Biographical entry Holland, John Clifton Vaughan (1914 - 2009)

Summary

(Sir) John Clifton Vaughan Holland was Chairman of John Holland Holdings Limited 1963-86. His construction projects included Jindabyne Pumping Station, Westgate Bridge, Tasman Bridge Restoration and Joint Construction Manager, New Parliament House Canberra.

Details

Born 21 June 1914. Kt 1973; AC 1988. Educated University of Melbourne (BCE 1936). Construction Engineer, BP Australia 1946-49; 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. Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Award 1974; Kernot Medal 1976; Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 1976; Honorary Fellow, Institution of Engineers Australia 1991.

Events

1936

Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE) completed at the University of Melbourne

1946 - 1949

Career position - Construction Engineer at BP Australia

1949

Career position - Founder of John Holland Construction Group

1949 - 1972

Career position - Managing Director of John Holland Construction Group

1949 - 1986

Career position - Chairman of John Holland Construction Group

1963

Career position - John Holland Construction Group renamed John Holland (Holdings) Ltd

1973

Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt cr)

1974

Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Award received

1976 -

Award - Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)

1976

Award - Kernot Medal received from the University of Melbourne

1986 -

Career position - President of John Holland (Holdings) Ltd

1988

Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

1991

Award - Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia

Related entries

Published resources

Book Sections

• Holland, John, 'Engineering Construction and Building', in R. T. Madigan (ed.), 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, Melbourne, 1988. Details

Online Resources

• 'Holland, John', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-473243. 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_h.html. Details