Lewis Arthur Skudder MBE - Born Kawakawa 1927, died Rotorua 2014

Authors: Dave Field
Publication: New Zealand Journal of Forestry, Volume N.Z.J.For. 2014, Issue N.Z.J.For. 59(3) 2014, pp 44-45, Nov 2014
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry

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Abstract: Lew Skudder was born in 1927, the year that the New Zealand Institute of Foresters was established. He became a keen and active member and was pleased to see it renamed the Institute of Forestry, acknowledging a wider accommodation of the various professionals and practitioners now involved in the business of forestry. When he retired on his 60th birthday on 31 March 1987, the same day that the New Zealand Forest Service was disestablished, Lew was the acting conservator of forests for the Rotorua Conservancy, the most senior state field forester in the country. This day must have had mixed blessings for a man devoted to his work and his state employer. He would not have enjoyed this final year of his work because of his loyalty to the Forest Service, his pride in its achievements, his commitment to his field staff, and his concern for their welfare. He was justly awarded an MBE for his services to forestry.

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