Person

Burton, John Ralph (1929 - 2000)

AO

Born
8 November 1929
Gulargambone, New South Wales, Australia
Died
10 September 2000
New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Civil engineer and Environmental engineer

Summary

John Burton was professor of natural resources at the University of New England, 1971-1995. He had previously held a number of engineering positions in Australia and New Zealand.

Details

Chronology

1948
Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1951 - 1954
Career position - Assistant Engineer at the Public Works Department in New South Wales
1954 - 1960
Career position - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of New South Wales
1956
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1961 - 1965
Career position - Foundation Professor of Agricultural Engineering and Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Engineering Institute at Lincoln College, New Zealand
1967 - 1970
Career position - Director and Deputy Chairman of the New Zealand Inventions Development Authority
1968
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
1971 - 1995
Career position - Foundation Professor of natural resources at the University of New England, New South Wales
1972 - 1974
Career position - Chairman of the Commonwealth Government Inquiry into flooding Lake Pedder
1977 - 1984
Career position - Member of the New South Wales Clean Waters Advisory Committee
1988
Award - Delivered the C H Munro memorial oration, Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium
1990
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - In recognition of service to resource engineering, particularly in the field of resource management education
1995
Life event - Retired

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Institution of Engineers Australia, '1988 Civil Engineering prizewinners" [W H Warren Medal, R W Chapman Medal, John Jaeger Memorial Medal, G N Alexander Medal, C H Munro Oration, D H Trollope Medal, and Land Use Transport Communications Interaction Prizes]', Civil College Technical Report (1989), 6. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • Duggin, John, 'Obituary: Emeritus Professor John Ralph Burton, AO, Academic, advisor and consultant', The Age (2000). Details

Resources

Ailie Smith

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