Sep 26, 2017 | In Memoriam, News
Philip Gwyther Atherton- 9 February 1931 – 3 September 2017 It is with deep sadness that we have learned on 3 September that Philip Gwyther Antherton had passed away. Philip was born in Toowoomba and lived there with his parents and three older siblings for 5 years...
Sep 26, 2017 | In Memoriam, News
Jacques René Albert-Thenet (1940 – 2017) Jacques René Albert-Thenet was born on Beau Champ Sugar Estate, Mauritius on 18 October 1940. He first earned a diploma in Agriculture, Engineering and Sugar Technology at the Mauritius Agricultural College (University of...
Aug 26, 2017 | In Memoriam, News
Stanley “John” Pearce (5 January 1937 – 4 June 2017 Stanley “John” Pearce was born in Ayr, North Queensland, Australia on 5th January 1937 to a sugar cane farming family. He passed away on 4th June 2017. He is survived by his wife Kaye of 54 years, 2 sons and 2...
Jul 26, 2017 | In Memoriam, News
Dear ISSCT Members Sh. Shivajirao G. Patil, Honorary Life Member of the ISSCT passed away on 22nd July 2017 at Mumbai, India at the age of 92. Mr. Patil has had a distinguished career in many organisations including the ISSCT which he served as Councillor for India...
Jun 26, 2017 | In Memoriam, News
Dr Rodney Maud (1936-2017) by Jan Meyer The late Dr Rodney Maud enjoyed a very lustrous career that was strongly linked to sugarcane development throughout Africa. He graduated from the University of Natal with an Honours in Geology and started his career as a Soil...
Jun 26, 2017 | In Memoriam, News
Dr. Benjamin Leighton Legendre (1943 – 2017) Dr. Benjamin Leighton Legendre, Ben for short, an internationally renowned sugar technologist passed away on 8 July 2017. Dr. Legendre received his B.S. in Agronomy and M.S. and Ph.D. in Plant Breeding degrees from...
