Herbert Kempton Dyson, M.I.Struct.E., who died on the 15th January, at the age of 63, was the first Secretary of the Concrete Institute, which post he held from 1908 until 1917. He played an important part in both the founding of the Institute and its change in 1922 into the Institution of Structural Engineers. Elected to membership in 1917, he
served on the: Council of the Concrete Institute in 1921-2, as Honorary Editor of the Journal in 1923, and as Honorary Secretary in 1924-5; in addition he served on most of the Committees of the Institution.