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

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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

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