Alan Oshiki and Tim Alch, from the SME New York Section, receive the 2023 John T. Boyd Challenge Award from SMEF President, Tom Rauch
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Purpose
Since its establishment in 1991, the SME Foundation has substantially benefited from the support of John T. Boyd, and it is in his honor that the John T. Boyd Challenge was established by the Foundation's Board of Trustees. This distinction was created to recognize donors (individuals, companies, SME Divisions, or any other entity) who have contributed to the Foundation (in a single sum or cumulatively) gifts of $10,000 or more individually, or $50,000 from an organization.
Challenge Contributors
The following people or companies have met the John T. Boyd Challenge and their names are prominently displayed on a plaque in SME Headquarters. Each year new contributors are recognized in Mining Engineering and honored at a special ceremony at the SME Annual Meeting. We sincerely thank them for selecting the SME Foundation as their cause to champion.
2023 |
Richard E. Gray |
Thomas C. Rauch |
Marc A. Herpfer |
First Majestic Silver Corp. |
Virginia T. McLemore |
Flanders Inc. |
Joshua F. Olmsted |
RESPEC |
SME New York Section |
2022 |
Fred Banfield, Jr. |
Tim and Gail O'Neil |
Ken and Sue Brunk |
Jeffrey Pontius |
Gary Goldberg |
George Sturgis, Jr. |
2021 |
Thomas L. Drielick |
Steve and Cindy Holmes |
Steve Gardner and Karen Wilson |
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. |
2020 |
Daniel W. Kappes |
Cementation USA, Inc. |
John and Dana Marsden |
Epiroc |
Bo Yu |
Eriez Magnetics |
2019 |
Richard Hodgson |
Donald R. Taylor |
George A. Mealey |
JENNMAR |
2018 |
Barbara J. Arnold |
Dr. Ihor Kunasz & Mrs. Zenovia Kunasz |
Dennis P. Bryan |
Herbert Welhener |
Robert and Judith Freas |
Boart Longyear |
2017 |
Red Conger and Sissy Sailors |
Bob & Diane Filler |
Richard L. Nielsen |
Deepak & Lakshmi Ramani |
Gary L. Skaggs |
2016 |
Sukumar Bandopadhyay |
Kel Buchanan |
R. Gene Dewey |
C. Dale & Kathy Elifrits |
Gautam & Geetha Ramani |
Bechtel Mining & Metals |
Kinross Gold Corporation |
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2015 |
Barbara A. Filas |
Patrick James |
Ronald & Connie Parratt |
William L. Wilson |
Cloud Peak Energy |
Fluor Corp. |
IMERYS |
The Lehmann Family Fund |
Royal Gold Inc. |
Xcoal Energy & Resources |
2014 |
Ryan T. Bennett |
Severn P. Brown |
Jason Reid |
Robert S. Shoemaker |
Mack Shumate |
Jack Thompson |
Larry Watters |
Drummond Company |
2013 |
David & Patrice Kanagy |
Jessica E. & Robert W. Kogel |
Richard J. Lambert |
George & Deanna Luxbacher |
William Reid |
Steve & Peggy Richards |
Richard M. Whiting |
Alliance Resource Partners, LP |
Cliffs Natural Resources |
Joy Global Inc. |
Murray Energy Corporation |
Rio Tinto/Kennecott Utah Copper, LLC |
2012 |
Bart & Peggy Hyita |
Robert Kilborn |
Mary B. Korpi |
Arthur & Denise Schweizer |
Larry Washow |
Pamela K. Wilkinson |
AIPG Foundation |
Denver Region Exploration Geologists' Society |
Denver Gold Group |
El Pomar Foundation |
Gold Resource Corporation |
Martin Marietta Inc. |
Mintec, Inc. |
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2011 |
Ross R. Bhappu |
Harry M. Conger |
Stanley Dempsey |
David K. Fagin |
Tim & Mary Haddon |
George R. Ireland |
Marc LeVier |
Drew & Dixie Meyer |
John N. Murphy |
Thomas C. Patton |
Randall Weeks |
Stuart Sanderson & Colorado Mining Association |
2010 |
David M. Boyd |
Bill & Lucy Hancock |
Thomas J. O'Neil |
Robert W. Schafer |
CONSOL Energy |
Rosebud Mining |
2009 |
Donald B. Achttien |
Paul A. Bailly |
Scott McIntosh Family Fund |
Nelson Severinghaus, Jr. |
William H. Wilkinson |
AngloGold Ashanti NA |
Barrick North America |
Caterpillar Global Mining |
Chaney Foundation |
Chevron Mining |
Dolese Brothers Company |
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association |
Rocks Build America Foundation |
Vulcan Materials Company |
2008 |
Wayne L. Dowdey |
Genwal Resources Inc. |
West Ridge Resources Inc. |
2007 |
John T. Boyd, II |
George V. Weisdack |
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. |
Mining & Metallurgical Society of America |
2005 |
Thomas V. Falkie |
Raja V. Ramani |
Nikhil Trivedi |
The John T. Boyd Family |
The Syd S. Peng Family |
Peabody Energy |
SME Coal & Energy Division |
SME Mining & Exploration Division |
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