College – Issue 38

For the second year in a row College has produced a series of posters celebrating prominent Old Boys. Sir Tim Wallis, Robbie Deans, The Right Rev. Dr Peter Carrell, Professor Robin Clark and Alex Reese all feature in the new group, which will initially be displayed on the first floor of The Miles Warren Building, at the top of the stairs near the Common Room. Posters of Sir Miles Warren, Sam Neill, Jock Hobbs and Sam Johnson were the first to grace the space and these are now filtering out around the school for display in various locations on campus. THE QUADRANGLE More inspirational Old Boys Designed to enlighten and encourage current students by sharing the achievements of their predecessors, we hope they will provide inspiration to all.

School House 1952–56 College No. 6095 Sir Timothy Wallis

Sir Timothy WilliamWallis

Sir Tim is a businessman and aviation entrepreneur who in the mid-1960s pioneered live deer recovery from helicopters in the South Island high country. This paved the way for the beginning of the deer farming industry of the 1970s, Sir Tim among the first to see the potential with his farm at Wanaka becoming a centre of excellence for high quality genetics. Sir Tim is equally well known as the founder of the Alpine Fighter Collection, for which he bought and restored many World War II fighter aircraft, and the New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum. In 1988 he founded the popular biennial “Warbirds over Wanaka” air show. More at home in the air than on the ground, Sir Tim’s passion has proven costly to his health, crashes in 1968 and 1996 finally leaving himmedically unfit to fly. Sadly, two of his four sons, Matthew (Matt) and Nick, both Old Boys, have lost their lives in helicopter crashes. Sir Tim was born and educated in Greymouth, before boarding at College.

Printed January 2020

Robbie Deans

School House 1973–77

College No. 8732

Robert (Robbie) Maxwell Deans

The son, brother and father of Old Boys, Robbie Deans is a New Zealand rugby legend. As a player, manager or coach, his rugby career has taken him all over the world. The farm boy from North Canterbury boarded in School House, was a prefect, played in the 1st XI from 1975–1977 and in the 1st XV in 1976 and 1977. Keen on economics and mathematics, he qualified from the Christchurch College of Education with a Diploma of Teaching, but never taught – rugby got in the way. He played for the New Zealand Colts, 146 games for Canterbury, and 19 for the All Blacks. He began coaching rugby professionally in 1997, and with the Crusaders won the Super Rugby Competition five times as coach and twice as manager. He was assistant coach to the All Blacks from 2001–2003. Robbie coached the Australia national rugby union team from 2008–2013, and the following year took up his current role as coach to the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan.

Printed January 2020

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