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Each year, SME and the SME Foundation offer multiple scholarships to SME student members who demonstrate a desire for and the probability of success in a career in the minerals industry. A list of available scholarships is provided on the SME website, www.smenet.org/students/ grants-scholarships. Click on the name of the scholarship to view the full guidelines and application criteria. Questions regarding SME scholarships may be directed to [email protected] or phone 303-948-4225. The deadline to initiate a scholarship application is Oct. 1, 2018.
SME Foundation scholarships, Environmental Division scholarships and Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division scholarships were announced in the May 2018 issue of Mining Engineering.
Coal & Energy Division
The Coal & Energy Division (C&E) awarded 10 scholarships in 2018. Some of the scholarship recipients received their scholarship certificate at the division luncheon during the 2018 SME Annual Conference & Expo in Minneapolis, MN. In addition, the division presented 13 John Sidney Marshall Memorial scholarships. The Marshall scholarships, formerly presented by AIME, are now administered by the C&E Division.
Coal & Energy Division scholars
Kristopher B. Schaff is a senior at Montana Tech University majoring in mining engineering. He has served as SME Student Chapter treasurer and as chapter president. He was a summer intern with Signal Peak Energy.
Taylor Greer is a senior at the University of British Columbia (UBC) majoring in mining engineering. He participates in the co-op program and has worked for Teck Resources and Thompson Creek Metals. He is also a member of the UBC mine rescue team.
Lukas Masseth is a junior at the South Dakota School of Mining and Technology majoring in mining engineering. He was a summer intern with BNI Coal.
Nikolas Papameletiou is a junior majoring in mining engineering at the University of Nevada Reno. He has worked as a summer surveyor and was president of the Business Club.
Annaleigh Seeley is a junior at the University of Utah majoring in mining engineering. She has worked as an intern with American Tailings and is president of the University of Utah chapter of Women in Mining.
John Durica is a junior majoring in mining engineering, with an emphasis in explosives, at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. He has worked on the school's Legacy Mines Project...