Ian McDonald Campbell
Encyclopedia
Ian McDonald Campbell is a British
civil engineer
. He was born in Edinburgh
in 1922 and has a Bachelor of Science
degree in engineering. Campbell was a member of the British Army
's Engineer and Railway Staff Corps, an unpaid, volunteer unit that provides technical expertise to the armed forces. He was initially a Major in that unit, receiving promotion to Lieutenant Colonel on 3 May 1970 and to Colonel on 1 August 1974. On 10 January 1977 Campbell was appointed a member of the British Railways Board
, to sit until 9 January 1982. Campbell was a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
and was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers
for the November 1981-2 session.
United Kingdom
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civil engineer
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
. He was born in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
in 1922 and has a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree in engineering. Campbell was a member of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
's Engineer and Railway Staff Corps, an unpaid, volunteer unit that provides technical expertise to the armed forces. He was initially a Major in that unit, receiving promotion to Lieutenant Colonel on 3 May 1970 and to Colonel on 1 August 1974. On 10 January 1977 Campbell was appointed a member of the British Railways Board
British Railways Board
The British Railways Board was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that existed from 1962 to 2001. From its foundation until 1997, it was responsible for most railway services in Great Britain, trading under the brand names British Railways and, from 1965, British Rail...
, to sit until 9 January 1982. Campbell was a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
and was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers
Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
for the November 1981-2 session.