Supreme Technical
Awards for Engineering Achievers
-Sponsored by Opus International Consultants
Nomination/Applications
Background Information
Technical Awards Available
Award Winners
Historic Technical Awards
The IPENZ Supreme Technical Awards for Engineering Achievers sponsored by Opus International Consultants, are biennial awards that recognise those who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in engineering practice over their career to the benefit of the Engineering Profession.
Changes in the way IPENZ operates as a learned society means that awards previously made for best technical papers at conferences have fallen into disuse. In recent years IPENZ has since moved strongly to recognise technical excellence in a wider sense. The focus of judging is now on the advancement of engineering knowledge and the application of that knowledge in practice.
As a result, in 2005 IPENZ renamed many of its awards using these historic award titles acknowledging our historic past and the people that had an influence on the Institution.
Below are the present technical awards available. For a list of Historic Technical Awards please click here
Entry Requirements
Nominees must demonstrate technical expertise in engineering as exemplified by contributions to advancement of engineering practice, innovation or technical breakthroughs. Evidence may include:
- technical papers advancing knowledge
- recognition by others (nationally or internationally) as leaders in their area of practice
- track record of creating new solutions to engineering problems
- major improvements in engineering practice through codification or standard development
- ingenious new artefacts, products, systems or services with enhanced properties.
IPENZ Supreme Technical Awards 2009
The four categories available for the IPENZ Supreme Technical Awards for Engineering Achievers are as follows:
| Freyssinet Award - Building, Construction
and Amenities This category includes the design and construction of buildings and structures (including any associated geotechnical, structural, and building services engineering work). It also includes amenities such as swimming pools and sports complexes. |
| Angus Award - Utilities and Networks This category includes the engineering including design, construction and operation of all forms of infrastructure and utilities. It includes water, waste, energy and communication services, and the non-electrical elements of electricity generation and transmission. |
| Skellerup Award - Food, Bioprocess
and Chemical This includes the engineering design, construction and operation of plant utilising chemical and bioprocess-based technologies. It includes petrochemical, primary process, pulp and paper and food industries. |
| The Evan Parry Award - Electrical
and Systems This category covers that part of engineering involved in the design, manufacture and operation of plant, equipment and systems using electrical engineering. It includes automation and control, and electrical generation, transmission and utilisation. |
IPENZ Supreme Technical Awards 2010
The following
award categories will be available in 2010:
| Dobson Award - Transportation This category includes the engineering including design, construction and operation of all forms of transportation. It includes road, rail, air and shipping industries. |
| Rabone Award - Information and Communications Technology This category includes the engineering, including design and manufacture of technologies associated with the generation and transmission of information. In includes telecommunication and radio engineering. It covers sectors such as radio and TV, broadband data transmission and manufactured products that make use of information, such as GPS. |
John Cranko Award - Mechanical and Manufacturing |
| Furkert Award - Sustainability and Clean Technology This category covers emerging technologies associated with the design and production of products and services to reduce and minimise the impact on the environment resulting from human activities. |
The award consists of a trophy and a certificate and is presented at the annual Fellows' and Achievers' Dinner
Past Supreme Technical Award for Engineering Achievers by Awards:
Freyssinet Award - Building, Construction and Amenities
Citations for the Supreme Technical Awards for Engineering Achievers can be found in the public area of the website in the April issues of engineering dimension.
2007 - D C Hopkins
2005 -
M J Pender
Award known as Buildings and Construction
2004 - M J N Priestley
2002 - B Shepard
2002 - I J Billings (Known as the Infrastructure Award)
The Freyssinet Award (1991 - 1999)
Angus Award - Utilities and Networks
Citations for the Supreme Technical Awards for Engineering Achievers can be found in the public area of the website in the April issues of engineering dimension.
2007 - R P Blakemore
2005 -
A E Wilson
Award known as Infrastructure, Utilities and Transport
2004 - P A Sampson
Skellerup Award - Food, Bioprocess and Chemical
Citations for the Supreme Technical Awards for Engineering Achievers can be found in the public area of the website in the April issues of engineering dimension.
2007 - R J Burton
2005 -
T P Dobbie
Award known as Food, Bioprocess and Chemical
2004 - M J Kennedy
2002 - R L Earle
The Evan Parry Award - Electrical and Systems
Citations for the Supreme Technical Awards for Engineering Achievers can be found in the public area of the website in the April issues of engineering dimension.
2007 - M A Breckon
2005 -
B W Leyland
Award known as Electrical and Systems
2004 - J T Boys
Award known as Energy
2002 - G Baird
The Evan Parry Award (1965 - 1999)
Citations for the Supreme Technical Awards for Engineering Achievers can be found in the public area of the website in the April issues of engineering dimension.
2008 - T M Porter
2006 -
R J Dunlop
Award known as Infrastructure, Utilities and Transport
2004 - P A Sampson
Rabone Award - Information and Communications Technology
Citations for the Supreme Technical Awards for Engineering Achievers can be found in the public area of the website in the April issues of engineering dimension.
2008 - D A Hall
2006 -
L E Zwimpfer
Award known as Information and Communications Technology
2004 - M O Milner
2002 - A G Barnett
The Rabone Award (1932 - 1999)
Citations for the Supreme Technical Awards for Engineering Achievers can be found in the public area of the website in the April issues of engineering dimension.
2008 - K V Alexander
2006 -
D M Clucas
Award known as Mechnical and Manufacturing
2004 - R Downs-Honey
2002 - C E Davies
The John Cranko Memorial Award (1979 - 1998)
Furkert Award - Sustainability and Clean Technology
Citations for the Supreme Technical Awards for Engineering Achievers can be found in the public area of the website in the April issues of engineering dimension.
2008 - R Sims
2006 -
I G Bywater
The Furkert Award (1951 - 1999)
