1940s

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Professor Edward Musgrave Blaiklock, OBE

Lecturer in NT Greek, 1927-1975 Board Member (1939-1964), Board Chair and President (1965-1975) As a trainee teacher in 1921 Ted...

Henry Yolland

1927-1960 Lecturer and Dean of NZ Bible Training Institute (Queen Street Campus) Born in August 1883, Henry Yolland was brought up in...

Hilda Griffin (née Allen)

1939 – 1940 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street Campus) Hilda was the 8th of 10 children, and one of the few among her peers who attended high...

Jean Annie Jaggers

1949 – 1971 NZBTI Matron (Queen Street Campus, Henderson Campus) “How rich am I to have shared the lives of 1,250 dedicated young people...

Rev. John Henry Deane

1946-1959 / Principal, NZ Bible Training Institute (Queen Street Campus) The squeak of a caliper signalled the approach of Principal John...

Mary Milner

1946-1947 / Queen Street Campus As a young teenager Mary clearly knew God’s call to overseas mission. After finishing high school she...

May Mackey (née Garnett)

1946-1948 / NZBTI Diploma (Queen Street campus) Hughina May Garnett committed her life to Christ as a 16 year old after reading The...

Robert Alexander Crookston Laidlaw, CBE

1922 – 1942 / Board member, NZ Bible Training Institute 1943 – 1965 / President, NZ Bible Training Institute Robert Laidlaw joined Rev....