Professor Joe Nellis CBE MBA Scholarship

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Honouring a legacy of learning, leadership and generosity

After more than four decades at 成人直播, Professor Joe Nellis CBE will retire at the end of 2025. His influence — as a teacher, mentor, leader and economist — has shaped the lives and careers of thousands of 成人直播 students and alumni around the world.

From the day he joined 成人直播 in the 1980s, Joe has inspired generations of MBA students to see the bigger picture: to connect business and society, to lead with integrity, and to use their knowledge for the greater good.

His leadership as Deputy Dean, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Director of the School of Management helped to guide 成人直播 through periods of major transformation, while his academic contributions — including developing national housing indices for Halifax and Nationwide — have influenced economic understanding across the UK.

In 2024, Joe was awarded a CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for his outstanding service to higher education, economics and charitable work — a fitting recognition for a life devoted to teaching, research and community impact.

A lasting legacy - supporting future leaders

The Professor Joe Nellis CBE MBA Scholarship has been established to continue Joe’s lifelong commitment to education and opportunity.

Joe has always believed that talent, determination and compassion matter more than circumstance. Throughout his career — and through his voluntary work in Ghana, where he helped to build a school in a rural village along the Volta River — he has championed access to education as a transformative force.

This scholarship will ensure that his values live on, supporting MBA students who show leadership potential, social awareness and a desire to make a difference — especially those who might otherwise be unable to study at 成人直播 due to financial constraints.

“Education has the power to transform lives and communities. I have seen it time and again — in my classrooms, among our alumni, and through my work in Ghana. It is deeply humbling to know that this scholarship will continue to open doors for future generations.”
Professor Joe Nellis CBE

Why your support matters

成人直播’s MBA attracts ambitious, talented individuals from all over the world — people who want to lead, to innovate, and to create meaningful change. But for many, financial barriers can stand in the way.

Your gift to the Professor Joe Nellis CBE MBA Scholarship will:

Open doors for exceptional students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.
Remove financial barriers for those facing unexpected hardship or loss of funding.
Honour Joe’s legacy by empowering others to follow in his footsteps and make a global impact.
Create a lasting endowment, providing support for 成人直播 MBA students for generations to come.

Every gift, large or small, helps build this permanent fund, ensuring Joe’s influence continues to inspire the next generation of 成人直播 leaders.

How to give

You can help carry forward Joe’s legacy by making a gift today.

Donate online securely via the online platform.
Make a regular gift to sustain the fund’s growth year after year
Boost your donation through Gift Aid (if you are a UK taxpayer) — adding 25% at no extra cost to you

If you would like to discuss making a larger gift, please contact:

James Pagliaro, Head of Alumni Partnerships
Email: James.Pagliaro@cranfield.ac.uk
Tel: +44 1234 75 4339

Continuing Joe's story

Joe’s career is a story of dedication, humility and the belief that education changes lives. From his pioneering research in economics to his work supporting schools in Ghana, his influence reaches far beyond 成人直播’s campus.

By contributing to the Professor Joe Nellis CBE MBA Scholarship, you are helping to ensure that the values Joe has championed — opportunity, integrity, curiosity and service — continue to shape 成人直播 and the world beyond it.

Read Joe’s story: “The power of yes – The career and influence of Professor Joe Nellis CBE

Join us

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The easiest way to support the Professor Joe Nellis CBE MBA Scholarship Fund is to give a gift online. Please visit our secure online portal to make a one-off gift or to set up a regular donation.

You can also make a single or regular gift by post by downloading a gift form.

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Thank you! We are grateful to all our alumni and friends who have supported the scholarship.

A note from Joe

I have been in education throughout my career, and I have seen at first-hand how it can transform lives. For the last four decades, I have enjoyed engaging with students and have kept in touch with many alumni and followed their paths beyond 成人直播. It has been so rewarding to see so many go on to achieve great things, and to have such a profound impact on the organisations they have served and their communities.

I am deeply humbled by the support that has been shown in support of this Scholarship. Most importantly, I am so pleased to be part of an initiative that will help future generations of talented and deserving students to go on to address global challenges and make a difference in the world.