- 2010
Distinguished Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2010
2nd de Mello Lecturer. Brazilian Society of Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering.
- 2009
Crampton Prize. Institution of Civil Engineers
- 2009
Terzaghi Oration. International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
- 2006
BGA Prize. British Geotechnical Society.
- 2008
New Zealand Geomechanics Award (with M. Cubrinovski and K. Ishihara). NZ Geotechnical Society.
- 2008
Inaugural IGS Ferroco Lecturer, Indian Geotechnical Society.
- 2007
Middlebrooks Award, American Society of Civil Engineers.
- 2006
Quigley Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society.
- 2006
John Mitchell Memorial Lecture. Deep Foundations Institute.
- 2005
Kevin Nash Gold Medal, International Society for Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering.
- 2005
3rd Lovell Distinguished Lovell Lecturer, Purdue University.
- 2004
Distinguished Lecturer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
- 2004
Geotechnical Practitioner of the Year, Australian Geomechanics Society.
- 2004
Terzaghi Lecturer, American Society of Civil Engineers.
- 2003
Civil Engineer of the Year for 2003, Institution of Engineers Australia.
- 2003
Centenary Medal, Government of Australia.
- 2003
Special Service Award, American Society for Testing Materials.
- 2002
2nd Jennings Memorial Lecturer, South African Geotechnical Society.
- 2002
9th Casagrande Lecturer, Boston Society of Civil Engineers.
- 2002
5th Sowers Lecturer, Georgia Institute of Technology.
- 2001
Geotechnical Research Medal, British Geotechnical Society.
- 2001
British Geotechnical Association Prize.
- 2001
Chin Fung Kee Memorial Lecturer, South East Asian Geotechnical Society.
- 2000
8th Buchanan Lecturer, Texas A&M University.
- 1999
Honorary Fellow, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1997
Ardaman Lecturer, University of Florida.
- 1996
Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
- 1996
Schiffmann Lecturer, Cornell University.
- 1995
State-of-the Art Award, American Society of Civil Engineers.
- 1993
Member of the Order of Australia (General Division) (AM).
- 1989
29th Rankine Lecturer, Institution of Civil Engineers, London.
- 1988
Fellow, Australian Academy of Science.
- 1988
John Jaeger Memorial Award, Australian Geomechanics Society.
- 1987
E.H. Davis Memorial Lecturer, Australian Geomechanics Society
- 1985
W.H. Warren Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia, (shared).
- 1973
J. James R. Croes Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers (shared).
- 1972
Warren Prize, Institution of Engineers, Australia, (shared).
- 1969-70
Australian American Education Foundation Award (Fulbright Scholarship (Senior)).
- 2002
Adjunct Professor, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
- 2001
Emeritus Professor University of Sydney
- 1994
Senior Principal, Coffey Geosciences, Coffey Geotechnics
- 1991
Chairman, Coffey Partners International
- 1989
Director of Advanced Technology, Coffey Partners International
- 1982
Professor, University of Sydney
- 1972
Reader, University of Sydney
- 1969
Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
- 1965
Lecturer, University of Sydney
- 1964
Engineer, MacDonald Wagner & Priddle
