b'SEED SCIENCESeasoned@ISTA We acknowledge our exceptional members who have shown an unwavering passion and commitment to ISTAISTA Interconvention Meeting held in Angers, France in 1994BIO:John Hampton University) and his PhD in agronomy at thecourses for students from the Asia/Pacific region Lincoln University,University of Nottingham, UK. In 1974 he joinedand trained postgraduate students from all over New Zealand the staff of what was then the Official Seedthe world. In 1998 he moved to Lincoln University Testing Station of the New Zealand Ministry ofas Professor of Seed Technology, and is still Agriculture as a scientist (Seed Pathology). Donthere teaching seed technology, supervising Professor of SeedScott (past ISTA President) was the Officer-in- postgraduate students and managing large Technology; Director,Charge. In 1987 he became a member of staffresearch programmes. For the past 24 years he Seed Researchof Massey University as a Senior Lecturer thenhas run an annual Seed Industry Short CourseCentre Associate Professor of Seed Technology in the(four days per week for three weeks) at the Seed Technology Centre, working with the lateUniversity. Over the years, John has been John completed his BAgSc and MAgSc (plantProfessor Murray Hill, the late Karen Hill andinvolved in seed training courses and pathology) degrees at Lincoln College (nowCraig McGill. The Centre ran seed technologyconsultancies in all parts of the globe, the most 72 SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL www.seedtest.org'