Person
Deicke, Roy (1929 - 1995)
CMG FTSE HonFIEAust
- Born
- 3 January 1929
Herberton, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 16 January 1995
Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Engineer, Executive and Sugar technologist
Summary
Roy Deicke CMG FTSE HonFIEAust, made an outstanding contribution to engineering in Queensland's sugar industry, fostered all phases of research and development in the industry and was known throughout the world for his achievements. For most of his working life he was associated with the industry in Bundaberg, rising to managing director and chairman of Bundaberg Sugar Co. Ltd. He was also chairman of the Queensland Industry Development Corporation (QIDC), chairman of the University of Queensland Foundation, chairman of the Royal Brisbane Hospital Research Foundation and the Board of Governor for the University of Queensland, and vice-president of the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia, as well as serving on many other technical associations.
In his positions as chairman and managing director of Bundaberg Sugar Company and chairman of the Sugar Research Ltd he was instrumental in fostering the careers of many young engineers in research and production engineering.
His achievements were acknowledged when he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1981, elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (and Engineering) in 1984, elected an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia in 1987, and awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering, from the University of Queensland in 1990.
Details
Chronology
- 1952 - 1954
- Career position - Demonstrator, temporary lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Queensland
- 1953
- Education - Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc), University of Queensland
- 1955 - 1960
- Career position - Researcher, Mill technology division, Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations at Bundaberg
- 1956
- Education - Diploma of Sugar Technology (DipSugTech), University of Queensland
- 1957
- Career event - Member, Queensland Society of Sugar Cane Technologists
- 1960 - 1963
- Career position - Research officer and assistant general mill manager, Fairymead Sugar Co. Ltd, Bundaberg
- 1963 - 1972
- Career position - General manager, Fairymead Sugar Co. Ltd, Bundaberg
- 1969
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1971 - 1972
- Career position - President, Queensland Society of Sugar Cane Technologists
- 1971 - 1988
- Career position - Director, Proprietary Sugar Millers' Association
- 1972 - 1975
- Career position - Group chief executive, Bundaberg Sugar Co. Ltd, Bundaberg
- 1973 - 1988
- Career position - Member, Sugar Research Institute
- 1974 -
- Career position - Member, Bundaberg Bulk Sugar Terminal Organisation
- 1975 - 1988
- Career position - Chairman, Sugar Research Institute
- 1975 - 1988
- Career position - Chairman, Proprietary Sugar Millers' Association
- 1976 - 1987
- Career position - Managing director, Bundaberg Sugar Co. Ltd, Bundaberg
- 1979
- Career event - Member, Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists
- 1981
- Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - In recognition of service to the sugar industry
- 1981 - 1986
- Career position - Deputy chairman, Board of directors, Bundaberg Sugar Co. Ltd, Bundaberg
- 1984
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences (FTS)
- 1985 - 1995
- Career position - Chairman, University of Queensland Foundation
- 1986 -
- Career position - Chairman, Board of directors, Bundaberg Sugar Co. Ltd, Bundaberg
- 1987
- Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) [Awarded by AATS 1984]
- 1989
- Award - Life Member, Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists
- 1990
- Award - Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, University of Queensland
- 1990 - 1995
- Career position - Chairman, Queensland Industry Development Corporation
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Johnson, Murray, 'Deicke, Roy (1929 - 1995), sugar technologist and sugar industry executive' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 19: 1991 - 1995 A-Z, Melanie Nolan, ed. (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 2021), pp. 215-6. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/deicke-roy-20257. Details
Journal Articles
- 'IEAust news : Deicke and Gore are Honorary Fellows', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 59 (November 13) (1987), 40. Details
- 'People (Obituaries)', Engineers Australia, 67 (3) (1995), 36-37. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Fagan, David, 'The Man Who "Made" Bundy [Obituary: Roy Deicke]', The Australian (1995), 15. Details
Resources
- 'Awarded honorary DEng, 1990 [Citation provided]', Honorary awards recipients, University of Queensland, 2023, https://alumni.uq.edu.au/awards/honorary-awards-previous-recipients. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 20 September 2023