Sir Clement William Bailey Renouf AM (19 April 1921 – 11 June 2020) was an Australian accountant and President of Rotary International from 1978–79. In this latter role he contributed significantly to the planned eradication of poliomyelitis worldwide.
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.
Honours
He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1979. He was knighted in 1988 "for outstanding service to the community", and awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001.
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