Alan Mark was an initial member of the Save Manapouri campaign and the inaugural chair of the Guardians of Lake Manapouri for 26 years.
14 Facts About Alan Mark
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Alan Mark's parents were Frances Evelyn Mark and Cyril Lionel Mark.
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Alan Mark attended Mornington School in Dunedin and received his secondary education at Mosgiel District High School in Mosgiel.
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Alan Mark then graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Science in 1953, and a Master of Science in 1955.
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Alan Mark obtained his PhD from Duke University in North Carolina, United States, in 1958.
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Alan Mark retired from Otago University in 1998 and has since been Emeritus Professor.
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Alan Mark was one of the six original Guardians and was the group's inaugural chairperson for 26 years.
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Alan Mark was a member of the Otago Catchment Board from 1974 to 1986.
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Alan Mark was a foundation member of the Native Forest Action Council.
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Alan Mark was a member of the Otago Conservation Board and the group's chairperson for some time.
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Alan Mark is a life member of Forest and Bird and was the group's president for some time.
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In 1975, Mark won the Loder Cup, a New Zealand conservation award.
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Alan Mark was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1978.
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Alan Mark received the Royal Society Te Aparangi's Hutton Medal in 1997.