HONORARY MEMBERS :: ENGINEERING ACADEMY OF SERBIA

(1929, Jezera)
Mr. Vučurović received his B.Sc. in 1956 and Ph.D. in 1964, both in Metallurgy from Department of Metallurgy, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade. He joined the department of Metallurgy as an Assistant in 1957, and was promoted to Assistant Professor in 1961, Associate Professor in 1968, and Professor in 1974.
Prof. Vučurović was elected to the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade in two terms, 1967-1969 and 1975-1977. Further on at the same Faculty he was elected to the Dean in two terms, 1977-1979 and 1979-1981. Later on, he was elected to the Vice-Rector of University of Belgrade in the term 1981-1983, the President of Scientific-Educational Council of the Faculties and Institutes of Technical Sciences, Vice-Rector of University of Belgrade, President of Scientific-Educational Council of the Faculties and Institutes of Technical Sciences.
His work included the area of experimental and theoretical research mainly related to the metallurgy of copper and nickel, and partly to lead and mercury. Scientific-educational and engineering activity of Prof. Vučurović include more than 320 titles, published as authors and/or coauthor’s works. These are scientific papers, professional papers, invited lectures, announcements, technical projects, project reports, studies, review papers, many works related to the high educational process. Some of the papers are: studies made on the application of oxygen in the Bor-Copper Smelter, the proposed process for mercury production, Avala, review of the technological process of Ferro-nickel production at Glogovac, Kosovo, than the smelter shutdown was avoided. He was considered as one of the greatest experts in this area. For his educational and scientific work as well, as for the industrial research and development work, he has received more than 25 awards, charters and diplomas, among which Award of Work with a Red Flag.

(1921, Niš)
Mr Zarić graduated in mechanical engineering from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in 1948. He pursued his engineering career in the factory section, design department and organization of „Soko“ motor-cycle manufacturing at „Ivo Lola Ribar“ Factory in Železnik. He also worked at Industry of Ball Bearings in Belgrade. Cooperation with institutes „Kirilo Savić“ and „Mihailo Pupin“ was a part of his successuful career. In 1949 Professor Zarić was appointed a Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade. He received his PhD degree in 1960 and that year was elected Assistant Professor, then Associate Professor and finally Full Professor.
Prof. Zarić lectured at Faculties of Mechanical Engineering in Belgrade, Niš, Priština, Podgorica and Novi Sad, not only at undergraduate but also at postgradaute study levels. He is one of the founders of the Institute for Control Engineering and laboratory for experimental education and research work. His research works consider theoretical postulates of digital and fuzzy logic, abstract and structural theory of digital and, to an extent, analog automatics as a model for coding, signals as transmitters of information, their decoding and selection of an optimal code.
He is the author of three textbooks, supplemented and revised in a number of editions: Machininig Process, Basics of Hydraulic Installations, and Automation of Production, two handbooks: Industrial Pneumatics and Industrial Hydraulics, two publications: Minimization of Finite Automatisc by Computer Application and Digital Pneumatic Systems, and several texbook reviews. His professional works comprise 13 projects and 12 feasibility studies. In 2000 he was appointed an expert to the Federal Ministry of Development and Science.

(1932, Glamoč, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Mr. Kojdić graduated from Mining and Geology Faculty in Belgrade in 1960. Passed the Specialist's Exam in 1966 and obtained the authority of independent designer, and acquired the Master degree at the Mining and Geology Faculty in Belgrade in 1976. Reported the Doctoral dissertation at the Technical Faculty in Bor and the thesis defended in 1991 and became a doctor.
Mr. Kojdić began working as a qualified miner in the coal mine “Rtanj” in 1950, and after gaining the title of mining engineer worked in the lignite mine “Stanari” near Doboj (1961 - 1964), then in the Bor Copper Mine in the site “Jama” and the RBB Directorate (1964 - 1980), and then moved to the Copper Institute in Bor and worked from 1980 to 1999 when he retired. In the lignite mine “Stanari”, he worked in the technical preparation as a production manager and mine manager. In the site “Jama” in Bor, worked in the technical preparation for production, manager of the Lower Mining District, production manager and as a manager of “Jama”. In the Copper Institute Bor, he worked as an independent project engineer, manager of the Underground Department, assistant general manager of Institute and general manager of Institute from 1994 to 1998. By his work in the “Jama” Bor made a significant contribution to the modernization of production, introduction of better organization of work, more modern equipment, the new methods for ore mining in some ore bodies. As an assistant, then as associate professor for the subject “Design of the Mine” he was engaged at the Technical Faculty in Bor in the period from 1981 to 1998.
He published as author the book “The Discovery and Exploitation of the Bor Copper Deposit” (1999) and as co-author “Contribution to a Monograph of Mining-Metallurgical Basin (1997), published 40 professional and scientific papers in various journals and participated in realization over a hundred of development programs, studies and projects. For his many years of work, Mr. Kojdic received several awards, among which the most important are: the Šistekova Award of RTB, the October Award of Bor town, the Order of the silver wreath and the silver plaque of RTB.

(1927, Belgrade)
Mr Krastavčević graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Belgrade, Department for Structural Engineering in 1952.
After having graduated, he was employed in „KMG Trudbenik“, a company for design and construction in Belgrade, in which he worked from 1953 until 1983 in operations sector. He worked as an engineer, site engineer, chief of building site, deputy construction manager as one of the building site managers for the Hall I of the Belgrade Fair.
In 1957 continued to work in the Department within the Head Office, under various names such as Department of Development, Operations – Structural Department, and afterwards in the Department for Organization and Technology of Construction, first as a head, and later as a director of the department. While working in the department, he was a designer responsible for elaborating projects of organization and technology of construction carried out by the Company in the country and abroad.
In parallel with his work in the Company, he was also engaged in teaching. In 1973, he was elected an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Belgrade, Department of Organization of Construction Works. He was as well a lecturer at doctoral studies at faculties in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Zagreb, and Banja Luka, as well as at the Advance School of Civil Engineering and Geodesy of Belgrade.

(1930, Vršac)
Mr Milenkovic gratuated from the Faculty of Architecture in Belgrade in 1956 and defended his disertation Contemporary evaluation of architectural creavity at the same Faculty. He worked in the Serbian Chamber of Commerc, Institute for Applied Arts, Furniturs Factory Radulaska, Technical Bureau of the Faculty Belgrade University and Komgrap projekt in Belgrade. He designed and carried out constructions of a great numbers of buildings, as well as a considerable number of interiors. Mr. Milenkovic also designed models for furniture for production in series.
Theoretical essays and critiques covering architecture, interiors, urbanism space planning and design, he has been publishing since 1959. He is the author of many reports and speeches heard during scientific meetings, published in the anthology covering the group of authors, all within the context of critical valorization of urban and architectural practice. The book Critical Philosophemes of Architecture (1988) is a collection of critical essays, the first of this kind in Yugoslavia.
The Recognition on the X Exhibition of Architecture, he won in 1984 for 25 years of active work on architectural critique. Annual award of the Association of Serbian Artist of Applied Art and Designers (ULUPUDS), he won 1986 and 1989 for successful achievements within the field of architectural critique and theoretical essay sties.

(1946, Belgrade)
Mrs. Mišurović graduated from the Faculty of Natural Science in Belgrade - Group of Physical Chemistry. MA was recorded in 1972 on Faculty of Natural Science - Group of Physical Chemistry. Medical specialization in Toxicology chemistry she completed in 1988 at the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade. Work experience was started in the INEP (Institute for the application of nuclear energy in agriculture, forestry and water management in Zemun-Belgrade) where she was elected to the position independent professional associate, after which she moves to Titograd-Podgorica and works in the Republic Institute for Health Protection as Chief of the Department of Sanitary Chemistry and Ecotoxicology.
Since 1994 she has been appointed as Minister of Environment of Montenegro, and then the Director of Public Institution "Center for Ecotoxicological Research of Montenegro", where she is until now.
She has published four scientific papers in international journals, over 60 in domestic journals, stated the 35 works at international congresses and symposia, and had more than 50 communications at national symposia and conferences with international participation.
In the period 1994-1997 years, she was representative of the FRY-delegate to the Brussels Forum, "Environment for Europe", the fourth consideration of sustainable development of the European Union - DG XI.

(1931, Belgrade)
Mr. Stjepanovic graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the University in Belgrade in 1957. In the period of 1957-62, he worked in the Institute of Urbanism of Belgrade. From 1962 to 1996, worked as a university instructor, assistant professor, Associate professor, and Full professor as of 1988, on Design Elements, Architectural Analysis, Thematic Field Housing, Synthesizing Design III-Studio. He is mentor at postgraduate studies „Housing“. The Vice - Dean for Academic Affairs was in 1977-79. The Dean in two terms of office in 1983-87.
His designing activity includes the areas of urbanism, architecture, and interior design, participation at international, public, and invited competitions. Urban planning activity includes participation at urban planning studies, urban design projects, detailed and master plans (14 plans), excluding the competition designs.
His architectural activity includes two types are differentiated within this group of designs: unrealized designs, around 60 designs, and the designs that have been realized, 45 realized building structures and 12 interior designs.
Social recognitions – awards: 1975 - October Award of the City of Belgrade for the building of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts; 1975 – Borba’s Award for block 23 in New Belgrade; 1975 - Award of the Salon of Architecture for block 23 in New Belgrade; 1978 - October Award of the City of Belgrade for elementary school, block 23; 1993 – Certificate of merit of the Salon of Architecture and ULUPUDUS Award for the reconstruction and interior design of Christ’s Pentecostal Church in Belgrade.

Professor Dr. Michael C Forde, B.Sc. from the University of Edinburgh, UK, is a well-known and renowned expert and researcher in the field of structural engineering, with special interest and pronounced results achieved in the field of non-destructive testing of structures of various purpose. He has been a leading researcher of many projects.
Profesor Forde has organized several international conferences and has been president of scientific-advisory committees of the same. He has organized conferences dedicated to tunnels and foundations, the Railway Engineering Conference. He has also regularly organized the world-known and high esteemed conference: the Structural Faults and Repair – Extending the Life of Bridges, Concrete+Composites, Buildings, Masonry+Civil Structures. He is currently a Director of the Engineering Research Institute of the University of Edinburgh.
He has published 200 scientific works, has given his expert opinion on many structures and has also been a reviewer. He is also FREng Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, FICE, Fellow of ICE and Highways&Transportation, Non-Destructive Testing (Great Britain) and member of the ASCE and ACI (the USA);