Person

Cameron, Ian George Dewar (1929 - 2023)

AM FTSE HonFIEAust

Born
4 June 1929
Died
5 May 2023
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Civil engineer

Summary

Ian Cameron, AM FTSE HonFIEAust FInstCE FASCE, was a leading consulting civil engineer specialising in roads, bridges and flood control, and was a pioneer in the introduction of pre-stressed concrete in Australia. He was a partner in the consulting engineering practice Cameron McNamara, and later Chair and Joint Managing Director, Cameron McNamara Pty Ltd; Director, Kinhill Limited and Chair, Kinhill Cameron McNamara Pty Ltd. From 1991 he was a consultant in the fields of arbitration and engineering.

In recognition of his distinguished career, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) in 1990; elected Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (HonFIEAust) in 1991; and appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2009.

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Chronology

1949
Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1952
Career event - Graduate Member (GradIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
c. 1952
Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE(Hons)), University of Queensland
1953 - c. 1960
Career position - Engineer Grade 2 (Cairns), Department of Main Roads, Queensland
1956
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1959
Award - R W Chapman Medal, Institution of Engineers Australia
1960
Career event - Partner, Cameron McNamara, Consulting engineers, Brisbane
1968
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
1969
Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1970 - 1988
Career position - Chair and Joint Managing Director, Cameron McNamara Pty Ltd
1988 - 1991
Career position - Chair, Kinhill Cameron McNamara Pty Ltd
1988 - 1991
Career position - Director, Kinhill Limited
1990
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1990 - 1994
Career position - Honorary Secretary, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
1991 -
Career position - Consultant, engineering arbitration
1991
Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1993
Award - Queensland Engineer of the Year
1993 - 1996
Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
1996
Award - Honorary Doctorate, Queensland Univeristy of Technology
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in civil and structural engineering
2009
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to civil engineering, particularly in the area of bridge construction, to dispute resolution, and to professional and community associations
2013
Award - Inducted into Engineering Heritage Queensland's Hall of Fame

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  • Institution of Engineers Australia, Forty-first Annual Report [1960] (1961), 14 pp. 'Prizes - R. W. Chapman Medal (1959 Award), to Mr I G Cameron, BE AMIEAust, for his paper entitled "Highway Bridge Foundation Practice in Queensland"', p.2. Details

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See also

Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes

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