Prof Roger Moltzen, of Hamilton, MNZM for services to education
Emeritus Professor Roger Moltzen, of Hamilton, for services to education
Emeritus Professor Roger Moltzen took up a position at the University of Waikato Faculty of Education after 20 years as a teacher and principal. He has been Director of Postgraduate Special Education Programmes, foundation Chair of the Department of Human Development and Counselling, and Faculty Dean. He chaired a Gifted Education Ministerial Working Party which successfully recommend a range of initiatives. He served on several Ministry of Education advisory and governance groups and co-authored a Ministry publication on gifted and talented students. He co-edited three editions of ‘Gifted and Talented: New Zealand Perspectives’ and contributed to numerous other publications. He has had a longstanding commitment to teacher professional learning.