Alumni

By Sarah Kuta, Special to Mines Magazine Today, runners, cyclists and cross-country skiers flock to the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, a picturesque 73-mile multi-use path in Northern Idaho’s Silver

Melanie Westergaard ’87 talks about the important role that alumni will play in Mines' future, particularly as the Oredigger community celebrates this milestone year.

Mines alum Stephen Sonnenberg ’81 led the most recent report of the Potential Gas Committee, with support from Cathy Farmer ’79, MS ’81.

The Mining Engineering Department has some big goals for the next five to 10 years to continue 150 years of university-industry synergy.

Braeton Smith MS ’14, PhD ’18 is an energy economist at Argonne National Laboratory and co-author of the U.S. Department of Energy’s new Critical Materials Assessment.

Kari Gonzales ’02 is the president and CEO of MxV Rail based in Pueblo, Colorado.

Mines alumni Steve Sparkowich ’89 and Daniel Wright ’21 work on the inert anode team at the green steel startup Boston Metal.

The District is home to one of the largest collections of innovation and maker spaces on any university campus in the U.S.

Building on an indelible legacy, Mines continues to provide industry with the technology — and leaders — needed for the next 150 years and beyond.

Michael Coors ‘06 has been appointed to the Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees by Gov. Jared Polis. Coors, a Mines alum, will serve a four-year term on the board through December 2027. Coors