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2021 SME/AIME Awards Program 2021 | SME/AIME AWARDS PROGRAM 1 2020-2021 SME/AIME AWARDS SME/AIME Awards AIME Honorary Member Award pg. 3 Frank F. Aplan Medal pg. 4 James Douglas Gold Medal pg. 4 Hal Williams Hardinge Award pg. 5 Mineral Economics Award pg. 5 Mineral Industry Education Award pg. 6 Erskine Ramsay Medal Award pg. 6 Robert H. Richards Award pg. 7 William L. Saunders Gold Medal pg. 7 Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal pg. 8 Robert Earll McConnell Award pg. 8 Rossiter W. Raymond Award pg. 9 SME Awards Robert M. Dreyer Award pg. 9 Robert E. Murray Innovation Award pg. 10 WAAIME Founders Award pg. 10 Minerals Education Coalition (MEC) Leadership Award pg. 10 MEC SME Organization Recognition Award pg. 11 MEC Partnership Appreciation Award pg. 11 President’s Citations pg. 12–13 Ivan B. Rahn Education Award pg. 13 Syd S. Peng and Felicia F. Peng Ground Control in Mining Award pg. 14 MEC Student Chapter Award pg. 14 SME Outstanding Student Chapter Award pg. 15 SME/NSSGA Student Design Competition pg. 15 SME Metallic Student Design Competition pg. 15 Special Recognition Past President’s Plaque to Robert W. Schafer pg. 17 2021 Class of SME Fellows: John R. Ackerman Catherine A. Joyner Daniel T. Eyde Richard J. Lambert pg. 17–18 2020-2021 SME Division Award Recipients pg. 19–20 2020-2021 SME Division Scholarship Recipients pg. 21–23 2020-2021 SME Foundation Scholarship Recipients pg. 23 2 2021 | SME/AIME AWARDS PROGRAM AIME HONORARY MEMBER AWARD 2021 SME Recipients The 2021 SME recipients of the AIME Honorary Member Award are Barbara J. Arnold, Timothy D. Arnold, J. Steven Gardner, and Mary M. Poulton Barbara J. Arnold in recognition of her dedication and perseverance in developing a stronger and more vibrant SME Foundation, continuing through her exemplary service as 2018 SME President. Timothy D. Arnold for his demonstrated service to SME and his exceptional professional achievements in the Mining Industry. J. Steven Gardner for outstanding professional contributions of as an entrepreneur, engineer, and mining executive, as well as his steadfast leadership in SME. Mary M. Poulton for her foresight in recognizing the critical need for additional faculty and research funding in Mining Engineering and driving SME’s programs toward potential solutions and her commitment to recruiting and educating the next generation of mining engineers. History AIME Honorary Membership is one of the highest honors that the Institute can bestow on an individual. It is awarded periodically in appreciation of outstanding service to the Institute or in recognition of distinguished scientific or engineering achievement in the fields embracing the activities of AIME. The first conferral of Honorary Membership occurred in 1872, one year after the founding of AIME. Past Recipients – All AIME Member Societies Jessica Elzea Kogel (2020) Randy Skagen (2015) Michael Karmis (2010) Sadad I. Al-Husseini (2001) John O. Marsden (2019) Thaddeus Massalski (2015) Raja V. Ramani (2010) W. John Lee (2001) Christine Ehlig-Economides William H. Wilkinson (2015) Robert G.H. Lee (2010) Dennis E. Gregg (2000) (2018) Ta Li (2015) James P. Brill (2009) Donald W. Gentry (2000) Behrooz Fattahi (2018) Mary F. Wheeler (2014) Joseph E. Warren (2009) John L. Gidley (2000) Joyce Holtzclaw (2018) Albert C. Reynolds, Jr. (2014) Abbas Firoozabadi (2009) Gerald E. Sherrod (1999) C. Susan Howes (2018) Thomas K. Perkins (2014) Alain Gringarten (2009) Noel D. Rietman (1999) Mridul Kumar (2018) S.M. Farouq Ali (2014) Maurice C. Fuerstenau R. Lyn Arscott (1998) Stefan Z. Miska (2018) Ali H. Dogru (2014) (2009) John K. Hammes (1998) Steven Hansen (2018) Adam T. Bourgoyne, Jr. (2014) Alan W. Cramb (2009) Arlie M. Skov (1998) Thomas J. Russo (2018) Haydn H. Murray (2014) Milton E. Wadsworth (2009) Willis A. Heath (1997) Subhash Mahajan (2018) Roderick I.L. Guthrie (2014) David K. Matlock (2008) Robert C. Earlougher, Jr. (1997) Tresa M. Pollock (2018) William P. Barker (2014) Robert C. Freas (2008) Necmettin Mungan (1997) Drew A. Meyer (2018) David Seidman (2014) Robert H. Wagoner (2008) Khalid Aziz (1996) Dongxiao Zhang (2017) Fred I. Stalkup (2013) Gary A. Pope (2008) Thomas V. Falkie (1996) Sidney S. Smith, Sr. (2017) Giovanni Paccaloni (2013) Kenneth E. Arnold (2008) Morris E. Fine (1996) Dean S. Oliver (2017) Medhat M. Kamal (2013) Elmond L. Claridge (2008) F. Kenneth Iverson (1996) Alexander A. Neyin (2017) Emmanuel O. Egbogah (2013) Dato’ Mohamad Idris Mansor James R. Jorden (1995) Robert Gordon Moore (2017) Kate Hadley Baker (2013) (2008) Hossein Kazemi (1995) Anil Kumar (2017) Turgay Ertekin (2013) Robert E. Murray (2007) William E. Brigham (1994) Akhil Datta-Gupta (2017) Ali R. Al-Jarwan (2013) Alan Lawley (2007) John M. Campbell, Sr. (1994) William P. Breedlove (2017) Gerald R. Heffernan (2013) Richard J. Fruehan (2007) Orville D. Gaither (1994) Andrew S. Harshaw (2017) Indira Samarasekera (2013) Don W. Green (2007) Charles S. Matthews (1993) Richard P. Teets Jr. (2017) Bhakta B. Rath (2013) Roland N. Horne (2007) Charles L. Bare (1993) Hugh Miller (2017) Nikhil C. Trivedi (2013) David R. Keith (2007) Marvin L. Katz (1993) Art Schweizer (2017) Andrew A. Young (2012) Roy H. Koerner (2007) Harold W. Paxton (1992) Reza Abbascian (2017) G. Paul Willhite (2012) Larry W. Lake (2006) M. R. J. Wyllie (1992) Rohit Trivedi (2017) L. Kent Thomas (2012) Edward H. Mayer (2006) Frank F. Aplan (1992) Daniel Moos (2016) Iraj Ershaghi (2012) James L. Rike (2006) Charles W. Arnold (1992) Sunil Kokal (2016) Ian Sadler (2012) Stephen A. Holditch (2006) Ted M. Geffen (1992) C. Shah Kabir (2016) David E. Laughlin (2012) Merton C. Flemings (2006) Howard N. Hubbard (1992) Ali A. Daneshy (2016) George Luxbacher (2012) Roshan Boman Bhappu (2006) Alexander McLean (1992) James R. Arnold (2016) Yannis C. Yortsos (2011) Leonard G. Nelson (2006) T. Don Stacy (1991) Siegfried Hecker (2016) Egbert U. Imomoh (2011) Dr. Fernando Samaniego-Verduzco Marshall B. Standing (1991) Dale Heinz (2016) William M. Cobb (2011) (2005) Basil P. Kantzer (1991) John N. Murphy (2016) Theodore F. Lyon (2011) Farouk A. Kenawy (2005) G. William Knepshield (1990) Emmanuel Garland (2015) Barbara A. Filas (2011) George H. Sawyer (2004) Michael Prats (1990) DeAnn Craig (2015) Eve Sprunt (2010) Donald W. Peaceman (2004) Kermit E. Brown (1990) Thomas A. Blasingame (2015) Fikri J. Kuchuk (2010) Peter Gaffney (2003) William Hurst (1990) J.J. Azar (2015) Valery I. Graifer (2010) Rajagopal S. Raghavan (2003) Arlen L. Edgar (1989) Syed A. Ali (2015) Cesare Colamasi (2010) J. P. Hirth (2002) Douglas W. Fuerstenau (1989) Hazim H. Abass (2015) Ram G. Agarwal (2010) Jacques Bosio (2002) John P. Hammond (1989) Bernt S. Aadnoy (2015) Y. Austin Chang (2010) Edgar C. Capen (2002) Kenneth W. Robbins (1989) This is a list of honorees through the past 30 years. To view full list please visit www.aimehq.org/programs-/honors-awards 2021 | SME/AIME AWARDS PROGRAM 3 SME/AIME FRANK F. APLAN AWARD 2021 Recipient The 2021 recipient of the SME/AIME Frank F. Aplan Award is Nikhil C. Trivedi Nikhil receives the Frank F. Aplan Award “For outstanding technical contributions to the field of mineral engineering, especially in advancing the commercialization of innovative ultra-fine particle technology in industrial mineral applications and creation of valued industrial mineral products.” History The Frank F. Aplan Award was established in 1989 and recognizes engineering or scientific contributions that further the understanding of the technology of coal and/or mineral engineering. Eligible areas of recognition include agglomeration, classification, comminution, electrical and magnetic separation, flocculation and sedimentation, froth flotation, and other related processing operations. Past Recipients Edwin H. Bentzen III (2020) Bhupendra K. Parekh (2010) Maurice C. Fuerstenau (1999) Jaisen N. Kohmuench (2019) Courtney A. Young (2009) Richard Hogg (1998) Chen-Luh Lin (2018) Rick Q. Honaker (2008) Brij M. Moudgil (1997) S.A. Ravishankar (2017) Gerald H. Luttrell (2007) Klaus Schoenert (1996) David G. Osborne (2016) Subhash Chander (2006) John A. Herbst (1995) Robert C. Bratton (2015) Dr. D. R. Nagaraj (2005) Albert W. Deurbrouck (1994) Michael J. Mankosa (2014) Larry G. Twidwell (2004) Parkash C. Kapur (1993) Barbara J. Arnold (2013) Jan D. Miller (2003) Ponisseril Somasundaran (1992) Peter J. Bethell (2013) S. Komar Kawatra (2002) Thomas P. Meloy (1991) Not given (2012) Not given (2001) Douglas W. Fuerstenau (1990) Not given (2011) Not given (2000) Frank F. Aplan (1989) SME/AIME JAMES DOUGLAS GOLD MEDAL 2021 Recipient The 2021 recipient of the SME/AIME James Douglas Gold Medal is Maurits Van Camp. Maurits receives the medal as a “visionary leader and entrepreneur who has dedicated his professional life to develop innovative technological solutions and promote collaboration between industry, academia and governmental organizations.” History The James Douglas Gold Medal was established in 1922. The award recognizes distinguished achievement in nonferrous metallurgy, including both the beneficiation of ores and the alloying and utilization of nonferrous metals. Dr. James Douglas, founder of Phelps Dodge Corporation and twice President of AIME, was also an AIME Honorary Member. He was an industrialist, a mining engineer, a metallurgical engineer and a noted inventor of metallurgical equipment. Past Recipients James N. Orlich (2020) Wolfgang Baum (2009) John Edward Dutrizac (1998) Jiann-Yang Hwang (2019) Corale L. Brierley (2008) Kwadwo Osseo-Asare (1997) Michael S. Moats (2018) John P. Hager (2007) Not given (1996) William F. Riggs (2017) Charles H. Bucknam (2006) Peter Tarassoff (1995) Daniel W. Kappes (2016) Not given (2005) Not given (1994) Uday Bhanu Pal (2015) James Evans (2004) J. Brent Hiskey (1993) Barry J. Welch (2014) David J. Lloyd (2003) James T. Staley (1992) Patrick R. Taylor (2013) K. Marc Le Vier (2002) Vladimir N. Mackiw (1991) Not given (2012) H. Y. Sohn (2001) Siegfried S.