Health & Safety Individual Excellence Award

The Health & Safety Individual Excellence Award is presented to a member of the industry who demonstrates outstanding dedication, leadership or heroism in exploration, mining and/or metallurgy occupational safety and health management.

Past Award Winners

2023 – Robert J. Spears
2022 – Thomas A. Hethmon
2021 – George Luxbacher
2020 – Dave D. Lauriski
2019 – Jack D. Trackemas
2018 – Bruce H. Watzman
2017 – Jeffery Kohler
2016 – Not Given
2015 – R. Larry Grayson
2014 – Mike Kridel
2014 – H.L. Boling

For more information, please contact SME at awards@smenet.org.