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Life Summary

Name	Sir Alwyn Bowman Barker
Born	5 August, 1900 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	25 September, 1998 (aged 98) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Wunderly, Harry Wyatt (brother-in-law) Jensen, John Klunder (friend) Queale, William (friend) Rudd, Eric Aroha (friend) Somerset, Henry Beaufort (colleague) Scammell, Luther Robert (acquaintance) Hunkin, Leslie Claude (acquaintance) Butler, Richard Layton (acquaintance) Watson, Stanley Holm (acquaintance) Playford, Thomas (acquaintance) Bonython, John Langdon (acquaintance) Bradman, Donald George (acquaintance) Ramsay, Alexander Maurice (acquaintance) Holden, Edward Wheewall (employer)
Education *	St Peter's College (Adelaide) (student, 1910-1914) Geelong Grammar School (Vic) (student, 1915-1918) University of Adelaide (student, 1919-1930)
Occupation or Descriptor *	electrical engineer (1922-1923) South Australia, Australia motor bodies manufacturer (1925-1967) South Australia, Australia production director (1926-1931) South Australia, Australia company managing director (1940-1967) South Australia, Australia company director (1967-1980) South Australia, Australia
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1962-1962) Jack Finlay Award (Institution of Production Engineers) (recipient, 1964) John Storey medal (Australian Institute of Management) (recipient, 1965-1965) Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1969-1969)
Clubs *	Adelaide Club (member, 1961-1998)
Legacies *	Sir Alwyn Barker Medal (Australian Institute of Management) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	F. H. Faulding & Co Ltd (director) Adelaide Hunt Club (member, 1919-1998) Prospect Cricket Club (Adelaide) (player, 1929-1935) Chamber of Manufactures (SA) (council member, 1940-1952) Australian Institute of Industrial Management (SA) (member, 1944-?) Australian Institute of Industrial Management (SA) (vice-president, 1944-?) Society for the Advancement of Management (US) (member, 1944-?) Australian Institute of Industrial Management (federal) (member, 1947-?) Australian Institute of Industrial Management (federal) (president, 1952-1953) Australian Institute of Management (president, 1952-1953) Municipal Tramways Trust (SA) (chair, 1953-1968) Manufacturing Industries Advisory Council (member, 1958-1972) Australian Institute of Management (president, 1960-1962) Australian Institute of Management (honorary fellow, 1964-1964) International Academy of Management (fellow, 1964-2000) Kelvinator Australia Ltd (chair, 1967-1980) Santos Ltd (director, 1967-1979) Uniroyal Holdings Ltd (director, 1967-1978) Natural Gas Pipelines Authority of South Australia (member, 1968-1970) South Australian Industrial Development Advisory Council (member, 1968-1970) Australian Mineral Foundation (deputy chair, 1972-1983)
Workplaces *	General Motors-Holden Ltd (production manager, 1925-1931) University of Adelaide (engineering) (lecturer, 1931-1953) Kelvinator Australia Ltd (works manager, 1932-1940) Kelvinator Australia Ltd (managing director, 1952-1967)

* Dates are approximate