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Class NotesAnido, David G H (PhD, ENGL, 1973) hasbeen appointed to the board of directorsof the Conference of Defence AssociationsInstitute in Canada. The institute is thesenior advisory body for the Canadiangovernment on issues related to defence,intelligence and anti-terrorism.Buchanan, Philip C (BSc, PHYS, 1981) taughtat St Andrew’s College for three years,then spent three years in the USA, andhas been back teaching in New Zealandfor eight years. He is currently executivedirector of CoroNet, a collaborative clusterof nine secondary and area schools forICT PD (Information and CommunicationTechnology Professional Development),which seeks to develop teaching andlearning and shared senior classes throughvideo conferencing, and incorporatescourses from four tertiary institutions.Button, E John (BA 1953; MA(Hons),ENGL, 1954), now retired, taught atsecondary level in France, New Zealandand Singapore. He has had six textbookspublished in Singapore and six localhistory books in New Zealand. His latest,Geraldine: the first 150 Years, is to belaunched in November.Carr-Smith, P Michael H (BCom, 1991) hasbeen working abroad in Asia and the USAfor the past 14 years in equity brokerage.Clark, Anthony (Arch) (MA(Hons), EDUC,1980) spent 16 years lecturing in Singapore.Since returning to New Zealand in 2001he has been teaching, lecturing andworking as a social worker. He is currentlylecturing in the University of Canterbury’sSchool of Social Work and Human Servicesand working as a supervisor for Refugeeand Migrant Services.Clarkson (née Littler), Sally M (BSc, GEOG,1999) worked in Wellington for the Ministryof Fisheries before moving to Auckland andstudying for a Master of Planning Practice.She now works as a planner in Auckland.Gardiner, David R (BEd/BSc, GEOG, 1998)has been teaching overseas and is nowco-owner and director of the Lonestar Cafeand Bar in Queenstown.Gledhill, Laura G (BSc 1994; MSc, BOTN,1997) joined the Ministry of Agricultureand Forestry as a quarantine assistant,becoming a quarantine officer atAuckland Airport, and is now a projectmanager, overseeing large-scale processimprovement projects within theorganisation.Gregg, Donald R (BSc, GEOL, 1948;MSc(Hons) 1951), now retired, was a parttimedemonstrator in the University’sgeology and physics departments (1948-50),then worked as a geologist for the NewZealand Geological Survey (1950-64). From1964 to 1971 he was keeper of geology at theCanterbury Museum, and from 1972 to 1991,director of the Tasmanian Museum and ArtGallery in Hobart, Australia. He also heldthe post of president of the National Trustof Australia in Tasmania (1991-94).Harris (née Harkness), Diana F (BA1968; MA(Hons), FREN, 1969) lectured atCanterbury University for a year beforetaking up a French Government Scholarshipto study at Grenoble University. She thenwent to London, where she managed acompany operating hotel barge cruisesin France. On returning to New Zealandshe joined a publishing company and hasworked as an editor ever since. She haswritten several books herself, includingchildren’s fiction and non-fiction, and isabout to publish a historical biography, TheSaga of Johnny Jones, in 2007.Harty, Simon R R (BE(Hons), ENCI, 2000)has worked for Transit New Zealand,Beca Carter Hollings and Ferner, andFletcher Construction in the cities ofDunedin, Christchurch and Aucklandsince graduating. His work has primarilyrevolved around state highways, includingmajor projects such as Dunedin’s FairfieldMotorway, Auckland’s Central MotorwayJunction Stage 1 Upgrade (Freeflow Alliance)and the Northern Busway project. He iscurrently traffic manager for the latter, ajob he says “is challenging, to say the least,given our 7 km worksite alongside, over andunder the Northern Motorway”.Hill, David J (LLM, 1963) retired as a partnerat Sydney legal firm Minter Ellison in 1998,continuing as a part-time consultant untilJune 2006 and completing 35 years ofservice.Hindle (née Mabey), Susan M (BSW(Hons),SOWK, 2004) worked as social worker andadmissions co-ordinator for Anglican AgedCare from March 2005 until February 2006,as the sole social worker in that team,before being offered a fulltime position as asocial worker for Alzheimers Canterbury.Hindle provides community support forpeople with dementia and their families,co-facilitates groups for carers and peoplewith dementia, and is involved in educationprogrammes.Hinchcliff, Dr John C (BA 1962; MA(Hons),PHIL, 1965) retired as vice-chancellor of AUT(Auckland University of Technology) andwas elected to the Auckland City Councilin 2004.Commerce graduate Maurice Newman with Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Business and Economics) Professor Nigel Healey.Jones, Dr Jeffrey A (BE(Hons), ENCI,1969) has retired after 17 years as chiefexecutive of Environment Bay of Plentyfor the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.He was awarded an honorary doctorateby Waikato University in April 2006 andis currently deputy president of theInstitution of Professional Engineers ofNew Zealand (IPENZ).Lawry, Ammie C (BA, POLS, 2005) isworking in the Southern RegionalCommercial team for Crane Distribution asa contracts estimator, costing projects inthe commercial plumbing industry.Lockwood, Dr David J (BSc(Hons), 1964;MSc 1966; PhD, PHYS, 1969) of the NationalResearch Council of Canada was awardedthe 2005 Brockhouse Medal of theCanadian Association of Physicists foroutstanding achievement in condensedmatter and material physics. He was alsoawarded the 2005 Henry Marshall ToryMedal of the Royal Society of Canadafor outstanding research in a branch ofastronomy, chemistry, mathematics,physics, or an allied science, for hisseminal work on quantum confinementeffects in semiconductor nanostructures.The University of Canterbury awarded himan honorary Doctor of Science in 2000.McLauchlan (née Alexander), Helen F(BSLT, 1998) worked as a speech therapist inthe Hutt Valley and Napier before leavingNew Zealand in 2002 for the UK. She hasheld various locum positions in London,the most recent being team leader SLTPhoto: Linton Photography42 Canterbury Magazine
for acute inpatients at St George’sHospital, London.Meisner, Karey E (MEd, EDUC, 2005)is employed at the Health & DisabilityCommissioner’s Advocacy Service inChristchurch. He works with peoplereceiving health services to ensure thecode of rights is being maintained, andruns education programmes forhealthcare providers, consumers andthe wider community.Narayan, Praneita S (BForSc, FORE, 2002)was employed by two of Fiji’s majorforestry companies, Fiji Pine Ltd andFiji Hardwood Corporation, from 2003to 2006. She is currently on a two-yearstudy leave to complete a master’s degreein international and tropical forestry inGoettingen, Germany.Newman, Maurice L, OBE, DSC (BCom,ACCY, 1941; FCA) entered the family firm ofFerons, a fish marketing and processingcompany in Christchurch, in 1933, workinghis way up to managing director andproprietor after WWII, in which he servedas a lieutenant attached to the Royal Navy.After Ferons merged with the TimaruFishing Company, Newman openedthe first salmon farm in the southernhemisphere at Pupu Springs near Takaka,and became managing director of the ML Newman & Co Ltd group of companies.He served on three trade missions openingmarkets for New Zealand fisheriesproducts in Australia and the Far East,was president of the New Zealand FishingIndustry Association (1951-6; 1971-4) andwas president of the Canterbury Chamberof Commerce (1973-74). In 1994 he wasawarded the OBE for services to industryand the community.Nieuwenhuijsen, Judith C M (BA/LLB,FREN/LAWS, 2001) was a governmentsolicitor for the Dutch Ministry of Justice’sImmigration Service and is currentlyemployed in Amsterdam as a legalconsultant for Foursquare Relocation,which specialises in employee relocationservices.Penlington, The Hon Peter G S (LLB, LAWS,1956) tutored in the Law School in the early1960s and practised as a barrister andsolicitor at Christchurch legal firm YoungHunter, where he became a partner. Heworked as a barrister from 1977 onwardsand was appointed QC in 1978 and a highcourt judge in December 1990, retiring in2000. He is currently judge of the Court ofAppeal in Fiji.Pole, J Richard (BA, POLS, 2004) has beenworking as a medical doctor in Nelson,Marlborough, and recently moved toBoston, USA, to undertake an MBA atHarvard Business School on a FulbrightScholarship and Knox Fellowship.Rowlands, Frank J (BA, GEOG, 1990)became a bus driver in 1991, fulfilling anearly childhood ambition. “My family,friends, and university colleagues wereeither upset or amused.” Rowlands,however, says the overall experience hasbeen rewarding.Saba, Tarazullah (ME, ENME, 2004)was a product design engineer withWindsor Engineering and Fisher andPaykel from 1994 to 1999 and is currentlythe senior wind power engineer with PBPower in Australia.Smith, Nigel P (BCom, MGMT, 2001) isa project manager for a medical devicecompany in Colorado, USA. He is marriedwith one daughter and another child onthe way.Sriboonlue, Sarina (BE(Hons), ENCI, 2003)graduated from the University of Arizonawith a master’s degree in agriculturaland biosystems engineering in 2005 andis now working for Malcolm Pirnie, anenvironmental consulting firm in Irvine,California (USA).Stanbridge, Dr Kate (BSc, PSYC, 1998)graduated from Otago University in 2005with a medical degree and is now workingas a house officer at Christchurch Hospital.Tan, Richard H K (BSc, 1978; MSc 1980;PhD, PSYC, 1986) worked for Child, Youthand Family’s Specialist Services for 17years, and was then the South Islandregional manager for the ProblemGambling Foundation for two years. He iscurrently a research fellow at the Centreon Behavioural Health at Hong KongUniversity and a research associate for theNational Institute for Public Health andMental Health Research at AUT (AucklandUniversity of Technology), New Zealand.Tocker, Jim M (MCom, 1945) graduatedwhile serving in the Royal New Zealand AirForce in New Zealand and the South Pacificas a medium bomber, reconnaissanceand transport pilot, flying Hudsons andVenturas. He was also a flying instructorfor Tiger Moths (1942) and Venturas (1945).After his discharge in 1945, Tocker joinedChristchurch accountancy firm Nicholls,North and Nicholls, becoming a partner in1953 until his retirement in 1982. He wasthe first fulltime secretary of the NewZealand Society of Accountants, and from1983 to 1998, a part-time Canterbury auditinspector for the New Zealand Law Society.Tritt, Stephen P (BE, ENME, 1978)completed a postgraduate diploma inmanagement at the Waikato ManagementSchool and in 2006 graduated with aDiploma in Economic Development fromAUT (Auckland University of Technology).He is a member of the WaikatoManagement School Stakeholders Forum,an advisory board member for Students inFree Enterprise (SIFE) and a judge for theannual Waikato Chamber of CommerceBusiness awards. His career in the energyindustry took him from transmissionand thermal generation to hydroengineering,then generation developmentin geothermal, landfill gas and windtechnologies. Now based in Hamilton withNew Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Tritt’srole is to stimulate sustainable economicgrowth across diverse North Islandcommunities, from Taupo and Te Kuiti tothe Waikato and Coromandel.Ward, Kathryn M (BE(Hons), ENEL, 1979)joined the New Zealand ElectricityDepartment when it became a state ownedenterprise, and eight years later joinedconsulting group Design Power, where sheworked for 10 years. Currently she worksfor Beca Carter Hollings and Ferner.Ward, Trevor J (BE(Hons) ENCI, 1967)immigrated to Canada a year aftergraduating and went on to completemaster’s degrees in transportationengineering and business. Specialising intraffic and transportation engineering,he has had his own consulting companysince 1988, Ward Consulting Group, with acurrent staff of seven.Willis, Jeremy J (BA, ENGL, 1996) has beenliving in London since 1996, working for theprofessional services firms Andersen andPricewaterhouseCoopers. He completed anMBA at the University of Warwick in 2005.Woods, Lisa J (BE(Hons), ENCI, 2006) isworking as a graduate engineer for HolmesConsulting Group in Auckland.Young, Dr Brent R (BE(Hons) 1986; ME 1987;PhD, ENCH, 1993) returned to New Zealandin January 2006 after 15 years’ experienceas an engineer and academic in Australiaand Canada. He now holds a seniorlectureship in chemical and materialsengineering at the University of Auckland.His return coincides with the publicationof the second edition of a book he coauthored,A Real-Time Approach to ProcessControl, published by John Wiley.Summer 2006 43
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