1954 N. P. Neal

A portrait of N. P. Neal (1916-19, DipAgr, MBE), the Bledsloe Medallist, 1953. The award of the Bledisloe Medal to Norman Neal was the first given to an old student in recognition of outstanding contributions made beyond New Zealand. He was born and schooled in Marlborough, Norman did diploma and degree courses at Canterbury Agricultural College then served on the staff for two years, working with Dr FW Hilgendorf on his pioneer wheat improvement programme. Dr Neal has worked in South America and Europe and he has undertaken technical missions in Morocco and Algeria. He has been active in the American Society of Agronomy and also involved with the Soil Science Society of America.