Our Committee
The BSHP is run by volunteers who give their time freely to the association.
Officers
Professor Mark Nesbitt
President
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The President chairs BSHP's meetings and represents the Committee and the Society as a whole to external organisations.
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Mark Nesbitt is the curator of the Economic Botany Collection at Kew Gardens and author, with Kim Walker, of Just the Tonic: a Natural History of Tonic Water.
Catherine Walker
Vice President
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The Vice-President acts as the President's deputy.
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Catherine Walker is the Museum Manager at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Matthew Johnston
​Honorary Secretary
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The Honorary Secretary provides secretarial support to the Committee and also acts as the Society's membership Secretary.
Matthew Johnston is a museum professional with an interest in collections information and documentation. He worked at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum from 2013-2020.
Dr Jemma Houghton
Honorary Treasurer
The Treasurer oversees the finances of the Society by processing payments and invoices promptly, and keeping the Society's accounts.
Other committee members
Dr Kim Walker
Programme Secretary, Gazette & Website
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​Kim has a PhD in the history of medicine and is a researcher for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and an Honorary Research Associate at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Briony Hudson
Social Media Officer
& Conference Organiser
conference@bshp.org
The Conference Organiser plans, organises and publicises the annual conference, and takes bookings from delegates.
Briony Hudson is Director of Amersham Museum and a freelance pharmacy historian and lecturer.
Dr Stuart Anderson
Editor
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The Pharmaceutical Historian's Editor liaises with contributors, receives and edits articles and sees the journal through its publication process.Stuart Anderson is editor of Making Medicines: A Brief History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals (Pharmaceutical Press, 2005).
Additional committee members: Roy Allcorn; Dr John Crellin; Dr Christopher Duffin; Abigail Heath; Mike Jepson.
Past Presidents
1967 - Mr James C Bloomfield
1968, 1969 - Mr Leslie Matthews
1970, 1971, 1972 - Dr Melvin Earles
1973 - Dr T Douglas Whittet
a1976, 1977 - Dr Juanita Burnby
1978, 1979 - Miss D Ann Hutton
1980, 1981 - Mr Arthur Wright
1982, 1983 - Dr William E Court
1984, 1985 - Mr A G Mervyn Madge
1986, 1987, 1988 - Mr John E Steane
1989, 1990 - Dr Melvin Earles
1991, 1992 - Mr William A Jackson
1993, 1994 - Dr David B Jack
1995, 1996 - Mr Anthony C Morson
1997, 1998 - Dr John A Hunt
1999 - Mrs Enid Lucas-Smith
2000, 2001 - Dr Peter M Worling
2002, 2003, 2004 - Dr Stuart Anderson
2005, 2006 - Dr Shirley Ellis
2007, 2008 - Dr Michael H Jepson
2009, 2010 - Mr Roger C Mills
2011, 2012 - Mr Trevor Whaley
2013, 2014 - Ms Briony Hudson
2015, 2016 - Mr Roy Allcorn
2017-2021 - Mr Peter Homan
2021-2024 - Dr Chris Duffin
Other past committee members include: Roy Allcorn, Selina Hurley, ...
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