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'61 Michael D. Brightwell, Met.E., hasmoved from Mantech Int., Inc. to Ocean ResourcesEngineering, Inc., where he is managerof business development.'62 Allan G. Provost, E.M., has announcedthat he and the F.J.C. Lilley Company havepurchased the Denver-based Harrison WesternCorporation, heavy construction and engineeringfirm. Mr. Provost was named presidentand will be the chief executive officer ofthe firm. Harrison Western was purchasedfrom its Canadian owners, F.J.C, Liiley, nev/partner in the firm, is an international constructiongroup based in Glasgow, Scotland.'64 Wilbur J. Quay, DSc. Met.E., chiefmetallurgist of Newmont Exploration Ltd.,has been relocated to Tucson, AZ, at the officesof Newmont Services Ltd.^^^^^^^\Lloyd E. Elkins, Jr.'65 Lloyd E. Elkins, Jr., P.E., has beennamed assistant to the general manager, productiondepartment of Chevron U.S.A.'sEastern region, headquartered in New Orleans.He will direct bidding, negotiation andawarding of drilling contracts, the company'saircraft operations, environmental andregulatory matters and the offshore constructionand installation units. R. GeraldNix, P.R.E., has accepted the position of sr.thermal storage engineer at the Solar EnergyResearch Institute, DOE. He will be workingon R8D in the areas of thermal storage andtransport of energy. Porter Carroll Knowies,Geol.E., has been appointed director of technicalservices, Dames & Moore, well-knownSEISMICconsulting firm. New responsibilities for Mr.Knowies will include coordination and developmentof the technical staff in the UnitedStates and overseas offices. He will bebased in Los Angeles, the firm's headquarters.'66 Michael L. Garrison, P.E., who waswith industrial Gas Services, is now vicepresidentof Jordon Oil and Gas Co. MerlynL. Ellickson, E.M., is now chief. Division ofProgram Development, for the OccupationalSafety and Health Administration (OSHA),Washington, D.C.'67 Mrs. Myrtle Patten, wife ot Asher H.Patten, Honorary Member, has been awardedhonorary membership for lite by theWomen's Auxiliary, AIME. She was twicechairman of the Denver WAAIME andhonorary chairman of the Colorado MiningAssociation auxiliary.'68 John C. Briggs, Chem., is based inBoston and is a water quality specialist forthe New England District of the U.S. GeologicalSurvey.'69 William P. Long, PRE and PhD. Min.E.'75, is executive vice president of O'BrienResources, in Grass Valley, CA.'70 James D. Harmon, P.E., is consultingengineer for Austra Resources, working withOccidental of Peru in the northern part of thatcountry, near Talara. He is involved with thesecondary waterflood project there. David R.Alison, BSc. Min,, is now with AmocoMinerals Company, in Englewood, CO.James M, Love, Phy.E., has been promotedto manager of the Cherokee generating stationof Public Service Co. of Colorado, Hejoined PSC in 1973.'71 Thomas A. Applegate, BSc. Pet., hasbeen appointed manager of the Tucson Divisionof Hazen Research, Inc. Joining theGolden firm in 1971 as a research engineer,he transferred to the Tucson office in 1 973,'72 Chris W. Metzger, BSc. Geol. andMSc. Geol. '74, district manager for FrenchAmerican Metals until recently, has movedPRIMACORD®Nonelectric surface and underground blast initiation systems—for in tfiehole delays—for noiseless surface deiays—for noiseless lead-in-line—For LP & MS series of underground delays.MINES MEN TO HELP YOUFred Hynes '41 David Ogan '79 John Feasler '72Western Regional Mgr, Sales/Service Supv,, Technical Services(303) 798-8625 Louviers, Colo. / (303) 798-8625 {203)658-441to Texaco, Inc., where he will be assistantdistrict geologist, based in Corpus Christi,TX.'73 John McCatharn, BSc. Pet., is a petroleumengineer with Energy Drilling Specialists,Denver,'74 Thomas W. Meisen, BSc. Math., hasbeen appointed division geophysicist in eastTexas-Northeastern division of Amoco ProductionCompany, according to John W,Phenicie, vice president and regional manager,Amoco.'75 Louis W. Hamm, BSc. Geol., is employedas a geological engineer for Fred C.Hart & Associates, Inc, Golden. Henry E.Kolego, BSc. Min., is employed by GoldFields Mining Corp., in their Shatter, TX,office,'76 Mark K. Lunsford, BSc. Math., has recently been promoted to project geophysicistwith Gulf Science and Technology Companyin Houston, TX, Mark and Susan maketheir home in Houston. Thomas V. DeMars,Jr., BSc.Phy., now a 1st Lt. in the MarineCorps, is stationed at the Marine Corps AirStation, Beaufort, S.C. His squadron flies theF-4 "Phantom" jet.'77 F, Andrew Roberts, BSc. Min., is amining engineer, specializing in ventilation forthe Exxon Minerals Company, USA, in Douglas,WY, Nancy R. Money, BSc. Geop. '74and MSc. Geop., has moved to the NaturalGas Company of California from Chevron,Inc. She is a geophysicist with NGC, SheldonT. Edwards, BSC. B.E, and BSc. CPR'78, with Warren Petroleum, has recentlybeen promoted to Project Engineer, Mfg,Dept,'78 Timothy Stouffer, P.E., is currently areservoir engineer for Marathon Oil, living inCody, WY. Tim and his wife, Jackie, areparents of twins, born in February. Jeffrey L.Kurd, BSc, Phy., is an associate scientistwith the Solar Energy Research Institute,'79 Leslie V. Puttuck, BSc. Min., petroleumengineer for Shell Oil in Ventura, CA, was recentlymarried to John D. Pavich in Alhambra,CA, Amoco Production Company hasacquired the services of several recentgraduates of CSM. They are; Laura G.Reeve, BSc. Geol.; Russell D. Hampton,BSc. CPR; Robert W, Davids, Jr. Reeve andHampton are in the Montbello, CO, office,while Davids is in Casper, WY. James K. B.Hesketh, BSc. Min., who is a mine engineerin the international production department ofDresser Minerals, is now in Greybull, WY,after a stint in Greece. Bob Strode, BSc.Geop., is with ARCO Oil and Gas Company inDallas. Bob and wite. Sue, formerly with theMINES Magazine, expect to move to Alaskathis summer.ENVIROLOGIC SYSTEMS INC.Envifonmenlal Consullanls lo Ihe Mineral IndusliyJimV Rouse 61, Vice Presidenl SGeneral ManagerJohnB IveyCurlis L Amuedo(303)321-6057155 So. MBdIson St. DBfiver, Colo. 80209The annual Distinguished AchievementMedals and the van Diest GoldMedal were supplemented by severalspecial awards at the 1980 ColoradoSchool of Mines Commencement,Saturday, May 10, The George R,Brown and the newly instituted MinesMedals were also presented at the106th CSM commencement.Five alumni of CSM received the DistinguishedAchievement Medal thisyear, for service in the field of mineralengineering. The silver medal presentationswere established in 1942. Recipientsare picked each year by the CSMBoard of Trustees.The 1980 recipients include L, B,(Buck) Curtis, P.E, '49, Conoco's worldwideproduction operations manager;Albert C. Harding, E.M. '37, presidentof Mystic Gold, Inc.; Dorington G. LittleII, Geol.E. '50, president and generalmanager of Mobil Oil Canada, Ltd.;Ghaith R. Pharaon, Assoc., chairman ofthe board of Saudi Research andDevelopment Corporation (Redec), amulti-national corporation; and Robert E.Thurmond, E.M, '43, an independentconsultant to the financial and miningcommunity.Robert ThurmondThe George R, Brown Medal wasestablished by the Board of Trusteesand the Class of 1 922 in honor of one ofthe school's most distinguished alumniand himself a Distinguished AchievementMedalist in 1 949. The gold medalis awarded to a person who hasrendered distinguished service in or toINSTRUMEANSCREATIVE CIRCUIT DESIGNANALOG, DIGITAL. MICROCOMPUTERSmall-Scale ConstructionDr. R.W. McAllisterEvergreen. CO 674-5159the field of engineering education. The1 980 recipient is Dr. Albert W, Schlechten,Hon. '62, professor of metallurgicalengineering and director of the W. J.Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy atCSM.Albert W. SchlechtenThe van Diest Gold Medal was establishedto honor young CSM graduates inrecognition of their outstanding achievementfive to 1 5 years after graduation orafter receipt of their final degree. Theaward was established in 1949 by thelate Dr. Edmond C. van Diest, E.M.1886. The 1980 recipient is Dr.Charles E. Chapin, Geol.E. '54 andDSc. Geol.E. '65, senior geologist andadjunct professor of geoscience at theNew Mexico Bureau of Mines andMineral Resources, a division of theNew Mexico Institute of Mining andTechnology, Socorro.Charles E. ChapinThe Mines Medal, established in1979 by the Board of Trustees, wasgiven for the first time at the 1980Commencement, The silver medal isgiven to those persons who have givenunusual and exemplary service to CSM.Three medals were awarded this year,A posthumous award was made toProf. Robert A. Baxter, MSc, '23 and26 the mines magazine • june 19SDthe mines magazine ^june 1980 27