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DISTINGUISHED FELLOW AWARD D r. John Sampson, an ex-Partner and

Engineering Profession. In addition, he is an Honorary Life Member of the Automobile Association of South Africa. “I am proud and honoured to have received this award from the SATC, a body that continues to provide a robust platform for transport and traffic professionals to share their ideas and best practice in the field. The conference has grown significantly over the years and the continued participation and support that it has received from many professionals annually has added to the overall body of knowledge in the field of transport. This will help overcome the many challenges that the continent is facing in terms of transport, without which economic growth is impeded, and business cannot prosper. “To quote US President John F Kennedy, “Our roads are not good because America is rich, America is rich because our roads are good”. These days the word transport is substituted for roads, but the sentiment remains the same,” Dr. Sampson concludes. 

now consultant to JG Afrika, received a Distinguished Fellow of the Southern African Transport Conference (SATC) Award at this year’s virtual event that was held from 5 to 7 July 2021. Dr. Sampson is one of only eight people who have received this prestigious award that also entitles him to an honorary life membership of Southern Africa’s premier transport conference. He received the award for the strong contribution that he has made towards the growth and success of the conference. Over the past 45 years he has chaired several of the events and break away sessions, as well as presented and reviewed conference papers. Dr. Sampson is a professional engineer with more than 50 years’ experience in transportation planning and traffic engineering. He joined Jeffares & Green as a partner in 1990 and has remained with the company ever since, despite retiring as a partner twelve years ago. Dr. Sampson is a Fellow of the South

African Academy of Engineering, an industry body of leading engineers from all engineering disciplines whose principal aim is to advise decision makers on major projects, such as the National Development Plan and energy security for example. He is also a Fellow of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) and recipient of its 2007 Chairman’s Award for his outstanding service to the Transportation

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