Neil Middleton Hawkins

Background

Hawkins, Neil Middleton was born on January 31, 1935 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Cecil Alfred and Sybil Mabel (Ralph) Hawkins.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Sydney, 1955. Bachelor of Engineering, University Sydney, 1957. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1959.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1961.

Career

Construction engineering, Sydney, 1958; lecturer, U. Sydney, 1962-1965; senior lecturer, U. Sydney, 1966-1968; development engineer, Portland Cement Association, Chicago, 1965-1966; associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1968-1972; professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1972-1991; department chairman сivil engineering, U. Washington, Seattle, 1978-1987; associate dean College of Engineering, University Washington, Seattle, 1986-1991; professor, head сivil engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, since 1991; principal investigator National Science Foundation projects on seismic resistance of structures, since 1973.

Achievements

• Neil Middleton Hawkins has been listed as a noteworthy civil engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to Second lieutenant Australian Citizen Military Forces, 1953-1962. Fellow American Concrete Institute (director 1982-1985, Wason medal 1970, Raymond C. Reese award 1978, Structural Research award 1991). Member American Society of Civil Engineers (State of Art award 1974, Raymond C. Reese award 1976, T.Y. Lin award 1988), Australian Institution Engineers (Edward Noyes prize 1967), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (director 1985-1988), Post-Tensioning Institute, Masonry Society.

Connections

Married Saundra Ann Youmans, September 15, 1961. Children: Susan Elizabeth, David Clark.

Father:

Cecil Alfred Hawkins

Mother:

Sybil Mabel (Ralph) Hawkins

Spouse:

Saundra Ann Youmans

child:

David Clark Hawkins

child:

Susan Elizabeth Hawkins