Dr Leah Tether, Course Leader for MA Publishing, has been elected as a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Stationers.

The formal process included an interview and concluded with a robing ceremony in April 2013.

The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers is a venerable institution dating back to 1403, when the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London approved the formation of a fraternity or Guild of Stationers. The modern Stationers has over 800 members from the complete range of trades within the visual and graphic communications industries, from paper, print, publishing, packaging, office products, newspapers, broadcasting and online media. Whilst embracing the digital age, the Stationers retains many of its traditions including a process of membership through nomination and interview culminating in a formal Freedom ceremony where a nominee officially becomes a Freeman.

Leah said of her connection with the institution:

'Anglia Ruskin's MA Publishing has a close relationship with the Stationers' Company. The Stationers provide an annual bursary to help a student with the costs of fees, as well as a crucial network of professionals in the trade who students can turn to for advice and mentoring. I am delighted that the Stationers have elected me as a Freeman, as this means I can now continue to cultivate this mutually beneficial relationship which helps to forge the next generation of publishers and provide the industry with its future stars.'

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