Gold Medal Award

This is the Institute's most prestigious award and is only awarded from time to time in cases of exceptional merit. Nominations are called for every year and may be submitted throughout the year. The award takes the form of a gold medal and an illuminated scroll. The merits of the nominees are considered by the entire Council of the Corrosion Institute and the gold medal is awarded by unanimous decision of the Council.

Criteria on which the medal would be presented:

  • Outstanding research of an original nature carried out in South Africa and leading to new developments in corrosion technology.
  • Exceptional achievements in the development of corrosion science and technology.
  • Meritorious contribution in the dissemination of knowledge about corrosion science and technology.

Nominations should comprise an extensive motivation and citation.

2012 - Gold Medal Award

Recipient: 
Dr Charles Ernest Bird
Award Type: 
Gold Medal Award
Year: 
2012
Dr "Ernie" Bird
Achievement: 

Dr. Charles Ernest Bird (Ernie) graduated with a BSc (cum laude) in Physics and Chemistry from Stellenbosch University in 1943.  His early work for the Fuel Research Institute and research on the Fischer-Tropsch process in Holland led to an MSc in Chemistry from Pretoria University in 1948 and a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delft in 1952.

2011 - Gold Medal Award

Recipient: 
Neil Webb
Award Type: 
Gold Medal Award
Year: 
2011
Achievement: 

Neil Webb has worked in the corrosion control technology field in Southern Africa and overseas for more than thirty years. He was intimately involved on numerous high-profile prestigious corrosion protection projects including the LPG Bullet project for Engen, the Nelson Mandela Bridge project, the Vaal Barrage project for Rand Water, and Corrosion Education Productions. All four of these projects received CorrISA Industrial awards for exceptional technical service, expertise and innovation.

2006 - Gold Medal Award

Recipient: 
J McEwan
Award Type: 
Gold Medal Award
Year: 
2006

2002 - Gold Medal Award

Recipient: 
R White
Award Type: 
Gold Medal Award
Year: 
2002

2000 - Gold Medal Award

Recipient: 
C E Alvey
Award Type: 
Gold Medal Award
Year: 
2000

1994 - Gold Medal Award

Recipient: 
E A Duligal
Award Type: 
Gold Medal Award
Year: 
1994

1992 - Gold Medal Award

Recipient: 
B G Callaghan
Award Type: 
Gold Medal Award
Year: 
1992

1988 - Gold Medal Award

Recipient: 
W G S Barnett
Award Type: 
Gold Medal Award
Year: 
1988

1980 - Gold Medal Award

Recipient: 
M A A Brett
Award Type: 
Gold Medal Award
Year: 
1980

1972 - Gold Medal Award

Recipient: 
F P A Robinson
Award Type: 
Gold Medal Award
Year: 
1972