Lincoln University acknowledges with respect the passing of the following alumni, supporters and staff members, whose deaths have been notified since the last edition of the Alumni Newsletter:

Graydon Ross Alexander (BAgSc, 1988), Palmerston North, 24 July 2024, aged 58 

Arthur John (Jock) Allison (RFC, 1961; BAgSc, 1966; MAgSc, 1967), Dunedin, 11 May 2024, aged 80 

David Francis Anderson (DipAg, 1988; DipFM, 1989; Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme, 2016), Timaru, 26 July 2024, aged 57 

John Gordon Bennett (RFC, 1951; Intensive Course, 1954; DipVFM, 1956), Whanganui; 29 June 2024, aged 91 

Harold Guise (Guy) Brittan (DipVFM, 1955), Rangiora, 25 August 2024, aged 92 

William David (David) Bulman (RFC, 1956; DipVFM, 1961), Wellington, 12 September 2024, aged 87 

Brian Kennedy Cameron (BAgSc, 1956; LUSA President, 1955; LU Council Member 1980-2000; Bledisloe Medallist, 2001; LUAA President), Ashburton, 4 December 2024; aged 93

Ronald Munro (Ron) Carmichael (DipAg, 1965), Hamilton, 4 June 2024, aged 80 

John Edward George Chadwick (RFC, 1955; DipVFM, 1960), Margaret River, 30 August 2024, aged 86 

William Alan (Bill) Cleghorn (RFC, 1964; DipVFM, 1960), Rotorua, 5 August 2024, aged 86 

Ronald Ernest Coleman (Cert. Wool, 1970), Waikari, 14 June 2024, aged 73 

Malcolm Jerome Cotter (DipVFM, 1956), New Plymouth, 9 June 2024, aged 90 

Steven James Cranston (BAgSc, 2014), Whangarei, 4 September 2024, aged 43 

Robert John Muirhead (Rob) Crawford, (BComAg, 1984), Waitati, 14 May 2024, aged 70 

Stephen George Hunter (George) Denniston, (DipHort, 1958), Alexandra, 5 September 2024, aged 89 

Brett Martin Edwards Evans (Cert. Comm, 2006, BCom (VPM), 2010), Christchurch, 25 September 2024, aged 38 

Connor Christie Garden-Bachop (BSRM, Ram # 185), Christchurch, 17 June 2024, aged 25

James Alistair Hay Guild (DipAg, 1972), High Peak Station, 1 September 2024, aged 75 

Graham Allan Halstead (RFC, 1962, DipAg, 1966, DipVFM, 1967), Wellington, 17 October 2024, aged 80 

Maurice David Hardie (BComAg, 1984), Winton, 17 September 2024, aged 63 

John Michael (Jack) Harte (DipAg, 1957), Nelson, 8 May 2024, aged 90 

David Alan Heatherbell, (LU Staff – Viticulture), Nelson, 2 May 2024, aged 82 

Elizabeth Anne Hill (nee Findlay) (LU Supporter), Christchurch, 15 June 2024, aged 74 

Kay Michelle Holder (DipHort, 1979; DipP&R, 1983), Christchurch, 6 July 2024, aged 65 

Malcolm Ian Jensen (RFC, 1969, DipAg, 1973, DipVFM, 1974), Whangarei, 7 September 2024, aged 74 

John Gibson Laidlaw (Intensive Course, 1956), Christchurch, 11 October 2024, aged 89 

Ian Sangster Logan (DipAg, 1954), Gore, 7 June 2024, aged 90 

Aldous Roderick MacIvor (DipVFM, 1957; LU Staff 1969-1981), Waikanae, 16 August 2024, aged 89 

Allen David (David) Marsh (DipAg, 1968, DipVFM, 1969), Masterton, 20 November 2024, aged 78 

David Randall Marshall (RFC, 1951; DipVFM, 1957), Christchurch, 16 September 2024, aged 92 

Robert Andrew (Rob) Mathewson, (DipAg, 1962), Masterton, 6 November 2024, aged 84 

Kerry Andrew Mawhinney (DipP&R, 1980), Invercargill, 17 August 2024, aged 86 

Heather Ann McConachy (BLA), Auckland, 10 May 2024, aged 75 

Michael Thomas McLees (DipAg, 1986), Otautau, 21 August 2024, aged 58 

Russell Oliver Milligan (DipHort, 1971), Invercargill, 16 September 2024, aged 74 

Judith Dorothy (Judy/Jude) Morris (Dip Rural Secretarial Practice, 1985), Christchurch, 26 April 2024, aged 69 

David Julius (Dave) Musgrave (BAgSc, 1969; MAgSc, 1972), Timaru, 11 July 2024, aged 77 

Derek Robert Neal (BCM, 1995), Christchurch, 14 August 2024, aged 52 

John Allan Nimmo (RFC, 1950; DipVFM, 1955), Wellington, 28 June 2024, aged 92 

Arga Rifki Oktian (MEPM, 2023), Indonesia, 3 October 2024, aged 32 

Graham John Peard (DipAg, 1974; DipVFM, 1975), Gisborne, 18 May 2024, aged 72 

Michael Vincent Poff (DipVFM, 1948), Christchurch, 2 October 2024, aged 98 

Robin Wayne Pullan (RFC, 1965; DipAg, 1966, DipVFM, 1967), Te Kuiti, 11 July 2024 aged 80 

John Burnard Reade (BAgSc, 1984), Singapore, 23 July 2024, aged 63 

Robert Bruce Ripley (DipAg, 1969, DipVFM, 1970), Bunbury, WA, 5 May 2024, aged 77 

Ian Meredith Ritchie (BAgSc, 1966, MAgSc, 1969), Fielding, 18 June 2024, aged 82 

Mark Brian Schwass (BAgSc, 1983), Culverden, 12 June 2024, aged 63 

William Guy (Guy) Scott (BAgSc, 1969; MAgSc, 1975), Wellington, 9 July 2024, aged 80 

Hamish Douglas Hugh Simpson (BRM, 2003), Kaikoura, 18 July 2024, aged 44 

Michelle Isabella Culverhouse Spicer (BCM, 1991), Wellington, 31 May 2024, aged 55 

James Clifden (Clif) Tapper (DipAg, 1960), Cromwell, 26 September 2024, aged 86 

Julian Peter David (Jay) Thorpe (DipAg, 1958), Christchurch, 15 November 2024, aged 88 

Charles Edward Vavasour (DipAg, 1975), Howick, 17 July 2024, aged 70 

Gordon Lyn (Lyn) Walker (BAgSc, 1965), Christchurch, 24 April 2024, aged 82 

David Duncan Webster (RFC, 1956; Intensive Course, 1959; DipVFM, 1961), Christchurch, 30 July 2024, aged 86 

Andrew Norman (Andy) Welch (RFC, 1969; DipAg, 1969; DipVFM, 1970; Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme, 1984), Taupo, 23 May 2024, aged 77 

Edward Herbert (Ted) White (RFC, 1950; DipVFM, 1951), Gisborne, 17 May 2024, aged 97