Wall of Fame
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| 2013 Wall of Fame |
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| Barry Cleavin (Attended King’s High from 1953 to 1958) – ArtsBorn and raised in Dunedin, Cleavin then spent 50 years in Christchurch before the earthquakes damaged his home. But he had returned home after purchasing a house earlier this year ”down the bay”.He is New Zealand’s most distinguished printmaker, developing an arts practice in prints that exposes the gap between appearance and reality. Barry’s art reveals the hypocrisy of its subjects in images that range from the playful and surreal to barbed social commentary. Barry was Senior Lecturer of printmaking at the University of Canterbury (1978 -1990) and awarded a Fulbright scholarship in 1983 and the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2001. His work has also been the subject of two major surveys, Ewe & Eye at the Auckland Art Gallery (1982), and The Elements of Doubt at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery (1987). ‘Lateral Inversions’ The Prints of Barry Cleavin by Dr.Melinda Johnston and Dr Rodney Wilson, published by Canterbury University Press details aspects of his imagery and practice. |
| Philip Rush(attended King’s High School from 1977 to 1980) – Sport |
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| Philip is considered one of the great marathon swimmers, setting many long-distance swimming records in his 10-year career. His most notable record was in 1987 when he crossed the English Channel three times in a row – 140km in 28 hours and 21 minutes. Rush was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. His international career lasted from 1979 to 1988. He is still the world record-holder for the fastest two (16hr 10min) and three-way (28hr 21min) swims of the English Channel which he completed in 1987. Philip swam the English Channel 10 times and Cook Strait on eight occasions. He completed a double-crossing of Cook Strait in 1984 and 1988 with the best time of 16hr 16min. |
| James Valentine (Attended Kings High School form 1936 to 1938) |
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| James (Jim) Valentine left King’s High in 1938 after three years as a prefect and dux. He enlisted in the air force for World War 2 and spent three years as a prisoner of war in Java. When he returned, he resumed his bachelor of commerce studies part-time and graduated with the highest marks in New Zealand for accounting in 1947. He was elected a life member of the NZ Society of Accountants in 1980. Jim was an Alumni of the Department of Accountancy & Business Law (BCom, Accounting 1947), a member of staff in the Department (1948-1969), and Chancellor of the University of Otago (1982-1992). “He brought dignity and the wisdom of experience to the role of chancellor of the university. With typical modesty he once said, ‘You don’t do it all by yourself. The knack is to let others get the credit’.” The JA Valentine Visiting Professorship was established from a gift given to the 1990 Development Appeal to encourage persons of eminence in the fields of business to visit the University of Otago. These Visiting Professorships in the School of Business and the Division of Sciences were established for the furtherance of Business and Marine Science education. Professorships are offered to encourage persons of eminence in the fields of Business or Marine Science to visit the University of Otago, deliver lectures and interact with departments in their area of research expertise. |
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