Students
We spent many enriching hours in his study learning things about languages we had never even thought about before. Eric helped me and others to grow and blossom as teachers. – Angela Blazy-O'Reilly Full tribute
Eric was an inspiration to so many students and I look back to times spent with him teaching, walking or discussing things, with great affection. – John Gower Full tribute
I also benefited from Eric Hawkins's new ideas on language teaching, but perhaps not in the way that he intended... – Robert Gurd Full tribute
When I was asked to name the most inspirational person I had ever known I had no hesitation in saying it was my old headmaster. – John Hutchings Full tribute
In Listening to Lorca, the Professor describes the experiences which formed his approach to language learning, including an encounter on the Anzio beachhead with a captured German schoolteacher turned Leutnant who had "almost everything in common with me". The book can be recommended to anyone with an interest in Calday, languages, or education in general. – Iain Salisbury Full tribute
I had the good fortune to be a student at Oldershaw Grammar School at the time when Eric Hawkins was our Head Master. He was greatly admired by all the boys, a strong disciplinarian and an inspirational head. – John Sidwell Full tribute
For me Mr Hawkins' greatest achievement was the 1949 exchange trip with the Lycée Henri IV in Poitiers. – Peter Urquhart Full tribute