Sir Ian Morrow

Governor and  Former Pupil Sir Ian Morrow died in April 2006 at the age of 93 with obituaries detailing his distinguished achievements appearing in a number of national newspapers. Sir Ian, an accountant and director in the City of London, had a highly successful career as a ‘company doctor’, rescuing by means of his calm, analytical mind industrial companies who were in severe financial trouble.

He was knighted in 1973 after some of his most important work as deputy chairman of Rolls-Royce and later managing director of its aero-engine division, nationalised by Edward Heath’s Conservative government after the company got into very deep water during the development of the RB211 aero-engine for Lockheed.

Morrow was a governor of Dollar Academy from the late 1950s until his death. In The Scotsman’s obituary, the Rector, John Robertson, praised his close involvement in the Academy’s development:  “Ian often returned to the school, and opened the Dewar Science Building in 2000. As I was walking round it with him he stopped and asked me, ‘It’s great. What’s after this?’ It demonstrated his commitment to the future. He remembered in graphic detail his days as a boarder here and spoke of them with much affection. He was a strong believer in Europe and proud of his Scottish roots. He never lost his accent and was a wonderful supporter of Dollar Academy. Ian was always available for consultation and gave his advice in a calm and purposeful way. He was an éminence grise; a tough-minded Scot and a most remarkable individual.”