Russell Currie Memorial Fund 50th Anniversary 1968-2018

摘要

The Trust Fund was established on 1 March 1968, following the death of Russell Mackenzie Currie CBE, to mark and continue the outstanding contribution he had made in the field of work study and productivity improvement. The original trustees were Hugh Gordon Currie, Joseph Escott Faraday, Phillip John Butcher, Sidney James Noel-Brown and Edward Alfred King. The Institute of Management Services launched an appeal for funds under the patronage of Earl Mountbatten of Burma. This proved successful and has funded the activity of the Russell Currie Memorial Trust ever since, ensuring that the Trust could fulfil its objectives of the education of persons in the techniques of work study and productivity improvement. To mark the 50th anniversary the trustees have commissioned the production in digital format of the book written by Russell titled Work Study which remains the standard work on the subject. The fund trustees are grateful for the support of Russell's grandchildren who gave permission to produce the book in digital format. In 2017, the Fund organised and paid to have the book Work Measurement written by Dennis Whitmore converted to digital format. By converting these two books to digital format the fund trustees have ensured they are freely available to future generations. Russell Mackenzie Currie was one of the early pioneers of management services, credited with having first used the term work study.