Person
Connell, John William (1913 - 2016)
AM FTSE
- Born
- 22 October 1913
- Died
- May 2016
- Occupation
- Engineer
Summary
John William Connell was the founder of John Connell Consulting Engineering Group, which is now known as Connell Wagner. He has worked as Chairman of Allthill Beef Enterprises; Director of the Gas and Fuel Corporation Victoria, Overseas Projects Corporation Victoria; Vice-President and later board member of the Austin Hospital; President of the Freemasons Hospital (1986-1988); Member of Faculty of Engineering at the University of Melbourne; Scientific Associate of the Zoological Board of Victoria; Life Governor of Ivanhoe Grammar School; and Elder of the Presbyterian Church. Connell was educated at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (HonDEng) and at the British Institute of Technology (CEng).
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Chronology
- 1980
- Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
- 1985 - 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
- 1986 - 1988
- Career position - President, Freemasons Hospital
- 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1985]
- 1987
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - In recognition of service to civil engineering and to the community.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Connell, J. W., 'Section - Railways' in Chapter 6: Engineering Construction and Building, John Holland, ed. (Melbourne: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 1988), pp. 373-382, https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/374.html. Details
Journal Articles
- Doring, Margret, 'Dr John William Connell, A.M., D.Eng. - E.A., & our most distinguished engineer, celebrate his 100 Birthday.', Engineering Heritage Australia magazine, 1 (1) (2013), 4-5, https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/Learned%20Society/eha%20magazine%20vol%201%20no%201%20December%202013.pdf. Details
- Doring, Margret, 'Vale Dr John W. Connell, A.M., D.Eng. - 1913 to 2016.', Engineering Heritage Australia magazine, 2 (4) (2016), 21-23, https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/Learned%20Society/eha%20magazine%20vol%202%20no%204%20October%202016.pdf. Details
Resources
- 'Connell, John William (19131022-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476403. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_c.html. Details
- Engineers Australia ed., Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders (Barton, A.C.T.: Institution of Engineers Australia, 2019), 136 pp. 'The Convenor - John Connell' p.77. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 11 May 2022
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