The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Foundation (SMEF) is pleased to announce that Murray Energy Corporation has committed to annually endow the SME Foundation ABET Program. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is the non-governmental organization that accredits more than 3,700 applied science, computing, engineering, and technology programs at more than 750 institutions in 30 countries worldwide.
The endowment will continue to provide for SME to be a participating body in the ABET organization, including two seats on the Engineering Accreditation Commission, and one seat on the ABET Board of Directors. In addition, the funding will provide for recruiting, training and deployment of professionals who visit colleges or universities that offer B.S. degrees in geological engineering, geophysical engineering, mining engineering, minerals engineering, geo-environmental engineering and environmental engineering to ensure that the programs maintain the ABET accreditation.
“The SME Foundation wishes to thank Robert Murray for this generous annual endowment for the ABET Program,” said SME Executive Director David L. Kanagy. “We also extend our sincerest gratitude to Mr. Murray for his many years of loyal service to SME and the SME Foundation, and for his lifetime commitment to the coal and mining industry for which he has made an indelible difference.”
Nine SME presidents gathered together on October 19 with the SME Pittsburgh Local Section leadership where the gift was announced.
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SME Presidents:
Standing - George Luxbacher, Michael Karmis, John Murphy, Tom Falkie,
Executive Director David Kanagy, Barbara Arnold, Ta Li.
Seated - Jim Boyd, Robert Murray, John Mansanti.
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Robert Murray is currently an SME Foundation Trustee and serves on the Corporate Giving Committee. He has acted as SME President (1989), AIME President (2000), Chaired the SME Coal & Energy Division ( and has served on numerous Board committees. Among the many awards he has received over the years, Mr. Murray was recognized as a Distinguished Member of SME in 1983 and was awarded an AIME Honorary Membership in 2007.
Headquartered in St. Clairsville, Ohio, Murray Energy Corporation and its subsidiary companies employ approximately 6,000 people and operate thirteen active coal mines, including eleven underground longwall mining systems and forty-six continuous mining units in Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Utah and West Virginia.
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For more information, contact Jackie Dorr, Communications Manager, 303-948-4244 or
dorr@smenet.org.