Sid Hurst

Sidney Murray Hurst (12 August 1918 – 21 July 2016) was a New Zealand farmer and a pioneer of irrigation in North Otago. A member of the Lincoln College Council for 23 years, including six years as its chair, he advocated for the independence of the institution from the University of Canterbury.

Biography Born in Oamaru on 12 August 1918, Hurst was the son Archibald Campbell Hurst and Jessie McKenzie Murray. He was educated at Waitaki Boys' High School. He married Hazel Irene Ludemann in 1941, and the couple went on to have five children.

Honours and awards In the 1989 New Year Honours, Hurst was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to agriculture and education. In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. In 1993, he was one of the first two recipients of an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Lincoln University.