Alan Candy

Ronald Alan Candy CBE (25 August 1903 – 27 October 1974) was a New Zealand farmer and dairy industry leader. He was born in Wanganui, New Zealand, on 25 August 1903.^[1] He was chairman of Massey Agricultural College from 1944 to 1946.^[2]

Candy in 1948

In the 1946 New Year Honours, Candy was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his services as a member of the National Council of Primary Production.^[3] In 1953, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal,^[4] and in the 1969 Queen's Birthday Honours he was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the dairy industry.^[5]