Sir Clement William Bailey Renouf (19 April 1921 – 11 June 2020) was an Australian accountant and President of

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from 1978–79. In this latter role he contributed significantly to the planned eradication of

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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

. 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

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in 2001.It's an Honour: Centenary Medal
Retrieved 24 June 2017

Other sources

Clem Renouf: CLEM RENOUF President Rotary International, 1978–79

Paul Henningham, "Introducing Clem Renouf … Quiet Dynamo from Down Under", ''The Rotarian'', July 1978

References

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