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| 03 January 2022

Celebrating our newest Honorary Fellows

Becoming an Honorary Fellow is an elevation to the highest Engineers Australia membership grade. Eligible recipients are Fellows of the Institution of Engineers Australia or distinguished non-members. 


All nominations are made available to the Honours and Awards Committee (H&AC) who assess each nomination against the Honorary Fellows criteria. Members of the H&AC rank the nominations in order of merit, then the Committee meets to discuss the nominations and makes recommendations to the Engineers Australia Board.


Congratulations to all six of our newest Honorary Fellows.
 

 

Chris Vonwiller

 Chris Vonwiller

Chris Vonwiller HonFIEAust is a recognised leader in the development and commercialisation of advanced technology. He is the co-founder and Chairman of Appen (ASX:APX), a global leader in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Chris holds degrees in science and engineering, with honours, from the University of Sydney, and an MBA from Macquarie University. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and a Fellow of Engineers Australia.

He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Sydney in 2021, and received the 2020 Alumni Award, Innovation and Enterprise, from Macquarie University.

Trish White

 Trish White

Trish White AM HonFIEAust CPEng EngExec NER was the National President and Chair of the Board of Engineers Australia for 2018 and 2019. She is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and holds degrees in electrical engineering and arts from the University of Queensland.

She is an executive director of professional services and business advisory firm, Slingsby Taylor, and provides advisory services to boards and executives of both commercial and not-for-profit organisations.

Formerly, Trish was Executive Strategic Advisor for WorleyParsons Ltd, which followed a career as a cabinet minister in the South Australian government. She served in the infrastructure, development, transport, science and education portfolios.

Ian Johnston

 Ian Johnston

For more than 50 years, Professor Ian Johnston AO HonFIEAust CPEng has been a leading figure in the international engineering community. He is most notable for his work with the engineering behaviour of soft and weak weathered rock. 

Ian has worked at a range of universities consultancies, and advisory committees to government. He has directly supervised 20 PhD students, with a hand in supporting countless more, and has published more than 150 technical papers and five book chapters.

He has been a recipient of an EH Davis Award in 1991, the John Jaeger Award in 2001, and Order of Australia in 2017.

John Wilson

 John Wilson

Professor John Wilson HonFIEAust CPEng EngExec NER is a distinguished and renowned academic in the structural and earthquake engineering profession. He's lectured to more than 20,000 students and contributed to shaping the careers of many engineering undergraduate and postgraduate students. 

He has some 40 years' experience, during which time he has been at the forefront of academic research and a leader in tertiary education institutions.

Professor Wilson is nationally and internationally recognised for his research in the field of earthquake engineering. His most significant work is associated with changes to the Earthquake Loading Standard AS1170.4 and the development of the AS1170.4 Commentary.

Judith Uren

 Judith Uren

Judith Uren HonFIEAust CPEng NER runs her own practice, JGU Consulting. She is also Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Pritchard Francis and volunteers time to industry bodies in a number of capacities.

Starting with AECOM, she worked on bridge, infrastructure and building projects in Australia, London and Hong Kong. Soon after starting her family, Judith worked for Main Roads as their first permanent part-time employee.

She then joined BG&E becoming a Director leading projects in the transport, resource and oil and gas sectors. She recently retired from a Non-Executive Director position with Pilbara Ports Authority.

Kevin Young

 Kevin Young

Kevin Young HonFIEAust has a 40-year career in the water industry, in Australia and overseas. He was Managing Director of Sydney Water, Australia's largest water utility and Managing Director of Hunter Water Corporation.

He has significantly contributed to cost effective, reliable and sustainable water services. As a board member of WaterAid Australia, he has supported water projects in the Asia Pacific region.

He was Chair of the Water Services Association Australia where he supported water research and has mentored young people in the water industry. He has been among the Top 100 Engineers in Australia and recognised as a ‘Legend of Water’.