| In 2003, Engineer Tony Gibbs received the Lewis Kent Award from The Institution of Structural Engineers at its annual awards function in London. The Award is in recognition of his “Significant Contribution to The Institution and to the Profession” over a period of three decades. The awards Ceremony was attended by 170 persons including Dr David Key, founder of Consulting Engineers Partnership Ltd, the firm with which Eng Gibbs is associated.
In 1991, Eng Gibbs received the International Award "For (his) Very Significant Contributions to Hurricane Loss Reduction and Hurricane Safety in the Caribbean" at the US National Hurricane Conference. In the same year he received an award "In Recognition of (his) Contribution to the Advancement and Promotion of Structural Engineering in the Caribbean" from The Barbados Association of Professional Engineers (BAPE).
Mr Gibbs has acted as Associate Project Manager for the Caribbean Uniform Building Code; Chairman of the Barbados Metrication Board; Deputy Chairman of the Barbados National Council for Science & Technology and the Chairman of the Barbados Building Authority Advisory Committee. He is now a Director of the American Association for Wind Engineering. He was a member of the Joint Board of Moderators (UK) 1995 team assessing the UWI BSc Civil Engineering degree programme. The Institution of Structural Engineers is an international learned society with world headquarters in the United Kingdom and with 21,000 members in over 100 countries. There are currently 70 members of The Institution in the Commonwealth Caribbean. The Institution has a joint membership Agreement with The Barbados Association of Professional Engineers and is part of the Joint Board of Moderators which accredits the Civil Engineering degree programme at The University of the West Indies. The President and Chief Executive Officer of The Institution made an official visit to Barbados in August 2002. |
