In the spring semester of 2013, Iron Range Engineering
started a student chapter of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy &
Exploration (SME). Over the past three semesters, the number of students increased
from 14 members to 21 members. Along with an increase in the amount of
students, the amount of activities that the students participated in increased.
This semester the students participated in; watching a mine blast at U.S. Steel’s
Minntac site, a tour of Cliffs Hibbing Taconite facility, appearing in the SME
video Iron in our Electric World,
tour of the Soudan Mine, attended the SME National Conference, attended and
volunteered at the Duluth SME Conference. During the semester some of the
students also volunteered to design two obstacles for United Way’s Rampage at
the Ridge event that will be held in the summer. As this semester comes to a
close all of the executive members will be graduating. At the last bi-weekly
meeting held during the semester, a vote was held to determine the new members
of the executive board. The new executive
board for the Fall 2014 semester includes:
President – Kody Kamunen
Vice-President – James Wilson
Secretary – Brandy Maki
Treasurer - Matt Carlson
These new members of the executive board all have been
members of the Iron Range Engineering chapter for a year now. As this semester
comes to a close, the new members are being educated on the roles of each
position by the exiting members of the executive board and look forward to the
upcoming semester.
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Written by Mike Carlson
Proofread by Michael Lynch
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