We were saddened to hear of the death of Professor Gordon ‘Blue’ Barclay, formerly President of the Australian Association for Adult Continuing Education which later became Adult Learning Australia.
Professor Barclay was a founding professor and foundation head in the School of Chemistry at Macquarie University from 1965 to 1992. In addition to his distinguished career in chemistry, Professor Barclay had a long involvement and commitment to adult and continuing education. He was involved in establishing community radio stations 2SER 107.3 in the 1970s, and was the chair of Sydney Educational Broadcasting in 1979 and 1980. He was also involved as a consultant in Science Curriculum Development in Thailand.
Professor Barclay was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2013 Australia Day Honours.
You can read Professor Barclay’s obituary at the Sydney Morning Herald.