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Andrew Winter, BSc, 1990
Since leaving UC Andrew has worked in international oil and gas exploration and production companies searching for oil and gas.
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Tim McLean, BE (Hons), 1988
Tim worked in manufacturing operations and general manager roles for 15 years in Australia across chemicals, plastics, packaging and coatings industries.
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Glenn Turner, BE (Hons), 1982
Glenn's career started in the Agricultural chemicals industry then moved to Oil and Gas with Shell, apart from a brief time in industrial fibreglass.
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John Rayner, PhD in Geography, 1965
John Rayner started life at UC as a lecturer in Geography, after arriving from his native England in 1961.
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Hana Schofield, LLB, 2002
In May 1992, twelve-year-old Hana fled the besieged city of Sarajevo. In 2002 she graduated from UC with degrees in Law and Russian.
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Warren Poh, BE (Hons), MEM, 2005
Warren works for Cosgroves, a Christchurch-based building services engineering consultancy, playing a leading role in the client liaison side of the business.
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Andrew Reid, MBA (Distinction), 2010
Andrew's curved path to the MBA course included working as a photojournalist in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war, and, more recently, running an aviation business.
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Helen Connon (1860-1903)
Helen Connon was the first woman student to be admitted to Canterbury College and graduated (BA) in 1880 - the
second
woman arts graduate in the British Empire.
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Ernest, Lord Rutherford
Nobel laureate, Lord Rutherford, known as ‘the father of the atom’ for his discovery of atomic structure, completed his degree at Canterbury College in 1894.
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Jack Erskine
Jack Erskine established a trust fund to be used to pay the fares and expenses of teaching staff to overseas countries.
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Sir Apirana Ngata
Apirana Ngata was the first Maori to graduate from the University of New Zealand and later became a renowned leader, land reformer and politician.
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Dame Ngaio Marsh
Marsh attended Canterbury College School of Art and was acclaimed internationally as an artist, playwright, actor, novelist and director.
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