Rayne was until recently Chair of the Rayne Foundation, and remains Chair of the Rayne Trust. The support of the Rayne Foundation, and the personal support of Mr Rayne’s father, Lord Rayne, were instrumental to the foundation of Darwin College in 1964. The Rayne Foundation and the Rayne Trust have recently contributed generously towards the planned Garden Room, which will sit underneath the 1960s Dining Hall, itself funded by the Rayne Foundation.
