Arthur Ward (dairy researcher)
Sir Arthur Hugh Ward KBE (25 March 1906 – 1 November 1993) was a New Zealand accountant, dairy researcher and administrator, company director and university chancellor. He was born in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, in 1906.[1]
Ward was chancellor of Massey University from 1976 to 1980.[2] In the 1961 New Year Honours, Ward was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the dairy industry,[3] and he was promoted to Knight Commander of the same order, for services to the dairy industry and education, in the 1979 Queen's Birthday Honours.[4] He was awarded an honorary DSc by Massey University in 1991.[1]
References
- ^ a b Rowe, Margaret. "Arthur Hugh Ward". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ "Past Officers and Members of the Council and Honourary Graduates". Massey University. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "No. 42233". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1960. p. 8928.
- ^ "No. 47871". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 16 June 1979. p. 27.
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