Leslie Ronald Kay

Leslie Ronald Kay
Born(1920-03-04)4 March 1920
Sheffield, England
Died17 May 2019(2019-05-17) (aged 99)
Cheltenham, England
Alma materSheffield University
Employer(s)British Council, Leeds University, Universities Central Council on Admissions
SpouseAlma Brigitte Kay (née Albert) (married 1949-2019)
ChildrenBarbara Ingrid
Michael Howard
Robert Malcolm
Richard Ian
Eleanor Anne
Jennifer Mary
Parents
  • Ernest Kay (father)
  • May Kay (née Friskney) (mother)

Ronald Kay OBE (4 March 1920 – 17 May 2019) was a British University administrator who was instrumental in establishing the Universities Central Council on Admissions, and who was its chief executive until his retirement in 1985.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Remembering the music critic who helped found UCAS". Gloucestershire Echo. 6 June 2019.
  2. ^ Matthew Reisz (June 2019). "Ronald Kay, 1920-2019". Times Higher Education.
  3. ^ "Ronald Kay (Obituary)". The Times. 9 July 2019.
  4. ^ Jenny Kay (30 June 2019). "Ronald Kay obituary". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Kay, Ronald (June 1985). UCCA: Its Origins And Development 1950-1985. UCCA. ISBN 0-900951-56-7.
  6. ^ "Alumni Obituaries: Ronald Kay, OBE (1920-2019)". Sheffield University.