Two notable Lincoln alumni were made Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Annabel Langbein was recognised for her services to food writing, while Professor Nicola Shadbolt was honoured for services to agribusiness.
Ms Langbein was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Lincoln last year, recognising her contribution to the New Zealand culinary scene.
She is a cook and food writer who has self-published 25 cookbooks and starred in three seasons of the internationally successfully cooking programme ‘Annabel Langbein: the Free Range Cook’, which has screened in 94 countries.
Overall, she has sold more than two million books. She has also promoted New Zealand food overseas as an ambassador for Trade New Zealand.
Professor Shadbol has a Master of Agricultural Science with First Class Honours in Farm Management from Lincoln, and has been a professor of Farm and Agribusiness Management at Massey University since 1996.
Among many accomplishments, she has authored more than 100 research articles, is editor of two international academic journals, and was co-editor of the textbook ‘Farm Management in New Zealand’.
She co-directed the Centre of Excellence in Farm Business Management and is a director of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association.
She has represented New Zealand on the International Farm Comparison network in dairying, a research partnership of 46 countries since 2001, and was the first elected woman director of the Fonterra Cooperative.