GORDON McROSTIE

recipient of the HONORARY LIFE MEMBER AWARD

in recognition of his contributions to the Society and to past Conferences. This was the first time that the Award has been given. A photo of the Award Presentation, made by CGS President D. Van Dine, assisted by Professor Mamadou Fall Gordon’s Career Highlights, Career Projects, and Personal Highlights, So that you may know GORDON better

• 1950: Started own Geotechnical Practice in Ottawa
• 1951: Chairman of the New
• Ottawa Soil Mechanics Group
• 1963: One of the 10 geotechnical engineers who finance the start of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal
• 1964: 1st Chairman of the Engineering Institute Committee which took over the Annual CGS Conference from National
• Research Council in 1964
• 1947‐2015:Best record of CGS Conference attendance - 67of the 69 . Attended first CGS conference in Ottawa, 1947
• 1953-2015:Attended 10 of the 15 Conferences of ISSMGE
• General Reporter at Session 28 of the 12th Conf. in Rio de Janeiro(1989)
• 1991: Chairman of the 50th CGS Conference in Ottawa. Created for the conf., the Historical Cavalcade with 18 of the geotechnical pioneers each speaking for 2 minutes.
• Recipient of Several Awards & Recognitions:Canadian Pacific Railway (1995);  Gzowski Medal (1996);  Legget Award (1997);Quigley Award (2002
• 2015: Still Active in the Profession Still goes to work, nearly every day, as
• Historical Consultant at Golder Associates
• Acting in organ. committee for CGS2017 Conf. Co‐author of a paper in this 2015 Conference