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Glenn Fawcett winner of the IPENZ Young engineers awards
Friday, 26 March 2004

Glenn Fawcett, Senior Civil Engineer, MWH New Zealand, is The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) 2004 Young Engineer. This award is sponsored by Works Infrastructure.

Glenn received a trophy and cash prize of $2,000 at the IPENZ Awards Dinner held in Christchurch at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, on Thursday, 25 March 2004

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Glenn is jointly responsible for setting the strategic direction of the MWH Transportation Group consisting of over 250 staff. He has recently returned from Cambodia where he is leading the development of a GIS-based pavement system for the country’s 10,000km road network. Glenn is also an accomplished sportsman, having competed in the Speights Coast to Coast, and coached MWH dragon Boating teams for the past five years.

To be chosen as the young engineer each of the three finalists had to give a ten-minute presentation discussing a project they had direct and substantial involvement in. The audience of their peers were asked to judge the presentations and so contributed to the final 20% of the Award judging. In judging the award consideration was also given to the young engineers professional and academic achievements, broader community involvement, cultural and sporting achievements and the involvement in a particular engineering or technology project.

“The IPENZ Young Engineer of the Year Award is a prestigious honour and reflects the respect their professional peers have for their abilities,” said IPENZ Deputy Chief Executive, John Gardiner.

The finalists were, Peter Armstrong, Commercial Engineer for Mighty River Power and Andrew Duncan, Principal, Duncan Consultants, who each received a certificate and $500.

Finalists:

Andrew Duncan Principal, Duncan Consultants
Andrew specialises in small and de-centralised wastewater management systems and environmental work. He is currently undertaking a Masters degree in renewable energy systems, and is designing and constructing his own log home. Involved in local theatre and community organisations, Andrew also has a wide range of sporting interests including Fencing, in which he represented New Zealand in the 2002 Commonwealth Fencing Championships.

Peter Armstrong Commercial Engineer for Mighty River Power
Peter was previously employed by Maunsell as a Power Planning and Systems Engineer, and was part of the project team engaged to undertake a study of Afghanistan Power Interconnection for Regional Trade, involving site visits to Kabul, Afghanistan. A keen sportsman and musician, Peter is also a member of the Mt Albert Baptist Church Board of Elders.

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