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6 Nov 2019 | |
Old Boys News |
Old Boy Geoffrey Berntsen who was Dux in 2016 has just won the Lawson Robinson scholarship in the Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Awards for 2019. This prestigious Hawke’s Bay scholarship recognises students with outstanding academic and leadership abilities who are enrolled in a full-time primary industries programme at a New Zealand university. Geoffrey is currently in his final year of a Bachelor of Agricultural Commerce majoring in international business and finance at Massey University.
Geoffrey will receive $3,000.00 towards the cost of his studies from the scholarship. The Lawson Robinson scholarship is awarded by the Napier firm of barristers and solicitors of the same name and one of the main aims of the scholarship is to encourage recipients to seek employment in the Bay and pass on the benefits of their knowledge and experience to the wider Hawke’s Bay community. The judges were particularly impressed with Geoffrey’s ability to think creatively and innovatively about the primary sector and they considered that these qualities could have a positive impact on the industry.
Geoffrey does not come from a farming family but developed an interest in the primary sector through the study of agriculture and horticulture and economics at school. He quickly realised that he could use his skills to have a positive impact on the primary sector and went on to gain practical experience on a dairy farm in Reporoa and by working for the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. While studying, Geoffrey is also working for AgFirst as a technician with kiwi fruit and apples. Later this year, as part of a university student exchange, he will be heading to Hong Kong for a semester to finish his degree and study finance and trade. Geoffrey hopes to use this time to gather information for a long-term project that he has to develop a New Zealand primary product which would have market potential in Asia.
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