Activities


Prof. Society Membership

  • SME of AIME 
  • Society for Computer Simulation (Senior Member)
  • Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy
  • Mining & Metallurgie Society of America
  • AAUP
  • former National Vice President of Sigma Gamma Epsilon Earth Science Honor Society
  • was on Board of Directors of ABET (engineering accreditation group)
  • AAAS (elected a fellow)
  • INFORMS (International Federation of Operations Research & Management Societies)

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Campus Activities

  • President of Idaho Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • Faculty Advisor to Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
  • In charge of Rotary Foundation fellowships for Idaho.
  • Organize and run the University of Idaho Simulation Study Group
  • Secretary / Treasures to Sigma Xi Research Honorary Society

Some Past Activities

  • Reviewer for HEW in setting up Mineral Institutes
  • Fulbright Fellow (Sr. Scholar) to Univ. of Queensland
  • Member, Faculty Advisory Committee to MSHA Academy in Virginia
  • Served on several committee assignments for Amer. Mining Congress
  • Chairman, ASEE, Minerals Committee
  • On several SME national committees
  • Served on Board of Directors of Aus. IMM (Adelaide Branch)
  • Fellowship to University of Wollongong (Australia) for 4 months
  • Set up and ran first 4 Department Heads' meeting before SME annual meetings. This is now an annual event.
  • Key note speaker for several national meetings in Australia
  • On Organizing Committee for Aust. Computers in Mining Symposia (4 or 5)
  • On Organizing Committee for numerous international sympsosia
  • Reviewer for NIOSH proposals

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Misc.

President of Rotary Club of Moscow, ID.
Chairman of Rotary District Scholarship Committee.

Serious tournament bridge player (i. e., nice guy me turns from Dr. Jeckyll to Mr. Hyde when he doubles little old lady for -1400 and she experiences state of apoplexy). Life Master bridge ranking with both the Amer. Cont. Bridge League and the Australian Bridge Federation with 6 current blue ribbon qualifications. (I'm sure this is totally meaningless to you but it is supposed to impress you).