2008 Alumni Reunion 1980 BComAg

1980 BAgCom Class Reunion (April 2008, Napier)

From 18 to 20 April 2008 some 40-odd stalwarts of the 1980 BAgCom graduating group together with a large number of partners met in Napier. A round of golf on Friday afternoon was followed by a get-together at a bar in the redeveloped Quay area at which body size and shape and hair colour and quantity (we are not talking about the one female class member here) were rigorously compared. Iwas fortunate to have with me class photos taken on the Hilgendorf steps for 1978, 1979 and 1980 and the long hair and flares were notably missing 30 years later. Saturday's entertainment saw us on a farm managementfield trip to a couple of local wineries (two buses of course) then on to a degustation lunch at Sileni's. A short post-prandial nap for the elderly and infirm was followed by a dinner at sea on the local catamaran/function centre. A few speeches, notably by Duncan Annandale, the organiser, who welcomed those who had come from afar (two from 02), recognised bereavements, and thanked those who had paid but notturned up (fortheir contribution to the bar account). Tom Lambie, a class member (and now Lincoln University Chancellor), brought us up to date with Lincoln and then everybody settled in for a long and amusing evening. On a personal note, this was the first class that I taught at Lincoln, and I am therefore surprised at how successfulthey all seem to have been! Ifelt very honoured to be invited. Duncan did a superbjob of organising the weekend and we all owe him a large vote of thanks for his perseverance. Thanks to Derek Newman. (Source: AlumniLinc (August 2008))