Mineral Exploration is the official publication of the Association of Mineral Exploration British Columbia.
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Royanna Wild with Awards Committee chair Ed Balon 18 Mineral Exploration | amebc.ca Program. She also instituted the student delegate program at the annual KEG Conference. Wild was a member of the team that started the popular annual KEG Lecture Series, which brings together an audience of both industry and the public, and she spearheaded the popular "Ask a Geo" events in Kamloops. She was also involved with starting Mining Day in Kamloops. She is a tireless volunteer, often working in the background, helping out where needed on AME's initiatives, such as Discovery Day at Roundup. Wild is a great ambassador for the industry, working with young people and encouraging their interest in geology. FRANK WOODSIDE PAST PRESIDENTS AND PAST CHAIRS AWARD MAUREEN LIPKEWICH, GARY NORDIN AND SHEILA STENZEL The Frank Woodside Past Presidents and Past Chairs Award is presented to three individuals for their distinguished service to AME and/or the mineral exploration industry. Maureen Lipkewich co-founded the Mineral Resources Education Program of B.C., now known as MineralsEd, with Coquitlam school teacher Bruce Kiloh in 1991. She served as director from its inception in 1991 until 2003, and continues to be involved as an honorary member of its board of trustees. Lipkewich is a lifelong member of B.C.'s mining community. She grew up in Merritt, married a miner and moved with her family to Kamloops, then Tumbler Ridge, and finally Vancouver. Lipkewich was working as a volunteer with the Mining Association of B.C. in the late 1980s when she began to cross paths with teachers at career fairs who informed her that they did not have up-to-date and useful materials to teach about mining. Her search for solutions led her to the B.C. Ministry of Education, the B.C. Teachers' Federation and the Social Studies provincial specialist association, where she met Kiloh. They drafted a formal teacher-industry partnership dedicated to supporting teachers in their development of resources to teach about earth science, mineral resources and mining at all grade levels where there was opportunity in the curriculum. Gary Nordin has worked in the mining industry for more than 50 years. He is a founder, director and senior geologist with 1 2017-07-19 3:00 PM