Ira Cunningham
In 1929, Cunningham attended the Rowett Research Institute at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and this marked the beginning of his lifelong interest in trace element nutrition.He returned to New Zealand with a PhD in copper metabolism to become a research officer in animal nutrition at Wallaceville Veterinary Laboratory in Upper Hutt.Upon his return to Wallaceville, he was appointed chief biochemist and section leader and concentrated on his main work of improving livestock production.In 1945, with the support of John Filmer, director of the Animal Research Division of the Department of Agriculture, Cunningham became superintendent of the Wallaceville station.The bacteriologist Sydney Josland worked under the direction of Cunningham at Wallaceville until he left to commence employment at the National Health Institute in Wellington in 1954.
trace elementanimal scienceMangatainokaWairarapaVictoria University CollegeBachelor of ScienceMaster's of ScienceChemistryUniversity of SydneyVeterinary ScienceSydney Josland1959 New Year HonoursCommander of the Order of the British EmpireVictoria University of WellingtonMassey Agricultural CollegePalmerston NorthRoyal Society of New ZealandNew Zealand Veterinary AssociationNew Zealand Society of Animal ProductionPalmerston North, New ZealandThe London GazetteHector MedalLeonard CockayneThomas EasterfieldElsdon BestPatrick MarshallErnest RutherfordCharles ChiltonThomas CheesemanPhilip RobertsonPercy SmithRobert SpeightColeridge FarrGeorge HudsonDonald PetrieBernard AstonHarry SkinnerCharles CottonDuncan SommervilleGeorge ThomsonJohn HollowayWilliam Percival EvansTe Rangi Hiroa (Peter H. Buck)John MarwickNoel BensonCharles Ernest WeatherburnWilliam BenhamWalter OliverJohn Reader HoskingHerbert WilliamsArthur BartrumDonald MacleodHarold FinlayHarry AllanBob BriggsJohannes C. AndersenJohn HendersonHenry ForderBaden PowellG. H. CunninghamRobert Anthony RobinsonErnest BeagleholeFrancis John TurnerKeith BullenLance RichdaleLucy CranwellBrian ShorlandRoger DuffHarold WellmanAlister McLellanBarry FellTed ChamberlainRalph PiddingtonCharles FlemingDerek LawdenRichard DellJack HollowayCon CambieGilbert ArcheyDoug CoombsBrian WybourneTed BollardMichael HartshornHerbert PurvesRobert HayesJack DoddRichard MatthewsLeon PhillipsGraham LigginsTrevor HathertonRoy KerrRay ForsterRod BieleskiPeter de la MareRobin CarrellDan WallsPatricia BergquistPeter WardleWarren RoperRoger GreenDick WalcottGeoff StedmanBob JollyJohn C. ButcherTed BakerPaul CallaghanJeff TallonGeorge SeberPeter SchwerdtfegerIan WittenTimothy HaskellGaven MartinRod DowneyMargaret BrimbleRichard BlaikieMarston ConderSally BrookerMatt VisserJadranka Travaš-SejdićEamonn O'Brien