OBITUARY

Robin King died on 25/07/2022.

Emeritus Professor Robin King was a leader in Australia's engineering education sector, having held senior national positions with Engineers Australia, the Australian council of Engineering Deans, as well as in several universities. Prior to his retirement, he was the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment at the University of South Australia, a position he held from 1997-2007. Before joining UniSA, he was an Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Sydney (1989-1996), a Senior Lecturer at UNSW (1985-1989), a Lecturer at the University of Southampton (1976-1985) and the University of Technology in Lae, Papua New Guinea (1972-1976).

In recognition of his contributions, Professor King was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 2011. He quickly became a central figure in the New South Wales Division and nationally through ATSE's governance. He recently served as Secretary of the NSW Division and contributed significant time and expertise to ATSE's policy Forums including Digital Futures, Education, Energy and Health Forums, which are working to address Australia's most urgent challenges.

He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of numerous professional organisations.

Professor King was admired by his colleagues for his intelligence, wit and kind nature.

He will be deeply missed by those who knew him and his contributions as an ATSE Fellow, his passion and expertise across the engineering sector will not be forgotten. Professor King and his wife Penny passed away in a tragic accident on Monday 25 July 2002. Both Robin and Penny joined numerous ATSE activities and were held dear by so many of the Academy's Fellows.

Robin King is an outstanding leader and recognised international authority in engineering education practice, innovation and accreditation. He is a major contributor to several international bodies concerned with engineering accreditation and quality assurance in engineering education. During his career King has blended research interests in communications engineering with innovation in educational practice. He researched and authored the benchmark 2007-8 review of the status of engineering education in Australia, and continues to play a leading role in implementing the review recommendations. As an effective and proactive leader in research and higher education King has an impressive record of transformation of groups into organisations of considerable stature.