Clem Renouf
Sir Clement William Bailey Renouf
He was born in Ingham, Queensland in 1921. He joined the Nambour Rotary Club in 1950 and remained a member ever since.
In 1978 he became World President of Rotary International. He died in June 2020 at the age of 99.[3]
Honours
He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1979.[4] He was knighted in 1988 "for outstanding service to the community",[5] and awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001.[6]
Other sources
- Clem Renouf Biography
- Clem Renouf: CLEM RENOUF President Rotary International, 1978–79
- Paul Henningham, "Introducing Clem Renouf … Quiet Dynamo from Down Under", The Rotarian, July 1978
References
- ^ "Historic Moments: PolioPlus Turns 30". Rotary International. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
Video of Clem Renouf telling the story of how Rotary International took on the project of eradicating polio.
- ^ "The fight to rid the world of Polio", ABC, 7:30 Report, 6 April 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2017
- ^ "Death Notice: Sir Clem Renouf". The Weekly Times. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ It's an Honour: AM. Retrieved 24 June 2017
- ^ It's an Honour: Knight Bachelor Archived 22 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 June 2017
- ^ It's an Honour: Centenary Medal. Retrieved 24 June 2017