Professor G.L. (Bill) McClymont, Agriculturalist, Humanitarian Educator and Foundation Dean of the Faculty of Rural Science (1956-1976) died 6 May 2000.

The "McClymont Foundation" has been established for the future development of Rural Science in his honour. Prospective donors please correspond with John Davidson, Treasurer RSGA, 1 Golf Links Rd, Armidale NSW 2350.

Sydney Morning Herald Obituary

From ABC Local News ...

Hundreds turn out to farewell farming stalwart

18 May 2000: In Armidale yesterday, hundreds of people attended a memorial service for a man widely regarded as the pioneer of sustainable agriculture in Australia.

Professor Bill McClymont, who founded the Faculty of Rural Science at the University of New England and became its dean for 18 years, died in Sydney earlier this month.

Professor McClymont built up an international reputation for agricultural research, and at yesterday's memorial service, plans were announced for an international foundation to further rural science in his honour.

Agricultural pioneer and academic dies in Sydney

9 May 2000: The man who founded the Faculty of Rural Science at the University of New England and widely-regarded as the pioneer of sustainable agriculture in Australia, Professor Bill Mclymont, has died in Sydney.

Professor Mclymont founded the faculty of rural science in 1955 and became its dean for 18 years. He was originally a vet, and a winner of the University of Sydney Medal. He is attributed as being the first to coin the phrase "Sustainable Agriculture", linking ecology with rural activities.

He died on the weekend, following a long illness. He would have turned 80 yesterday.