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This is a list of presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). The president's role is to represent the institution and to promote the profession to the public. The first president was Thomas Telford who had the office bestowed upon him for life in recognition of his contributions to the civil engineering profession.
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is an independent professional association for civil engineers and a charitable body in the United Kingdom. Based in London, ICE has over 92,000 members, of whom three-quarters are located in the UK, while the rest are located in more than 150 other countries.
Andrew Wyllie CBE FREng (born December 1962) is a Scottish civil engineer who was chief executive of the UK-based Costain Group from 2005 until stepping down on 7 May 2019. In November 2018, he became the 154th president of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
In 1866 he acted as chairman of the Royal Commission on the Pollution of Rivers, and a few years later was appointed chief engineering inspector to the Local Government Board; on retiring from this position in 1888 be was promoted to be KCB. [1] Between May 1894 and May 1895 he served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. [2]
He was the 143rd President [1] of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He is married to Vyvienne and they have 2 children. He is married to Vyvienne and they have 2 children. David Orr graduated from Queen's University Belfast in 1974 with an honours degree in civil engineering , and was awarded an MSc by Queen's in 1978.
David Gwilym Morris Roberts (24 July 1925 - 31 July 2020) was a British civil engineer, cited as "one of the most influential civil engineers of the 20th century". [1] Born in North Wales, he grew up in Merseyside before attending Cambridge University.
Institution of Civil Engineers (president) Professor Reginald "Rex" Charles Coates (28 June 1920 – 22 November 2004) was a British civil engineer , academic and the 114th president of the Institution of Civil Engineers .
However, his main enduring legacy is the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), which he founded in 1818. He was keen on self-improvement, and set up a mechanics institute when he was working in Bermondsey, between 1813 and 1814. This led him to plan a grander scheme, where young engineers could discuss engineering issues, and learn from one ...