User:Paravel/David Orr (civil engineer)

David Orr CBE, FREng, CEnv, FICE, FIAE,  FIHT (born Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1953) is a civil engineer. He was the 143rd President of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He is married to Vyvienne and they have 2 children.

Orr graduated from Queen's University Belfast in 1974 with an honours degree in civil engineering, and was awarded an MSc by Queens in 1978. He spent most of his career with Roads Service, Northern Ireland’s road authority and is currently a Director of the Department of Finance and Personnel.

In his Presidential Address, Orr encouraged civil engineers to:
 * stand up for civil engineering - delivering public works of real value;
 * stand up for professionalism - there to protect the public;
 * stand up for excellence in procurement - the key to project success; and
 * stand up for civil engineers - unsung heroes no more.

He listed as one of his unsung heroes William Bald, who between 1832 and 1842 constructed the Antrim Coast Road.

Awards and Honours

 * 2010	Commander of the Order of the British Empire


 * 2009	Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering


 * 2009	Gold Medal of the Institution of Civil Engineers


 * 2007-08	President of the Institution of Civil Engineers


 * 2007	Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering


 * 2007	Fellow of the Institution of Highways and Transportation


 * 2005	Chartered Environmentalist


 * 2002	Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers


 * 1990	Winston Churchill Fellow


 * 1981	Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Chartered Civil Engineer


 * 1978	MSc Civil Engineering, Queens University Belfast


 * 1974	BSc Civil Engineering with Honours, Queens University Belfast