McMeekan Memorial Award

The McMeekan Memorial Award recognises a outstanding recent individual or joint contribution to animal production in New Zealand or the Society. The term 'recent' means within the last five years. Nominations must be submitted to the Executive Secretary by the end of September each year.

The McMeekan Memorial Award is in honour of a NZSAP foundation member, past president and distinguished leader in animal production research and administration, in New Zealand and throughout the world. "Mac" had a tremendous influence on New Zealand agricultural research and was instrumental in the development of Ruakura as a world renowned agricultual research centre.

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Recent McMeekan awards have been:

Dr Geoff Asher   Fallow deer research, 2000. View oration
Dr Geoff Nicoll   Landcorps' InnerVision and Carwell programmes, 1999. View oration
Dr Brian Wickham   Contribution to the dairy industry, genetic improvement, 1998. View oration
Dr Neville Grace   Trace element requirements, 1997. View oration
Dr John Smith   Nutritional components contributing to the "flushing effect" in sheep, 1995. View oration
Mr George Davis   Inverdale Gene, 1994. View oration
Dr Ken McNatty   Reproductive physiology of the Booroola gene, Ovagen, 1992. View oration
Prof Andrew Sykes Animal Science Education, 1991. View oration
Dr Peter Fennessy   Deer Research, carcass composition, 1990. View oration
Dr K.E. Jury 1988. View oration
Dr J.N. Clarke 1986. View oration
Dr A.M. Bryant 1984. View oration
Dr K.L. Macmillan 1983. View oration
Dr K.R. Drew 1981. View oration
Dr G.H. Hight 1980. View oration
Dr A.E. Gibson 1979. View oration
Dr P.H. Elworthy 1978. View oration
Dr A.L. Rae 1977. View oration
Dr J.B. Hutton 1976. View oration
Dr P. Shannon 1975. View oration

last updated 17/06/2002