Since its inception, the proceeds obtained from the annual seminar are used to support mining engineering student activities at UK. Since 2010, KY-PEM used its funds to establish a ‘Professional Engineers in Mining’ account at the University of Kentucky – College of Engineering for scholarships to be awarded to undergraduate students in the Department of Mining Engineering at the Chair’s discretion.
Year |
KY-PEM Scholarship Contributions |
2011 |
$3,000 |
2012 |
$9,000 |
2013 |
$7,000 |
2014 |
$7,000 |
2015 |
$7,000 |
2016 |
$5,000 |
2017 |
$4,000 |
2018 |
$4,500 |
2019 |
$4,500 |
2020 |
$6,300 |
2021 | $7,000 |
2022 | $7,000 |
2023 | $11,000 |
2024 | $9,000 |
KY-PEM also sponsors an annual award to a graduating senior who exhibits a ‘Commitment to Professional Practice’. The graduating senior listed in the table below received a $650 check and a framed print from Agricola’s ‘De Re Metallica’ as an award.
Commitment to Professional Practice Award Recipient | |
2011 |
MALLORY ANNE MILLER |
2012 |
AUSTIN BROCK |
2013 |
ADAM G. BRYANT |
2014 |
W. TYLER MEADOWS |
2015 |
ALEX B. JOLLY |
2016 |
MORGAN T. LANE |
2017 |
COLTON GRANT |
2018 |
M. VICTORIA KAREM |
2019 |
LUCAS THAXTON |
2020 |
CAITLIN STRONG |
2021 | KYLE DESNOYER |
2022 | CHRIS DAWALT |
2023 | HANNAH HEADY |
2024 | AMELIA FAUST |