Deicke, Roy (1929 - 1995)

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.

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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), Nolan, Melanie, ed. (Canberra: ANU 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