Civil Engineering January/February 2021 | Vol 29 No 1

40 January/February 2021 Civil Engineering THE GRADE OF SAICE FELLOW EXPLAINED Fellows are corporate members of SAICE who have achieved appropriate recognition in the civil engineering profession and/or in the Institution. They are considered to have significantly contributed to the profession, displaying substantial responsibility and initiative in the practice of civil engineering, and have considerable professional experience. This membership category presently comprises around 3% of SAICE’s total mem- bership. A nominee is usually proposed for this honour by a SAICE branch or technical division, and the nomination has to be sup- ported by three corporate members, at least one of whommust be a Fellow. Nominations are considered by the SAICE College of Fellows, which comprises the current president, president-elect, immediate past president and two recent past presidents. Approved nominees are recommended to the Executive Board for confirmation and thereafter notified by letter from the CEO. They may then proudly display FSAICE behind their names. Richard Emery Richard Emery Pr Tech Eng is an Executive Associate at JG Afrika, where he specialises in integrated solid waste, civil, and municipal en- gineering. After gradu- ating with a BTech from Cape Technikon (now Cape Peninsula University of Technology) in 1996, Richard went on to gain experience and recognition over the course of his career through his extensive involvement in project manage- ment, engineering, technical solutions, and specialisation in the field of integrated solid waste management and engineering services. Richard has presented numerous papers, locally and internationally, and received the 2008 President’s Award for exceptional performance in the practice of waste management in Southern Africa. Richard himself received the 2019 SAICE Technologist of the Year award, while pro- jects under his management have received awards from IMESA, SAICE, and CESA. Bruce Engelsman Bruce Engelsman Pr Eng, Pr CPM has practised in the civil geotechnics field for 27 years. He joined SRK in December 1994 and was immediately thrust into several high- profile projects including the Sukhoi Log gold deposit in Siberia, the Mohale Tunnel (Lesotho Highlands Water Project), and a host of waste management projects in the South African platinum mining sector. Since then, he has worked in the soil and rock mechanics fields, being the lead geotechnical engineer on South Africa’s nuclear power aspirations and the raising of Clanwilliam Dam. He has applied his skills in geotechnical environments primarily in South Africa, Angola and Nigeria. Dr Verno Jonker Dr Verno Jonker Pr Eng is currently Expertise Leader for Water Resources Management at Zutari. His passion for water engineering was nurtured at Stellenbosch University, and later Ninham Shand (now Zutari), where he had the privilege to be lectured and mentored by some of the country’s most eminent water engineers. Since then, he has been fortunate to be involved in projects in some of Africa’s major river basins and play a role in unlocking the immense socio-economic value of water on the continent. For Verno, a fulfilling and rewarding career is not only about one’s own aspirations, but about the difference you can make through your career, and the legacy that you leave in the lives of people and communities. Stephan Kleynhans Stephan Kleynhans Pr Eng holds an MSc in Civil Engineering from Stellenbosch University. He started his career in 1996 with Ninham Shand (now Zutari) and became a technical director in 2010, specialising in the design and management of bulk water and sewerage infrastructure pro- jects. Stephan worked on the Berg Water Project, the Vaal River Eastern Sub-System Augmentation Project, the Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply Scheme, as well as projects in Algeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Namibia, and Angola. In July 2019 he was appointed Zutari’s Expertise Leader for Bulk Water and Distribution and is also involved as an external examiner at Stellenbosch University. Kelvin Legge Kelvin Legge Pr Eng holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand. Upon graduation in 1982, he maintained the Legge family’s uninterrupted commitment to public service in the national department responsible for water resource management, as served by his father, and grandfather since its inception in 1910. Kelvin’s experience includes the design and construction of bulk water resources and associated infrastructure, augmented by materials and technology investigations pertaining to fluid flow through soil, filter systems and geosynthetic materials. He was involved in the development of waste management and related regulations, and a review of their engineering implementation. Diverse responsibilities have included grave and archaeological rescue, agriculture, and housing developments, including the provi- sion of services. Johan Lombard Johan Lombard Pr Eng graduated from the University of Pretoria with a BSc Eng in Civil Engineering in 1977 and registered professionally in 1981. He also registered as a Chartered Professional Engineer in the UK in 1997. Johan started his career with the South Africa Railway and Harbours Administration where he worked in the field of construction supervision for three years. Thereafter he was transferred to the spe- cialist structural and bridge design offices in the office of the Chief Civil Engineer where he specialised in structural engineering and later in railway and harbours engineering New SAICE Fellows