SMEF Leadership

The SME Foundation Board of Trustees

Steven C. Holmes
SMEF President

Thomas C. Rauch
SMEF President-Elect

Mary B. Korpi
SMEF Past President

Andrew P. Cole
Vice President of Finance

Michael T. Myers
Individual Fundraising Officer

William W. Edgerton
SME Past President

David L. Kanagy
Secretary

Megan S. Martin
SMEF Staff

Gregory A. Beckstrom, Member
Joseph M. Driscoll, Member
C. Dale Elifrits, Member
Matthew D. Furniss, Member
J. Steven Gardner, Member
Shaun P. Graber, Member
Peter M. Haarala, Member
Gregory E. Hinshaw, Member
Jaisen N. Kohmuench, Member
Kurt D. Kost, Member
Matthew D. Lengerich, Member
Drew A. Meyer, Member

John N. Murphy, Member

Ryan M. Murray, Member
Jill R. Nelson, Member
Joshua F. Olmsted, Member

Michael W. Patton, Member

J. Eric Shereda, Member
Sudhanshu Singh, Member

George A. Sturgis, Jr., Member

Kathleen M. Tew, Member

Robert V. Washnock, Member

William H. Wilkinson, Member

SME Foundation Committees
SME Foundation Corporate Giving Committee
SME Foundation Individual Fundraising Committee
SME Foundation Miners Give Back Committee
SME Foundation Nominating Committee
SME Foundation Scholarship Committee
Minerals Education Coalition (MEC) Committee
MEC Awards Sub-Committee
MMSA/SMEF Presidential Scholarship Committee

The Foundation Board of Trustees shall have and exercise, on behalf of the Foundation, all rights powers, and privileges granted to the Society as a not-for-profit organization organized under the laws of Colorado in the carrying out of the purposes set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

The standing committees shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees may from time to time, establish, maintain, and conclude such additional standing committees.

The Board of Trustees is empowered to establish additional units of the Foundation (e.g., councils, conferences).

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