Churchill Trust awards 17 fellowships

Press, 28 November 1984, Page 14

Churchill Trust awards 17 fellowships

PA Wellington The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Board has awarded 17 fellowships to New Zealanders for work in 1985. The recipients are: Mr Roger Belton, of Dunedin, to examine clam fisheries in the United States and England with a view to developing the clam industry in New Zealand. Miss Lynley Buchanan, Alexandra, attend the Eighth International Symposium on Apricot Culture, visit production districts and research centres for deciduous fruit culture. Mr Ronald Cumming, Drury, examine small tourist businesses in Australia, Canada and the United States to encourage similar opportunites in New Zealand. Miss Ellen Forch, East-, bourne, attend an international workshop in Spain on identification of squid larvae and development of effective sampling techniques. Dr Wilma Grant, Auck-

land, examine the use of television and video in Britain and Australia for the promotion of healthy lifestyles, develop a suitable system for New Zealand. Mrs Marianne Gunn, Christchurch, attend the International Congress on Education of the Deaf in England, learn the latest developments and philosophies for the benefit of educating deaf people in New Zealand. Mrs Lynley Hood, Dunedin, research the life and personal papers of Sylvia Ashton-Warner in the United States, for a biography. Ms Jocelyn McWhannell, Christchurch, visit Canada and gain experience on the Stokes method of treatment of arthritic patients. Mr Rodney Marshall, Richmond, observe the use in England and the Netherlands of supplementary lighting and carbon dioxide enrichment for increasing production from glasshouses. Miss Heather Martindale, Lower Hutt, investigate

asthma education facilities and respiratory rehabilitation programmes in Canada, the United States, England, and Australia with a view to introducing a suitable programme in New ZeaMr Graham Mattson, Papatoetoe, examine prevention and reduction of anti-social behaviour and crime arising from solvent abuse, in the United States. Mr Graham Millar, Wellington, examine developments in the study of religions in Australian schools to develop a suitable programme in New Zealand. Mr Wayne Nicholson, Paremata, examine the latest trends in second language course design, methodologies, and materials development in Tahiti, the United States, and Canada. Mr Dorian Scott, Auckland, examine squid catches processing by visiting England, the Netherlands, Norway, and Poland. Mr Howard Scott, Auckland, visit Shanghai to identify trade potential by establishing a knowledge of the institutions and personnel in key areas. Mr Neil Shroff, Wellington, study cultural programmes in primary schools, out-of-school use of

facilities for cultrual programmes, and the involvement of cultural minorities in cultural programmes in the United States and England. Mr Stephen Smith, Hamilton, study symptomology and indexing techiques for grape virus diseases in the United States, apply the knowledge to the new virus indexing programme in New Zealand.