The Queensland University of Technology Distinguished Constructor Award recognises significant contributions by individuals to the Queensland construction industry and community and to honour those who have given a lifetime of work to the industry. The achievements of Queensland's most admired construction industry leaders are further acknowledged by their induction into the QUT Construction Hall of Fame.
History
The award was established in 1998, the initiative of Professor Weilin Chang, the then Dean of the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, who saw it as a way to "give something back to industry".
Criteria
Recipients are selected by a panel of their peers, which includes senior academics from QUT and leaders from Queensland's construction industry and Government. There is no external nomination process – the panel brings forward people for consideration based on their extensive knowledge of the construction scene.
The Award
The award itself was designed by the then QUT industrial design lecturer Steve Curran while the original Hall of Fame display was designed by QUT student, Anna Nelson, after winning a design competition. The Award is presented annually at a venue on the Gardens Point campus of the QUT. A Construction Hall of Fame has been created at QUT's Gardens Point campus as a permanent site for the recognition of the endeavours of leaders of the construction industry in Queensland.
Recipients
NameYearSir Manuel Hornibrook OBE, FAIBLINKS Oct 99 . (PDF) . Retrieved on 2010-09-29. Mr Clyde Ian Barclay CBE, AM, FAIBAustralian Honours List QB 2007 . (PDF) . Retrieved on 2010-09-29. Constructing a large slice of history [A large slice of history] : Australian Institute of Company Directors]. Companydirectors.com.au. Retrieved on 2010-09-29. 1998 Sir Leslie Thiess CBE Mr Jack Hutchinson AM 1999 Mr John Panizza OBE Sir John Clifton Vaughan Holland AC, FTSE 2000 Mr Cyril GoldingBeeline, March 2002 Mr Alfred John (Jack) Bond 2001 Sir John Pidgeon Ms Valmai Pidgeon AM 2002 Mr Martin Carl Albrecht AC Mr Alfred Henry Hodge 2003 Dr Don Fry AOMicrosoft Word – Development Review SUMMER edition 2004 P1.doc . (PDF) . Retrieved on 2010-09-29.Dr Don Fry – 2006 Innovation Lecture. Sydney.edu.au. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.Cairns firm partners UQ in scramjet test venture – UQ News Online – The University of Queensland. Uq.edu.au (27 October 2004). Retrieved on 2010-09-29. Dr John Job Crew Bradfield CMG 2004 Mr Ric Barton Mr Ron McMaster OBE 2005 Mr John Seymour Mr Rollo Gallop 2006 Mr Joshua Jeays Mr Walter Sommer OAM 2007 Mr Jose Goicoechea Mr William Wild 2008 Mr Michael Power AM Mr Peter Dare AM 2009 Mr John Petrie Mr John Hull 2010 Adjunct Professor John Hornibrook Mr Walter Taylor 2011 Mr John KindlerMr Ken Casley 2012 Mr Roger Trundle Mr Greg Quinn 2013 Mr John Taylor Mr John Gaskin 2014 Mr Geoff Murphy Young Constructor Recipient: Mr Ben Cummins 2015
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