Dianne Marie Willcocks CBE DL (born 5 May 1945)[1] was the Vice-Chancellor of York St John University until retirement in April 2010 and is a former Deputy Principal of Sheffield Hallam University.
She received a Dip.M from Ealing College of Higher Education in 1966, and a BSc (Hons) in Human Sciences from the University of Surrey in 1976.
Willcocks worked as Director of Research at the University of North London.
[3] She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
[4] After retirement, Willcocks has continued her work in gerontology as Chair of the Wilf Ward Family Trust, as a Patron of Older Citizens Advocacy, York, and has served as Health Champion for York’s Older Person’s Assembly.