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Mineral Education Award Winners
The following were winners of the Compact’s annual mineral education awards, which were presented during the awards banquet held in conjunction with each year's Annual Meeting. The Mining Educator Awareness Award is presented to a teacher or school from one of the Compact’s member states. The winner receives an engraved plaque and a cash award to go toward teaching materials. The Public Outreach Award is presented to an industry, environmental, citizen, or other group from one of the Compact’s member states, or to a member state government body. The public outreach award winner is presented with an engraved plaque of recognition.
2008 Winners
Awarded in Teton Village (Jackson Hole), Wyoming at the 2008 Interstate Mining Compact Commission Annual Meeting
Mining Educator Awareness Category Winner:
Rick Crosslin (Indiana)
Public Outreach Category Winner:
Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers and its Public Information and Education Committee (Illinois)
Honorable Mention Recipient - Public Outreach Category:
- Tim Theobold of Vulcan Materials Company (Illinois)
2007 Winners
Awarded in Indianapolis, Indiana at the 2007 Interstate Mining Compact Commission Annual Meeting
Mining Educator Awareness Category Winner:
Elizabeth Bartimus (Illinois)
Public Outreach Category Winner:
Caterpillar Inc., Mining Construction Equipment Division "Mining and Environmental Education" program (Illinois)
2006 Winners
Awarded in Bismarck, North Dakota at the 2006 Interstate Mining Compact Commission Annual Meeting
Mining Educator Awareness Category Winner:
Mary Wilder Stoertz, PhD (Ohio)
Public Outreach Category Winner:
Jonathan S. (Jon) Rockett (Virginia)
Honorable Mention Recipients - Public Outreach Category:
- New Mexico Mining Association and Minerals Education Foundation (New Mexico)
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, a Division of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico)
2005 Winners
Awarded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the 2005 Interstate Mining Compact Commission Annual Meeting
Mining Educator Awareness Category Winner:
Jennifer Bilott, 7th Grade Science Teacher (Pennsylvania)
Public Outreach Category Winner:
Hedrick Industries (North Carolina)
Honorable Mention Recipient - Public Outreach Category:
- Alcoa Inc. Sandow Mine (Texas)
2004 Winners
Awarded in Virginia Beach, Virginia at the 2004 Interstate Mining Compact Commission Annual Meeting
Mining Educator Awareness Category Winner:
Metropolitan School District of Shakamak, Jr.-Sr. High School (Indiana)
Honorable Mention Recipients - Mining Educator Awareness Category:
- Chase D. Hughes - Stuart's Draft High School (Virginia)
Public Outreach Category Winner:
The Coteau Properties Company Freedom Mine (North Dakota)
Honorable Mention Recipients - Public Outreach Category:
- Alcoa Inc. Sandow and Three Oaks Mines (Texas)
- Jim Walter Resources, Inc. (Alabama)
- New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (New Mexico)
2003 Winners
Awarded in New Orleans, Louisiana at the 2003 Interstate Mining Compact Commission Annual Meeting
Mining Educator Awareness Category Winner:
Dr. Mary Quillen – Virginia Tech (Virginia)
Honorable Mention Recipients - Mining Educator Awareness Category:
- Cinda Farris – Holy Family School (Illinois)
- Elaine Ferguson and Suzanne Waltman – Amherst Elementary School (Ohio)
Public Outreach Category Winner:
Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey/The University of Akron, Department of Geology (Ohio)
Honorable Mention Recipients - Public Outreach Category:
- Caterpillar Inc., Mining Construction Equipment Division (Illinois)
- The Arundel Corporation, Havre de Grace Quarry (Maryland)
2002 Winners
Awarded in Lexington, Kentucky at the 2002 Interstate Mining Compact Commission Annual Meeting
Mining Educator Awareness Category Winner:
Amy D. Lee - T.C. Elementary School (Virginia)
Honorable Mention Recipients - Mining Educator Awareness Category:
- Alice Gordon - Barnesville Middle School (Ohio)
- Gail Koch - Barnesville Middle School (Ohio)
Public Outreach Category Winner:
Joy Mining Machinery (Pennsylvania), and
Colleen Baughman - Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation (Indiana)
Honorable Mention Recipients - Public Outreach Category:
- Pennsy Supply, Inc. (Pennsylvania)
- Charles A. Stokes (New York)
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