
The Alumni International Medal is awarded to a a former Lincoln student or a past or current Lincoln staff member who has made an outstanding contribution to their chosen field of expertise, and has brought credit to Lincoln University due to their achievements in a country other than New Zealand.
Nomination Form
Nominations for all the 2026 awards are open and close on 13 September 2025.
Complete a nomination form here.
Please do not attach any other supporting materials, including Curriculum Vitae, as these will not be considered.
Award Nomination Criteria
Nominees are assessed on:
- Career achievements
- The economic, scientific, cultural or technological value of their work
- The connection between their work and Lincoln's interests
- The extent to which their achievements reflect on, or have the potential to reflect on, the University's reputation
- Whether the candidate's distinctions were the result of work in a country other than New Zealand.
2025 Recipients
Leighton Pace and Samuel Martin
The Alumni International Medal is being awarded jointly to landscape architecture graduates Leighton Pace and Sam Martin, co-owners of London-based Exterior Architecture Ltd, one of Britain's leading landscape architecture companies. Together the pair and their company have contributed to the transformation of many significant London locations, including the iconic Battersea Power station site.
Read Leighton and Sam's full citation.
2024 and 2023 Recipients
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2024 - Dr Ghanashyam Gurung
Lincoln University is a Lincoln graduate who made things happen, and contributed outstandingly in his chosen field of work. He has risen to the highest level of conservation activity with WF Nepal, in close association with the government of Nepal.
Reag Ghanashyam's full citation.

2024 - Robert McCallum
Lincoln University proudly acknowledges the outstanding scientific, technological and knowledge- advancing achievements of alumnus Robert ('Rob') Dougall McCallum. Rob is internationally acclaimed in deep ocean exploration, philanthropic science and conservation.
Read Robert's full citation.Watch Rob's recent seminar at Lincoln University (May 2024), Exploring the Unknown with Rob McCallum

2023 - Soane Patolo
Soane Patolo of the Kingdom of Tonga is the 23rd recipient of the medal and the first from a Pacific nation. Soane graduated Bachelor of Resource Studies from Lincoln University in 2003 and in his career since then he has become a highly regarded international expert in Pacific Island community development.
Read Soane's full citation.
2022: Catherine (Katie) Sadleir, Dr Lhakpa Norbu Sherpa and Helen Sherpa
2021: Tony Ryan
2020: Dr Nilo Covacevich
2019: Bruce Jefferies
2018: Dr Pema Gyamtsho
2017: Brian Hedley
Read about past recipients on the Lincoln University Living Heritage website or download a list.