The Renée Redfern Hunt Memorial Prize is awarded to the best response to the Communication Task produced during each Professional Review session and is open to all candidates who have passed the Chartered or Incorporated Professional Review.
Who was Renee Redfern Hunt?
Miss Renee Redfern Hunt MBE was a devoted Examinations Officer at ICE from 1945 – when professional interviews were introduced – until a few months before her death in 1981.
The prize was established in her memory.
The award is made twice a year for the periods January – June and July – December, with the winners receiving a £100 cash prize.
Nomination process
Reviewers nominate candidates who have produced a well-structured argument with a high standard of clear and concise English in the response to their communication task.
- The winner is selected by the awards panel from those nominated during each nomination period.
- The winner receives a letter of commendation,a prize of £100 and is presented with a certificate at the ICE Annual Awards Ceremony.
- Nominees' names are published in the NCE magazines and on the ICE website. The winner also gets the opportunity to have their work published in an ICE journal.
Most recent winner
Rachel Attwood, spring 2024 winner
Rachell Atwood from Graham Construction won the Spring 2024 Rennie Redfern Hunt Memorial Prize. In her communication task, Racheal addressed the provision of infrastructure to combat the impact of climate change on disadvantaged communities.
"I am thrilled to be awarded the Renee Redfern Hunt Memorial Prize. I found this communication task very compelling to write; I think the topic really captures the three intertwined pillars of sustainability.
"I currently work as a design coordinator with Graham Construction in the highways sector and I’m really excited for the next steps of my career and being able to make a real difference to the communities served by the projects we deliver."
Judge's view
"Rachel's introduction to the subject matter was excellent, referring to the climate crisis and extreme weather events occurring across the world and how they are affecting health, sanitation and connectivity. Rachael referred also to the UK where government initiatives to improve infrastructure were often stalled due to the lack of funding. She cited studies that suggest 70% of global carbon emissions are linked to infrastructure, and in the UK, 34% of carbon emissions linked to transportation.
"Rachael wrote about the challenges of combating the impact of climate change including decarbonisation and improving resilience, giving plenty of relevant examples of infrastructure projects in the UK. She wrote about nature-based solutions, sustainable development and good decision making when planning new developments. She concluded her communication task with an excellent summary of how civil engineers can help combat the adverse impacts of climate change across all communities.
"This was a very impressive answer, well written and very informative and Rachael is a worthy winner of the RRH medal."
Previous winners
See the previous winners of the Renee Redfern Hunt Memorial Prize below.
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