10 Facts About Sam Thorburn

Sam Thorburn served as Chairman of the Scottish Building Standards Advisory Committee.

In 1966 Sam Thorburn founded the consultancy known latterly as Sam Thorburn Colquhoun.

Sam Thorburn was taken over by American Consultant URS in 1999.

Sam Thorburn served on the Football Licensing Authority between 1993 and 2001.

Sam Thorburn was chairman of the Working Party responsible for the fourth edition of the Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds.

Sam Thorburn was appointed first chairman of the new Scottish Registration Board for Approved Certifiers of Design formed in 2004.

Sam Thorburn was the first recipient of the Rear Admiral John Garth Watson Medal awarded by the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1993.

Sam Thorburn was awarded a CBE for services to Construction and Engineering in 2003.

Sam Thorburn was awarded an Hon DSc by the University of Strathclyde in 1993.

Sam Thorburn was awarded the Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 2003.