Beeby was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal in 1953 . In the Queen 's Birthday Honours 1956 , he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George , and in 1964 he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Gregory the Great . On 6 February 1987 , Beeby was the second appointee to the Order of New Zealand , New Zealand 's highest civilian honour . In 1990 , he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal . He received honorary doctorates from the University of Canterbury , University of Otago , and Victoria University of Wellington
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
C. E. Beeby