Ian has been a part of the Moomba Masters Organising committee for 32 years. He was the Australian Tournament Director from 1973 to 1982 and the Australian Team Coach/Manager from 1969 to 1982. He created the AWSA Master Plan for the development of Tournament Water Skiing in 1979. He was a member of the World Water Ski Union Technical Committee from 1974 to 1989. In 1999 Ian was inducted into the International Hall of Fame.