Thank you to the 2020 SME Foundation Donors and Sponsors
The SME Foundation is grateful for the support we received in 2020 from Corporate and Individual Donors. During 2020, $786,121 was donated from corporate donors, individual donors, SME Divisions, SME Sections, memorial donations and legacy gifts. Without this support, the foundation would be unable to provide the programs and services critical for the future of mining. Therefore, we want to thank the following donors for their generous contributions.
Corporate Donors
Champions; $100,000-$199,000 Benefactors; $50,000-$99,999 Newmont Rio Tinto
Patrons; $25,000-$49,999 Bechtel Mining & Metals Inc. J. H. Fletcher and Co. Caterpillar Inc JENNMAR Cementation USA Inc Kinross Gold USA Inc Epiroc Komatsu Eriez Manufacturing Co. Vulcan Materials Co.
Influencers; $15,000-$24,999 Developers; $10,000-$14,999 Prospectors; $5,000-$9,999 Mining & Metallurgical Society of America Boart Longyear Chaney Foundation Ltd Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Coal & Energy Division Mining & Exploration Division SME Nevada MPD
Friends; up to $5,000 71 Construction Forte Dynamics M3 Engineering and Technology Corp AIME Freeport-McMoRan Inc Martin Marietta AIPG Foundation Inc Genesis Alkali LLC Minnesota Section Amazon Smile Foundation Getman Accounting Northern MN Subsection SME Backswing Golf Events, Inc. Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Ore Reserves Engineering Brooks & Nelson LLC Iron Woman Construction & Environmental Services Pray & Company Central Appalachian Section Lehigh Hanson RESPEC
Individual Donors
Benefactors; $50,000-$99,999 Influencers; $10,000-$24,999 Developers; $5,000-$9,999 R. Gene Dewey William W. Reid C. Dale & Kathy Elifrits William and Pamela Wilkinson Richard Hodgson Bo Yu Raja V. & Geetha V. Ramani
Prospectors; $1,000-$4,999 Barbara Arnold Robert Filler Mary Korpi Tim & Gail O'Neil Armine Banfield Jr. Robert Freas Kurt Kost Jordan Oxborrow Robert Benbow Matthew Furniss Ihor Kunasz Neil & Cami Prenn James W. Boyd J. Steven Gardner Scott P. Lawson Thomas Rauch Kenneth Brunk Dean Gehring George & Deanna Luxbacher Steven Richards Dennis Bryan Peter & Jenessa Haarala John Marsden J. Eric Shereda Andrew Cole Timothy Haddon George Mealey Lowell Shonk Stanley Dempsey Sr. Bill & Lucy Hancock Hugh Miller Gary Skaggs Thomas Drielick Steven Holmes John & Cathy Murphy George Sturgis Jr. Brianna Drury James Humphrey Jill Nelson Nikhil & Nishita Trivedi John Fenn Dave & Trish Kanagy Joshua Olmsted Herbert Welhener Barbara & Frank Filas Jess Kindler Thomas & Peggy O'Neil Richard Whiting Partners; $500-$999 Harry Conger Paul Joggerst Genevieve Sutton Donald Hall Drew Mason George Webber Marc Herpfer Richard Saccany William Wilson Louis Hill Jerome Shaw Katie Hutton Robert Snow
Friends; $100-$499 Terrell Ackerman David Eyer Stephen Kesler Jay Reynolds Ely Ades Louis Falco Robert Kilborn Richard Rickard Hugh Agro George Frattolin John Kortas Rosa Rojas Espinoza Sam Arentz III Shawn Frye Fleetwood Koutz Allen Rovig Harold Backer Douglas Fuerstenau James Kvitkovich Robert Russell Brian Baird Rajive Ganguli Larry Lackey Fred Sanders Jr. John Barber Michael Garska Scott Langley Lee Saperstein Gregory Beckstrom O. Jay Gatten Reed Lewis George Schuler Robert Berglund Jerry Gauntt Thomas Lien John Schwarzgruber James Berry James Gebhardt Richard Marston Edward Smock Michael Blois Paul Glavinovich David Mathewson Gregory Sparks Rachel Boothby Gerald Grandey F. W. Matott Robert Steele William Brice Thomas Gray Robert Mayville Debra Struhsacker James Brown Richard Gray Virginia McLemore Eric Struhsacker George Burke Kristin Guerin Peter Merritts William Taft Larry Buter Karl Gurr Jan Miller Stewart Thomas Frank Calandra Jr. Stanley Hamilton Frank Mooney Larry Todd Kenneth Castleton Jr. Jack Hamm Jack Morris Edward Tomany Curtis Clarkson Keith Heasley Frederic Mullin Michael Trevits Christopher Cooney Corolla Hoag Dennis Murr W. David Tyler Harry Cougher Kentland Holcomb Ryan Murray Gerald Veillette David Crotty Michael Iannacchione Alan Noble Tomaso Veneroso David Crouse William Imrie Harold Noyes David Wahl Jr. Jaak Daemen L. W. Isaacs Christopher Nyikos Jack Waldron Christopher Dail David Janecky Jerry Oliver Garry Warren Thomas DeGrio Donald Jennings Terry Owen Robert Way Alfredo Del Campo Thomas John Thomas Patton Jessica Wempen Stan Dempsey Jr. Zachery Johnson Richard Powers George Whitman Steve Denton G. F. Joklik Jonathan Price Mark Whitney Haskell Dickinson II Keith Jones Nathaniel Priegnitz Scott Williams William Durning Paul Jones Borden Putnam III Anne Williamson Donald Dwyer Catherine Joyner John Rajala Jeffrey Wilson George Erdman Daniel Kappes Donald Ranta Christopher Erskine Ken Karably Marvin Ratcliff Thomas Ewing Peter Kern Jason Reid
Supporters; up to $99.00 John Abel Jr. Jorge Alvarez Micheal Attaway Christian Bartz Curtis Bilow Thomas Boundy Randall Abernethy Peter Amelunxen Roger Austin Michael Battersby Rowdy Bindert Eric Boutin Hamid Abudu Nana Kobina Amoako Amoah Paul Axelrod William Bawden Todd Bjornsen Roger Bowers Hans Achermann Daniel Amoakoh Marcelo Azevedo Robert Bayer Scott Black Clifton Boylston Donald Ackerman Isaac Amponsah Afia Baah Douglas Bayer Keith Blair James Bradbury Anthony Acquah Georgios Anagnostou John Babey Richard Beach Robert Blakestad Phillip Bradford Gerardo Acuña Dayan Anderson Paulo Bahia Guimaraes Christopher Bean Thomas Blandford III Matthew Bradford Stephen Adams Larry Anderson Greg Baiden Bonnie Beck Matt Blattman Herbert Bradshaw David Adams Larry Anderson Jr. Kate Baker David Bednar Robert Blaylock Clifford Brandon III Richard Addison Bradley Angove Samuel Baker Lynn Bell Jared Boehmer Kathryn Brantingham Kevin Adler John Arciszewski Delane Baldwin Steve Bellini John Bolanos SR Kyle Brashear Florence Adu Cynthia Ardito Bryan Bandli Ronald Benito Charles Bolin Robert Brashear Douglas Aho Kent Armstrong Donald Banker Ryan Bennett Karlee Bolle Carl Brechtel John Ajie David Armstrong Garrett Banning Dennis Berger Larry Bolton Christian Breckenridge Armando Alatorre James Arnold Michael Barber Peter Bergsneider Shawn Boltz Rodric Breland Brent Aleksich Timothy Arnold Lloyd Bardswich William Berridge H Joel Boman III Henry Brenniman Jr. Dan Alexander Paul Arthur Ross Barkley Jeffrey Best Steven Borell Gary Brierley Albert Alexander Mohammad Waqar Ali Asad Warren Barnum Peter Bethell Marco Boscardin Corale Brierley Jeffery Allen Bright Asamoah Mark Bartkoski Christine Beyke Samuel Bosomtwe James Brierley Russell Alley Emmanuel Asare Patrick Bartling Ross Bhappu Leonard Boteilho Brian Briggs James Almaas Gokhan Ataturay Charles Barton David Bickford Steven Botts Patrick Brindle Gary Almeraris Paul Atkinson William Bartow Christian Bijsterveld Tawfik Boulos Henry Brosnaham IV Adrian Brown John Craynon Michael Fahy Georges Grumieaux Anthony Iannacchione Terry Lamy Bruce Brown Michel Creek Joseph Farinelli Ross Grunwald Eugenio Iasillo Charles Landis Cameron Brown Tiffiany Cromey Kirk Farrell Manley Guarducci Roger Ilsley Morgan Lane Fred Brown Bradford Cummings Todd Fayram Benjamin Guenther Sarah Ingram Terre Lane Thomas Bruington Thomas Cushman Kevin Featherston Neal Guenthner Michael Irish Coy Lane Timothy Bruner Robert Cuttriss Steven Fecht Alejandro Guerra Raymond Irwin Debbie Laney James Bryja Steve Czehura John Feddock Ronald Guill Sean Isgan Ronald Lapoint Okley Bucklen Patrick D Elia Hans Feik Jennifer Gunn Leonard Jacob Jr. Don Larsen Nicholas Buczacki Keith Dagel Frank Fenne Vishal Gupta Amy Jacobsen Benjamin Larson Darrel Buffington Thomas Dahl Arthur Fernandez III Geoffrey Gushee Patrick Jacomet Dave Lauriski Mark Bunnell J. Harrison Daniel Jr. Troy Fierro Eric Gutierrez Neal Jacques Terry Laverty Jack Burgess Marion Davenport William Fincher Juan Gutierrez-Villarias Sr. Robert Jaedecke Christopher Lear Rachel Burgess Geoff Davidson David Fitch Arash Habibi Russell James Robert Learmont Michelle Burich Mark Davies William Flanigan Jean Habimana Carlos Jaramillo Manfred Lechner Craig Burke Garland Davis Kit Fleming Ralph Hackl Karen Jass Lawrence LeDuc Carl Burkhalter Caleb Day Brian Flintoff Gregory Hahn Don Jenkins Shane Lee Robert Burnham Michael Day Sergio Flores Castro Victor Hainer Matthew Jennings Thomas Leidich Donald Burt Brian Day Gerardo Fontes David Hales Kelly Jensen Leonard Lentz Carrie Buss Jacques De Cuyper Stephen Ford Sorin Halga Tom Jepsen Donald Leslie Juan Cabuto Vidrio David De Lemos Pires W. Richard Forrest Richard Hall Douglas Johns Margaret LeVier David Caiden Brandon Deardorff William Forsyth Joseph Halt Richard Johnson Marc LeVier Graciano Calanog Jr. Mark DeBrosse Brian Fortelka Douglas Hambley Allan Johnson Kenneth Levitz Arturo Calvo David DeGagne Stanford Foy John Hammes Carl Johnson Michael Levy Harold Camero Sr. Larry Delashmit Hoy Frakes Jr. David Hammond Gary Johnson Steven Lewis Vito Cammarota Jr. Robert Delbridge Richard Frechette Andrew Hampton George Johnson Rhys Lewis Alan Campoli Christopher Delp Craig Frendewey David Hand Mark Johnson Hui Li Lucio Canchis Dale Deming Terry Friedlan Patrick Hannon Rodney Johnson Dale Lickenbrock Stephen Capelli Jean-Luc Des Rivieres George Friesen Lance Hardesty Trevor Jones Frank Lieth Nance Card George Desko Rudi Frischmuth Katherine Harman Chris Jones Sarah Lightner Luis Cardoso Barry Devlin Eric Fritz Clancy Harman Mickey Jones Diane Lightwood Michael Carducci John DeYoung Jr. Thomas Fry Leonard Harris Duane Jorgensen Eka Lim Rodrigo Carneiro Juan Diaz Glen Fuchs Nicholas Harrison Theo Kandawasvika Arthur Lind James Carroll Raul Diaz Derek Fullerton Warren Harrison Nfaly Kante Kyle Lindahl James Carver Peter Dimas Nigel Fung Scott Hartman Paul Kaplan Thomas Lippencott Walter Case David DiPonio Douglas Gabriel Bradley Hartz Ebrahim Karimi-Tarshizi Kelly Lippoth Lawrence Castor William DiRico JR Roger Gagliano Jr. Phil Harvey Graham Karklin John Litz Tim Cazier Timothy Dodd Marc Gagnon Hugh Harvey Jr. George Karpakis Carlos Loayza Ashley Chancellor Gordon Doerksen Neil Gallagher Gregory Hasenfus Richard Katz Alex Lobo Guillen Pierce Chandler Jennifer Doggett Anthony Gallegos Robert Hatch Joseph Keane Dave Lockard Jessy Chaplin Matt Dolan Mark Gamble David Hatem Jeffrey Keaton Vincent Lofftus David Chapman Randy Donaldson David Garbrecht Stephen Hatfield Donald Keene Thomas Logan Oscar Chavez Michael Donkor Moises Garcia Christopher Hatton L. Wade Keeton James Lommen Roger Cherry Stephen Donohue Roberto Garcia Gregory Hauser Alexander Keith John Long Joel Chipana J. R. Doran Paul Gates Eliphas Hawala Garry Keizer Michael Loos Daniel Chiquito Stephan Dorfner Mick Gavrilovic Michael Hawkins M. Robert Kelahan Johan Loots Tony Chong Edward Dowey James Gay P. M. Hawley Robert Keller Leonel Lopez Norman Chow Edward Dowling Michael Gay Scott Hearn Allen Kennedy Derek Loveday Victor Claremboux Donald Downey Bruce Geller Stephen Hearn Popke Ketelaar Gary Loving Mike Clark John Dreier Jay Gendron Henry Heidrich Tim Kilbreath Josef Lovkis James Clark Joseph Driscoll Ennis Geraghty Allison Hein Nelson King Raymond Lowrie Lyndon Clark Michael Druckenmiller Milton Gere Jr. Kari Heiskanen Teresa Kinley James Lunbeck Dennis Clark Daniel Duche Tyson Gibbs Fred Heivilin Ralf Kintzel Kevin Lutes Elisabeth Clausen Nicolas Duchemin Herbert Gibson Michael Henderson Joe Kircher Georgia Lysay Burrett Clay Albert Dudzik Baylor Gibson W. R. Henderson Michael Kirschbaum Charles Mabarak Geoffrey Clemens Herb Duerr Bradley Gibson James Hendrix James Kirschner John Mac Gregor III Jeffrey Clevenger Robert Dufresne Jason Giddens Christopher Hickey Steve Klein John MacDonald Sam Clifford Patrick Dugan Katie Giger Robin Hickson Keven Kleweno Eric MacKinnon Robert Cline W Scott Dunbar Matt Gili Juliette Hill Evan Klouse Fred Madden Harold Cline Robert Dunn Jr. Virginia Gillerman Lawrence Hill Vaughn Knapp James Madson Brian Coates Margaret Durenberger Clyde Gillespie William Hill Richard Knight Grant Malensek Jeffrey Coffey Bertrand Dusanter Trenton Gillespie Robert Hill Peter Knights Elliott Mallard William Cohan Lawrence Dykers Allen Gipson Jr. Frank Hilty Allison Knutson Patricia Maloney Ronald Cohen Jerod Eastman Russell Givens Derek Hird Mark Kockler Thomas Mancuso G. Tom Colbourne Andreas Echelmeyer Todd Glindeman William Hirt James Kohler Brian Mangan James Cole John Eden Thomas Gluck James Hitt Harold Kokal Rolando Mangaoang Jim Collord Melinda Edmonds Jonathan Gluckman Joseph Ho Kallen Konen Lawrence Mannion Arthur Colombo Timothy Eisele Paul Goad Jr. Gustavus Hobbs Maria Kontari Scott Manoukian Ian Cone Zafir Ekmekci Charles Goehring William Hodder David Koogler David Marek James Connell Karl Elers Benjamin Goertz Stephen Hodgson Michael Korb Michael Marksberry Daniel Connell Lawrence Elgert Gary Goldberg David Hoekstra Gary Kordosky Karl Marlowe Arnold Connelly Jr. William Ellis Robert Golden Jr. Steven Hoerger Peter Kowalewski Robert Marovelli Thomas Conway Trevor Ellis Thomas Golden Anders Hogrelius Clayton Krall Gustavo Marquez Jr. William Conway Geoffrey Elson Hilton Goldfinch Jacob Hohn Allen Krause Gabrielle Marrese Robert Cooke Kenneth Eltschlager Locke Goldsmith Howard Holden Christopher Kravits John Marshall Derek Cooke M Stephen Enders John Goode Allen Hollett Mark Kuchta James Martin Allen Cooper Larry Enloe Christoph Goss Karl Hoover Alan Kuhn Michael Martin Roger Cooper Robert Ennis Narayan Govindaswami Michel Houseman Richard Kunter Andrea Martin Joseph Cooper Jason Epstein Richard Gowans Keith Hovland Thomas Kwiatkowski Megan Martin Chris Copeland Mark Erickson Erika Gracia Phillip Howard Kentaro Kyo Victor Martinez George Corfield Natska Ericson Nancy Gracia-Gungor Richard Hughes Greg La Rocque Jack Massarello Daniel Cornette Leonard Eros Rodney Graham James Hughes Ruy Lacourt Rodrigues Rudy Matetic Jr. John Corra Samuel Escobar Gil Heather Gravning Kurt Hulteen John Ladd Mark Mathis Patrick Corser Samuel Eshun Frederick Graybeal David Hummer Robert Ladendorff James Mattern Dave Corson Jodi Esplin Edward Greenwald Jr. Andrew Hustrulid Lorie Laessig Curtis Matteson Susana Cortés García César Estrella Bazán Briana Greer Ron Hutchcraft Tonia Lafountain Paul Mattinen Georges Cote Ellen Ewart T. S. Griffin Jan Hutwelker David Laing William Maxon Robert Cox Jr. David Fagin Myles Grotbo Bart Hyita Jean-Francois LaLonde Michael Maxson Jo Coy Michael Fahey Glenn Gruber Nicholas Hynd Heather Lammers Douglas Maxwell Alan Mayton Ravindra Nath Richard Preece James Saville Benedict Straka Jr. Jerome Waegli Tim Mazanek David Nelson Neal Preimesberger Mark Savit William Strickland William Wahl David Mazur Charles Nelson Walter Presmyk Valerie Sawyer Ross Stuart Robert Waiwood Frank McAllister Sr. Jeffrey Nelson Selwyn Presnell Robert Schafer Gary Stubblefield William Walker Karen McCaffery Carl Nesbitt C. A. Pretorius Robert Scharp Stanley Suboleski Gregory Walker Jerry McCalip Roger Newell Van Price Jr. Randolph Scheffel Jedidiah Sugalski Keith Wallace Jr. Kip McCalla Lance Newman McKay Pugmire Matthew Schiefer Chris Summers Richard Walters Walter McCarron Jr. Maury Newton III Arnaud Pujol Dawn Schippe Alastair Summers Jeremy Walters Kevin McCarty Jacques Nguz Tshisens Jesus Pulido William Schlitt Tony Sumner Hongliang Wang Mike McCarville Stephen Nicol Curtis Purrington Jeanine Schmidt Clint Sundt Chi Wang Mick McCaslin F. W. Niggemyer Hal Quinn Randolph Schneider Fidelis Suorineni Nathan Wanstrath Robert McClure Jay Nopola Richard Quinn David Schoenwolf Betsy Suppes Doug Ward Sarah McCraren Leland Norton David Rahal Henry Scholz Donald Sutton William Warfield Joe McDonnell Michael Nuhfer Steve Ralbovsky Michael Schrider Soren Suver Carl Warren John McDonnell Samuel Nunnemaker Alec Ramonell Mark Schroeder Stella Swanson Julian Watson Lloyd McEvers Timothy O Connor Miguel Ramos-Molina Robert Schuette Samuel Swartz Andrew Watson Robert McGinn Kevin O Connor Joseph Rankin Fred Schulte Richard Sweigard Alan Weakly David Mcgowan Brian O Dea Tommaso Raponi Michael Schwabe Tim Swendseid John Weber James McGregor-Dawson George Oberlick Kevin Rasko Martin Schwenk Jr. Joseph Sylvester James Weeks Jefferson McKenzie Xavier Ochoa Samuel Rasmussen Richard Schwering Laura Symmes Edward Wellman Casey McKeon Laura O'Connor Hans Rasmussen Martino Scialpi James Tabinski James Wennen Charles McLean David Odt Ravi Ravishankar Glenn Scott Samuel Tachie-Menson Allen Wenturine Terence McNulty Omololu Ogunseye John Raymer David Scriven Maurice Tagami Jody Wentzell Alessandro Medeiros Silva Aboagye Ohene Adu Michael Read Ben Seegmiller Laurie Tahija Mark Werner Gregory Mele Jay Olcott Edward Reed Robert Seitz Jason Tapp Christopher West John Melick Mark Olm Andrea Reed Vicki Seppala William Tate Thomas Westervelt Lee Melrose Jose Olmedo Laurie Reemeyer Victor Serri Donald Taylor Robert Weyher Augusto Mendonca Lauren Olsen Richard Reeves Ravindra Sharma Johnnie Taylor Ronald Whipkey Robert Mensah-Biney Kenneth Olson John Reeves Jr. W. E. Sharp Alan Temple Ronald White Brett Merkley Barry Olson Steven Reid Gregory Sharp Napoleon Tercero David White Warren Merritt Austin Oltmanns Kenneth Reighard Roger Sharpe Allen Thabit Joe Wickline James Metsa Raymond Oneglia Brendan Reilly Jon Sheridan Daniel Thebeau Victor Wicks III Willy Meza Mathew Oommen Kenneth Reim Steven Short Stephan Theben J.D. Wientjes Robert Michel William Oppenheimer James Renner Richard Shumate Michael Thetford W. Wightman Juan Michels John Organiscak Renato Reveles Pereira Andrew Siemon Gregory Thies Samuel Wiley Mathew Michler James Orofino Robert Reviere Luis Sierra Steve Thomas Skyler Willard Robert Middour Agapito Orozco-Moreyra Gwyn Rhys-Evans Jim Silva Christopher Thomas Keith Williams Ryan Miles Jeffrey Osborn Stan Rhyu Scott Sims Michael Thomas Patrick Williamson Robert Milhous Dave Osborne Claudio Ribeiro Krishna Sinha Cole Thomas Allyen Wilson III Igor Miljanovic Steven Osterberg Mark Richards John Siriunas David Thompson Scott Wilson Victor Miller Asma Ouazzani Larie Richardson Walter Siryk Alexander Thompson Carl Wilson Nadia Miller Russell Owen Michael Richings James Sittner Daniel Thompson Russell Winn Jan Miller Tony Pace Timothy Richmond David Sitzler Jack Thompson Jeffrey Winterton Strider Miller John Padan William Ridgway Michael Sloan John Thompson Denny Wisely Tyler Miller Jean-Michel Page Michelle Rioux Timothy Slone Andrew Thompson Chad Wolahan John Millerchip Matias Palma Arestizabal Galyn Rippentrop James Small Mark Tilley Jamie Wold Kelly Mills J. 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Paluso Susan Ritz Ronald Smit Simon Timbillah Farley Wood Steve Milne Fernando Pando Kosman Rivolti Colin Smith John Tinucci John Wood Benjamin Mirabile Terry Panhorst Lyle Roarke Bryan Smith Harry Tipton Joshua Woosley Roger Mitchell Shanmugam Pannalal Charles Robbins Corliss Smith Jr. Michael Toelle Kyle Wooton Leonard Mitchell Shantanu Panwar Tim Robinson Cory Smith Ryan Toler Lyall Workman William Mitchell Odilon Paraense Filho Mike Robison Glenn Smith Gary Tomaino Tristan Worsey Michael Moats Thomas Parker George Ivan Rodriguez Harley Smith Nicholas Toney Tim Wright Adrianus Moerman Gary Parkison Erin Roe Larry Smith Joseph Town Kelvin Wu Mark Mollison Ronald Parratt Tavis Rogers Myron Smith Michael Trabold William Wulftange Juan Monsalve William Parry William Rogers Patrick Smith Robert Tracy William Wyatt Gonzalo Montes Atenas Ari Partanen Harold Rolseth Paul Smith Jack Travis Thomas Wythes Philip Monzon William Pate Mark Rontaunay Ryan Smith Heather Trexler Weiguo Xie Anthony Moon Victor Paterno Jeffrey Roschyk Timothy Smith Nicholas Tucci Mohsen Yahyaei Gretchen Moore Wesley Patrick W. Robert Rose William Smith Dennis Turner Shane Yanagisawa Larry Moore Steven Paulson Karen Rose Theodore Smolik David Tyson Clyde Yancey Randall Moore Derek Pearce Jon Roseen Kenneth Snyder John Uhrie Ruilin Yang Maureen Moore Tyler Peck Stephen Rosene Walter Snyder Grayson Upton Tuncel Yegulalp Jose Leonel Moreno Dean Peltonen Charles Ross Gordon Sobering Cuauhtemoc Valencia John Yellich Elisha Morgan Jen Pepe Dermot Ross-Brown James Sorensen Gajardo Valenzuela Enrique Michael Yeosock Kimberly Morrison Cristian Pereira Farias Etienne Roux Francisco Sotillo Christopher Van Arsdale Edward Yopp Mark Morrison Allen Perry Paul Roy Jim Spanos Gert Van Der Linde Courtney Young Kamyar Mosavat Richard Perry Jeremy Rozelle David Spedden Peter Van Der Veen Aaron Young David Mosch Mark Petersen Hernando Rueda Matthew Spedding Herman Van Dyk David Young Donald Moyer George Petrov Frederick Ruff Derek Spry Johan Van Huyssteen Michael Young Jack Mueller Todor Petrov Rocio Ruiz Alan Stagg Peter VanDelinder Liming Yuan Charles Muerhoff Edwin Pettigrew Pierce General Runnels John Starcevich James Vanderbeek Guikuan Yue Charles Mulhall Steven Phagan Carol Russell Greg Steels Clayton Vandersall Zachery Zanetell Robert Mullener Owen Pierce John Rust Lorentz Carr Stepperud Albert vanNiekerk Zavis Zavodni Lloyd Mullikin Paul Pierce Joseph Ruzicka Charles Stevens Alexander Varas Andrew Zdon Michael Munroe David Pitchford Reg Ryan Craig Stewart Pedro Pablo Vasquez Gregory Zekoff Terry Munson Leland Pollitt Abani Samal William Stewart Jose Vasquez Arauco Guosheng Zhan Michael Murphy Thomas Pool Jerry Sammons Dave Stewart Srinivas Veeramasuneni Nong Zhang Jeffrey Murphy Aaron Poole Ronald Samples II Julius Stieger Hernan Vera Gerald Zieg Kathleen Murtagh Alasdaire Pope Jeffrey Samuels Robert Stier Edwin Via Thomas Zimmer Chalwe Musosha John Popp Yvonne Sanders Charles Stilson Daniel Vice Richard Zimmerman Michael Mutchler Orlando Porrata Jr Ivonne Santiago Jack Stoch Patrick Viseur Austin Zinsser Michael Myers Randy Powell Ronaldo C Santos John Stoehr Brian Vrablic Timothy Zuroweste Kenneth Myers G Pralle Scott Santti Gregory Stokes Lance Waddell Joseph Namlick Humberto Preciado Gerhard Sauermann Nicholas Stoneberger Robert Wade
Event Sponsors In 2020 the SME Foundation hosted events that were supported by businesses in the community. These events included the Annual Conference Gala, the Golf Tournament and Move Mining. Thank you to these companies for their support.
Ames Construction Hexagon Pray & Company Apache Nitro J.H. Fletcher & Co. Recon Black & Veatch KGHM Royal Gold Inc. Brahma Group Komatsu Skyline Assayers & Laboratories CarWil and Titan Engineered Solutions Liebherr Solensa Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. M3 Engineering Southwest Energy Desert Mountain Metso Outotec Stantec Empire CAT Mining Hall of Fame & Museum Sunwest Supply Epiroc Mountain Man Wear Products Symboticware First Majestic Silver Murray Energy Corporation Unum Flottec Newmont W.W. Williams Freeport-McMoRan Inc. OneDigital Wagner Equipment Golder Associates Open Loop Energy Weir Minerals
In-Kind Donors In 2020 the Foundation received donated items for use at the Benefit Truck Raffle and Annual Gala Silent Auction. A special thank you to Empire CAT for the donation of a 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 Crew Cab 4WD SLT Diesel truck that was raffled off in February, raising $85,000 for Foundation programs. Thank you to the following companies and individuals for donating items in support of the SME Foundation.
Adams Mystery Playhouse Epiroc Minnesota Section of SME Adventure Mining Company FLSmidth National Mining Hall of Fame &Museum Angelic Healing Crystals Georgetown Loop Railroad National Western Stock Show & Rodeo Arizona Diamondbacks GL Specialties Newmont Barbara Arnold Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Northern MN Subsection Brent Bailey Golden Moon Distillery Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Busch Gardens Florida Goodr Association Capital Genealogy Goodtimes/Bad Daddy's Burger Bar Pop Culture Classroom CAT Global Mining Great Wolf Lodge - Colorado Springs Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel CB Mining - William Powell Bill Hancock RM Wilson Company Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP Hidee Gold Mine Royal Gorge Bridge and Park Chicago Cubs History Colorado Center SynTerra Corporation Chipotle Steve Holmes T. Cook's in Royal Palm Resort and Spa CONSOL Energy Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum The Lodge Casino Denver Broncos J. H. Fletcher & Co. Trader Joe's Denver Center for the Performing Arts JENNMAR Vermeer Denver Museum of Nature & Science Dave and Trish Kanagy Whayne CAT Denver Zoo Kendra Scott Jewelry Tom Rauch Doe Run Company Mary Korpi Iris Whinnen-Owen E.R.M. Kurt and Norma Kost Will and Pam Wilkinson Dale and Kathy Elifrits Lawson Consulting Services Charlie Zimmerman
Memorial Donors Each year, families of those we lost remember their loved ones with gifts in their honor to the SME Foundation. We appreciate the families thinking of us in their time of sorrow and helping to support the future of mining in honor of their loved ones. In 2020, the following people remembered their loved ones with gifts in their name.
Gifts made in memory of Dr. Roshan Bhappu
Wayne Alexander John Van De Beuken Pat Frost Winnell Burt Stanley Dempsey, Sr. Linda Hancock Cuvee Rene Flores Thomas Henderson, Jr. Greg Parker Mark Singer Andrew Templin Vicki Perkins Humam Sirhal Herbert Welhener Adib Sabbagh Jinnyn Tata
Gifts made in memory of Art Haugen Gifts made in memory of Ken Porter Minnesota Section Bruce Geller Northern MN Subsection SME Gifts made in memory of Terry Tew Gifts made in memory of Hedy Kunter Tonia Lafountain Richard Kunter F.W. Matott
Tribute Donors Occasionally, people make gifts to the Foundation in honor of an SME member that is important in their lives. These are made to recognize an achievement, a birthday, an anniversary, their long-term membership or just to thank them for all they do. In 2020, the Foundation received the following tribute gift:
Gifts made in honor of George & Dee Luxbacher Carrie Buss
If your gift was omitted from this list, please accept our apologies and contact us at [email protected].