2009 Lincoln Alumni International Medal Citation - M. Hanif Quazi

A portrait of M. Hanif Quazi (1967-72 BSc (Hons), MSc (Hons), PhD), the Alumni International Medallist, 2009. Professor Quazi’s story encompasses highly significant scientific contributions to plant science in New Zealand, where he worked for many years after graduation from Lincoln and completion of a post-doctoral fellowship in the United Kingdom, as well as in his home country of Pakistan. Mohammad Hanif Quazi came to Lincoln College from Pakistan in 1967 with honours degrees from the University of Peshawar. He was awarded a Commonwealth Research Fellowship and commenced PhD studies under Professor of Plant Science Reinhart Langer. Hanif Quazi has made a major contribution to agricultural and plant sciences in his home country. In his work can be seen the transfer of many New Zealand-based technologies to the Pakistan context. These range from specific plant science examples to models of social and community services. Complementing his contributions to academia and the scientific community, Hanif Quazi has used his experience and wisdom to benefit poor farming communities in a number of ways using practical ‘Kiwi’ insight into problems to get results. This combination of Pakistani and Kiwi methods has been a potent formula for advancing human betterment in Professor Hanif Quazi’s homeland.