Sir Gordon Beveridge
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Sir Gordon Beveridge, FEng
, FIChemE, FRSA (1933, St Andrews
– 1999, Bangor
), was President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
from 1986 - 1997. He was knighted in 1994 for his services to higher education.
Sir Gordon was born in St Andrews
, Fife but brought up in Inverness, where he attended Inverness Royal Academy
followed by the University of Glasgow
where he studied Engineering. He had a distinguished career and completed his PhD at the University of Edinburgh
. He spent some time at the University of Minnesota
as a Harkness Fellow and a visiting Professor at the University of Texas. In 1967 he moved to Heriot-Watt University
in Edinburgh and from 1971 to 1986 was Professor of Chemical Engineering and Head of the Department of the Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Strathclyde
in Glasgow.
Among his many posts, he was a Fellow and an Officer of the Royal Academy of Engineering
, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
, a member of the Royal Irish Academy
and a Companion of the Institute of Management.
In 1981, he was a founder member of the Engineering Council, serving 13 years first as Chairman of its Standing Committee on Professional Institutions and later as chairman of its standing committee on the Regions and Assembly. He was also a member of the National Economic Development Office (Nedo) Chemicals Economic Development Committee and chairman of its Petrochemical Sector Working Group. In 1984 he served a term as president of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
. He was President of QUA in 1989. He was Chairman of the Governments Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee (RWMAC) 1995 - 1998, a member of the Board of the Northern Ireland Growth Challenge and a Director of University Bookshop Ltd, the Northern Quality Centre and the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre. He also served as a member of the Council of the Open University, as Director and Chairman of Navan at Armagh Management Ltd, which runs the Navan Fort complex; Textflow Services Ltd, QUBIS Ltd (1991 - 1997) and Lennoxvale Developments Ltd.
Optimization : Theory and Practice by Schechter, Robert S and Beveridge Gordon S; McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc. New York, 1970.
Targeted at school leavers considering one of the branches of engineering as a career, this exhibition for the Council of Engineering Institutions was held in the Royal Museum of Scotland for 3 months. Exhibits included coal-face cutting machines to needles for optical surgery.
Feng
Feng is a Chinese surname. It is reported as the 31st most common Chinese last name in 2006. The character itself, is made up of the character for "Horse" with an ice radical consisting of two strokes to the left that is meant to suggest speed or galloping.- Historical roots :The surname descended...
, FIChemE, FRSA (1933, St Andrews
St Andrews
St Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
– 1999, Bangor
Bangor, County Down
Bangor is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a seaside resort on the southern side of Belfast Lough and within the Belfast Metropolitan Area. Bangor Marina is one of the largest in Ireland, and holds Blue Flag status...
), was President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
from 1986 - 1997. He was knighted in 1994 for his services to higher education.
Career
Among the outstanding successes of his thirteen year Vice-Chancellorship were the realisation of his personal vision for the outreach to the south and west of Northern Ireland. This became reality with the opening of the Queen's campus in Armagh in 1995. In the same year he presided over the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of Queen's.Sir Gordon was born in St Andrews
St Andrews
St Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
, Fife but brought up in Inverness, where he attended Inverness Royal Academy
Inverness Royal Academy
Inverness Royal Academy is a secondary school located in the Culduthel area of Inverness, Highland, Scotland.- Catchment area :...
followed by the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
where he studied Engineering. He had a distinguished career and completed his PhD at the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
. He spent some time at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
as a Harkness Fellow and a visiting Professor at the University of Texas. In 1967 he moved to Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer....
in Edinburgh and from 1971 to 1986 was Professor of Chemical Engineering and Head of the Department of the Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university...
in Glasgow.
Among his many posts, he was a Fellow and an Officer of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Royal Academy of Engineering
-Overview: is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The Academy brings together the most successful and talented engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence in engineering....
, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
, a member of the Royal Irish Academy
Royal Irish Academy
The Royal Irish Academy , based in Dublin, is an all-Ireland, independent, academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is one of Ireland's premier learned societies and cultural institutions and currently has around 420 Members, elected in...
and a Companion of the Institute of Management.
In 1981, he was a founder member of the Engineering Council, serving 13 years first as Chairman of its Standing Committee on Professional Institutions and later as chairman of its standing committee on the Regions and Assembly. He was also a member of the National Economic Development Office (Nedo) Chemicals Economic Development Committee and chairman of its Petrochemical Sector Working Group. In 1984 he served a term as president of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
Institution of Chemical Engineers
The Institution of Chemical Engineers is a global professional engineering institution with over 33,000 members in over 120 countries worldwide, founded in 1922, and awarded a Royal Charter in 1957.-Structure:...
. He was President of QUA in 1989. He was Chairman of the Governments Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee (RWMAC) 1995 - 1998, a member of the Board of the Northern Ireland Growth Challenge and a Director of University Bookshop Ltd, the Northern Quality Centre and the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre. He also served as a member of the Council of the Open University, as Director and Chairman of Navan at Armagh Management Ltd, which runs the Navan Fort complex; Textflow Services Ltd, QUBIS Ltd (1991 - 1997) and Lennoxvale Developments Ltd.
Publications
Over 300 articles, papers and books includingOptimization : Theory and Practice by Schechter, Robert S and Beveridge Gordon S; McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc. New York, 1970.
Exhibitions
Engineering in the 80s, Edinburgh.Targeted at school leavers considering one of the branches of engineering as a career, this exhibition for the Council of Engineering Institutions was held in the Royal Museum of Scotland for 3 months. Exhibits included coal-face cutting machines to needles for optical surgery.
Honorary Degrees
- University of DublinUniversity of DublinThe University of Dublin , corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin , located in Dublin, Ireland, was effectively founded when in 1592 Queen Elizabeth I issued a charter for Trinity College, Dublin, as "the mother of a university" – this date making it...
, Ireland - Connecticut CollegeConnecticut CollegeConnecticut College is a private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut.The college was founded in 1911, as Connecticut College for Women, in response to Wesleyan University closing its doors to women...
, USA - University of Łódź, Poland http://www.uni.lodz.pl
- Royal Irish AcademyRoyal Irish AcademyThe Royal Irish Academy , based in Dublin, is an all-Ireland, independent, academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is one of Ireland's premier learned societies and cultural institutions and currently has around 420 Members, elected in...
, Ireland. http://www.ria.ie
- 1985 University of UlsterUniversity of UlsterThe University of Ulster is a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Northern Ireland. It is the largest single university in Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland...
, Northern Ireland. http://www.ulsterac.uk - 1994 DSc Queen's University of KingstonQueen's UniversityQueen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
, Canada http://www.queensu.ca - 1995 Dsc Queens University of Kingston, Canada http://www.queensu.ca
- 1995 LLD University of IrelandNational University of IrelandThe National University of Ireland , , is a federal university system of constituent universities, previously called constituent colleges, and recognised colleges set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997.The constituent universities are...
http://www.nui.ie - 1995 LLD University of LimerickUniversity of LimerickThe University of Limerick is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989...
http://www.ul.ie - 1997/98 DUniv Heriot-Watt UniversityHeriot-Watt UniversityHeriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer....
, Edinburgh. http://www.hw.ac.uk - 1998 LLD Queen's University of BelfastQueen's University of BelfastQueen's University Belfast is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university's official title, per its charter, is the Queen's University of Belfast. It is often referred to simply as Queen's, or by the abbreviation QUB...
, Belfast. http://www.qub.ac.uk
See also
- QUBIS
- Beveridge Hall, Queen's University Beveridge Hall was designed by Roger McMichael and now forms part of the principal residential campus of Queens University. Beveridge Hall won a RWUA Design Award 2000. More recently it has been renamed The Elms Village.