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Ian Morrison (other)
Ian Morrison may refer to: *Ian Morrison (journalist) (1913–1950), Australian journalist *Ian Morrison (footballer) (born 1954), Australian rules footballer *Scotty Morrison (Ian Morrison, born 1930), former National Hockey League referee and vice president *Ian Beausoleil-Morrison, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering *Ian Morrison (RNZAF officer) (1914–1997), senior officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force See also *Iain Morrison (born 1983), rugby league player *Iain Morrison (musician), Scottish musician *Iain Morrison (rugby union) (born 1962), Scottish rugby union player {{hndis, Morrison, Ian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Morrison (journalist)
Ian Ernest McLeavy Morrison (31 May 1913 – 12 August 1950) was an Australian journalist and war correspondent for ''The Times''. He was one of the first journalists to be killed in the Korean War. The Academy Award-nominated film ''Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film), Love is a Many-Splendored Thing'' is based on Morrison's love affair with author Han Suyin in Hong Kong. Early career He was born on 31 May 1913 in Beijing, Peking, as the oldest son to Australian adventurer and journalist George Ernest Morrison (1862–1920) and Jennie Wark Robin (1889–1923). His father had been living in Peking on and off since 1897, when he had been stationed there as ''The Times first Peking correspondent. In 1919, the family moved to the United Kingdom, where the father died in 1920. Ian Morrison and his two younger brothers, Alastair Gwynne (1915–2009) and Colin (1917–1990), were all educated at Winchester College before continuing to University of Cambridge, Cambridge University. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Morrison (footballer)
Ian Morrison (born 29 January 1954 - same day and year as Oprah Winfrey) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Footscray recruited Morrison from St Pat's College and he became a useful player for the club, as a ruck-rover and half forward flanker. He spent his final VFL season at Essendon. Morrison later played with Sandringham and where he had success as a full-forward, kicking 108 goals in their premiership year of 1985 to win what is now called the Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal The Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal is awarded to the Victorian Football League player who kicks the most goals in home-and-away matches in that year. The is named in honour of Jim 'Frosty' Miller, who was the leading goalkicker of the Victorian Footba .... References * *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Ian 1954 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotty Morrison
Ian "Scotty" Morrison (born April 22, 1930) is a Canadian former National Hockey League referee and vice-president, and the former president and chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Morrison played junior hockey in Quebec and then became a referee, working in junior and senior amateur leagues. He moved to Vancouver to work in the Western Hockey League, and from there was hired by the NHL at the age of 24, at that time the youngest referee in league history. Morrison left the NHL in 1955 and became referee-in-chief of the Western Hockey League, while also working games as a referee. He also worked in sales, and in that job was transferred to Toronto in 1964. In June 1965, Morrison returned to the NHL as referee-in-chief. His title became vice-president of officiating in 1981. In 1986, Morrison became the NHL's vice-president of project development, assigned to the Hockey Hall of Fame where he was made president. He served in that role until 1991 when he became chairman of the Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Beausoleil-Morrison
Ian Beausoleil-Morrison is a full professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario and a past adjunct associate professor at both Dalhousie University and the University of Victoria. He holds a Bachelor's of Applied Science and a Master's of Applied Science from the University of Waterloo, and a Ph.D. from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. Research interests Professor Beausoleil-Morrison's research interests are focused around the co-generation of heat and electricity, alternative cooling approaches, and maximizing solar energy utilization. Associations He is past President of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA). Previous employment Prior to his employment at Carleton in 2007, Beausoleil-Morrison worked at Natural Resources Canada Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; french: Ressources naturelles Canada; french: RNCan, label=none)Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the Federal I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Morrison (RNZAF Officer)
Air Vice-Marshal Ian Gordon Morrison (16 March 1914 – 5 September 1997) was a New Zealand aviator and military leader. Born in Hanmer Springs, he briefly served in the Royal Air Force before transferring to the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1939. During the early stages of the Second World War, he was a bomber pilot with No. 75 Squadron, which was formed mostly with New Zealand personnel and operated Vickers Wellingtons. He returned to New Zealand in 1940 for instructing duties and then was a staff officer with the RNZAF's No. 1 Islands Group, based in Vanuatu. He later commanded No. 3 Squadron during the Solomons campaign. After the war, he held a series of staff posts before becoming Chief of Air Staff of the RNZAF in 1962. In this capacity he replaced much of the air force's dated equipment and sought to improve its strike capacity. Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1965, he retired the following year. He died in 1997, aged 83. Early life Ian Gordon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Morrison
Iain Morrison (born 6 May 1983), also known by the nickname of " Drago", is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who last played for Featherstone Rovers after signing in October 2009. He signed for Hull Kingston Rovers from Huddersfield after he had initially come through London Broncos academy. Background Morrison was born in Edgware, London, England. Playing career Although he was born in London, Morrison has represented Scotland on several occasions due to his heritage. He was released from Hull Kingston Rovers on 17 September 2007, and on 21 September 2007 signed for Widnes. He was named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. He was named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 1954, and the first since the 2000 tournament. The tournament was held in Australia from 26 October, culmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Morrison (musician)
Iain Morrison is a Scottish musician and singer-songwriter. He was born on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Career Morrison was a member of the Glasgow-based band Crash My Model Car. They were signed to V2 Records in 2005 and released an album ''Ghosts & Heights''. He won Composer of the Year at The Scots Trad Music Awards in 2010. He was commissioned the same year by the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, to write songs for a New Voices showcase. The show, titled ''Ceol Mor/Little Music'', received a 5 star review from ''The Scotsman'' newspaper. He appeared on three programmes of the BBC TV series ''Transatlantic Sessions'' in 2011, singing three of his own songs alongside Bela Fleck, Danny Thompson and Jerry Douglas. He sang the part of Orpheus for Anaïs Mitchell's ''Hadestown'' show in Glasgow in 2011. To record his 2012 album ''To the Horizon, Sir'', Morrison traveled to Vermont and the home studio of producer and friend Michael Chorney. His 2015 album, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
