Royal Society of Arts, London 1974 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 1977 Fellow, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 1979 Bledisloe Veterinary award, Royal Agricultural Society of England 1981 Fellow of the Royal Society of London 1984 King Baudouin Prize for International Development 1984 Dalrymple-Champneys Award, British Veterinary Association 1987 Fellow, Royal Veterinary College 1988 Gold Medal, International Office of Epizootics, Paris 1991 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award, Animal Health Trust 1994 Gold Medal, European Society for Veterinary Virology 1994 Theiler Memorial Trust Lecture and Award 1999 World Food Prize References External links Walter Plowright - Daily Telegraph obituary Tribute on FAO website 1923 births 2010 deaths English veterinarians People from Holbeach People associated with the Royal Veterinary College Alumni of the Royal Veterinary College Royal Army Veterinary Corps officers Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Fellows of the Royal Society People educated at Spalding Grammar School British expatriates in Kenya British expatriates in Nigeria Agriculture and food award winners