Lincoln University (New Zealand)

Short description: New Zealand university

Lincoln University

Te Whare Wānaka O Aoraki

Former name

| Canterbury Agricultural College
Motto| Scientia et industria cum probitate (Latin)

Motto in English

| Science and industry with integrity
Type| Public agricultural research university
Established| 1878
1990 (university status)
Endowment| Template:NZD (31 December 2021)[1]
Chancellor| Bruce Gemmell[2]
Vice-Chancellor| Bruce McKenzie (acting)[3]

Academic staff

| 294

Administrative staff

| 349
Students| 2695 (EFTS, 2017) [4]
Undergraduates| 1577
Postgraduates| 879

Doctoral students

| 329 (2017) [5]
Location|

Lincoln, Canterbury

New Zealand

Campus| University town
58 ha (143 acres)
Website| www.lincoln.ac.nz

Lincoln University (Māori: Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki) is a public university in New Zealand that was formed in 1990 when Lincoln College, Canterbury was made independent of the University of Canterbury. Founded in 1878, it is the oldest agricultural teaching institution in the Southern Hemisphere. It remains the smallest university in New Zealand (by enrolment) and one of the eight public universities. The campus is situated on 50 ha (120 acres) of land located about 15 km (9 mi) outside the city of Christchurch, in Lincoln, Canterbury.

In 2018 Lincoln University had 2695 Equivalent Full Time Students (EFTS) and 633 full-time equivalent staff (188 Academic, 135 Administration and Support, 65 Research and Technical, 273 Farms and Operational).[6]

Lincoln University is a member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Management and governance
* 2.1 List of directors, principals, and vice-chancellors
* 2.2 List of chairs of the board of governors and college council, and chancellors
* 3 Student life
* 4 Campus buildings
* 5 Academic units
* 6 Research
* 7 Rankings
* 8 Notable people
* 8.1 Alumni
* 8.2 Honorary degrees
* 8.3 Faculty
* 8.4 Rhodes Scholars from Lincoln
* 9 See also
* 10 Notes
* 11 References
* 12 External links

## History

The Lincoln School of Agriculture in 1881

Lincoln University began life in 1878 as the School of Agriculture of Canterbury University College, opening in July 1880.[7] By 1885 it had 56 students, 32 of them in residence, and all classes were held in the main building (later known as Ivey Hall). The teaching staff included the head of the school William Ivey (who taught agriculture), George Gray (Chemistry and Physics), who remained on staff until 1915, Eric Manley Clarke (mathematics, surveying, and book-keeping; son of the English geodesist Alexander Ross Clarke),[8] and part-time lecturer Thomas Hill (Veterinary Science).[7][9]

The 660 acres (270 ha) college farm was worked by the students, who took part in ploughing, milking, and stock management, as well as taking lectures on agricultural science and chemistry.[7]

Ivey Hall in 1968

From 1896 to 1961 it served students under the name Canterbury Agricultural College, and offered qualifications of the University of New Zealand until that institution's demise. From 1961 to 1990, it was known as Lincoln College, a constituent college of the University of Canterbury, until achieving autonomy in 1990 as Lincoln University.[10] It is the oldest agricultural teaching institution in the Southern Hemisphere. It remains the smallest university in New Zealand.[11]

In March 2009, the Crown Research Institute AgResearch announced that it planned to merge with Lincoln University.[12] However, Lincoln University rejected the plan later that year over financial concerns.[13]

On 18 November 2010, after a period of consultation,[14] it was confirmed that a merger between Lincoln University and Telford Rural Polytechnic would go ahead, with the merger taking effect on 1 January 2011.[15]

On 18 June 2013, a new blueprint for the Selwyn campus was announced[16] which included the "Lincoln Hub" concept previously announced by the Government on 29 April 2013.[17]

## Management and governance

### List of directors, principals, and vice-chancellors

The School of Agriculture, followed by the Canterbury Agricultural College, was under the leadership of a director. From 1962, Lincoln College was headed by a principal, and after becoming Lincoln University in 1990, the role became that of vice-chancellor.[18][19]

| Name  | Portrait  | Term

|
|
|

Director
1 | William Ivey |  | 1879–1892†
– | George Gray
(acting) |  | 1892–1893
2 | John Bayne |  | 1894–1901
– | George Gray
(acting) |  | 1901
3 | William Lowrie |  | 1901–1908
– | George Gray
(acting) |  | 1908
4 | Robert Edward Alexander |  | 1908–1935
– | Frederick Hilgendorf
(acting) |  | 1936
5 | Eric Raymond Hudson |  | 1936–1952
6 | Malcolm Burns |  | 1952–1961
Principal of Lincoln College
1 | Malcolm Burns |  | 1962–1974
2 | James Stewart |  | 1974–1984
3 | Bruce Ross |  | 1985–1989
Vice-chancellor of Lincoln University
1 | Bruce Ross |  | 1990–1996
2 | Frank Wood |  | 1997–2003
3 | Roger Field |  | 2004–2012
4 | Andrew West |  | 2012–2015
5 | Robin Pollard |  | 2016–2018
6 | James McWha |  | 2018
7 | Bruce McKenzie |  | 2019–present

### List of chairs of the board of governors and college council, and chancellors

There was a board of governors from 1896 and a college council from 1962. Since full autonomy in 1990, the head of the university council has been the chancellor. The following chairmen and chancellors have served:[20]

| Name  | Portrait  | Term

|
|
|

Chair of the Board of Governors
1 | Henry Overton |  | 1896–1899
2 | Edward Stevens |  | 1899–1915
3 | Harry Knight |  | 1915–1926
4 | Charles Chilton |  | 1927
5 | John Deans |  | 1928–1929
6 | David Buddo |  | 1930
7 | Henry Denham |  | 1931–1935
8 | Charles Howard Hewlett |  | 1936†
9 | William Osborne Rennie |  | 1936–1944
10 | Bert Kyle |  | 1945–1948
11 | Christopher Thomas Aschman |  | 1948–1950
12 | William Gillespie |  | 1951–1960
13 | Jim Holderness |  | 1961
Chair of the Lincoln College Council
1 | Jim Holderness |  | 1962–1967
2 | John McAlpine |  | 1968–1974
3 | Donald Bain |  | 1974–1979
4 | Sid Hurst |  | 1980–1985
5 | Allan Wright |  | 1986–1989
Chancellor of Lincoln University
1 | Allan Wright |  | 1990–1994
2 | Malcolm Cameron |  | 1995–1999
3 | Margaret Austin |  | 2000–2004
4 | Tom Lambie |  | 2005–2016
5 | Tony Hall |  | 2016–2017
6 | Steve Smith |  | 2017–2018
7 | Bruce Gemmell |  | 2019–present

† denotes that the person died in office

## Student life

Lincoln University Students' Association (LUSA) has been active on campus since 1919.[21] LUSA acts as a representative for students on university policy, as well as providing advocacy services to students and running campus events such as the annual Garden Party and O-Week.

LUSA is central in organising, supporting and funding the clubs on campus. These clubs include but are not limited to; Lincoln Soils Society, Tramping and Climbing Club, Wine Appreciation Club, LSD (Lincoln Snowboarding Department), Alpine Club, LEO (Lincoln Environmental Organisation), Food Appreciation Club, The Lincoln University Campus Choir, Bunch Rides (cycling), Lincoln University Rugby Club, Lincoln Malaysian Students Society (LMSS), International Rugby Club, SPACE (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students on campus), Boxing Club, Young Farmers Club, and Lincoln Christian Fellowship.[22]

In 2018 Lincoln University has 1369 international students (up 10% from the previous year) from 75 countries.[6]

## Campus buildings

Ivey Hall, which is a heritage site 1972 Lincoln College campus map

* The oldest building on campus is Ivey Hall, built in 1878 as the main teaching, administration, and residential building. It was designed in the Jacobethan style by Christchurch architect Frederick Strouts. As well as lecture theatres, laboratories, and a museum, the College Director William Ivey, his family, and the students resided here. A "West Wing" was added in 1881 for additional student accommodation and study rooms (West Ivey was damaged in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and remains closed). Extensively remodelled and expanded in 1989, Ivey Hall now houses the George Forbes Memorial Library.
* Memorial Hall, designed by Cecil Wood, was built in 1923–24 to commemorate the loss of former Lincoln students who died in World War I; two thirds of the costs were raised by the Old Boy's Students' Association. It later commemorated the dead of World War II. Extensively damaged along with Ivey West in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, it is now closed to the public and awaiting repair.
* The Laboratories were built in 1929, and became the McCaskill Building, before being replaced by the School of Landscape Architecture Building in 2009.
* The Lodge, a residence for the College Principal, was built in 1945. Until this time the Principal and his family had lived in Ivey Hall.

Hudson Hall in the 1950s, shortly after it was constructed

* The first major hall of residence on campus was Hudson Hall, named after College Principal Eric Hudson: its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Peter Fraser in July 1949, and it opened in 1953. Hudson Hall had bed and study accommodation for 184 students. It is now largely an administration building.
* Lincoln University has six halls of residence, of which Hudson Hall is the oldest. Colombo Hall, Lowrie Hall and Stevens Hall all opened in 1970, with Centennial Hall opening in 1978, Lincoln University's centenary year. The newest hall of residence is Southland Hall, built in 1993.
* The George Forbes Building, named after former Prime Minister George Forbes, began construction in 1957 and opened in 1960. This was the college's first purpose-built library, housing 10,000 books. Over the years the library expanded, and the present high-rise building was constructed in 1975. The library eventually outgrew the Forbes Building, and the George Forbes Memorial Library has been housed in Ivey Hall since 1989.
* Gillespie Hall, also known as the Student Union or Lincoln Union, consists of three buildings (Union, Annex, and Link) designed and built between 1962 and 1988. It was named after former Chairman William Gillespie, who had died in 1960. After the 2010 earthquake it was considered earthquake prone, and has been closed since 2010.

Hilgendorf Building, pictured in 1967 shortly before it was opened

* The Hilgendorf Building, constructed in 1968, was designed by Trengrove, Trengrove and Marshall Architects (now Totem Studio Architects) to cater to 550 full-time students. Named after early Lincoln lecturer Frederick William Hilgendorf, it was a concrete brutalist building, and was badly damaged in the 2010 earthquake and closed for repair. After engineering testing it was deemed unsalvageable and was demolished in 2015.
* The Hilgendorf's companion, the Burns Building, was constructed in a similar style, and the complex of two buildings with their lecture theatres and computer centre were often referred to as the Hilgendorf Wing and Burns Wing. Named after past Principal Malcolm Burns, Burns opened in 1976.
* The Stewart Building, which opened in 1990, is named after another past Principal, James D. Stewart. With two large lecture theatres each seating several hundred, its computerised teaching aids and audiovisual capacity were considered cutting-edge for New Zealand in 1990.
* Built in 1990 to provide lecture and seminar space for a rapidly-increasing intake of Commerce students, the Commerce Building sits on what was the Ivey Hall gardens.
* The cafe and dining hall Mrs O's was built in 2011 to incorporate the original dining hall building, then redesigned for earthquake safety and reopened in 2014. It is named after Mrs Joan O'Loughlin, one of Lincoln College's longest-serving staff (1966–1998), a cleaner and tea attendant much-loved by students.

* The Lodge

* Hudson Hall

* Burns Building

* Forbes Building

* Commerce Building

* School of Landscape Architecture

* Mrs O's

* The Lincoln Union, incorporating Gillespie Hall, in the 1970s

* Memorial Hall in 2005. Currently closed to the public.

## Academic units

* Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce: accounting, business management, economics, farm management, finance, marketing and property studies.[23]
* Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences: agronomy, plant science, crop physiology, pasture production, animal science, systems biology, computational modelling, food and wine science, entomology; plant pathology and crop protection; ecology, conservation and wildlife management; evolution, molecular genetics and biodiversity.[24]
* Faculty of Environment, Society and Design: natural resources and complex systems engineering, environmental design, resource planning, transport studies, landscape architecture, Māori and indigenous planning and development, recreation management, social sciences, tourism, communication and exercise science.[25]

## Research

Main article: Organization:Lincoln University Entomology Research Collection

Studying wheat aphids in the early '70s

Lincoln University has had an Entomology Research Collection since the late 1960s, which is now the third-largest entomology collection in New Zealand, containing approximately 500,000 specimens and about 60 types.

## Rankings

University rankings

Global – Overall
ARWU World[26]| 601–700
QS World[27]| 319
THE World[28]| 401–500

The New Zealand Tertiary Education Commission's first Performance Based Research Fund ranking exercise in 2003—equivalent to the United Kingdom's Research Assessment Exercise—ranked the quality of Lincoln University's research at sixth place. It also received the highest percentage increase in research funding.

For 2017/18 Lincoln's ranking is 319, released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. Lincoln also has QS Five Stars rating. Lincoln ranks in the top 50 in the fields of Agriculture and Forestry (39th), and also Hospitality and Leisure Management (48th).[29] Lincoln is ranked in the 401–500th bracket according to the 2017 Times Higher Education (THE) world university rankings.[30]

## Notable people

### Alumni

* Richie McCaw – former All Blacks Captain
* Sam Whitelock – All Black
* Andy Ellis – former All Black
* Maggie Barry – National MP
* Col Campbell (1933–2012), TV/radio presenter
* Turi Carroll – President of the New Zealand Māori Council
* David Carter (born 1952), National MP and former Speaker of the House of Parliament
* Andy Dalton – former All Black captain
* Robbie Deans – former All Black and former Wallabies coach
* Jonathan Elworthy (1936–2005), former National MP[31]
* John Hayes (born 1948), former diplomat and current National MP
* Rodney Hide (born 1956), former ACT MP
* Mark Inglis – mountaineer
* Annabel Langbein – cook and author
* Don McKinnon (born 1939), former National MP[32]
* Jeremy Rockliff – Deputy Premier of Tasmania
* Toni Street – television host
* Reuben Thorne – former All Blacks Captain
* Charles Upham VC & Bar – most highly decorated Commonwealth soldier of WWII
* Wilson Whineray – former All Blacks Captain

### Honorary degrees

Lincoln University has since 1993 been conferring honorary doctorates.

### Faculty

* Margaret Austin
* Roger Field
* Thomas Kirk
* Bianca van Rangelrooy
* Kerry-Jayne Wilson
* Roslyn Kerr, sports sociologist

### Rhodes Scholars from Lincoln

* 1940 Henry Garrett
* 1951 Lloyd Evans
* 1986 Forbes Elworthy
* 1991 Grant Edwards
* 2019 James Ranstead

## See also

* Lincoln University Art Collection

## Notes

1. ↑ "Lincoln University Foundation Anuual Report 2021". https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/assets/Publications/LIN3793-LU-Foundation-Accounts_2021_WEB.pdf.
2. ↑ "Incoming Chancellor Bruce Gemmell". Lincoln University. 13 Dec 2018. http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/News-and-Events/Article/#New-Chancellor-for-Lincoln-University.
3. ↑ "Lincoln University Council" (in en). http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/.
4. ↑ "AnnualReport2017". Lincoln University. 9 June 2017. http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/Documents/Marketing/Publications/Annual-Reports/AnnualReport2017.pdf/.
5. ↑ "AnnualReport2017". Lincoln University. 9 June 2017. http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/Documents/Marketing/Publications/Annual-Reports/AnnualReport2017.pdf/.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lincoln University Annual Report 2018. Lincoln, New Zealand: Lincoln University. 2019.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Mosley, M. (1885). Illustrated Guide to Christchurch and Neighbourhood. J. T. Smith and Co.. http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz//tm/scholarly/tei-MosIllu-t1-body1-d3-d6.html.
8. ↑ "Obituary: Mr E. M. Clarke". The Press LXVIII (20459): p. 11. 1 February 1932. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19320201.2.81.
9. ↑ "Obituary: Mr Thomas Hill". The Press LIII (16006): p. 5. 14 September 1917. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19170914.2.20.
10. ↑ "Lincoln University profile". Lincoln University. http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/About-Lincoln-University/Lincoln-University-profile/.
11. ↑ "Lincoln University – Supply Chain Management Education". Edumaritime.net. https://www.edumaritime.net/new-zealand/lincoln-university-canterbury.
12. ↑ "AgResearch, Lincoln University merger planned". The New Zealand Herald. 10 March 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10560936.
13. ↑ Redmond, Adele (9 June 2017). "Lincoln University rejects merger proposal" (in en). Stuff.co.nz. https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/93540777/lincoln-university-rejects-merger-proposal. "2009: Plans to merge with AgResearch scrapped over financial concerns"
14. ↑ "Lincoln-Telford merger consultation document". Lincoln University. 20 August 2010. http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/PageFiles/10256/CONSULTATION-DOCUMENT-100820.pdf.
15. ↑ "Lincoln-Telford media release". 18 November 2010. http://www.telford.ac.nz/Documents/Telford/Merger_Media_Announcement_FINAL_.pdf.
16. ↑ "Lincoln University Selwyn Campus Master-Plan". Lincoln University. 18 June 2013. http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/News--Events/News/Current/Lincoln-University-Selwyn-Campus-Master-Plan-/.
17. ↑ "Lincoln Uni global 'hub' planned". Stuff. 29 April 2013. http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/canterbury/8610351/Lincoln-Uni-global-hub-planned.
18. ↑ Blair 1978, p. 317.
19. ↑ "Principals, Directors and Vice-Chancellors". https://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/26107.
20. ↑ Blair 1978, Appendix 2.
21. ↑ Lincoln University Students' Association. "A Brief History of LUSA". http://www.lusa.org.nz/site/story.asp?bid=16&storyid=21684.
22. ↑ "Clubs and Societies". Lincoln University Students' Association. https://www.lusa.org.nz/clubs.
23. ↑ "Agribusiness and Commerce". Lincoln University. http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/About-Lincoln/Faculties-and-Divisions/Faculty-of-Agribusiness-and-Commerce/.
24. ↑ "Agriculture and Life Sciences". Lincoln University. http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/About-Lincoln/Faculties-and-Divisions/Faculty-of-Agriculture-and-Life-Sciences.
25. ↑ "Environmental Society and Design". Lincoln University. http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/About-Lincoln/Faculties-and-Divisions/Faculty-of-Environment-Society-and-Design1.
26. ↑ Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017
27. ↑ QS World University Rankings 2018
28. ↑ THE World University Rankings 2018
29. ↑ "Lincoln University". QS World University Rankings. Quacquarelli Symonds. 2017. http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/lincoln-university#wur.
30. ↑ "Lincoln University". Times Higher Education. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/lincoln-university#ranking-dataset/589595.
31. ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 309.
32. ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 330.

## References

* Blair, Ian Douglas (1978). The Seed They Sowed: Centennial Story of Lincoln College (PDF). Lincoln, New Zealand: Lincoln College. https://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/299. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
* Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.

## External links

* Lincoln University
* History
* George Forbes Memorial Library, Lincoln University
* Lincoln University Research Archive
* Lincoln University Living Heritage
* Lincoln University Students' Association

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