Ron DeVall and Jim Mutrie Memorial Prize in Structural Engineering

Award descriptionPrizes totalling $2,200 have been made available through an endowment established by family, friends and colleagues in memory of Dr. Ron DeVall (1943-2020) and Jim Mutrie (1940-2019) for outstanding graduating M.A.Sc. and M.Eng. students in the Department of Civil Engineering studying structural engineering. Ron (B.A.Sc. 1966, M.A.Sc. 1968, Ph.D. 1972) and Jim (B.A.Sc 1966) were close friends for over fifty years. They attended UBC together, and both began their careers at Read Jones Christoffersen. Ron and Jim were dedicated to the advancement of the engineering profession and contributed their expertise to national building codes and standards. This prize was established in recognition of Ron and Jim's contributions to the practice of structural engineering, and their efforts to increase the seismic safety of buildings in Canada. The prizes are made on the recommendation of the Department of Civil Engineering.