John Vernon Bartlett

John Vernon Bartlett
Born 1927
Wimbledon, London
Nationality British
Education Stowe School, Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation Engineer
Spouse(s) Gilian Bartlett
Children 4
Parent(s) 2
Engineering career
Discipline Civil,
Institutions Institution of Civil Engineers (president)
Significant design Bentonite shield
Awards Telford medal

John Vernon Bartlett CBE (born 1927) is a British civil engineer. He was born in London in 1927 and has a Master of Arts degree.[1][2] Bartlett was an officer cadet in the Royal Engineers and held a regular army commission, being promoted to Second Lieutenant on 20 June 1947.[3] He later became a senior partner at the Mott, Hay and Anderson engineering consultancy and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours of 1976.[4] Bartlett returned to the British Army on 30 November 1978, being commissioned a Major in the Engineer and Railway Staff Corps, an unpaid voluntary unit providing engineering and logistics expertise.[5] He was elected President of the Institution of Civil Engineers for the November 1982 to November 1983 session.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Watson 1988, p. 254.
  2. ↑ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address, archived from the original on 3 January 2011, retrieved 24 October 2010
  3. ↑ "No. 37990". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 1947. p. 2773.
  4. ↑ "No. 46777". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1975. p. 8.
  5. ↑ "No. 47745". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 January 1979. p. 648.

Bibliography

  • Watson, Garth (1988), The Civils, Thomas Telford Ltd, ISBN 0-7277-0392-7
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by
Ian McDonald Campbell		 President of the Institution of Civil Engineers
November 1982 – November 1983		 Succeeded by
James Anthony Gaffney


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