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Former Taranaki Principal Mark Bowden has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Meritfor his contribution to education.
Mark Bowden s interest in education was piqued when he noticed students at Teachers College got Thursdays off, which meant he could go surfing. “I lived in Hamilton and used to surf at Raglan and I noticed all these guys from Teachers College and Thursday always seemed to be pumping at Raglan, so that was the initial thought,” the 65-year-old said. “Then the first year I applied I didn t get in because of my immaturity.” But the next year he did, leading to a career spanning more than 40 years in a number of Taranaki schools, including principal of New Plymouth’s Spotswood College.