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Award recipients represent the highest level of professionalism and expertise in the mining and minerals industry. Awards are given for individual and group achievements. All nominations must be submitted online by June 1.</h2> <h2 class="roboto text-center mt-4"> </h2> <h2 class="roboto text-center mt-4">Winners will be notified in September.</h2> <h2 class="roboto text-center mt-4">Select an award to learn more and start the online nomination process.</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row mt-5"> <div class="col"> <ul class="nav nav-tabs border-0" id="awardsTabs" role="tablist"> <li class="nav-item col-lg-3 px-3 mb-3"><a aria-controls="sme-awards" aria-selected="true" class="nav-link card text-black text-center border-0 dirt-medium h-100 px-4 py-5 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center active show" data-toggle="tab" href="#sme-awards" id="sme-awards-tab" role="tab"><strong>SME Awards</strong></a></li> <li class="nav-item col-lg-3 px-3 mb-3"><a aria-controls="aime-awards" aria-selected="false" class="nav-link card text-black text-center border-0 dirt-medium h-100 px-4 py-5 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center" data-toggle="tab" href="#aime-awards" id="aime-awards-tab" role="tab"><strong>AIME Awards</strong></a></li> <li class="nav-item col-lg-3 px-3 mb-3"><a aria-controls="division-awards" aria-selected="false" class="nav-link card text-black text-center border-0 dirt-medium h-100 px-4 py-5 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center" data-toggle="tab" href="#division-awards" id="division-awards-tab" role="tab"><strong>Division Awards</strong></a></li> <li class="nav-item col-lg-3 px-3 mb-3"><a aria-controls="mec-awards" aria-selected="false" class="nav-link card text-black text-center border-0 dirt-medium h-100 px-4 py-5 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center" data-toggle="tab" href="#mec-awards" id="mec-awards-tab" role="tab"><strong>SME Foundation Awards</strong></a></li> </ul> <div class="tab-content px-3 mt-4" id="awardsTabContent"> <div aria-labelledby="sme-awards-tab" class="tab-pane fade overflow-hidden active show" id="sme-awards" role="tabpanel"> <div class="accordion" id="smeAwardsAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="CindyMooreAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="CindyMooreAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#CindyMooreAward">Cindy Moore Courageous Impact Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="CindyMooreAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" id="CindyMooreAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Cindy Moore Courageous Impact Award was established in 2022 in honor of Cindy Moore through a generous donation from Hecla Mining. The award was established to recognize the outstanding achievements and lasting impact of women in mining or the mine service industry.</p> <p>The annual award will be given to a woman in the mining or the mine service industry that: (1) has shown leadership, mentorship, and enthusiasm for the industry and (2) is making or has made a lasting impact on the industry.</p> <p>The selection committee shall consider (but not be limited by) the following criteria.</p> <ol> <li>A woman in mining or the mine service field</li> <li>Committed to the success of her employer, co-workers, and industry</li> <li>Dedicated thought leader and collaborator</li> <li>Inspires others to be better through her selfless example</li> <li>Demonstrates leadership, mentorship, and enthusiasm for both mining and our mining communities</li> <li>Demonstrates courage and earned respect of those around her</li> <li>Is making, or has made, a lasting impact on the industry</li> </ol> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/sme-cindy-moore-courageous-impact-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#cindyMooreAwardCommittee">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="cindyMooreAwardCommittee" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Rebecca Siwale</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Line-Audrey Nkule</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kevin Toe</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Elisa Comis</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Casey Stazick</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Gustavo Marquez</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kody-Lee Musick</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Matt Blattman</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Laura Nelson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>SME Staff</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Karin Harrington</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>SME Staff</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Cindy-Moore-Courageous-Impact-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="SMEFellowAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="SMEFellowAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#SMEFellowAward">SME Fellow Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="SMEFellowAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" id="SMEFellowAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>A candidate for SME Fellow Award must have been a full member of SME for at least 15 years. A candidate must have demonstrated significant and sustained contributions to the minerals industry and to SME. There must be some contributions to both the industry and SME, though significant and sustained contributions can be to either one.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/fellowaward_guidelinesprocedures.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8495088" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8495088" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Omar Smith</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Bill Hancock</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>President-Elect</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Tarun Bhambhani</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jenessa Haarala</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Leon Jacobs</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Gaurav Soni</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kimberly Walster</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Edward Zeglen</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Tara K. Davis</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>SME Staff</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/SME-Fellow-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="RobertMDreyerAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="RobertMDreyerAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#RobertMDreyerAward">Robert M. Dreyer Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="RobertMDreyerAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" id="RobertMDreyerAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Robert M. Dreyer Award in Applied Economic Geology (Dreyer Award) was established in 2000 from a generous bequest from Dr. Dreyer’s estate. The Dreyer Award recognizes outstanding achievements in applied economic geology. The outstanding achievements so recognized must have been accomplished through commercial exploration or development of metalliferous and/or nonmetalliferous mineral deposits.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-robert-m-dreyer-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8495068" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8495068" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Will Wilkinson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">David Crouse</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jeffrey Pontius</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">John Proffett</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Robert Schafer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Richard Sillitoe</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Dennis P. Bryan</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Tara K. Davis</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>SME Staff</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Robert-M-Dreyer-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="OutstandingStudentChapterReportContest-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="OutstandingStudentChapterReportContest" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#OutstandingStudentChapterReportContest">Outstanding Student Chapter Report Contest</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="OutstandingStudentChapterReportContest-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" id="OutstandingStudentChapterReportContest" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>This award is based on Chapter Reports; nominations are not accepted for this award. Chapter reports are judged on the basis of a comprehensive review and evaluation with other reports from competing chapters. These chapter reports are used to evaluate the level and quality of chapter activities and operations. The financial resources of our Chapters vary therefore, the selection process for the award places a strong emphasis on a Chapter's activities as opposed to the glossiness of reporting those activities. The winning chapter receives a $500 cash award, a certificate of recognition and a ticket to the awards banquet at the SME annual meeting. The winning chapter also receives a travel allowance of up to $500 to offset travel expenses related to the meeting. The three runner-up chapters receive certificates of recognition. All entrants are recognized in Mining Engineering.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-outstanding-student-chapter-contest-guidelines_1.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8494230" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8494230" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Kathleen Tew</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jeremy Diehlmann</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Emily Rose</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Heather Lammers</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Richard LaDouceur</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Viabhav Raj</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Deniz Talon</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Joelson Alves</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Hannah Chop</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Emily Carroll</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Outstanding-Student-Chapter-Contest-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="IvanBRahnEducationAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="IvanBRahnEducationAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#IvanBRahnEducationAward">Ivan B. Rahn Education Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="IvanBRahnEducationAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" id="IvanBRahnEducationAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The mining and minerals industry has been and remains supportive of mining and mineral engineering education. There is a clear recognition that neither can exist without the other. Ivan B. Rahn, when Manager-Manpower Services, CONSOL, was a major part of this relationship. Significantly, and substantially different from his industrial colleagues, Mr. Rahn recognized that industry could have a say in the development of educational quality and, hence, the quality of graduates available for hire by industry. In pursuit of quality, he alone amongst his colleagues, attended every major SME meeting where education was on the agenda, provided input and insight into the educational needs of industry, did statistical analyses of mining and mineral engineering enrollments and graduation rates, supported the accreditation activities of ABET, and provided the social environment in which faculty could come together as a community. Indeed, there were some younger faculty members who came to believe that CONSOL’s support for education and the social reception for engineering educators was a permanent fixture. Mr. Rahn’s well-deserved retirement at the beginning of 1996 was accompanied by a rude realization that so much of what had come to be expected was entirely dependent upon him. The creation of the award and the naming of it for him were in clear recognition of his contributions to quality engineering education in the fields for which SME has responsibility: geological, mineral, mineral processing, and mining engineering. Making him the first recipient of the award was a most fitting gesture.<br /> <br /> Luckily, the example that he set has been taken up by others although none has done it with the totality that he showed. Dr. Ashworth took up the responsibility for data gathering and statistical analyses of enrollments and graduation rates. Many industrial members of SME started to attend the education meetings and the most dedicated of them became ABET program evaluators and, even, members of the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. Over the years, the Rahn Award has been given to a number of industry-based members of SME. Their participation in the pursuit of engineering-educational quality can be attributed to Ivan B. Rahn.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-ivan-b-rahn-education-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8496624" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8496624" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Vladislav Kecojevic</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kathleen Altman</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Zach Agioutantis</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Purushotham Tukkaraja</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Mona Vandervoort</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>SME Staff</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Ivan-B-Rahn-Education-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="JohnFritzMedal-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="JohnFritzMedal" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#JohnFritzMedal">John Fritz Medal</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="JohnFritzMedal-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" id="JohnFritzMedal" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The John Fritz Medal is presented each year for scientific or industrial achievement in any field of pure or applied science. It was established in 1902 as a memorial to the great engineer whose name it bears.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-john-fritz-medal-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#3459993" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="3459993" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Levi Thompson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Michael Moats</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Norma Jean Mattei</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Ronald Parratt</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kevin Zeik</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Nathan Meehan</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Rebecca Griebe</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Manisha Banker</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">David Soukup</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/John-Fritz-Medal-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="RobertEMurrayInnovationAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="RobertEMurrayInnovationAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#RobertEMurrayInnovationAward">Robert E. Murray Innovation Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="RobertEMurrayInnovationAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" id="RobertEMurrayInnovationAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Robert E. Murray Innovation Award was established in 2017 to recognize individuals or organizations who advance the mining industry through the implementation of technical innovation. Its primary focus is to award operations or organizations that are changing the mining industry through the inclusion or adaptation of cutting edge technologies and innovative processes.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-robert-e-murray-innovation-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8495148" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8495148" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Nathan Manser, PHD</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">William M. Gleason</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Editor-in-Chief </em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Bill Hancock</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>President-Elect</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Susan Bealko</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jacob Carr</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Emily Haas</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jonathan Klug</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Omar Smith</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Courtney Young</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Carol Kiser</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>SME Staff</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Robert-E-Murray-Innovation-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-labelledby="aime-awards-tab" class="tab-pane fade overflow-hidden" id="aime-awards" role="tabpanel"> <div class="accordion" id="aimeAwardsAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="JamesDouglasGoldMedal-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="JamesDouglasGoldMedal" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#aimeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#JamesDouglasGoldMedal">James Douglas Gold Medal</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="JamesDouglasGoldMedal-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#aimeAwardsAccordion" id="JamesDouglasGoldMedal" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Douglas Award was established by AIME in 1922 in memory of James Douglas, industrialist, mining and metallurgical engineer, inventor of metallurgical equipment, author, and founder of the Phelps Dodge Corporation. He was the donor of the AIME James Douglas Library Fund, the income of which is specifically earmarked for the support of the Engineering Societies Library, situated in the United Engineering Center in New York City. Dr. Douglas was AIME President in 1899 and 1900 and received AIME Honorary Membership in 1906.<br /> <br /> If a committee member is nominated, they will either find a replacement committee member so that they can resign for the year or remove their nomination until their term is up.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> AIME Board members are exempt from receiving AIME awards.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-james-douglas-gold-medal-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8495281" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8495281" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Bowen Li</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Tarun Bhambhani</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">David Meadows</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Christina Meskers</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">John Carpenter</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jaeheon Lee</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/James-Douglas-Gold-Medal">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="RobertEarllMcConnellAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="RobertEarllMcConnellAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#aimeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#RobertEarllMcConnellAward">Robert Earll McConnell Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="RobertEarllMcConnellAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#aimeAwardsAccordion" id="RobertEarllMcConnellAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Robert Earll McConnell Award (McConnell Award) recognizes significant contributions that tend to advance a nation’s standard of living or replenish its natural resource base. Such significant contributions may be represented by discovery of a major source of mineral supply, by development of an engineering process to extend present minerals supplies, or outstanding engineering contributions that, in other ways, enhance the standard of living.<br /> <br /> Such significant contributions may be represented by discovery of a major source of mineral supply, by development of an engineering process to extend present minerals supplies, or outstanding engineering contributions that, in other ways, enhance the standard of living.<br /> <br /> There are no limitations regarding nationality or membership in the AIME Member Societies, but preference is given to members. If a committee member is nominated, they will either find a replacement committee member so that they can resign for the year or remove their nomination until their term is up. Candidate must be living or passed away prior to May 1st of the nomination year.<br /> <br /> AIME Board members are exempt from receiving AIME awards.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-robert-earll-mcconnell-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/13/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8496540" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8496540" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">David Meadows</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Bradley Dunn</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Tathagata Ghosh</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Emily Haas</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Riddhika Jain</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jen Pepe</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Robert-Earll-McConnell-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="MineralEconomicsAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="MineralEconomicsAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#aimeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#MineralEconomicsAward">Mineral Economics Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="MineralEconomicsAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#aimeAwardsAccordion" id="MineralEconomicsAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Mineral Economics Award is given to recognize distinguished contributions to the advancement of mineral economics.<br /> <br /> AIME Board members are exempt from receiving AIME awards.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-mineral-economics-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8496520" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8496520" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Nathan Manser</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Donald Dwyer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jenessa Haarala</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Steven Schafrik</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Gaurav Soni</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Edward Zeglen</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Mineral-Economics-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="MineralIndustryEducationAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="MineralIndustryEducationAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#aimeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#MineralIndustryEducationAward">Mineral Industry Education Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="MineralIndustryEducationAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#aimeAwardsAccordion" id="MineralIndustryEducationAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The award was established by AIME in 1950 to recognize distinguished contributions to the advancement of mineral industry education. In 2011, AIME transitioned administration of this award to SME.<br /> <br /> AIME Board members are exempt from receiving AIME awards.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-mineral-industry-education-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8496690" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8496690" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Moe Momayez</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Vladislav Kecojevic</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kathleen Altman</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Zach Agioutantis</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Purushotham Tukkaraja</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Mineral-Industry-Education-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="CharlesFRandMemorialGoldMedal-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="CharlesFRandMemorialGoldMedal" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#aimeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#CharlesFRandMemorialGoldMedal">Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="CharlesFRandMemorialGoldMedal-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#aimeAwardsAccordion" id="CharlesFRandMemorialGoldMedal" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal Award (Rand Award) recognizes distinguished achievement in mining administration, regarding mining in its broad sense to include metallurgy and petroleum.<br />  </p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-charles-f-rand-memorial-gold-medal-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8496786" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8496786" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Hugh Miller</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Bill Edgerton</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Ronald Parratt</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Marc Le Vier</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Bob Schafer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Charles-F-Rand-Memorial-Gold-Medal">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="RossiterWRaymondMemorialAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="RossiterWRaymondMemorialAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#aimeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#RossiterWRaymondMemorialAward">Rossiter W. Raymond Memorial Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="RossiterWRaymondMemorialAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#aimeAwardsAccordion" id="RossiterWRaymondMemorialAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>SME staff will determine which papers, published by SME over a period of four years, are eligible for this award. Nominations are not accepted for this award. Eligible papers are Single- or dual-authored technical papers where the lead author is a member in good standing of one of the AIME member societies, under the age of 35 at the time the paper was peer-approved/reviewed and published in the four years preceding May 1 of the judging year. SME Publications --- Before February 2019 -- Mining Engineering magazine; Minerals and Metallurgical Processing journal; Transactions of SME. As of February 2019 – Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration – research journal of SME. AIME Member Society Staff reviews its journals and transactions from the previous four years to nominate authors of technical papers that meet the above eligibility criteria. Nominations cannot be accepted, view the guidelines for the procedure.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-rossiter-w-raymond-memorial-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#3263993" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="3263993" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Ronel Kappes</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Erik C. Westman</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">James E. Gebhardt</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Virginia T. McLemore</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Rossiter-W-Raymond-Memorial-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-labelledby="division-awards-tab" class="tab-pane fade overflow-hidden" id="division-awards" role="tabpanel"> <div class="accordion" id="coalEnergyAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="coalEnergyHeader" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="coalEnergy" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#coalEnergyAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#coalEnergy">Coal & Energy Division Awards</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="coalEnergyHeader" class="collapse" data-parent="#coalEnergyAccordion" id="coalEnergy" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <div class="accordion" id="coalEnergyInnerAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="CoalEnergyDivisionDistinguishedServiceAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="CoalEnergyDivisionDistinguishedServiceAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#CoalEnergyDivisionDistinguishedServiceAward">Coal & Energy Division Distinguished Service Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="CoalEnergyDivisionDistinguishedServiceAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" id="CoalEnergyDivisionDistinguishedServiceAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Coal & Energy Division Distinguished Service Award was established by the Coal & Energy Division in 1989 and the first Award was given in 1990. This Award will be presented to an individual for achievements in the coal mining industry. All candidates must be SME members in good standing and must be living at the time of their selection in order to receive the award. Members of the current award committee are not eligible to receive the award during their term of service on the award committee.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-c-e-division-distinguished-service-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8497985" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8497985" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee div-ce"> <h3 class="mb-1">Steven Schafrik</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Samuel Baker</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Susan B. Bealko</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Tathagata Ghosh</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Edward Zeglen</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Coal-Energy-Division-Distinguished-Service-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="HowardNEavensonAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="HowardNEavensonAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#HowardNEavensonAward">Howard N. Eavenson Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="HowardNEavensonAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" id="HowardNEavensonAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>Howard N. Eavenson (1874-1953) obtained a bachelors degree from Swarthmore College and a civil engineering degree a few years later. At 26, he became chief engineer for United States Coal & Coke, a subsidiary of US Steel. For the next 18 years, he opened up several coal deposits and built 15 large coal plants in West Virginia and Kentucky. In 1920, Eavenson established his own consulting firm in Pittsburgh, PA and, by the time he became president of AIME in 1934, he was a director of Pittsburgh Coal Co. and chairman of the board of Appalachian Coals - a joint selling agency through which 137 producers of bituminous coal marketed more than 45 Mt/pa (50 million stpy).</p> <p>This prestigious award is funded by AIME.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-howard-n-eavenson-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498022" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498022" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee div-ce"> <h3 class="mb-1">Michael Karmis</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Vlad Kecojevic</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Amy McBrayer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Ryan Murray</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Michael Trevits</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Edward Zeglen</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Howard-N-Eavenson-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="HowardLHartmanAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="HowardLHartmanAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#HowardLHartmanAward">Howard L. Hartman Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="HowardLHartmanAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" id="HowardLHartmanAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Howard L. Hartman Award, established in 1989, recognizes distinguished contributions in practice, teaching or research in the field of underground ventilation engineering. There are no limitations regarding age, nationality, professional field, membership in the Society, or otherwise.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-howard-l-hartman-award-guidelines_1.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#2426138" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="2426138" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee div-ce"> <h3 class="mb-1">Arunkumar Rai</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Co-Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Arash Habibi</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Co-Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Craig Stewart</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Charles Kocsis</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Heather Dougherty</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Dan Stinnette</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Howard-L-Hartman-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="ThePercyNichollsAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="ThePercyNichollsAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#ThePercyNichollsAward">The Percy Nicholls Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="ThePercyNichollsAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" id="ThePercyNichollsAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>At a joint Fuels Meeting of the ASME Fuels Division and the AIME Coal Division in St. Louis, Missouri in 1942, the fall after Percy Nicholls died, the first Percy Nicholls Award was presented. This award was established by the two divisions to commemorate the outstanding contributions that Nicholls had made in the science and technology of fuels utilization. It is presented jointly by the Fuels and Combustion Technologies Division of ASME and the Coal & Energy Division of SME.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-percy-nicholls-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498060" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498060" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee div-ce"> <h3 class="mb-1">Brijes Mishra</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Deniz Tuncay</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Thomas Toney</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Percy-Nicholls-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="ErskineRamsayAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="ErskineRamsayAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#ErskineRamsayAward">Erskine Ramsay Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="ErskineRamsayAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" id="ErskineRamsayAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>Erskine Ramsay (1864-1953) graduated from Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA in 1883. By age 20, he was the superintendent of H.C. Frick Coke Co.'s Monastery mines and coal works, which produced the third largest amount of coal in Pennsylvania. He then joined the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co. at its Pratt Mines near Birmingham,AL and, in 1895, became the assistant general manager. An avid inventor, Ramsay was granted his first patent in 1897, for a coal and mineral washer. Subsequent inventions centered on improvement in the coal-mining process and in the safety of miners. Ramsay was involved in the design of a mine car with a safety cage and an automatic car stop.<br /> <br /> Other inventions include the rotary car dump, the swivel coupling, the use of shaking screens and improved washers.The latter two inventions improved the process of removing coal from other minerals in a more efficient manner.<br /> <br /> Ramsay served as head of the Republican National Committee and, in 1911, was appointed by the U.S.Bureau of Mines as member of a commission to study coal-mining methods in Europe. During World War I, he served on the Committee on Coal Production. He received the William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal in 1937.<br />  </p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-erskine-ramsay-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498093" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498093" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee div-ce"> <h3 class="mb-1">Brian Shaffer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Sampurna Arya</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Thomas Gray</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Robert Kimutis</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Abhish Choudhury</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Eric Shereda</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Michael Trevits</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Boajie Zhang</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/The-Erskine-Ramsay-Medal">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="RockMechanicsAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="RockMechanicsAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#RockMechanicsAward">Rock Mechanics Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="RockMechanicsAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" id="RockMechanicsAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Rock Mechanics Award shall be given for distinguished contributions to the advancement of the field of rock mechanics and is open to all regardless of age, nationality, SME membership, or professional field. There are no limitations regarding nationality or membership in the society, though preference is given to society members. All candidates must be living at the time of award presentation.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-rock-mechanics-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498141" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498141" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee div-ce"> <h3 class="mb-1">Brijes Mishra</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jim Haughey</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">David Cheung</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Laura O'Connor</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Anna Perry</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Zoheir Khademian</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Emily Rose</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Deniz Tuncay</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/The-Rock-Mechanics-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="StefankoBestPaperAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="StefankoBestPaperAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#StefankoBestPaperAward">Stefanko Best Paper Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="StefankoBestPaperAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" id="StefankoBestPaperAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Stefanko Best Paper Award, established in 1983, recognizes authors presenting papers in the Coal & Energy Division technical sessions, at SME Annual Meetings, for their contributions to the body of knowledge. The award shall consider: 1) technical quality of the paper; and 2) quality of presentation. The award shall consist of a cash gift and certificate(s) for the author(s). In case of multiple authors the cash gift shall be divided equally among the authors. No Nominations will be accepted.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-c-e-division-stefanko-best-paper-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498178" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498178" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee div-ce"> <h3 class="mb-1">Samuel Baker</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Rachel Boothby</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jim Haughey</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Ashish Kumar</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jason Todd</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Deniz Tuncay</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Stefanko-Best-Paper-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="JWWoomerYoungEngineerAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="JWWoomerYoungEngineerAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#JWWoomerYoungEngineerAward">J.W. Woomer Young Engineer Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="JWWoomerYoungEngineerAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#coalEnergyInnerAccordion" id="JWWoomerYoungEngineerAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The J. W. Woomer Award (formerly the Young Engineer Award) established in 1976, brings recognition of engineering professionalism to young people working in the coal industry. Election to this honor is by the Coal & Energy Division Officers with notification to the SME Executive Committee. The nominee must not reach their 35th birthday before the Award is to be presented at the Annual Meeting.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-c-e-division-j-w-woomer-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498217" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498217" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee div-ce"> <h3 class="mb-1">Susan Bealko</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Brett Ashley</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Greg Barclay</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Matthew Gray</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Mickael Keener</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Thomas Rauch</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/J-W-Woomer-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion" id="environmentalAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="environmentalHeader" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="environmental" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#environmentalAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#environmental">Environmental Division Awards</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="environmentalHeader" class="collapse" data-parent="#environmentalAccordion" id="environmental" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <div class="accordion" id="environmentalInnerAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="EnvironmentalDivisionBenefactorAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="EnvironmentalDivisionBenefactorAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#environmentalInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#EnvironmentalDivisionBenefactorAward">Environmental Division Benefactor Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="EnvironmentalDivisionBenefactorAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#environmentalInnerAccordion" id="EnvironmentalDivisionBenefactorAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>Environmental Division’s Benefactor Award was established in 2014 to recognize companies or individuals who have significantly contributed to the Silent Auction to benefit the Environmental Division Scholarship Fund.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-env-division-benefactor-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498238" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498238" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Annelia Tinklenberg</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Heather Halderman</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Amar Patel</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Omar Smith</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Genevieve Sutton</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Environmental-Benefactor-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="EnvironmentalDivisionDistinguishedServiceAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="EnvironmentalDivisionDistinguishedServiceAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#environmentalInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#EnvironmentalDivisionDistinguishedServiceAward">Environmental Division Distinguished Service Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="EnvironmentalDivisionDistinguishedServiceAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#environmentalInnerAccordion" id="EnvironmentalDivisionDistinguishedServiceAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Environmental Division Distinguished Service Award, established in 2001, recognizes members who have significantly contributed to the workings of SME and the Environmental Division and have an outstanding reputation for professionalism and accomplishment.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-env-division-distinguished-service-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498271" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498271" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Annelia Tinklenberg</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Heather Halderman</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Amar Patel</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jen Pepe</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Omar Smith</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Genevieve Sutton</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Environmental-Distinguished-Service-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="EnvironmentalStewardshipDistinguishedServiceAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="EnvironmentalStewardshipDistinguishedServiceAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#environmentalInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#EnvironmentalStewardshipDistinguishedServiceAward">Environmental Stewardship Distinguished Service Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="EnvironmentalStewardshipDistinguishedServiceAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#environmentalInnerAccordion" id="EnvironmentalStewardshipDistinguishedServiceAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Environmental Stewardship Distinguished Service Award was established by AIME in 1970 to recognize significant contributions to environmental conservation by addition to knowledge; by the design or invention of useful equipment of procedure; or by outstanding service to governmental or private organizations devoted to any field of environmental conservation. In 2011, AIME transitioned this award to SME.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-environmental-stewardship-distinguished-service-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498296" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498296" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Omar Smith</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jen Pepe</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Heather Halderman</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Genevieve Sutton</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Annelia Tinklenberg</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Environmental-Stewardship-Distinguished-Service">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion" id="healthAndSafetyAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="healthAndSafetyHeader" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="healthAndSafety" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#healthAndSafetyAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#healthAndSafety">Health & Safety Division Awards</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="healthAndSafetyHeader" class="collapse" data-parent="#healthAndSafetyAccordion" id="healthAndSafety" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <div class="accordion" id="healthAndSafetyInnerAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="ResearchEducationalExcellenceAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="ResearchEducationalExcellenceAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#healthAndSafetyInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#ResearchEducationalExcellenceAward">Research & Educational Excellence Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="ResearchEducationalExcellenceAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#healthAndSafetyInnerAccordion" id="ResearchEducationalExcellenceAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Health & Safety Research & Educational Excellence Award was established in 2012 and is presented to an individual or a research or educational institution exemplifying exceptional innovation and dedication toward advancement in technology or education for the protection and well-being of miners.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-h-s-research-educational-excellence-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498315" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498315" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Emily Haas</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Juan Monsalve</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Elham Rahimi</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Lara Sims</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Andrea Brickey</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Health-Safety-Research-and-Educational-Excellenc">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="IndividualExcellenceAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="IndividualExcellenceAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#healthAndSafetyInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#IndividualExcellenceAward">Individual Excellence Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="IndividualExcellenceAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#healthAndSafetyInnerAccordion" id="IndividualExcellenceAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Health & Safety Individual Excellence Award (HSIX Award) was established in 2012 and is presented to a member of the industry who demonstrates outstanding dedication, leadership or heroism in exploration, mining and/or metallurgy occupational safety and health management.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-h-s-individual-excellence-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines </a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498335" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498335" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Emily Haas</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Juan Monsalve</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Lara Sims</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Elham Rahimi</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Andrea Brickey</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Health-Safety-Individual-Excellence-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="OperationalExcellenceAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="OperationalExcellenceAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#healthAndSafetyInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#OperationalExcellenceAward">Operational Excellence Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="OperationalExcellenceAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#healthAndSafetyInnerAccordion" id="OperationalExcellenceAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Health & Safety Operational Excellence Award was established in 2012. The Award recognizes operations that demonstrate improved health or safety performance as a result of (1) designing, launching, and/or tracking initiatives over at least the past three years or (2) maintaining programs for more than three years that require a considerable commitment of resources.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/sme-h-s-operational-excellence-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498361" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498361" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Emily Haas</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Juan Monsalve</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Lara Sims</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Elham Rahimi</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Andrea Brickey</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Health-Safety-Operational-Excellence-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion" id="industrialMineralsAggregatesAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="industrialMineralsAggregatesHeader" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="industrialMineralsAggregates" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#industrialMineralsAggregatesAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#industrialMineralsAggregates">Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Awards</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="industrialMineralsAggregatesHeader" class="collapse" data-parent="#industrialMineralsAggregatesAccordion" id="industrialMineralsAggregates" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <div class="accordion" id="industrialMineralsAggregatesInnerAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="AFrankAlsobrookDistinguishedServiceAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="AFrankAlsobrookDistinguishedServiceAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#industrialMineralsAggregatesInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#AFrankAlsobrookDistinguishedServiceAward">A. Frank Alsobrook Distinguished Service Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="AFrankAlsobrookDistinguishedServiceAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#industrialMineralsAggregatesInnerAccordion" id="AFrankAlsobrookDistinguishedServiceAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Distinguished Service Award, established in 1995, recognizes members who have significantly contributed to the workings of SME and the Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division; and have an outstanding reputation for professionalism and accomplishments. The award consists of an engraved plaque to be presented at the annual Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Luncheon.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-imad-a-frank-alsobrook-distinguished-service-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498389" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498389" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Gaurav Soni</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Raghav Dube</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Nathan Manser</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Clayton McMillan</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Rudrajit Mitra</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/A-Frank-Alsobrook-Distinguished-Service-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="HalWilliamsHardingeAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="HalWilliamsHardingeAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#industrialMineralsAggregatesInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#HalWilliamsHardingeAward">Hal Williams Hardinge Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="HalWilliamsHardingeAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#industrialMineralsAggregatesInnerAccordion" id="HalWilliamsHardingeAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Hal Williams Hardinge Award, established in 1958 and funded by AIME, recognizes outstanding achievement which has benefited the field of industrial minerals & aggregates. The achievement so recognized may have been accomplished through writing, teaching, research or administration, resulting in new uses, wider markets, improved management, or through wider dissemination of knowledge. The award shall be a plaque, appropriately engraved with the name of the award, the name of the recipient, and the citation of the particular achievement for which the award is being conferred.<br /> <br /> There are no limitations regarding nationality or membership in the AIME Member Societies, but preference is given to members. If a committee member is nominated, they will either find a replacement committee member so that they can resign for the year or remove their nomination until their term is up. Candidate must be living or passed away prior to May 1st of the nomination year.<br /> <br /> <br /> AIME Board members are exempt from receiving AIME awards.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-hal-williams-hardinge-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498424" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498424" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Edgar Blanco</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Raghav Dube</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Riddhika Jain</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">J. Richard Kyle</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Bowen Li</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Thomas Newman</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Marc Herpfer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Non-Voting Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Hal-Williams-Hardinge-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="YoungScientistAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="YoungScientistAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#industrialMineralsAggregatesInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#YoungScientistAward">Young Scientist Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="YoungScientistAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#industrialMineralsAggregatesInnerAccordion" id="YoungScientistAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Young Scientist Award, established by the Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division in 1985, brings recognition of scientific professionalism to young people working in the Industrial Minerals & Aggregates industry. The recipient will be encouraged to submit an article within a year of the award presentation for consideration for publication in "In the Aggregate." The nominee must not reach his or her 40th birthday before the Award is presented at the Annual Meeting. The award may be presented to a non-member of SME with the provision that the Division makes him/her a member by awarding him/her a one-year membership.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-imad-young-scientist-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498449" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498449" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Gaurav Soni</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Riddhika jain</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Nathan Manser</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">John Sackrider</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Rudrajit Mitra</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Industrial-Minerals-Aggregates-Young-Scientist-A">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion" id="miningExplorationAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="miningExplorationHeader" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="miningExploration" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#miningExplorationAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#miningExploration">Mining & Exploration Division Awards</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="miningExplorationHeader" class="collapse" data-parent="#miningExplorationAccordion" id="miningExploration" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <div class="accordion" id="miningExplorationInnerAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="BenFDickersonIIIAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="BenFDickersonIIIAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#BenFDickersonIIIAward">Ben F. Dickerson III Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="BenFDickersonIIIAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" id="BenFDickersonIIIAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>Ben F. Dickerson III was a member of AIME from 1962 until his death in 1987. He served on the Board of Directors and was Chair of the M&E Division. He will be remembered for his numerous "ROCK IN THE BOX" columns which he began writing in 1980, and also for the humor, wit and satire of his "News and Rumor from the Bush" articles featured in Skillings Magazine. He believed in professionalism and encouraged his employees to participate in professional societies in order to grow in their profession. Besides AIME, he was a member of SEG, GSA (Society of Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits), SIMM, AIPG, Colorado Mining Association, Northwest Mining Association, Mining Club of the Southwest, Mining Club of New York, and the Arizona Geological Society, to name just a few. He abhorred ignorance and apathy. His curiosity was boundless; he never stopped asking "Why?"</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-ben-f-dickerson-iii-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498471" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498471" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Lia Walker</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jordan Anderson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Brad Dunn</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Thomas Dyer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Dean Gehring</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jenessa Haarala</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kevin Martindale</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Ben-F-Dickerson-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="DanielCJacklingAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="DanielCJacklingAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#DanielCJacklingAward">Daniel C. Jackling Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="DanielCJacklingAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" id="DanielCJacklingAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Daniel C. Jackling Award was instituted by the Mining, Geology and Geophysics of AIME in 1953. Daniel C. Jackling, for whom the Award is named, was an Honorary Member of AIME and President in 1938. The Jackling Award is presented for significant contributions to technical progress in the fields of mining, geology and geophysics or other applicable fields as determined by the Mining & Exploration Division.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-daniel-c-jackling-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498489" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498489" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Donald Dwyer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kathryn Robertson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Brad Dunn</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Lia Walker</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Russell Sheets</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jenessa L. Haarala</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Daniel B. Rosenbach</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Daniel-C-Jackling-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="MiningExplorationDistinguishedServiceAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="MiningExplorationDistinguishedServiceAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#MiningExplorationDistinguishedServiceAward">Mining & Exploration Distinguished Service Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="MiningExplorationDistinguishedServiceAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" id="MiningExplorationDistinguishedServiceAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Mining & Exploration Division Service Award, established in 1985, honors members of SME (with the exception of all M&E Division Officers at the time they hold office) who have made outstanding contributions to the M&E Division in its programs or other activities. The award consists of an engraved plaque to be presented at the annual M&E Division luncheon. Election to this honor is by the M&E Division Executive Committee with notification to the SME Executive Committee.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-m-e-division-distinguished-service-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498507" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498507" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Donald Dwyer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Brad Dunn</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Lia Walker</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Katie Robertson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jenessa Haarala</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Daniel Rosenbach</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/M-E-Distinguished-Service-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="OutstandingYoungProfessionalAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="OutstandingYoungProfessionalAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#OutstandingYoungProfessionalAward">Outstanding Young Professional Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="OutstandingYoungProfessionalAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" id="OutstandingYoungProfessionalAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The M&E Outstanding Young Professional Award, established in 1996, recognizes the meritorious accomplishments of a young individual working in the mining and exploration industry (including related academic and governmental careers). The award shall consist of a plaque appropriately engraved with the name of the award and the name of the recipient. The nominee must be 35 years of age or less at time award is to be presented.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-m-e-division-outstanding-young-professional-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498525" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498525" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Jenessa Haarala</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Angelina Anani</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jeff R. Mattern</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kathryn Robertson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Russell Sheets</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Grace Wilson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jason Sexauer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/The-M-E-Outstanding-Young-Professional-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="MineroftheYearAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="MineroftheYearAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#MineroftheYearAward">Miner of the Year Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="MineroftheYearAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" id="MineroftheYearAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Miner of the Year Award was established by the Mining & Exploration (M&E) Division in 2012 and was first awarded in 2013. It is presented to a person in recognition for getting “Rock in the Box.” This award is designed to recognize mine-site leaders who are able to manage production, people, community, safety and be good stewards of the environment and is funded by Epiroc (previously Atlas Copco, Inc.)</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-miner-of-the-year-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498554" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498554" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Brad Dunn</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Lia Walker</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Don Dwyer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kathryn Robertson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Russell Sheets</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jenessa Haarala</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Miner-of-the-Year-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="HarryMParkerExcellenceAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="HarryMParkerExcellenceAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#HarryMParkerExcellenceAward">Harry M. Parker Excellence Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="HarryMParkerExcellenceAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" id="HarryMParkerExcellenceAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The award recognizes individuals who most exemplifies the effort and insight Harry Parker has brought to improve the mining industry. His work in resource/feasibility reporting and geostatistics has improved the investment community’s perception of mining ventures.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-harry-m-parker-excellence-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8498632" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8498632" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Donald Dwyer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">David Abbott</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Brian Groff</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Stella Searston</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jenessa Haarala</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Katie Robertson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Harry-M-Parker-Excellence-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="RobertPeeleMemorialAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="RobertPeeleMemorialAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#RobertPeeleMemorialAward">Robert Peele Memorial Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="RobertPeeleMemorialAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" id="RobertPeeleMemorialAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Robert Peele Memorial Award, established in 1953, is funded by AIME. The paper under consideration must have been published in an SME publication within a two-year period ending December 31. Only the first author of a paper must be an SME member not over 35 years of age at the time the paper is submitted. The award is limited to authors of M&E Division papers. <b>Nominations cannot be accepted, view the guidelines for the procedure. </b></p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-robert-peele-memorial-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8499022" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8499022" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Katie Robertson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Abhi Parmar</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Tom Camm</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Matthew Deutsch</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Chelsea Gilbert</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Daniel Rosenbach</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Russell Sheets</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Robert-Peele-Memorial-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="WilliamLSaundersGoldMedalAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="WilliamLSaundersGoldMedalAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#WilliamLSaundersGoldMedalAward">William L. Saunders Gold Medal Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="WilliamLSaundersGoldMedalAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#miningExplorationInnerAccordion" id="WilliamLSaundersGoldMedalAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>William Lawrence Saunders was born in 1856 in Columbus, GA, the son of Episcopal minister William Trebell Saunders and Eliza Morton of Virginia. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. As a young man, Saunders invented the apparatus for underwater drilling and became wealthy as a result of his equipment being used in the Russian oil fields. He was the founding editor of Compressed Air magazine and published two textbooks on compressed air. In 1904, he became president of the Ingersoll Sergeant Drill Co. after the death of William Russell Grace. He became the first president of the now combined Ingersoll Rand in 1906. As the twice-elected mayor of North Planfield, New Jersey, he campaigned for woman's right to vote.<br /> <br /> During World War I, Saunders was chair of the Naval Consulting Board, which collected inventions and ideas from engineers and inventors to be used in the war effort. He also served as the 1915 president of AIME and deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He died in 1931.<br />  </p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-william-lawrence-saunders-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8499033" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8499033" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Greg Sutton</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Abhish Parmar</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Brad Atkinson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>SME Staff</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Ruby Barickman</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>SME Staff</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Shaun Graber</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Peter Haarala</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Abani Samal</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Russell Sheets</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Marc Herpfer</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Non-Voting Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/William-L-Saunders-Gold-Medal-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion" id="mineralMetallurgicalAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="mineralMetallurgicalHeader" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="mineralMetallurgical" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#mineralMetallurgical">Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Awards</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="mineralMetallurgicalHeader" class="collapse" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalAccordion" id="mineralMetallurgical" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <div class="accordion" id="mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="RobertHRichardsAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="RobertHRichardsAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#RobertHRichardsAward">Robert H. Richards Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="RobertHRichardsAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" id="RobertHRichardsAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>Robert H. Richards, inventor, author and teacher, was one of America's pre-eminent ore dressing engineers, and he can rightly be called the father of ore dressing in the United States. In 1874, Richards began studies of hydraulic classification that led to his discovery of and extensive research on the phenomenon of hindered settling. Based on these fundamental studies, he developed a series of sizing and concentrating classifiers, the Richards pulsator jig, and the concept of sizing before gravity concentration. In addition to this important research, Richards' encyclopedic, four-volume treatise, Ore Dressing, published in 1909, was the first comprehensive work to codify and publicize all that was known about ore dressing American at that time.<br /> <br /> In 1868, Richards was in the first graduating class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Upon graduation, Richards stayed at MIT as an instructor, advancing to the rank of professor in 1884, and served as the head of the department of Mining and Metallurgy until his retirement in 1914. He joined AIME in 1873 and became its president in 1886. AIME honored Richards' memory in 1948 establishing the Robert H. Richards Award as the premier award in the field of ore processing.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-robert-h-richards-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8499836" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8499836" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Tim Robinson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Hamid Akbari</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Adam R. House</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Janet Baron</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Sumedh Gostu</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Fangyu Liu</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Daniel Palo</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Robert-H-Richards-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="FrankFAplanAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="FrankFAplanAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#FrankFAplanAward">Frank F. Aplan Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="FrankFAplanAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" id="FrankFAplanAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The award was established by AIME in 1989 with voluntary contributions of friends and associates as a tribute to Frank F. Aplan for his lifelong productive career in coal and mineral processing research and education. Dr. Aplan was the initial award recipient.</p> <p>In 2011, AIME transitioned administration of this award to SME.</p> <p> </p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/aime-frank-f-aplan-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8499859" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8499859" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Barb Arnold</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Susan Bealko</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">James Gebhardt</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Tathagata Ghosh</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">D. Erik Spiller</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Robert Washnock</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Representative</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Frank-F-Aplan-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="AntoineMGaudinAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="AntoineMGaudinAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#AntoineMGaudinAward">Antoine M. Gaudin Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="AntoineMGaudinAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" id="AntoineMGaudinAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Antoine M. Gaudin Award, established in 1975, is for scientific or engineering contributions that further understanding of the technology of mineral processing. Eligible areas for contributions are agglomeration, classification, comminution, electrical and magnetic separation, flocculation and sedimentation, froth flotation, hydrometallurgy, particulate behavior, and other related mineral processing operations. There are no limitations regarding nationality, membership in the Institute, or otherwise. The award shall consist of a plaque, appropriately engraved with the name of the award, the name of the recipient, and the citation of the particular achievement for which the award is being conferred. Election to this honor is by the MPD Executive Committee with notification to the SME Executive Committee.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-antoine-m-gaudin-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8499882" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8499882" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">James Gebhardt</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Barb Arnold</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Michael Blois</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Clifton Boylston</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Leonard Hill</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Mohammad Rezaee</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">York Smith</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Antoine-M-Gaudin-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="OutstandingYoungEngineerAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="OutstandingYoungEngineerAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#OutstandingYoungEngineerAward">Outstanding Young Engineer Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="OutstandingYoungEngineerAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" id="OutstandingYoungEngineerAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The MPD Outstanding Young Engineer Award, established in 1984, recognizes significant contribution of a young individual within the Mineral Processing/Extractive discipline. The nominee must be less than 36 years of age before January 1st of the year the award is presented.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-mpd-outstanding-young-engineer-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8499902" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8499902" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">David Meadows</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Tarun Bhambhani</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Nick Gow</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Adam House</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Jaeheon Lee</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kimberly Mills</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Aaron Noble</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">James Wickens</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/MPD-Outstanding-Young-Engineer-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="ArthurFTaggartAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="ArthurFTaggartAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#ArthurFTaggartAward">Arthur F. Taggart Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="ArthurFTaggartAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" id="ArthurFTaggartAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Arthur F. Taggart Award, established in 1970, is made for the paper or series of closely related papers with at least one common author, which in the opinion of the Committee represents a notable contribution to the science of minerals processing. The selection shall be made from papers on mineral processing, published in Minerals and Metallurgical Processing Journal, Mining Engineering, Transactions, or any other appropriate SME publication published within the year preceding the Award. For the purpose of this Award, an Award year shall be considered to run from June 1 to May 31. The Award shall be presented at the next Annual Meeting of the Division. <b>Nominations cannot be accepted, view the guidelines for the procedure.</b></p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/sme-mpd-arthur-f-taggart-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8499928" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8499928" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Barbara Arnold</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Seyed Hassan Amini</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Fangyu Liu</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">D. Nagaraj</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">York Smith</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Pengbo Chu</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Arthur-F-Taggart-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="MiltonEWadsworthAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="MiltonEWadsworthAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#MiltonEWadsworthAward">Milton E. Wadsworth Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="MiltonEWadsworthAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#mineralMetallurgicalInnerAccordion" id="MiltonEWadsworthAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Milton E. Wadsworth Metallurgy Award, established in 1992, recognizes distinguished contributions that advance our understanding of the science and technology of non-ferrous chemical metallurgy.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/professional%20development/pdf%20files/sme-milton-e-wadsworth-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8499943" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8499943" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Janet Baron</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Sevket Acar</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Rudi Frischmuth</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Nick Gow</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Christine Green</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Tim Robinson</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Scott Shuey</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/The-Milton-E-Wadsworth-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion" id="undergroundConstructionTunnelingAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="undergroundConstructionTunnelingHeader" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="undergroundConstructionTunneling" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#undergroundConstructionTunneling">Underground Construction & Tunneling Division Awards</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="undergroundConstructionTunnelingHeader" class="collapse" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingAccordion" id="undergroundConstructionTunneling" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <div class="accordion" id="undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="LifetimeAchievementAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="LifetimeAchievementAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#LifetimeAchievementAward">Lifetime Achievement Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="LifetimeAchievementAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" id="LifetimeAchievementAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The UCA of SME Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals with outstanding achievements in the underground design and construction industry accomplished through design and/or construction of civil underground facilities. The recipient must have contributed significantly to the education, planning, design, construction or rehabilitation of tunnels and underground facilities. This includes seeking advances in new methods, materials, and advancing the public understanding and concurrence with the beneficial uses of underground space. The recipient must have a minimum of 20 years professional experience anywhere in the world and have spent most of his/her career in underground construction. The recipient should be an UCA member in good standing at the time of the Award and shall be selected without regard to age, gender, race, religion, or nationality.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/uca-lifetime-achievement-awards-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><button class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#3265452" disabled="disabled" href="#">View the Award Committee ></button> <div id="3265452" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/UCA/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/UCA-Awards/Lifetime-Achievement-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="MuddyBootsAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="MuddyBootsAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#MuddyBootsAward">Muddy Boots Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="MuddyBootsAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" id="MuddyBootsAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Muddy Boots Award is presented to a field supervisor who has excelled in the following areas for underground projects: forward thinking and communication to clear the way for work progress, creative problem solving in the field, assigning team members in accordance with their strengths for an efficient work operation, mentoring future leaders, ethic to provide high quality work, cognizance of the project schedule and budget, and a record of fostering a strong safety culture. Leads by example.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/pdf/uca-muddy-boots-awards-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><button class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#23509983" disabled="disabled" href="#">View the Award Committee ></button> <div id="23509983" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <button class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" disabled="disabled">View Previous Recipients ></button></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="OutstandingEducatorAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="OutstandingEducatorAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#OutstandingEducatorAward">Outstanding Educator Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="OutstandingEducatorAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" id="OutstandingEducatorAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The UCA of SME's Outstanding Educator Award is presented to professors and teachers who have had an exception career in academia and the education in the area of underground design and construction. These individuals also have had significant contributions to the industry through they academic interests, as well as the introduction of many student graduates into the industry. These individuals are nominated by their industry peers and bestowed the award by the UCA Executive Committee.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/pdf/uca-outstanding-educator-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><button class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#3265474" disabled="disabled" href="#">View the Award Committee ></button> <div id="3265474" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/UCA/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/UCA-Awards/Outstanding-Educator-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="PersonoftheYear-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="PersonoftheYear" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#PersonoftheYear">Person of the Year</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="PersonoftheYear-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" id="PersonoftheYear" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The UCA Person of the Year Award recognizes those individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of tunneling and underground construction and to UCA during the last two to five years as well as sustained involvement in UCA activities.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/pdf/uca-person-of-the-year-award.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><button class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#3265498" disabled="disabled" href="#">View the Award Committee ></button> <div id="3265498" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/UCA/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/UCA-Awards/UCA-Outstanding-Individual-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="UCA-ProjectoftheYear-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="UCA-ProjectoftheYear" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#UCA-ProjectoftheYear">UCA - Project of the Year</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="UCA-ProjectoftheYear-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" id="UCA-ProjectoftheYear" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The UCA Project of the Year Award is presented to an individual or a group that has shown insight and understanding of underground construction in a significant project, which may include practices, developing concepts, theories, or technologies to overcome unusual problems within a project, resulting in little to no outstanding issues. The UCA Project of the Year Award has three (3) categories: Projects below $50M, Projects between $50M to $500M Projects greater than $500M.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/pdf/uca-project-of-the-year-awards-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><button class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#3265520" disabled="disabled" href="#">View the Award Committee ></button> <div id="3265520" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/UCA/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/UCA-Awards/UCA-Project-of-the-Year-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="TechnicalInnovationoftheYear-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="TechnicalInnovationoftheYear" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#TechnicalInnovationoftheYear">Technical Innovation of the Year</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="TechnicalInnovationoftheYear-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" id="TechnicalInnovationoftheYear" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>Nominations for this category of UCA of SME Awards are innovations that have been implemented in tunneling or underground space use projects one (1) year prior to the close of nominations. An application, process or technology that significantly advanced the capabilities of the underground construction industry to deliver safe, efficient, and sustainable underground solutions. Technical innovations come in many forms that move forward the current “state of the art” to improve: design, application, processes, etc. and permit improved, safer and more cost- effective projects. • Increased safety for projects or application of a process • New or unique use of solutions for an innovative project or process • Development of design process or construction method to achieve new functions • Reduces the use of materials or energy and increasing sustainability • Entries may also be supported by successful use in the laboratory and / or field</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/pdf/uca-technical-innovation-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><button class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#23511748" disabled="disabled" href="#">View the Award Committee ></button> <div id="23511748" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <button class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" disabled="disabled">View Previous Recipients ></button></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="UCAYoungMemberAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="UCAYoungMemberAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#UCAYoungMemberAward">UCA Young Member Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="UCAYoungMemberAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#undergroundConstructionTunnelingInnerAccordion" id="UCAYoungMemberAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The UCA Young Member Award is presented to a Member who is age 35 or under (not 36 until January 1 in the year following the conference in which the Award is given) and has excelled, in one or more of, the following areas: technical accomplishment; development of innovative ideas, initiatives and approaches; challenging and improving industry practices, lead or contributed significantly to major technically complex operations through contributions to the tunneling and underground construction profession and/or UCA.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/pdf/uca-young-member-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://ucaawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/7/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><button class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#23511069" disabled="disabled" href="#">View the Award Committee ></button> <div id="23511069" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <button class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" disabled="disabled">View Previous Recipients ></button></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-labelledby="mec-awards-tab" class="tab-pane fade overflow-hidden" id="mec-awards" role="tabpanel"> <div class="accordion" id="educationCommitteeAccordion" role="tablist"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="CDaleKathleenBElifritsMECLeadershipAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="CDaleKathleenBElifritsMECLeadershipAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#educationCommitteeAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#CDaleKathleenBElifritsMECLeadershipAward">C. Dale & Kathleen B. Elifrits MEC Leadership Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="CDaleKathleenBElifritsMECLeadershipAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#educationCommitteeAccordion" id="CDaleKathleenBElifritsMECLeadershipAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The C. Dale & Katheen B. Elifrits MEC Leadership Award honors an individual SME member who has provided leadership to advance the mission of the MEC and has been involved in the delivery of its programs and/or activities.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/c-dale-and-kathleen-b-elifrits-mec-leadership-award-guidelines_1.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8499964" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8499964" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Andrew P. Cole</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Wendi Cooksey</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Todd E. Davis</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Peter M. Haarala</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Lisa Rudstrom</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kathleen M. Tew</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Megan Martin</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>SME Staff</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/MEC-Leadership-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="MEC-SMEOrganizationRecognitionAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="MEC-SMEOrganizationRecognitionAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#educationCommitteeAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#MEC-SMEOrganizationRecognitionAward">MEC - SME Organization Recognition Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="MEC-SMEOrganizationRecognitionAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#educationCommitteeAccordion" id="MEC-SMEOrganizationRecognitionAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Minerals Education Coalition SME Organization Recognition Award recognizes an SME group (Division, Local Section, Committee, etc.) effort which has demonstrated active involvement with the MEC’s efforts either through development and use of educational materials with K-12 teachers and students or public outreach and awareness about mining and minerals.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/mec-sme-organization-recognition-award-guidelines_1.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8499981" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8499981" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Andrew P. Cole</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Wendi Cooksey</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Todd E. Davis</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Peter M. Haarala, PE</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Lisa Rudstrom</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kathleen M. Tew</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Megan Martin</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>SME Staff</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/MEC-SME-Organization-Recognition-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="MinersGiveBackAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="MinersGiveBackAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#MinersGiveBackAward">Miners Give Back Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="MinersGiveBackAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" id="MinersGiveBackAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The first Miners Give Back (MGB) project took place on February 26, 2010, when 25 men and women gathered to help Arizona teachers. After a very busy afternoon, the volunteers had created hundreds of needed items for Arizona classrooms. In 2011, 61 persons from the mining industry gathered to help the Food Bank of the Rockies. The volunteers packed meals for more than 4,000 people during their day at the food bank. In 2012, 21 volunteers spent part of a day working at the Food Lifeline of Seattle, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending hunger in western Washington. In all, their volunteer work produced more than 2,900 meals for the needy in Washington. In 2015, the MGB program began a three-year partnership with Engineers without Borders (EWB) to leverage EWB’s global network of on-the-ground engineers in developing countries that implement multiple projects to address the needs identified by a community. EWB’s mission complimented that of MGB’s: to support world-wide initiatives focused on humanitarian efforts that tangibly improved the lives of individuals and inspired a commitment to give back to the local community. The newest Miners Give Back initiative is intended to increase the level of participation by the SME Sections in humanitarian efforts and community service and provide rewards/recognition each year for the outstanding project(s). For multiple projects, please submit an application for each project.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/miners-give-back-award-guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8500036" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8500036" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Andrew P. 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Peng Ground Control in Mining Award</span></a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="SydSandFeliciaFPengGroundControlinMiningAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#smeAwardsAccordion" id="SydSandFeliciaFPengGroundControlinMiningAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Syd S. and Felicia F. Peng Ground Control in Mining Award (Peng Award) was established in 2004 through a generous donation from Syd and Felicia Peng. The purpose of the Peng Award is to provide recognition to individuals that have demonstrated technical and scientific excellence in advancing the understanding of ground control technologies or approaches by either publication or direct applications in the mining industry.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/syd-s-peng-and-felicia-f-peng-ground-control-in-mining-award-guidelines_1.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8500077" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8500077" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Ted Klemetti</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Rudrajit Mitra</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Rob Thomas</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Yang Li</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Ihsan Tulu</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Megan Martin</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>SME Staff</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/Syd-S-Felicia-F-Peng-Ground-Control-in-Mining">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="MECPartnershipAppreciationAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="MECPartnershipAppreciationAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#educationCommitteeAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#MECPartnershipAppreciationAward">MEC Partnership Appreciation Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="MECPartnershipAppreciationAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#educationCommitteeAccordion" id="MECPartnershipAppreciationAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>The Minerals Education Coalition Partnership Appreciation Award acknowledges a non-SME individual or organization which has exemplified support for the MEC’s mission either through development and use of educational materials with K-12 teachers and students or public outreach and awareness about mining and minerals.</p> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1 mb-3"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="https://smenet.blob.core.windows.net/smecms/sme/media/smeazurestorage/awards/mec-partnership-appreciation-award-guidelines_1.pdf" target="_blank">Award Guidelines ></a><button class="btn foliage w-100 text-black" href="https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/9/home" onclick="window.location.href='https://smeawards.secure-platform.com:443/a/solicitations/13/home';">Nominate ></button></div> <div class="grid-container grid-twocol-sm grid-gap-1"><a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" data-fancybox="" data-src="#8499998" href="#">View the Award Committee ></a> <div id="8499998" style="display: none;"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 award-committee"> <h3 class="mb-1">Andrew P. Cole</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Chair</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Wendi Cooksey</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Todd E. Davis</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Peter M. Haarala, PE</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Lisa Rudstrom</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Kathleen M. Tew</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>Member</em></h6> <h3 class="mb-1">Megan Martin</h3> <h6 class="roboto text-steel-blue mb-3"><em>SME Staff</em></h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="btn gold-80pct w-100 text-black" href="/Professional-Development/Awards-Competitions/Award-Recipients/MEC-Partnership-Appreciation-Award">View Previous Recipients ></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header p-0" id="MECStudentChapterAward-header" role="tab"> <h5 class="mb-0"><a aria-controls="MECStudentChapterAward" aria-expanded="false" class="text-black px-3 py-2 d-inline-block w-100" data-parent="#educationCommitteeAccordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#MECStudentChapterAward">MEC Student Chapter Education Outreach Award</a></h5> </div> <div aria-labelledby="MECStudentChapterAward-header" class="collapse" data-parent="#educationCommitteeAccordion" id="MECStudentChapterAward" role="tabpanel"> <div class="card-body dirt-light"> <p>To be considered for the MEC Student Chapter Education Outreach Award, you must demonstrate community service and/or other educational outreach activities (educational outreach to K-12 students, teachers and the general public) in the Application. 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