Individual Donor Clubs

Steve and Peggy Richards $25K Club recipients, Steve and Peggy Richards

Bo Yu$25K Club recipient, Bo Yu
           

Purpose 

Since its establishment in 1991, the SME Foundation has substantially benefited from the support of generous donors. This distinction was created to recognize lifetime donors who have contributed to the Foundation.  

Each year new contributors are recognized in Mining Engineering and honored during the SME Foundation Annual Gala Dinner at the SME Annual Conference & Expo. We sincerely thank them for selecting the SME Foundation as their cause to champion.  

25K Club - Donors who reach $25,000 of lifetime giving

2023  Harry M. Conger
2022   Rich Hodgson
2021  Steve and Peggy Richards
           Bo Yu
2019  C. Dale and Kathy Elifrits
2018  Drew and Dixie Meyer
2017  Ryan T. Bennett
          Ross and Candy Bhappu
2016  Sukumar Bandopadhyay
          James W. Boyd
          R. Gene Dewey
          David and Patrice Kanagy
          Raja and Geetha Ramani          
2015  Bart Hyita
          Stanley Dempsey
2014  Thomas V. Falkie
          Nikhil Trivedi
2013  Bill and Lucy Hancock
          William Reid
          Bob and Patti Schafer
          Richard M. Whiting
2012  Tom and Peggy O'Neil
          Kenneth Russell

Ruby Club - Donors who reach $50,000 of lifetime giving

2023  Dale and Kathy Elifrits
          Bill and Lucy Hancock
          Ronald and Connie Parratt
2022  Tom and Peggy O'Neil
2018   Patti and Bob Schafer
2017  Keith G. Wallace, Jr. 
2016  Sukumar Bandopadhyay
          R. Gene Dewey
          Raja and Geetha Ramani
          William W. Reid
2014  Jack E. Thompson
         Richard M. Whiting
2012  Arthur and Denise Schweizer
         William and Pamela Wilkinson


Emerald Club - Donors who reach $100,000 of lifetime giving


2023   The Ernest and Sally Lehmann Family Fund   
2019   Raja and Geetha Ramani
2017   R. Gene Dewey
          William and Pamela Wilkinson
2016   Richard M. Whiting
2013   Arthur and Denise Schweizer
2012   Syd and Felicia Peng

 
Sapphire Club - Donors who reach $500,000 of lifetime giving
2013  Syd and Felicia Peng
 
Diamond Club - Donors who reach $1M of lifetime giving
2017  Syd and Felicia Peng
2012  Scott McIntosh Family


Pinnacle Club - Donors who reach $2M of lifetime giving


Legacy Club
- Donors who included SME Foundation in their estate plans.  Find out more here

2020 - Daniel R. Shawe
2019 - Severn P. Brown
2017 - Andrew J. Fergus
2014 - Robert S. Shoemaker