‘Prestigious' honour

Press, 7 May 1981, Page 3

‘Prestigious' honour

A. man- whose-.work may provide, new insights into cancer research’ will receive the “most prestigious honour” awarded at the Lincoln -. College;- capping ceremony ■ tomorow. * ‘ Hector Dbdglas Orchiston, a soil scientist, now resident in SyaheyyMill- become Doctor of Science. The degree recognises his research over several years, which applies chemistry and mathematics to the study of soil moisture . and plant nutrition. His later work provides new methods of design and inquiry in researches of the cures and prevention of "maladies” in the whole spectrum .of life, from sys- • terns lower than bacteria to mankind. The work might provide a model for ' research into fields as diverse as cancer and the production of methanol. Mr Orchiston was on the staff of Lincoln College from 1947 to 1958. He then moved to Australia; where he be-

came managing director of the Chilean Nitrate Corporation, as well as teaching at several Australian academic institutions. More Dian 400 graduands - will he Capped at the ceremony; 4 For the Lambie family, dairy fanners from it will be an especially proud occasion. Thomas Craig Lambie will receive a. bachelor of agriculture (commerce); a sister, Janet Ross Lambie, a diploma in rural secretarial practice; anti, another sister, Marion Barr Lambie, a diploma in wool technology. The oldest son, James, received his diploma in farm manage- . ment in 1980. The parents, Mr James and Mrs Ruth Lambie, migrated from Glasgow, where, they ran a sheep and dairy farm, in 1971. Dr Alistair Nicol, of the animal science department at Lincoln, worked on the Lambie’s farm for his keep while studying at the University of Glasgow.