The SME Foundation supports all efforts to recruit talented students for the minerals industry. MMSA is dedicated to promoting and improving the understanding and appreciation of the role played by mining and metallurgy in the United States. Through this joint program, the MMSA/SMEF Presidential Scholarship is awarded on an annual basis to an outstanding student whose study program encompasses any aspect of the extractive minerals industry.
MMSA/SMEF Presidential Scholarship Committee Members
Jorgensen, Mark K.
Chair
2013
Marsden, John O.
Member
2013
McLaren, David W.
Member
2013
Schafer, Robert W
Member
2013
Arnold, James R.
Member
2014
Scholarships
For the minerals sector to remain competitive in recruiting talented students, the Foundation provides scholarships to students majoring in studies that encompass aggregates, coal, industrial minerals, metals, and related mineral sciences.