| History | Born in Plymouth on 1 September 1921. Died Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex on 21 March 2004.
EDUCATION
1942: Awarded first class Honours Degree in Petroleum Production and Oil Refining Technology, University of Birmingham [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
1945: Awarded PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
CAREER OVERVIEW
1945: joined Agwi Petroleum Corporation (subsequently Esso Petroleum Co Ltd) [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
1972-1980: Chairman of Esso Petroleum Co Ltd [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
1980-1987: Chairman of British Aerospace [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
ROLES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
1981- Member of Council of the University of Surrey [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
1983: member of the Finance and General Purposes Committee [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
1986-1993: Pro-Chancellor ['Architecture and Public Art 2015' p3, C2/496A]
1993-2004: Pro-Chancellor Emeritus ['Architecture and Public Art 2015' p3, C2/496A]
AWARDS
1974: awarded CBE [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
1980: knighted for services to British Industry [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
1978: elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
1980: elected Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
Awarded Honorary Doctorates of Science:
Universities of Southampton (1978), Exeter (1985), Salford (1987) and Cranfield (1987) [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Engineering by the University of Birmingham in 1986. He was the first President of the UK Petroleum Industry Association.
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY COMMEMORATIONS
Portrait bust by Tim Beswick, located on ground floor of Austin Pearce building ['Architecture and Public Art 2015' p3, C2/496A]
The Austin Pearce Building, located on the University of Surrey Stag Hill Campus, Guildford and opened 10 July 1997 is named after him ['Architecture and Public Art 2015' p3, C2/496A]
1993 awarded Honorary Doctorate by the University of Surrey. [Sir Austin Pearce person file, P1/253/9]
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