The Queensland University of Technology Distinguished Constructor Award recognises significant contributions by individuals to the Queensland construction industry and community and to honour those who have given a lifetime of work to the industry. The achievements of Queensland’s most admired construction industry leaders are further acknowledged by their induction into the QUT Construction Hall of Fame.
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The award was established in 1998, the initiative of Professor Weilin Chang, the then Dean of the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, who saw it as a way to “give something back to industry”.
Recipients are selected by a panel of their peers, which includes senior academics from QUT and leaders from Queensland’s construction industry and Government. There is no external nomination process - the panel brings forward people for consideration based on their extensive knowledge of the construction scene. The panel comprises: Professor Martin Betts, Dean of the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering; Adjunct Professor Cliff Button , School of Urban Development; John Gaskin, Director, Gaskin Construction Services; Rodney Gibson, Director, Rodney Gibson Taxation; Adjunct Professor John Hornibrook (Chair), School of Urban Development; Associate Professor Stephen Kajewski, Head, School of Urban Development: Peter Lyons, Chief Operating Officer- Construction, BDM Group; Michael Marley, Director, Golder and Associates; Alan McLennan, Director, Alan McLennan Strategic Services; Bernie Murchison, Assistant Dean (External Relations), Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering; and Max Smith, Deputy Director-General, QBUILD.
The award itself was designed by the then QUT industrial design tutor Steve Curren while the original Hall of Fame display was designed by QUT student, Anna Nelson, after winning a design competition. The Award is presented annually at a venue on the Gardens Point campus of the QUT. A Construction Hall of Fame has been created at QUT’s Gardens Point campus as a permanent site for the recognition of the endeavours of leaders of the construction industry in Queensland.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Sir Manuel Hornibrook OBE, FAIB [1] |
1998 |
| Sir Leslie Thiess CBE [4] Mr Jack Hutchinson [4] |
1999 |
| Mr John Panizza OBE [5] |
2000 |
| Mr Cyril Golding [6] Mr Alfred John (Jack) Bond [6] |
2001 |
| Sir John Pidgeon [5] Ms Valmai Pidgeon AM [5] |
2002 |
| Mr Martin Carl Albrecht AC [5] Mr Alfred Henry Hodge [5] |
2003 |
| Dr Don Fry AO [7][8][9] |
2004 |
| Mr Ric Barton Mr Ron McMaster OBE |
2005 |
| Mr John Seymour Mr Rollo Gallop |
2006 |
| Mr Joshua Jeays Mr Walter Sommer OAM |
2007 |
| Mr Jose Goicoechea [10] Mr William Wild [10] |
2008 |
| Mr Michael Power AM Mr Peter Dare AM |
2009 |
| Mr John Petrie[11] Mr John Hull [11] |
2010 |
| John Hornibrook[12] Walter Taylor [12] |
2011 |