Jean Wilks (1917-2014) was a headmistress at The Hertfordshire and Essex High School and King Edward VI High School for Girls. She studied at North London Collegiate School and Somerville College, Oxford, where she was later made an honorary fellow. During her career, she served as governor and adviser to the Schools' Council, on the Public Schools Commission, as president of the Association of Headmistresses, and as the first female Pro-Chancellor of Birmingham University. When she retired in 1977, she was appointed CBE for services to education. Her brother was Hector Wilks. References 2014 deaths Women school principals and headteachers 1917 births Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford Fellows of Somerville College, Oxford Commanders of the Order of the British Empire