Report of the Council
The President
When Dr. W. Eastwood, BEng, PhD, CEng, FIStructE, FICE gave his Presidential Address in October 1976, it was the fourth time in the history of the Institution that a member from Yorkshire had been installed as President. After a distinguished academic career leading to six years as Professor of Civil and Structural Engineering at Sheffield University, Dr. Eastwood in 1970 resigned that appointment to embark upon a second career as a consulting engineer.