Sir James Vernon AC

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

FTSE (1910–2000) was an Australian Industrial Chemist who, amongst other things, served as Director of CSR (Colonial Sugar Refining Company) 1958–82.Vernon, James (1910 - 2000)
Encyclopaedia of Australian Science. He also served on the boards of a raft of other companies including: Director, Westham Dredging Company Pty Ltd 1975–91; Chairman, CIBC Australia Ltd 1974–89; Chairman, Volvo Australia Pty Ltd 1980–89; Chairman, O'Connell St Associates, and International President of the Pacific Basin Economic Council 1980–82.

Vernon Report

In 1965, Vernon issued a major economic report from "the committee of economic enquiry" regarding Australia's economy.

Honours and awards

* 1961 Officer of the Order of the British Order (OBE) * 1962 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) * 1965 Knight Bachelor * 1965 Leighton Medal,

Royal Australian Chemical Institute The Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) is both the qualifying body in Australia for professional chemists and a learned society promoting the science and practice of chemistry in all its branches. The RACI hosts conferences, seminars and ...

* 1976 Foundation Fellow,

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) is a learned academy that helps Australians understand and use technology to solve complex problems. It was founded in 1975 as one of Australia's then four learned academies (now five) ...

* 1980 Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)AC
26 January 1980, ''It's an Honour'', Citation: For service to industry and to government *John Storey Medal, Australian Institute of Management *Order of Sacred Treasure 1st Class Japan

References

External links

*Burrell, Steve, "Obituary: Sir James Vernon, AC, CBE", The Age, 24 July 2000
Vernon, James, AC, CBE (1910-2000)
trove.nla.gov.au {{DEFAULTSORT:Vernon, James 1910 births 2000 deaths Australian chemists Companions of the Order of Australia Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering