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Life Summary

Name	Sir Bernard James Callinan
Born	2 February, 1913 Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	20 July, 1995 (aged 82) Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Education *	Christian Brothers College (East Melbourne) (student) St Kevin's College (Melbourne) (student, ?-1929) University of Melbourne (student, 1931-1934)
Occupation *	civil engineer (1934-1978) Victoria, Australia army officer (1940-1946) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (army officer) Royal Australian Engineers (army officer)
Awards	Military Cross (recipient, 1943) Distinguished Service Order (recipient, 1945) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1971) Peter Nicol Russell Memorial medal (Institution of Engineers, Australia) (recipient, 1972) Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1977) Kernot Memorial medal (University of Melbourne) (recipient, 1982) Companion of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1986)
Clubs *	Melbourne Cricket Club (member, ?-1995) Melbourne Cricket Club (committee member, 1966-1985) Melbourne Cricket Club (president, 1980-1985)
Legacies *	Sir Bernard Callinan Bar (Melbourne Cricket Club) (eponym) Sir Bernard Callinan Board Room (Australian Catholic University, Melbourne) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Institution of Engineers, Australia (Vic) (member) Institution of Engineers, Australia (Vic) (councillor, 1958-1977) State Electricity Commission of Victoria (commissioner, 1963-1983) University of Melbourne (engineering) (academic, 1965-1981) West Gate Bridge Authority (Vic) (member, 1965-1982) La Trobe University (administration) (deputy chancellor, 1967-1969) British Petroleum Australia (company director, 1969-1985) Institution of Engineers, Australia (Vic) (president, 1971-1971) Commission of Inquiry into the Australian Post Office (commissioner, 1973-1974) Australian Atomic Energy Commission (commissioner, 1976-1983) University of Melbourne (council) (councillor, 1976-1981) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (commissioner, 1977-1983) Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace (member, 1977-1984) Colonial Sugar Refining Co (company director, 1978-1985) West Gate Bridge Authority (Vic) (chair, 1981-1982) National Catholic Education Commission (chair, 1985) Royal Humane Society of Australasia (president, 1986-1992)
Workplaces *	Gutteridge Haskins and Davey (employee, 1934) Gutteridge Haskins and Davey (managing director, 1971-1978) Gutteridge Haskins and Davey (chair, 1971-1978) Parliament House Construction Authority (chair, 1979-1985)

* Dates are approximate