Kenneth Calman - Personal Life

Personal Life

Professor Calman has received honorary degrees from the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Aberdeen, Nottingham, Newcastle, Birmingham, Stirling, Paisley, Westminster and Brighton, the Open University and Glasgow Caledonian University.

He has been President of The Boys' Brigade since September 2007, and addressed his first Council meeting as President at Tulliallan Castle in September 2008.

He married Anne Wilkie in 1967, and has a son and two daughters, one of whom is the comedian Susan Calman. He enjoys collecting cartoons and sundials, and has a dog named Mungo.

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