The SME Foundation supports projects that disseminate mining and mineral information and technology worldwide; encourages professional development; educates children, teachers, and the public about the significant role that the minerals industry plays in their everyday lives; builds consensus for a strong, environmentally sound minerals industry in the United States and the world; and supports college-level students and programs meeting industry demands for engineers and researchers in the future.
Programs
ABET, Inc
Minerals Education Coalition (MEC)
Ph.D. Fellowship Program
Academic Career Development Grant Program
Professional Engineers Committee
Mining in Society Merit Badge
Miners Give Back Award
SMEF General Endowment Fund
Syd S. Peng and Felicia F. Peng Ground Control in Mining Award
Scholarships
JH Fletcher & Co Engineering Scholarship
Ernest K. Lehmann Memorial Scholarship
Stantec/McIntosh Engineering Scholarship
MMSA/SMEF Presidential Scholarship
Syd S. Peng and Felicia F. Peng Ground Control in Mining Scholarship
Raja V. and Geetha V. Ramani Graduate Students Award
George V. Weisdack Memorial Scholarship
Foundation Leadership
| Steven C. Holmes | President |
| Thomas C. Rauch | 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 |
Support the SME Foundation programs:
Benefit Sweepstakes Sponsor:
SME/SMEF Silent Auction Sponsor:
SMEF Annual Gala Dinner Wine Service Sponsor:
Black & Veatch
SMEF Annual Gala Dinner Cocktail Reception Sponsor:
Metso Outotec
SMEF Annual Gala Dinner Hawaiian Vacation Sponsor:
SMEF Annual Gala Dinner Door Prize Sponsor:
J.H. Fletcher & Co.
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