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Donald MacCuish - 50 Not Out!
At the Annual Dinner, the Chairman presented Donald MacCuish with an engraved decanter to mark his 50th year in the transport industry and in the ILT. In his brief speech, John Standaloft, Scottish Region Chairman said that Donald had a remarkable record in transport and has been a member of many professional bodies over the years, including being the current President of the Institute of Transport Administration. Donald has been instrumental in the development of railfreight in Inverness, but his main passion is airships.
dDonald MacCuish (left) being congratulated by the Scottish Region Chairman, John Standaloft, on his 50 years of service to transport at the Annual Dinner in Glasgow.
© John G. Fender 2003
Donald was first mentioned in the Scottish Region minutes in February 1964, the entry reading "A donation of £1 towards expenses from Mr. Donald MacCuish, Hon. Secretary of the Glasgow Centre, Institute of Traffic Administration, a frequent visitor to Section Meetings over the past three years, was acknowledged with thanks."
In 1974 Donald became a co-opted member of the Committee and was elected a full committee member at the AGM in 1976. He was elected a Fellow if the Institute in 1978 and became a Vice-Chairman of the Scottish Region in 1982 and Chairman in 1986 and has served on the Scottish Region committee ever since.
Beginning his career in transport as Assistant Scottish manager for British Road Ferry Services Ltd., in the early 1960's Donald was appointed as Transport Services Officer with the highlands and Islands Development Board in 1968 and was appointed Head of the Transport Branch in 1979, a post he held until 1992 when he set up his own consultancy, Transport Advisory Services.
Donald organised the first ever transport exhibition in Scotland at Aviemore in the early 1980s and has hosted HRH Princess Anne at over 50 transport-related functions in Scotland over the years. He has travelled the equivalent of more than 10 times round the world on CIT/ILT business. Donald's contribution has been immense over the years and it is hoped that he will continue for some time yet.
Donald is also a founder member of all three Caledonian MacBrayne Shipping Services Advisory Committees and is a Committee member on each one. He is also a member of a number of Institutes and is a Past Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Transport. He is also a long-standing member of the Institute of Transport Administration and was elected President in 1999, having served as a trustee for the previous 10 years. He is also a member of many different transport related groups and is actively involved with his local church and Community Council.
Married, with a grown up family, Donald enjoys indoor and outdoor bowls, walking, table tennis and collecting transport models in his spare time.
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