Mr Alan Hamilton, of Alexandra, QSM for services to athletics and youth
Alan Hamilton has been coaching sport, particularly youth athletics, for more than 40 years. He is Assistant Principal at Dunstan High School and has managed the school’s cycling team. He established a high-performance programme of mentoring for students, which involved motivational talks from high-profile speakers. He has been a member of the Alexandra Amateur Athletics Club, the Winton Athletics Club and Ariki in Dunedin. He has been an administrator, advisor and mentor for the New Zealand Secondary School Athletics Association, as well as a member of its Executive Committee. Mr Hamilton has also volunteered for the Otago Athletics Administration.