Scotch College

Max J BLAKENEY ('65)
Alan W Crawford ('34)
C W COATES ('25)
John T Collins ('27)
Ken L DUNN ('37)
Lachlan T FAIRBAIRN ('40)
Ian Falconer ('62)
C. Everson Gardner ('26)
Ian C. Heinz ('31)
Doug S HEYWOOD ('42)
Keith H HOPKINS ('69)
Ian N LEAPER ('53)
Ken McDiarmid ('40)
Robert McMeekin ('48)
Jack R NANKERVIS ('38)
Jack Richards ('22)
Kenneth M SEMPLE ('35)
Colin N M STIRLING ('32)
John A STOTT ('49)
Harry D VARLEY ('39)
W Frank R WOOD ('46)
Geoffrey T WRIGHT ('45)

Ian Falconer ('62)

Earlier this year the Scotch Family was saddened by the death of Ian Falconer.

Ian commenced school at Scotch on 11 February 1958. Whilst at school he was a member of Cadets from 1960 to 1961 and his interests included photography, stamps, tennis and rugby. He left school at the end of 1962 at the age of 16 after being a boarder for 5 years, and enjoyed his time on The Hill. The fact that he had such an illustrious business career speaks volumes for his commitment and enterprise.

Ian had a very distinguished business career, most notably with CRA (which became Rio Tinto in 1995). He was renowned for his business expertise, his persistence, his respect for others and his great sense of humour. This career with CRA/Rio Tinto commenced in 1974 when Ian was an Accountant. He became Managing Accountant at Bougainville Copper in 1978. Three years later Ian and his young family returned to Melbourne where he worked in the CRA finance and treasury, establishing the Investor Relations Department and becoming General Manager of Investor Relations with offices in Australia and the U.K. In 1992 Ian became CRA's Company Secretary and General Manager Administration. Ian was a key player in ensuring the smooth merger of CRA and RTZ in 1995, when he brought the two Secretarial offices together.

Ian joined the Chartered Secretaries Association as an Associate Member in 1978 and was elected a Fellow in 1992. In 1998 he was elected to the Victoria Branch Council and was appointed joint Vice Chairman for 2002. Ian was highly regarded by his peers in other organisations and industries. Ross Mallet, who is the Victorian Branch Chairman of the Chartered Secretaries Association, was quoted in the May 2002 edition of 'Keeping Good Companies' 'that Ian personified to me the profile of a Company Secretary that we seek to promote in the business community. He represented CSA at a number of senate inquiries on Corporation Law matters and as Chairman of the National Legislation Review Committee. He amused us with his wit and humour'. He goes on to say, 'we admired the way he would treat all people he met with warmth, sincerity and respect. Ian's contribution to CSA was outstanding; he was a leader in his profession, a committed family man and a good friend. He will be sorely missed'.

The Australian Chartered Institute of Secretaries have proposed a special prize for dux of the Graduate Diploma in Company Secretarial Practice to be titled 'The Ian Falconer, Rio Tinto Prize'. Rio Tinto has agreed to sponsor the Award for the next 10 years. This is further testament to the outstanding contribution that Ian made to the business world.

At home, Ian was always mindful of his family's wellbeing. He was patient and well prepared in everything he did. He took great pleasure and pride in his family and their achievements, particularly the children Andrea, Hamish and Rick. He was great fun to be around and was involved in community activities, such as the Melbourne Scots and the Balwyn Rotary Club. He was also a member of the Mt. Martha Sailing Club, the Mini Car Club and the Old Scotch Collegians' Bushwalking Club. The Scotch Family extends its sympathy to Marg and the family.

This tribute has been created with the assistance of materials provided by Ian's family. The provision of such materials is of great assistance to the editor to ensure appropriate recognition.

Alan W Crawford ('34 )

Alan attended Ivanhoe Grammar before coming to Scotch on a Scholarship. He was a Champion swimmer, and captained the school team for four years. He won three Victorian championships and one Australian.

As war approached Alan trained as a Commando and during the war he served in New Caledonia and New Guinea, rising to the rank of Captain. After the war he taught swimming in summer and in winter he worked as an accountant. He taught at various pools and schools around Melbourne as well as being the resident swimming coach at Scotch. In the early seventies he moved to Sydney, where he finally retired.

Frank Wood ('46)

Frank died on the 22 June, after a long illness bravely endured. In 1946, Frank was Captain of the 1st XVIII, and inaugural Captain of Lawson-MacFarland House. A nice competitive backman, he played for many years with Old Scotch. He also played Tennis into advanced years, and a point was never conceded until the ball was dead.

He was a master of practical solutions, with hard work and attention to detail he created a very successful Master Builders Company - Koorool Constructions. He was also responsible for a number of building projects at Scotch.

In spite of retiring early, he never stopped work, and set a pace which few could match, even walking along the street. He was an adventurous traveller, an accomplished camper, a vigorous skier and intrepid yachtsman.

A staunch and generous supporter of Scotch, he led his year's planned giving program, and would do anything for a friend or a stranger.

He is survived by his wife Betty, two sons and five grandsons who have a room named in their honour on the second floor of the James Ford Academy, which looks down over the memorial Hall and Buildings of the School he loved.

C. Everson Gardner ('26) came to Scotch from Broken Hill High School, where he had been Dux of the school. He matriculated from Scotch, winning exhibitions in Physics and Trigonometry, and went on to Melbourne University, where he graduated with Bachelor of Science and Electrical Engineering Degrees.

He later completed a Masters' Degree in engineering. While at University he was a keen rower and was a member of Ormond College's wining Head of the Yarra Crew in 1929.

He worked for seven years in England for Metropolitan Vickers before returning to Broken Hill in 1943, where he joined the Consolidated Zinc Corporation.

He came back to Melbourne in 1958 to be part of the founding team of Comalco. He designed the Manapouric Hydro Power Station in New Zealand, and worked extensively in Bell Bay, Weipa, Mount Tom Price, Dampier and Bougainville, retiring in 1972.

Ian C Heinz OBE ('29-31)

Ian developed a great love for Australian Rules Football at Scotch, which continued to the end of his Medical Degree at Melbourne University.

During World War II, Ian was a Captain serving in the AIF with the 10th Australian General Hospital in Malaya. He became a POW on the fall of Singapore and his work as a Camp Director was outstanding, particularly in the fields of malaria and dysentery.

After the war he became the specialist surgeon to the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and Consultant in Surgery as the Department of Veterans Affairs in Victoria. He was a Senior Lecturer and acting Professor of Pathology at Melbourne University from 1946-52 and Consultant Surgeon at Fairfield Hospital from 1953-79.

Ian was a Fellow of both the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia.

He was strongly dedicated to the public health system and in his mid seventies he retired from surgical practice to establish a private pathology laboratory in Frankston.

He finally retired from medical practice in his mid eighties.

Jack Richards ('22)

Jack was born on February 16 1905 and died just a few days short of his 97th Birthday. Until his death he was one of the three oldest surviving Old Boys and an avid supporter of the East Melbourne Glen Chapter of the Old Scotch Collegians. He studied law at Melbourne University, and in his final year, won the prestigious Supreme Court Prize in Law. During his long and distinguished career as a solicitor he was often called upon to assist in preparation of statute law in Victoria, and the statute which established Monash University is a notable example.

John (Jack) Nankervis ('37)

John passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving family at Epworth Hospital on July 13, aged 80.

Jack was generous, honest, compassionate and an optimistic man. He recently retired as Managing Director of Regent Sporting Goods. He was a regular Tennis player and also played lawn Bowls.

An enthusiastic Rotarian, he epitomized their theme 'Service above self', in every way. He was President of the Fitzroy Club in 1969 and District Governor in 1979. He received Rotary's highest award, the Paul Harris Fellow. He travelled to Bangladesh, Thailand and the Solomon Islands implementing important literacy and health programs. Together with his wife Marj, he received the Commonwealth Senior Australian Achiever Award and in 2000 was presented with the order of Australia medal.

During WWII, he was a Lieutenant, First Army Headquarters, South West Pacific Area.

He was an active member of the North Balwyn Trinity Uniting Church.

He is survived by his wife Marj, his sons, Brian and Ross, daughters-in-law, Sue and Jill and grandchildren Claudia, John, Lola and Henry.

John T Collins ('27)

John left Scotch to undertake a Commercial Art Course at the Working Mens College, now RMIT, during the depression and subsequently became a temporary teacher. He had a great interest in architecture and photography, which was self taught.

These were the early days of the National Trust and John provided the trust with black and white photographs. When 'Historic Buildings of Victoria' was published in 1966, John had provided most of the illustrations and continued to do so in other publications including 'Historic Homesteads of Australia'.

He retired as head of the Art Department at Jordanville Technical School and pursued his love of country homesteads. From 1987 he devoted nearly 20,000 black and white photos, negatives and colour slides to the Historic Picture Collection.

Ken McDiarmid ('40)

After several months of illness Ken passed away on 16 June 2002. It was a sad loss to many of his Scotch associates, especially the Old Scotch Tennis Club.

Ken attended Scotch from 1938 to 1940, and on leaving School saw military service and later joined the Victorian Scottish regiment.

With his elder brothers, Tom and Bob, the McDiarmids operated a printing business in Carlton for many years.

Ken was very active in Old Scotch tennis, and was an early member soon after the club was formed in 1961. He was Club Captain in 1968, and President from 1977 to 1980.

He remained a keen and involved member of the club, playing competitively in teams until 2001 and was always on hand to look after all aspects of the welfare of the club.

Ken and older brother Bob were regular attendees at the OSCA monthly luncheons.

One of Ken's devotions was assisting in the memorabilia display of the school archives. He spent many hours in the preparation of the current and past displays for which the School, OSCA and the archives organization are deeply grateful.

Ken is survived by his wife Peggy and Children Andrea, Peter and Michael.