Deeside College - Principals

Principals

• In 1952, Fred Roberts was appointed as 'Acting Principal'.
• In 1954, Dr Charles G Lyons, aged 47 took up his post as the first Principal of Flintshire Technical College, with the grand salary of £1,250. He retired in 1970.
• Dr Stan McLintock took over as Principal in 1970, having been in the college since 1954 as Head of Chemistry and Metallurgy.
• In 1975, Professor Dr G O Phillips became the new Executive Principal of the North East Wales Institute.
• Professor Dr G O Phillips stayed as Executive Principal of North East Wales Institute until 1992 and his successor Professor John Williams came in to oversee the development of higher education based in Wrexham.
• Dr Tony Walker was the first Principal of Deeside College in 1993 and he retired late 1996.
• In 1997, Wil Edmunds became Principal and in 2002 and was awarded the OBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
• David B Jones, Deeside College's Principal and Chief Executive, took up his position on 1 September 2004.