Person

Holland, John Clifton Vaughan (1914 - 2009)

Kt AC FTSE HonFIEAust

Born
21 June 1914
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia
Died
31 May 2009
Occupation
Civil engineer

Summary

Sir John Vaughan Holland was Chairman of John Holland Holdings Limited 1963-1986. His construction projects included Jindabyne Pumping Station, Westgate Bridge, Tasman Bridge Restoration and Joint Construction Manager, New Parliament House Canberra.

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Founder, John Holland Construction Group 1949, Managing Director 1949-72, Chairman 1949-81; Chairman, John Holland (Holdings) Ltd 1963-86 (ret'd), President since 1986.

Chronology

1936
Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1936
Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Melbourne
1936 - 1939
Career position - Resident engineer, Commonwealth Oil Refineries (COR)
1939 - 1945
Military service - Second World War. [NAA: B883, VX3998]
1946 - 1949
Career position - Construction Engineer, BP Australia Pty Ltd
1948
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1949
Career position - Founder of John Holland Construction Group
1949 - 1972
Career position - Managing Director, John Holland Construction Group
1949 - 1986
Career position - Chairman, John Holland Construction Group
1960
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1963
Career position - John Holland Construction Group renamed John Holland (Holdings) Ltd
1968
Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.]
1973
Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) - For services to engineering
1974
Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia
1975 - 1987
Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
1976
Award - Kernot Memorial Medal, for distinguished engineering achievement in Australia. Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
1986 -
Career position - President, John Holland (Holdings) Ltd
1987
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Foundation Fellow AATS 1975]
1988
Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - For service to the community, particularly to youth and in the field of medical research
1991
Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - For service to Australian society in technological industries

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Holland, John, 'Section - Construction during the settlement years' in Chapter 6: Engineering Construction and Building, Holland, John, ed. (Melbourne: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 1988), pp. 311-318, https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/312.html. Details
  • Holland, John, 'Chapter 6: Engineering Construction and Building' in Technology in Australia, 1788-1988: a condensed history of Australian technological innovation and adaptation during the first two hundred years, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, eds (Melbourne: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 1988), pp. 311-444, https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/310.html. Details

Journal Articles

  • 'Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal: 1974 Award [Sir John Holland BCE FIEAust]', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 47 (1-2) (1975), 27. Details

Newspaper Articles

Resources

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_h.html. Details
  • Engineers Australia ed., Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders (Barton, A.C.T.: Institution of Engineers Australia, 2019), 136 pp. 'A Wide Footprint - Sir John Holland' p.79. Details

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