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CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MASSEY UNIVERSITY [ 1 ] CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MASSEY UNIVERSITY 2014 Class reunion booklet Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Massey University! Massey agricultural College became Massey University on January 1 1964, 50 years ago this January! in March 2014 a series of reunions were held to celebrate Massey’s 50th year. this booklet contains contributions from students and staff that attended, or wanted to attend, but couldn’t. Massey University alumni relations thanks all those that came to the reunions or contributed to this booklet... and takes no responsibility for the content provided! the following graduating class reunions were held: early years - 1955 tuesday 11 March 2014 Classes of 1956 - 1960 thursday 13 March 2014 Classes of 1961 - 1964 tuesday 18 March 2014 Classes of 1965 - 1979 thursday 20 March 2014 Main Building 1961. CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MASSEY UNIVERSITY [ 5 ] 2014 Class reUnion booklet • enid Hills (1912 - 2012) • John Millett • David buxton Certificate in Poultry farming 1933 Diploma in Agriculture 1962 Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1968, Diploma in Business Studies (PR) 1992 • Paddy bassett (nee elsie thorpe) • James Henry (Din) richardson Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1942, Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1962 • Mike Winterbourn Diploma in Agriculture 1946 Doctor of Science 1969 • John reid • brookes Des Forges (1930 - 2009) Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1962 • Dalsukh Patel Diploma in Agriculture 1950 Diploma in Dairy Technology 1969 • David Dennis • Dr brian Molloy Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1962 • Dr eileen Fair Diploma in Agriculture 1951 Master of Science 1969 • brian Davies • Bill Doreen Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1962 • Jane o (Henderson) Markotsis Diploma of Horticulture 1952 Bachelor of Technology robin Fenwick • (Food Technology) 1969 • Hazel riseborough Bachelor of Agriculture Science Diploma in Wool and Wool 1962, Master of Agriculture 1964 • John Cary Technology 1953, Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Agricultural Science 1969 1982, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) • Clive Palmer 1984, PhD (Social Sciences) 1988 Master of Agriculture Science 1962, • Janis swan (nee trout) Diploma in Education 1972 Bachelor of Technology • Peter MacGillivray (Biotechnology) 1969, Master of Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1953 • Fred McCausland Technology (Biotechnology 1971 Bachelor of Arts 1964, • rod Dennis Diploma in Education 1972 • roger Macbean Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1954 Bachelor of Technology (Food • Win rockell Technology) 1970 • Graham simpson Bachelor of Science 1965 Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1954, • Donald bishop Master of Agriculture Science 1956 • anthony bellvé Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1971 • Fred ellis Bachelor of Agriculture Science Diploma in Wool and Wool 1965, Master of Agriculture Science • Greg buzza Technology 1955 1968 Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1971 • alex buchanan • tom Mandeno • neville Chandler Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1957 Diploma in Agriculture 1966 Master of Agriculture Science 1973 • Geoffrey Moss • russ ballard • Wendy Dalley Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1957 Bachelor of Agriculture Science Bachelor of Arts (Humanities) 1976 1967, Master of Agriculture Science • Florence trout Geoff Miller 1969 • Bachelor of Arts 1990, Master of Class of 1958 • Clare (Green) Callow Philosophy (Social Sciences) 2000 • stuart Chambers Bachelor of Agricultural Science • sylvia irwin Wakem Diploma in Agriculture 1959 1968 Diploma of Horticulture, Master of • ian trass • Doug Gibbs Arts 1990, Graduate Diploma in Adult Diploma in Agriculture 1960 Bachelor of Agriculture Science Learning and Teaching 2007 1968, Master of Agriculture Science • Clyde Morriss 1971, Postgraduate Diploma in Diploma in Agriculture 1961 Development Studies 1991 *PLEASE NOTE: Some contributions have been shortened due to available space. Contributions and images are listed in no particular order. Stories have been contributed from alumni from the 1950 - 1970s. Some stories have been sourced from Massey publications or archives. Renovations to the Main Building, 1979. CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MASSEY UNIVERSITY [ 7 ] alex buCHanan after cyclone ofa in 1990 Massey put me on their staff as on completing the horticultural course at Massey, i took up FreD ellis Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1957 a senior lecturer and seconded me to University of the the growing and hybridising of lilies as a full time business, Diploma in Wool and Wool Technology 1955 south Pacific, samoa to teach agricultural extension and which lasted nearly 60 years. this is brief story of what happened to one city-bred former alex buchanan was at Massey from 1953-56. he was one management skills to the final year students. i wrote text May 1950 was capping week, so all the students on campus student of the old Massey agricultural College 1951- 52 Dip. of four australians who did the b agr sc (Dairy technology) books for these courses. one titled “survival skills for new participated. the horticultural floats were ‘Chamber Music’ ag. (sheep) 53-54 Dip. Wool)). firstly, i was so keen to learn degree, sponsored by the victorian Department of Managers” was published in eight countries. the singapore and a ‘beer garden’. the girls of the course, acquired farming, i started at 19 when i should have had at least a agriculture. he later did an Msc degree at iowa state institute of Management published this book and asked me the ‘Potties’ and we who were dressed accordingly, and year on a sheep run. however, i succeeded in qualifying University and a PhD at london University. to make it into a three-day workshop. i flew to singapore 31 masterfully, thrashed the potties, much to everyone’s and spent the next two years wool classing on Wairarapa times to run this workshop and i also ran them in indonesia, he joined Csiro in 1963 and developed a high protein milk delight. stations and in Wellington stores and a timaru fine wool sri lanka and thailand. biscuit. sales to the australian government alone were store and in southland. 4,700. Csiro also financed a stockpile of 100 tonnes which the course in horticulture presented many opportunities. We i learned much from these experiences and wrote a series was used to respond quickly to emergency situations started a nursery in 1956 in levin, growing principally lilies then came the chance to travel and a wool classing friend, of books on communication, training adults and management around the world. and it was not long before we had attracted the attention gavin Dowling, and i were offered jobs to take 140 stud skills. these have been published in many countries and in of the largest lily grower in the world, Mr de graaff, of the sheep (merinos, corriedales, romneys ewes, rams and buchanan later went to thailand where he developed a many languages. eight have been converted into e-books United states of america, who visited our nursery with Dr hoggets to rio grande in south brasil from Port Chalmers new infant weaning food which is still being produced and are available from amazon.com. My travel and work yeates in 1966. June and July 1957). the ship was a new Zealand shipping commercially by kasetsart University in bangkok. this led to adventures have been published in a book titled “rolling on”. Co. refrigerated cargo vessel, the 10,000-ton Papanui. We this was one of the greatest opportunities that a young him staying in south east asia for 13 years with responsibility were virtually landlubbers as my only sea-going experience horticulturist could wish for, Mr de graaff, owner and for the asean-australia economic Co-operation Program, was the inter-island ferry! which is also still operating with the asean countries. I owe a great debt to my Massey Director of the oregon bulb farms in the Usa invited me to his 200 acre farms for three months, to observe and work space does not permit a detailed account, but there were alex was elected to the australian academy of training and I am very grateful. in his nursery and how they raised lilies commercially. i some terrifying times and no way of resigning! a bit like technological sciences and engineering and awarded an saw hybridising, the selection of bulbs out in the field for soldiers going ‘over the top’ for the first time.s uffice to say order of australia Medal in 2009. that after rounding the horn, things became much easier. bill Doreen propagation, flowers being selected for flower shows, and one aspect we hadn’t reckoned was, being mid-winter, it Diploma of Horticulture 1952 florist shops.i had the opportunity to work in all departments. GeoFFrey Moss We were then able, back in new Zealand, to establish our got dark around 3pm and dawn at 9am, leaving us to squeeze Bachelor of Agriculture Science 1957 Massey College had their own ‘Chamber Music society’ own business, lilies international ltd, along the same lines in as much work as possible into a much shorter time. – Massey Style for the annual parade through the city of as oregon bulb farms. We became the largest lily bulb farm arriving at our destination, we spent the next 13 months My Massey degree led to an interesting and adventurous Palmerston north in 1950. in the southern hemisphere. career. i graduated b.agr.sc in 1957. (only 14 graduated at touring the state of rio grande do sul writing reports for our Massey College that year.) i was a farm advisory officer i was a student in 1950 and five years after thes econd World We built a large company covering some 50 acres for the employers in a woollen mill in san Paulo. War, veterans were still coming to Massey, being trained for commercial breeding of lilies in sandersonia. My wife, for 12 years working in the Wanganui and taranaki areas at the end of this time i moved to england and continued farming careers, wool classing, dairying, sheep farming and who made a large contribution to the development of the before being transferred to Wellington to service and train in the wool trade for a further year, before returning on a horticulture etc.