George and Helma Webber

Missouri S&T alumni George and Helma Webber, who founded Webber & Webber Mining Consultants, have established the George and Helma Webber Scholarship for Mining Engineers at Missouri S&T. In addition to their consultancy, they continue to operate the Sigma Clay Mine in San Bernardino County, Calif., which produces asbestos-free clay for landfill use. “I suspect few mining engineering students ever dream of owning…

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Quarry Academy Names 2020 Scholarship Winner

The Quarry Academy team just announced its 2020 scholarship winner: Alexandra Gregor, a mining engineering and management student from the South Dakota School of Mines. Gregor is originally from Sioux Falls, S.D. “I am grateful for this opportunity and am excited to see where this brings me in the future,” she said.

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Wanna Win a Jeep?

June 15, 2021 – The purpose of the Hardrock Club at The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is to provide scholarship funds for its scholar-athletes as well as to support and promote the school and Hardrocker Athletics. As the primary fundraising organization for Hardrocker Athletics, the Hardrock Club supports 13 sports. And, hey, they are raffling off a Jeep! Purchase…

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Vulcan Materials Supports Student Scholarships

April 29, 2021 – Vulcan Materials recently donated $5,000 to the College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) at Auburn University. For more than 20 years, Vulcan has generously donated an annual academic scholarship for COSAM students in the Department of Geosciences. Several representatives from Vulcan met with Department of Geosciences Chair Dr. Ming-kuo Lee and made a formal donation from the…

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Barry K. Wendt Memorial Scholarship

May 27, 2020 – The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) is accepting student applications for the 2020 Barry K. Wendt Memorial Scholarship. I knew Barry Wendt and had a lot of respect for him. If you were doing a good job, he told you. If you weren’t he told you that too. He was knowledgeable, driven, accessible and totally dedicated to the industry.…

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Missouri Mining Engineering Student Wins Scholarship

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) student Tyler Collier of St. Ann, Mo., received a $5,000 stipend for his scholastic achievement, industry-related work history, career goals and recommendations. Currently a senior in the mining engineering department, Collier has spent previous summers working for Unimin Corp., Mississippi Lime Co. and has plans to intern with Lehigh Hanson this upcoming…

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