Person
McLennan, Ian Munro (1909 - 1998)
KCMG KBE FAA FTSE HonFIEAust HonFAusIMM
- Born
- 30 November 1909
Stawell, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 21 November 1998
- Occupation
- Engineer and Business executive
Summary
Sir Ian McLennan was responsible for major developments in the iron and steel industry in Australia. In particular the development of the manufacture of ferro-alloys, tungsten carbide and magnesium during the Second World War; the establishment of a new steel plant at Port Kembla, and a steel rolling mill at Kwinana; prospecting for new sources of raw materials; the introduction of large-scale sintering plants; the extension of colliery mechanisation; the establishment of the electro-metallurgical industry in Tasmania; and the installation of large basic oxygen steel making facilities. He was appointed Managing Director of Broken Hill Proprietory Co. Ltd in 1967, after a long association with the company.
His industrial and engineering achievements were recognised and acknowledged when he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1956; was awarded the The Institute Medal, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in 1959; was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1963; was awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal in 1967; was awarded the Kernot Memorial Medal in 1970; was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1978, and was later awarded many other honorary distinctions.
Details
Chronology
- 1932
- Education - Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE), University of Melbourne
- 1933 - 1935
- Career position - Cadet engineer, Broken Hill Proprietory Co Ltd [Whyalla, South Australia]
- 1935 - 1937
- Career position - Assistant to the Superintendent of Mines and Quarries, Broken Hill Proprietory Co Ltd [Melbourne]
- 1937 - 1941
- Career position - Special Cadet, Newcastle and Port Kembla steelworks, rising to Executive Officer, Newcastle, Broken Hill Proprietory Co Ltd
- 1943 - 1945
- Career position - Chairman, Joint War Production Committee [Included visits to USA and Canada]
- 1946
- Career event - Overseas assignment, visiting steelworks in Great Britain, Europe and USA
- 1947 - 1950
- Career position - Assistant General Manager, Broken Hill Proprietory Co Ltd
- 1950 - 1956
- Career position - General Manager, Broken Hill Proprietory Co Ltd
- 1951
- Career position - President, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- 1952
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1953 - 1967
- Career position - Member, Victorian State Committee, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Reseach Organization (CSIRO)
- 1953 - 1967
- Career position - Director, Broken Hill Proprietory Co Ltd
- 1955 - 1961
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian National University, Canberra
- 1956
- Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - Member of the Immigration Planning Council
- 1956 - 1959
- Career position - Senior General Manager, Broken Hill Proprietory Co Ltd
- 1957
- Career position - President, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- 1959
- Award - The Institute Medal, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- 1959 - 1967
- Career position - Chief General Manager, Broken Hill Proprietory Co Ltd
- 1960
- Career position - First chairman of Council, Australian Mineral Development Laboratories (AMDEL)
- 1963
- Award - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) - For services to industry
- 1967 -
- Career position - Managing Director, Broken Hill Proprietory Co Ltd
- 1967
- Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1968
- Award - Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
- 1968
- Award - Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, University of Newcastle
- 1970
- Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 1975
- Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
- 1975 - 1983
- Career position - President, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences
- 1978
- Award - Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) - for services to youth, the community and industry
- 1979
- Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFAusIMM), Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- 1980
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1982
- Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Foundation Fellow AATS 1975]
- 1988
- Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
Related entries
Archival resources
The University of Melbourne Archives
- Ian Munro McLennan - Records, 1950 - 1975; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
- Ian Munro McLennan - Records, 1937 - 1977, 78/95; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
- Ian Munro McLennan - Records, 1969 - 1981, 83/78; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
- Ian Munro McLennan - Records, 1973 - 1986, 89/67; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
- Ian Munro McLennan - Records, 1983 - 1985, 93/11; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
- Ian Munro McLennan - Records, 1973 - 1974, 85/149; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1967 Award [ Sir Ian McLennan, KBE BEE MIEAust]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 39 (12) (1967), N121. Details
- 'Sir James Rowland and Sir Ian McLennan become Honorary Fellows', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 54 (2) (1982), 9. Details
- McLennan, I. M., 'The steel industry in Australia', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 34 (6) (1962), 115-124. Details
- Richards, P. N., 'Ian Munro McLennan, 1909-1998', Historical Records of Australian Science, 15 (2) (2004), 251-268. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR04006. Details
Reports
- Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-eighth Annual Report [1967] (1968), 16 pp. 'Prizes - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal (1967 Award) to Sir Ian McLennan, KBE BEE MIEAust', p.3. Details
- Institution of Engineers Australia, Annual Report 1981 [Sixty-second Annual Report] (1982), 16 pp. 'Institution Honours - Sir Ian McLennan, KCMG KBE FIEAust elected Honorary Fellow', p.11. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15439989. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/92167304. Details
- 'McLennan, Ian (1909-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-504893. Details
- 'Awarded honorary LLD, 1988', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DEng, 1968', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DEng, 1968', Honorary degrees, University of Newcastle, 2023, https://www.newcastle.edu.au/engage/alumni/stories/honorary-degrees. Details
See also
- 'Dr Keith Thomas Henry Farrer OBE MA DSc FTSE - Biographical Note', Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=648. Details
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_m.html. Details
- Engineers Australia ed., Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders (Barton, A.C.T.: Institution of Engineers Australia, 2019), 136 pp. 'A Steely Conscience - Sir Ian McLennan' p.102. Details
Gavan McCarthy [P004098]; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 5 December 2023
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