Milestones 

1913

Foundation of the Library

1920

First examinations held

1923

First regular syllabus issued

1924

International Cement Congress, Olympia, organised by the Institution

1926

Travelling scholarships: Portland House, Brenforce and Dorman Long travelling scholarships introduced

1928

The Institution represented at the International Congress on Bridge & Structural Engineering, Vienna

1929

First Certificate of Commendation awarded to A.C. (later Sir Alfred) Bossom for paper on The Problem of the Skyscraper

1930

The Institution represented at the Congress for Concrete and Reinforced Concrete, Liege

1932

First IABSE Congress, Paris

1936

Benevolent Fund established and Royal Charter Bye-laws published

1944

Chair of Concrete Technology at Imperial College is the first chair of structural engineering or related branch at a British university

1947

Sir Winston Churchill and Earl Mountbatten elected Honorary Members

1957

Chair of Structural Engineering founded at Manchester College of Science & Technology

1958

Chair of Engineering Structures founded at City and Guilds College, London

1958

HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh elected the Institution's first Honorary Fellow

1968

First Structural Awards - Structural Special Awards won by Freeman Fox & Partners for the Severn Bridge and Lowe and Rodin for the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool

1968

The Institution prepares influential responses to Ronan Point collapse

1969

Bye-laws change title of Member and Associate Member grades to Fellow and Member respectively

1976

New definition of structural engineering published

1984

HRH The Duke of Gloucester elected an Honorary Fellow

1986

First international agreement signed: an agreement of cooperation with the China Civil Engineering Society

1988

First Service Award for services to the Institution as a Branch or Division official, or an Institution representative awarded to Professor Henry Jacob Cowan, New South Wales representative, 1964-88

2000

First Young Structural Engineer of the Year Award to encourage and acknowledge young structural engineers, won by Clare Gardiner