1990 - 1999
Details of Alumnus of the Year award recipients prior to 2000.
| 1999 | Ian Rankin | MA English Language, 1982 | An award winning crime writer, Ian Rankin is the author of the Inspector Rebus novels. |
| 1998 |
Allan Little |
MA Politics and Modern History, 1982 | BBC foreign correspondent, who has reported from 39 countries in the past decade including Bosnia, South Africa and Russia. |
| 1997 |
The Rt Hon Sir David Steel KBE MSP |
MA, 1960, LLB, 1962 | Former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and Member for Lothians. Former Leader of the Liberal Party and former Rector of the University. |
| 1996 |
Dr Emmanuel Evans-Anfom |
MB ChB, 1947 | Contributed significantly to the development of medicine in the Congo and to medical education in Ghana. |
| 1995 |
Jean Allison |
BMus, 1962 | Principal Teacher of Music at Wester Hailes Education Centre. |
| 1994 |
Stella Rimington |
MA English Language, 1958 | Former Director General of the Security Service. |
| 1993 |
Dr Roualeyn Fenton-May |
BSc Chemical Engineering, 1967 | Director of Operations Development at the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, USA. |
| 1992 |
Judge David Edward |
LLB, 1962 | Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and former Salvesen Professor at the University. |
| 1991 |
Dr Sheila McKechnie |
MA Politics & History, 1970 | Director of the Consumers’ Association, former National Director of Shelter from 1985 to 1995, coordinating the campaign for the homeless. |
| 1990 |
Dr Sorley MacLean |
MA Hons English, 1933 | Gaelic poet and man of letters. The University’s creative writer in residence from 1973 to 1975. |