J Cowie Nichols Prize in Food Science
Founded in 1943 by Colonel J Cowie Nichols, who in that year gave 500 pounds to the Council of the University of Otago for the establishment of a prize in the Home Science Faculty, to mark his appreciation of the value of the services rendered to the Home Science School by Professor A G Strong OBE.
An essay prize was offered annually until 1984. In 1985 four separate prizes were instituted.
The prize in Food Science shall be awarded annually by the University Council on the recommendation of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Sciences), to the student enrolled for the degree of Bachelor of Science, BSc (Hons), Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Sciences or BCApSc (Hons) with the highest level of achievement in 72 points at 300-level (including FOSC 301 and FOSC 302) in a Food Science specialization, normally taken in the year in which the award is made.
The value of the prize will be as set down in the current prize schedule.