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The Rankine Lecture
Widely viewed as the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics and was first held in 1961.
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Former BGA Chairs
Chairs of the British Geotechnical Association (BGA)/ British Geotechnical Society (BGS)
| Name | |
|---|---|
| 2023 – 2025 | Andrew Ridley, Geotechnical Observations |
| 2021 – 2023 | David Toll, University of Durham |
| 2019 – 2021 | Kelvin Higgins, Geotechnical Consulting Group |
| 2017 – 2019 | Martin Preene, Preene Groundwater Consulting |
| 2015 – 2017 | Stephan Jefferis, Environmental Geotechnics |
| 2013 – 2015 | Chris Menkiti, Geotechnical Consulting Group |
| 2011 – 2013 | Rab Fernie, Cementation Skanska |
| 2009 – 2011 | Sarah Stallebrass, City University |
| 2007 – 2009 | Hillary Skinner, Ramboll Whitby Bird |
| 2005 – 2007 | Mike Davies, University of Dundee |
| 2003 – 2005 | Tony Bracegirdle, Geotechnical Consulting Group |
| 2001 – 2003 | Barry Clarke, University of Newcastle |
| 2000 – 2001 | Quentin Leiper, Carillion |
Prior to 2000 the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) was the British Geotechnical Society (BGS)
| 1999 – 2001 | Q J Leiper, Carillion |
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| 1997 – 1999 | W H Craig, University of Manchester |
| 1995 – 1997 | H D St John, Geotechnical Consulting Group |
| 1993 – 1995 | J A Lord, Ove Arup & Partners |
| 1991 – 1993 | C R I Clayton, University of Surrey |
| 1988 – 1990 | A McGown, University of Strathclyde |
| 1986 – 1987 | S F Brown, University of Nottingham |
| 1986 | J B Boden, Building Research Establishment |
| 1984 – 1985 | P A Green, Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners |
| 1982 – 1983 | E T Brown, Royal School of Mines, London |
| 1979 – 1981 | C P Wroth, University of Oxford |
| 1978 | A N Schofield, University of Cambridge |
| 1975 – 1977 | N E Simons, University of Surrey |
| 1972 – 1974 | A D M Penman, Building Research Establishment |
| 1969 – 1971 | M J Tomlinson, G Wimpey & Co Ltd |
| 1968 – 1969 | R E Gibson, Kings College, London |
| 1966 – 1967 | W H Ward, Building Research Station |
| 1963 – 1965 | A W Bishop, Imperial College, London |
| 1960 – 1962 | J K T L Nash, Kings College, London |
| 1957 – 1959 | L F Cooling, Building Research Station |
| 1956 | H J B Harding, John Mowlem & Co. |
| 1955 | L F Cooling, Building Research Station |
| 1949 – 1954 | W K Wallace |
Former BGA Honorary Officers
Honorary Officers of the British Geotechnical Association (BGA)/ British Geotechnical Society (BGS)
Prior to 2000 the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) was the British Geotechnical Society (BGS)
Honorary Secretary
| 2017 to date | Nick Armstrong, Fugro / Independent Consultant |
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| 1996 – 2017 | Neil Smith, Applied Geotechnical Engineering / Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions |
| 1990 – 1995 | Christine Cooling |
Honorary Treasurer
| 2023 to date | Tony Bowerman, AtkinsRéalis |
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| 2017 to 2023 | Yvonne Ainsworth, Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions |
| 2001 – 2017 | Peter Eldred, ESG / SOCOTEC |
| 1990 – 2001 | John Talbot |
Honorary Communications Officer
| 2019 to date | Martin Preene, Preene Groundwater Consulting Limited / Coffey Geotechnics Limited |
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| 2010 – 2019 | Fleur Loveridge, University of Southampton / University of Leeds |
