News from former students
Course 26
The following members of Course Twenty-six were awarded Diplomas of the College:
ASLIN, Richard Leslie of Salisbury.
BENTLY, Paul Mulock of Umvukwes.
CLARK, Keith Timothy of Salisbury.
COMBE, John Harvey of Salisbury.
DAVEY, Alan William of Salisbury.
DAVIES, Eric Colin of Bulawayo a First Class Diploma with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Farm Management.
DRURY, Norman Frank of Kariba with distinction in Farm Management.
FLANAGAN, Robert Millin of Sinoia a First Class Diploma with distinctions in Practical, Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering.
FOULK, Zachary Harper of Fort Victoria with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering.
HARTLEY, Michael David of Bulawayo with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Farm Management.
HOLMAN, David Barry of Odzi a First Class Diploma with distinctions in Practical, Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering.
HYLAND-SMITH, Angus Bryce of Selous.
JOUBERT, Francois of Chipinga.
KEMP, George Edward Anderson of Shamva.
KING, David Robert of Limbe, Malawi.
KING, Neville Duncan of Bulawayo a First Class Diploma with distinctions in Animal Husbandry, Field Husbandry and Farm Management.
MacKAY, Ian Forbes of Salisbury.
MILLAR, Thomas Campbell of Salisbury.
MUNTON-JACKSON, Jeremy of Salisbury.
NORTON, Simon Adrian Inglis of Salisbury with a distinction in Practical.
RAPSON, Roy Douglas of Kabwe, Zambia.
RILEY, David Bonar of Norton.
ROSE, Anthony John of Salisbury.
SANSBURY, Richard John of Umtali with distinctions in Animal Husbandry and Farm Management.
SAVORY, Paul Redin of Salisbury.
SIMMONDS, Christopher Rodney Swayne of Salisbury.
STEEL, Rodney Graham, of Marandellas.
STEWART, Reginald Allan of Salisbury.
STEYL, Peter Louis of Umtali.
SWALES, Rodney James of Bulawayo a First Class Diploma with distinctions in Practical, Animal Husbandry, Farm Management and Engineering.
TAYLOR, Andrew John of Honeydew, Transvaal, South Africa.
TEMPLE-MURRAY, Nigel Thurston of Salisbury.
Van der WALT, Pieter Wilson of Salisbury.
VELDSMAN, Ian Richard of Salisbury.
WORSLEY, Kenneth Ewart of Melsetter.
YOUNG, Alexander David of Lusaka, Zambia.
News of students that enrolled with Course 26
ASLIN, Richard Leslie of Salisbury.
BENTLY, Paul Mulock of Umvukwes.
BICKMANN, Juergen Michael of Angola.
Juergen was born in Angola in 1955 of German parents and completed his pre-Gwebi
training with George Moorcroft of Belingwe where he demonstrated his sound practical ability. He enrolled at Gwebi with Course 26 but left after the end of First Year to return to the family farm. He had successfuly learnt a new language and had fitted into a new community so his fellow students presented him with a copper tankard in recognition at the 1975 Dinner.
Tragically he and his mother were shot by Angola terrorists. His father and sister returned to Germany.
CLARK, Keith Timothy of Salisbury.
COMBE, John Harvey of Salisbury.
DAVEY, Alan William of Salisbury.
DAVIES, Eric Colin of Bulawayo.
DRURY, Norman Frank of Kariba.
FLANAGAN, Robert Millin of Sinoia.
FOULK, Zachary Harper of Fort Victoria.
HARTLEY, Michael David of Bulawayo.
HOLMAN, David Barry of Odzi.
Dave married Anne Hill in December 1979 and has three children. He lost the farm in May 2004 and is employed at Binga Crocodile Farm.
Graduates.
HYLAND-SMITH, Angus Bryce of Selous.
HUNTER, A. W.
JOLIFFE, Barry "Baz"
JOUBERT, Francois of Chipinga.
KEMP, George Edward Anderson of Shamva.
KIDWELL, S. P.
KING, David Robert of Limbe, Malawi.
KING, Neville Duncan of Bulawayo.
MacKAY, Ian Forbes of Salisbury.
MILLAR, Thomas Campbell "Tommy" of Salisbury.
Thomas Campbell Millar lost his battle to cancer on the 4th of August 2018 aged 63. He was born on 16 
April 1955. This is a great loss of yet another of our most outstanding and experienced farmers.
Tommy attended Umtali Boys High School and as well as being a school prefect and Head of Palmer House, he captained the 1st XI cricket and represented the school at rugby and athletics.
Tommy enrolled at Gwebi College of Agriculture in 1975 and graduated with Course 26. He captained the Cricket Team and was awarded Rugby, Athletics and Cricket Colours having been picked for Mashonaland Districts Cricket and Rugby.
He was a well-known dairy, sheep stud breeder and crop farmer becoming a leading personality in the Beatrice area. Sadly he lost a large portion of his property through acquisition and even though court orders and promises were never adhered to he simply soldiered on, being a typical farmer of his calibre, who just made a plan to continue farming on other portions of whichever available land he could find. Nothing ever seemed to weaken his indomitable spirit, which kept him going through difficult times.
He served on many committees and boards connected to agriculture and his commitment on all of these was greatly respected. This notable and energetic character in our industry will be greatly missed by all but will certainly not be easy to forget as he has left a fantastic legacy.
Tributes from S Lunderstedt and CFU
MOOR, Kevin Philip "Spook" of Norton.
Spook attended Norton Junior School as a boarder then went on to Plumtree School. He had lost his hearing as a result of a reaction to a medication that was administered during National Service. 
Spook enrolled at Gwebi College with Course 26. Spook was a good bowler and also hit a few runs so played in the Gwebi First XI and toured South Africa with the Mashonaland Country Districts Colts XI.
His parents requested that he be given the chance to rewrite his exams when he did not graduate but it was agreed that he could return and repeat his Second Year with Course 27.
He resumed farming with his parents on Glenside Farm on the banks of the Saruwe River.
He had a cochlear implant in South Africa so his hearing was restored after twenty years. At first it was so much noise with his young family at home.
They moved to Cork in Ireland but after catching swine fever he was diagnosed with emphysema in 2016.
Spook passed away on 26th July 2023 surrounded by his family at Bushmount Nursing Home, Clonakilty, Cork, Ireland. He was husband of Penny, much loved father of Dagny (Holland), Michael and Siobhan. Lovingly remembered by his family, brother Peter Joe, son-in-law Hugh and Andy (McKinley), sister Judith, daughter-in-law Sara, grandchildren Kayla, Loughlin, Anna and Kate, relatives and friends.
Spook was a prolific writer and posted several blogs about Gwebi:
'Gwebi Agricultural College, Part 1'
'College of Knowledge and legends of my time'
'College of Knowledge and legends, Part 2'
'College days at the College of Knowledge'
'Billy and Flash, Flash and Billy'
Group photos (Course 26) Displayed by Kevin Moor on 'Spook Moor a rambling blog' with credit to Ken Worsley:
MUNTON-JACKSON, Jeremy of Salisbury.
NORTON, Simon Adrian Inglis of Salisbury.
RAPSON, Roy Douglas of Kabwe, Zambia.
RILEY, David Bonar of Norton.
ROSE, Anthony John of Salisbury.
SANSBURY, Richard John of Umtali.
SAVORY, Paul Redin of Salisbury.
SIMMONDS, Christopher Rodney Swayne of Salisbury.
STEEL, Rodney Graham of Marandellas.
STEWART, Reginald Allan of Salisbury.
STEYL, Peter Louis of Umtali.
STOLBERG, P. F.
SWALES, Rodney James of Bulawayo.
TAYLOR, Andrew John of Honeydew, Transvaal, South Africa.
TEMPLE-MURRAY, Nigel Thurston of Salisbury.
Van der WALT, Pieter Wilson of Salisbury.
VELDSMAN, Ian Richard of Salisbury.
WORSLEY, Kenneth Ewart of Melsetter.
YOUNG, Alexander David “Fergus” of Lusaka, Zambia.
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