| Roger Hetherington | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Birth Date: | 1908 |
| Birth Place: | London |
| Death Date: | 1990 |
| Education: | Highgate School |
| Discipline: | Civil, |
| Institutions: | Institution of Civil Engineers (President), Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers (member emeritus) |
Roger Le Geyt Hetherington (1908 - 1990) was a British civil engineer.
Hetherington was born in London on 20 December 1908, the eldest son of Sir Roger Gaskell Hetherington and his wife Honoria Ford.[1] In 1921 Hetherington entered Highgate School.[2] Hetherington held a Master of Arts degree and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 22 July 1940. His professional career as a consulting civil engineer was with Binnie and Partners. He was elected a first class member of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers in 1960 and later became a member emeritus.[3] [4] He was asked to become the president of the Society in 1979 but declined on the grounds of poor health.[5] Hetherington served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from November 1972 to November 1973.[6] [7] and was appointed CBE in the 1974 Birthday Honours. He married Katharine Elise Dawson in 1945 and had a single daughter.