Congratulations to Old Boy Malcolm Walker who was awarded a Queen's Service Medal for services to sport and education in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours. Malcolm captained the King's 1st XI in1972.

From the ODT

Malcolm Alan Walker

Winton
For services to sport and education

When Malcolm Walker heard he was being awarded a QSM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, he thought someone was pulling his leg.

"To be quite honest, I thought it was a joke.

"I feel embarrassed about this because I’m in a fantastic area here and I’ve worked with so many wonderful people on committees who have helped me along in all my pursuits."

The 65-year-old was a teacher in central Southland for more than 35 years, including 23 years as principal of Limehills School, and sat on a variety of education-based committees, including the Regional Principal Support Network and the Deep Cove Hostel Trust Education sub-committee as chairman.

Mr Walker was also a Central Primary Schools’ Sports Association member, a school cricket coach for more than 40 years, a Central Western Cricket Club volunteer, a Southland Primary Schools Athletics Committee member, and has coached and organised various club, school and representative athletics, rugby, touch and basketball teams.

For his coaching, he won the New Zealand Volunteer Coach of the Year and the Southland Volunteer Coach of the Year awards in 2001.

He helped drive fundraising for the Winton Skate Park, the establishment of the Limehills Swimming Pool, and was a foundation member of the Central Southland Squash Club.