Year: 1949 - 1953
Occupation: Educationist

Don was Director of Victoria’s Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) professional development programme – a programme he had worked with a consortium to develop in the late 1990s. He had a clear vision for how we should support students with special needs and how we can improve our schools and classrooms to cater for their needs. He believed in cooperative teaching and learning and had a huge influence on teaching practice in NZ as we move to inclusive classrooms. He was elected a Life Member of the Psychological Service Association, a Fellow of the New Zealand Psychological Society, an Associate of the NZEI and was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal for services to New Zealand. When he won the Dame Marie Clay Award, the President of the New Zealand Psychological Society commented that Dr Brown had been “an inspirational mentor, leader and teacher of educational and developmental psychologists and other education personnel, as well as a strong advocate for children’s rights and parental involvement in education”.

Year: 1949 - 1952
Occupation: Actor

Ken is a well known NZ actor, director and writer. He has worked in film, television( e.g.: Skin Deep, 479, Close to Home, Hunters Gold, Flying Doctors) Radio and theatre in the UK, New Zealand, and Australia since the 1960’s. He is best known internationally for his roles in Xena: Warrior Princess and Farscape. In New Zealand he is remembered as the boss in the popular sitcom Gliding On. He has an extensive career as a theatrical performer, and won many awards. In 1999 his performance as Vladimir in Waiting for Godot earned him the Best Actor award at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards. He was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2005. In 1991, the BBC published Blackburn’s book Blitz Kids, about the Bristol Blitz

Year: 1948 - 1952
Occupation: Fellow PENZ Physical Educator

Bob trained as a PE teacher and became a PE Adviser, Teachers College lecturer, University lecturer and Director of the New Zealand Council of Sport and Recreation. He is generally considered an expert on the history and practice of New Zealand Physical Education. He has always served organisations and has been president of Physical Education New Zealand, the Wellington Cancer Society, Ruapehu Ski Patrol, Tongariro Natural History Society and is currently president of the Guillan- Barre Syndrome Support Trust and has life membership of the Historic Places Trust, Physical Education New Zealand and the Tongariro Natural History Society. He has written several books and was awarded the Sir Alexander Gillies Medal for Outstanding Services to the Physical Education Profession

Year: 1948 - 1952
Occupation: Educationist

Peter began his teaching career as a PE teacher in 1956, he organised many new outdoor education experiences for students and was on the establishment committee of the outward bound school. In 1966 he became a Physical Education lecturer at North Shore Teachers’ College and focussed on developing the Health curriculum for schools and nurses. He played a key role in the development of the 1985 Health curriculum. He was awarded a Fellowship to Cardiff University to work on the Heart Beat programme. He led the NZ National Heart Foundation for 17 years. Since his retirement he has been fully involved in community affairs and received a Civic award for community services in 2005.

Year: 1948 - 1951
Occupation: Pacific Economics

Te’o graduated with an MA from the University of Washington in Seattle and gained his PhD from ANU. He is currently Professor at the Centre for Pacific Studies UNSW after working in many Pacific universities. He has been a consultant or researcher for many global organisations including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UNESCO and he has presented papers at many conferences He has written 7 books, 14 technical papers and numerous articles.