Proceedings 2002/2003 - IRSE

NINETIETH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 109
Swiss Federal Railways in recognition of his leadership,
personal commitment and efforts over a period
of more than ten years in encouraging and
supporting the many engineers in the railways and
the supply industry who were concerned in the
development of the European Train Control System.
Mr Stanley presented Dr Winter with the
President’s Award Medallion suitably engraved and
a certificate of the award citation amidst applause.
NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT TAKES
THE CHAIR
The retiring President, Mr P W Stanley, then
invited the newly elected President, Mr C H Porter, to
take the Chair, which he did amidst applause, and
Mr Stanley invested him with the Presidential Chain
of Office.
VOTE OF THANKS TO MR P W
STANLEY
Having taken the Chair, Mr Porter invested Mr
Stanley with his Past President's Medallion and
proposed a hearty vote of thanks to him for the
excellent way in which he had carried out the
Presidential duties during the past year. Mr Porter’s
proposal was carried with enthusiastic applause.
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
The President, Mr C H Porter, then delivered his
Inaugural Address.
A vote of thanks to him for his Address was
proposed by Mr C Kessell and carried with
applause.
The meeting then terminated.
POST-MEETING NOTES FOR THE RECORD
The Wing Award for Safety
The “Wing Award for Safety” was introduced in
1994 to commemorate the life and work of the late
Peter Wing, a Fellow of the Institution and employee
of British Rail, who during his career made a major
contribution to the cause of line side safety. The
award takes the form of a certificate and an amount
of £500 to be devoted to personal development and
is made to an individual who it is considered has
made an outstanding contribution to railway track
safety by, for example, coming forward with a novel
idea for improving safety, is a long term champion of
improving track safety standards or has made a
significant contribution to the awareness of track
safety in his business.
The Wing Award for Safety this year had been
made to Mr Aidan Nelson, nominated by Railway
Safety, for his substantial leadership at national level
in a disaggregated industry and influence in obtaining
trackside safety improvements in recent years.
The President, Mr P W Stanley, had presented him
with the Award at the National Railway Engineering
Safety Awards held at the International Conference
Centre in Birmingham on 10th April
The Dell Award
The Dell Award is made annually under a bequest
of the late Robert Dell OBE (Past President). It is
awarded to a member of the Institution employed by
London Underground Ltd (or its successor bodies)
for achievement of a high standard of skill in the
science and application of railway signalling. The
award takes the form of a plaque with a uniquely
designed shield being added each year with the
recipient’s name engraved on it and a cheque for
£300 to spend as the recipient wishes.
The winner of this year’s Dell award is Mr Matt
Shelley, of Metronet Rail BCV Ltd.
Mr Stanley presented Mr Shelley with the Dell
award at the annual dinner that followed the AGM.
Thorrowgood Scholarship
The Thorrowgood Scholarship is awarded
annually under a bequest of the late W J
Thorrowgood (Past President) to assist the development
of a young engineer employed in the signalling
and telecommunications field of engineering and
takes the form of an engraved medallion and a
cheque to be used to finance a study tour of railway
signalling installations or signalling manufacturing
facilities. The award is made, subject to satisfactory
interview, to the Institution young member attaining
at least a pass with credit in four modules in the
Institution’s examination.
The Thorrowgood Scholar for 2002 is Mr Matthew
Lupton, a Signal Engineer at Manchester with
Network Rail.
Mr Stanley presented Mr Lupton with the
Thorrowgood scholarship medallion and a cheque
for £1000 at the annual dinner that followed the
AGM.