Lincoln University Foundation
The Lincoln University Foundation helps the University to achieve its vision of being a globally ranked, top five land-based University
The Foundation is ideally placed to support Lincoln University’s goals of providing a world-class teaching and research precinct, along with greater investment in scholarships and research.
The Lincoln University Foundation supports these outcomes through:
- Receiving and stewarding donations made to the University
- Investing and growing its endowment wisely and well
- Making grants to the University and its students to fund scholarships and awards, or for any other purposes that will allow Lincoln to achieve its aims.
Please contact Naomi Wilde, Director alumni & Development for Lincoln University, if you would like to make a donation or bequest. We encourage you to get in touch if you intend a gift for a specific purpose and would welcome the opportunity to discuss this with you. This will allow us to ensure that we use your gift to achieve exactly what you intend. We can also provide any other information you may be after.
The Foundation is run by a Board of Trustees, all of whom are either Alumni or actively involved with the governance of the University. Their combined skills and experience are ideally suited to the Foundation.
The Trustees
James Ring |
James Ring is Chair of the Lincoln University Foundation. James has extensive experience in the funds management industry spanning over 30 years. He has a wealth of experience and expertise managing New Zealand and international investments. Most recently, James was joint CEO and Investment Manager at QuayStreet Asset Management. Prior to this, he was Investment Manager at Rank Group, managing their US based Reynolds Group Pension Funds. James' achievements across a variety of roles include:
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Andrew South |
CFA, BAgSc and PG DipCom |
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Bruce Gemmell joined the Lincoln University Council in August 2013 and became Pro-Chancellor in May 2018. He has also been a member of the University of Canterbury Council. Bruce was appointed Chancellor of Lincoln University in January 2019. A chartered accountant and former senior partner at international accounting firm EY, he now works as a professional director, holding positions with Planz Consultant Limited, the Highlanders rugby franchise, Miramar Consolidated, Destination Westland and Lincoln Agritech. He owns and operates a private finance company. He is also Board advisor to Fortress Information Systems, Ticket Direct and Dash Tickets. |
Professor Grant Edwards |
As Vice-Chancellor, Professor Grant Edwards’ portfolios are research and education. Coming from a farming background in Northland, Professor Edwards completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences with Hons from Lincoln University in 1990. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1991 and through this scholarship completed a DPhil in behavioural ecology at Oxford University in 1994. He then held research and teaching positions at AgResearch and Imperial College London, before returning to Lincoln University in 2005, first as a senior lecturer in pasture science, before moving to the position of Professor of Dairy Production in 2009, Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 2019, and Vice-Chancellor in 2022. Professor Edwards’ research interests are in the profitability and environmental performance of dairy farming systems. At Lincoln University, he has been instrumental in the activation of farm portfolios to support a continuum of activities from component research, to farm systems and demonstration. |
Andrew (Andy) Borland |
Graduating from Lincoln College in 1986 with a Bachelor of Commerce (Agricultural) (Farm Management), Andy joined the Rural Bank where he spent four years and then had seventeen years at Westpac finishing in the role of Head of Corporate and Property Finance for New Zealand. He moved to Scales Corporation Limited in 2007 as CEO and became Managing Director in 2011. Andy has overall responsibility for the strategic direction and day-to-day management of Scales. In addition to his directorships of the Scales Group, Andy is currently a director of FI Group Holding Pty Limited, ANZ Exports Pty Limited, Primary Collaboration New Zealand Limited, and Primary Collaboration New Zealand (Shanghai) Co. Limited. He is also Trustee of a number of Family Trusts. He and his wife Gina Dellabarca live in Christchurch and have two adult sons – one a Lincoln alumni and the other still a current Lincoln student.
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Carla Hofsteede |
Graduating from Lincoln University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Commerce and Management, majoring in Financial Accounting and Applied Computing, Carla joined EY as a consultant where she spent eight years split between Wellington and London, UK. Following this she moved into the banking industry where she has spent nearly 20 years working in risk management, auditing, project management, governance and reporting roles for three large banks in NZ. Carla then moved to life insurance company AIA NZ Limited in 2023 in a governance and strategy role and in 2024 to an operational risk role. |
Donations and contacts
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Contact us
Lincoln University Foundation
Charity registration number CC57353
PO Box 85084
Lincoln University
Lincoln 7647