Awards
Division Awards
Awards recipients represent the highest level of professionalism and expertise in the mining and minerals industry. Awards are given for individual and group achievements.
Celebrate excellence and extraordinary achievements in the mining and minerals industry. Join SME and AIME in recognizing the leaders, innovators, and icons in our field – those who raise the bar a little higher and set milestones along the journey.
Watch the 2023 SME/AIME Awards Video.
Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division
The Division will present awards for:
Frank Alsobrook Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Distinguished Service Award
Hal Williams Hardinge Award
Robert W. Piekarz Award
Outstanding Young Scientist Award
Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division Past Chair Award
Environmental Division
The Division will present awards for:
Environmental Distinguished Service Award
SME/AIME Environmental Stewardship Distinguished Service Award
Environmental Division Past Chair Award
Health & Safety Division
The Division will present awards for:
Health & Safety: Individual Excellence Award
Health & Safety: Research and Educational Excellence Award
Health & Safety Division Past Chair Award
Coal & Energy Division
The Division will present awards for:
C&E Distinguished Service Award
Howard N. Eavenson Award
Howard L. Hartman Award
Percy Nicholls Award
Erskine Ramsay Medal
J.W. Woomer Young Engineer Award
Stefanko Best Paper
Rock Mechanics Award
C&E Division Past Chair
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division
The Division will present awards for:
Robert H. Richards Award
Antoine M. Gaudin Award
Frank F. Aplan Award
James Douglas Gold Medal
Arthur F. Taggart Award
Mill Lady of Distinction Award
Milton E. Wadsworth Award
Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Outstanding Young Engineer
Mining & Exploration Division
The Division will present awards for:
Mining & Exploration Division Distinguished Service Award
Ben F. Dickerson III Award
Daniel C. Jackling Award
Outstanding Young Professional Award
Program Area Manager – Geosciences
Program Area Manager – Operations
Program Area Manager – Innovations & Technologies
Program Area Manager – Management
Miner of the Year Award
Mining & Exploration Division Past Chair Award
Harry M. Parker Excellence Award
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