A second presentation of the IPENZ President's Award, the Fulton-Downer Gold Medal, was made in May to re-honour the hundreds of engineers involved in the response phase to the September and February earthquakes in Canterbury. More than 150 people were at the event in Christchurch, including the Hon. Maurice Williamson, Associate Minister for Christchurch Earthquake Recovery, and Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker.
The President's Award was initially presented at the Fellows' and Achievers' dinner in March and accepted by Des Bull FIPENZ, Mark Christison FIPENZ and Noel Evans MIPENZ on behalf of over 500 engineers on the 2011 Fulton-Downer Roll of Honour. Many of these engineers were unable to attend the initial ceremony so the Institution decided to re-present the awards in Christchurch.
The award, presented annually to a Member or group of Members, recognises the engineers who went beyond what was expected of them and "demonstrated the strengths of the engineering profession in its role of public service".
Source: IPENZ Engineering Dimensions - July 2011.
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