Dr Hylton LeGrice, of Remuera
Dr Hylton LeGrice received the Insignia of a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to ophthalmology, music and the community. Dr LeGrice has had a long and distinguished career as an eye surgeon, university teacher, healthcare administrator, company director, board member and chair of public and private institutions. For 20 years he was a consultant surgeon at Auckland Hospital. He established the undergraduate teaching programme in ophthalmology at the Auckland School of Medicine, is a past President of the Ophthalmological Society of New Zealand, and for eight years was a member of the Opticians’ Board. He served on the board of Southern Cross Healthcare as a Director, Deputy Chair and Chair from 1984 to 2002. Elected a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, he was also a long-standing member of its Council. From 1970 to 1998 he served as honorary surgeon to Auckland Cricket. Dr LeGrice has a long involvement with music, in particular the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, as a board member and Chairperson.