1997 T. W. Walker

A portrait of T. W. Walker (BSc (Hons), PhD, DSc, DIC), the Bledsloe Medallist, 1997. Thomas Walker was Professor of Soil Science at Lincoln College from 1952 until 1979. At Lincoln University, Professor Walker was an inspiring teacher and conducted extensive research work on biological nitrogen fixation in soils. In addition, Professor Walker embarked on considerable extension work, advising farmers and others about soils and expounding his philosophies. He was a foundation member and later president and a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Agricultural Science, President of the New Zealand Grassland Association, President and the first Fellow of the New Zealand Society of Soil Science. Emeritus Professor Walker died in November 2010.