In 1959 the Governing Body consisted of 12 members, five of whom were appointed by the London County Council, three represented departments of the Civil Service, two represented Local Government, one the County Councils' Association and one the University of London (CWC/4/1/1).
In 1965 responsibility for the College was transferred to the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA). Under Section 1 of the Education (No.2) Act, 1968, the Governing Body consisted of nineteen people. Thirteen were appointed by ILEA, the principal and deputy principal were ex-officio members and there were four co-opted members from the field of education and teaching. The governors oversaw the conduct of the College and all proposals affecting the general conduct and educational policies were submitted to the Governors.
Tyrone Goh was made an Honorary Doctor of Science of the University in 2005.
Staff member, Faculty of Administrative Studies, Polytechnic of the South Bank
Professor Anthony Giddens is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters in October 1997.
Giddens was appointed to a life peerage on 16 June 2004 as Baron Giddens, of Southgate in the London Borough of Enfield.
The Vickers Building on Keyworth Street was formerly used by a printing machine factory company called Vickers and was purchased by the Polytechnic in 1987.
In 1989 South Bank Poly-Enterprises Limited took out a contract with the construction company Mansells Ltd to convert the former Vickers Building into suitable accommodation for the Student Union, as part of an overall conversion programme. There was an agreement between South Bank Poly-Enterprises Limited and South Bank Polytechnic for South Bank Poly-Enterprises Limited to pay all costs incurred and be reimbursed by the Polytechnic.
It was renovated and renamed the George Overend Building, after a former member of the governing body. From September 1990 it housed the Student Union. The building was demolished in 2007 to make way for K2.
Dean of Quality Initiatives and Executive Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor, 1992.
Principal of the Borough Polytechnic Institute 1956-1965
School of Legal, Political and Social Sciences, South Bank University