Throughout her career, education and training have featured highly and, not surprisingly, this will be the focus for her term in office. She is firmly committed to the Society's role as an educational charity and is dedicated to expanding and delivering SDC courses worldwide.
A Chartered Colourist and Fellow of the SDC, Sue has been a Society member for over 20 years. Throughout this time, she has been involved in numerous technical committees and was awarded the Society's Gold Medal in 2006 for significant contribution to colour measurement.
The new president took office on Friday 18 April 2008, at a ceremony which was an integral part of the SDC Day of Celebration and saw her inaugural duties culminate in a presidential reception and dinner. This event was more colourful than usual – a reflection of Sue's forthcoming year in office – with the announcement of the winners of two global SDC competitions.
Another first for the evening was that it also included the first ever fashion show at this annual SDC event, with outfits provided by a local SDC Patron College, the University of Huddersfield.