Honorary Fellows

An Honorary Fellow is a person of distinction whom SAICE wishes to honour because of their services to the Institution and the profession. Four members were honoured with this distinction in 2022: Andrew Baird, Francis Gibbons, Dr Malcolm Mitchell, and Arthur Taute.

Andrew Baird

A member of SAICE for over 40 years, Andrew Baird is an exemplary leader with a background in the design office of a variety of hydro-electric and tunnelling projects in the UK, USA and South Africa, and several years’ experience on construction sites with major contractors. With experience in NEC project management, this gentleman is a recognised leader and subject matter expert on NEC and contract management. He is a leader and mentor with a passion for social responsibility, having planted 27 trees with ECS donations.

Francis Gibbons

An eminent member of the civil engineering profession with over 40 years’ experience in consulting engineering, Francis Gibbons has a career spanning 44 years with Royal HaskoningDHV where he specialised in the engineering and project management of bulk water supply and wastewater schemes, major pump stations, river and dam intakes, hydropower and pumped storage schemes, river structures and urban water supply and sanitation.

A long-standing member of the SAICE Water Engineering Division, he was instrumental in the municipal water and sanitation input for the 2022 SAICE Infrastructure Report Card.

Malcolm Mitchell

Dr Malcolm Mitchell has been a SAICE member for 65 years and a Fellow for 40 years. He has served on Council and Exco (when it existed) and is a long-standing member of the Transportation Division and has served as its chairperson. He has also served as a branch secretary and represented SAICE on other bodies such as JCC and CIDB.

A recipient of various awards within SAICE, CSIR and SARF, Malcolm holds two doctorates, in transport engineering and transport economics, and has authored three books and published more than 100 papers in professional journals.

Arthur Taute

A registered professional engineer with 44 years’ experience, Arthur Taute was the CEO of VKE, now SMEC South Africa, from 1997 to 2006. With instrumental leadership roles in ECSA, CESA, GAMA and PROCSA, he has represented the engineering profession and SAICE on numerous committees and at various conferences. He has lived and worked through the development, decline, and attempts at re-developing the engineering profession in South Africa and has extensive experience in this profession in Africa.

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