Dr George Hondros Memorial Lectures [F5246]

A sum of $3027 having been subscribed by members of the Greek community and other friends, students and colleagues of the late Dr George Hondros, for many years a senior member of the staff of the then Department of Civil Engineering, and this amount having been donated to the University to establish an endowment fund in his memory, to be used to further teaching and research work in the School of Civil and Resource Engineering in association with professional training generally, the fund is administered in accordance with the following regulations.

1. The income from the fund is used to finance, wholly or partly, occasional lectures known as the Dr George Hondros Memorial Lectures.

2.(1) The lectures are arranged by a committee consisting of the Head of the School of Civil and Resource Engineering and four professional engineers, each with interests in structural engineering, elected by the teaching staff of the School of Civil and Resource Engineering.

(2) Of the elected members two are elected from members of the staff of the School of Civil and Resource Engineering and two from persons who are not members of the staff of the University.         

(3) The elected members hold office for four years but, of the four first elected, one is elected for a term of one year, one for a term of two years and one for a term of three years.

(4) An elected member is, on retirement, eligible for re-election.

3.(1) From time to time, as sufficient income becomes available, the committee may invite experts in the fields of structural or civil engineering to deliver lectures in those fields.

(2) The committee is not bound by any rules regarding the number of lectures in any series or the frequency of lecture series but should attempt to arrange an annual lecture or lecture series.

(3) The committee may arrange lectures in conjunction with other bodies.

4. Any income from the fund not used in any year may either be carried forward for use in future years or added to the capital as recommended by the committee.

5. These regulations may be amended by the University provided that such amendments conform with the wishes of the donors as set out in the preamble above.