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John T. Boyd Memorial Young Engineer Award

This award is given to bring recognition of engineering professionalism to young people working in the coal industry. The awardee automatically becomes eligible for consideration as the Pittsburgh Section's nominee for the nationally significant J.W. Woomer Award. In 2003, the award was renamed the John T. Boyd Memorial Young Engineer Award to honor Mr. Boyd's long and prominent contributions to the mining engineering profession.   This award is given to bring recognition of “engineering professionalism to young people working in the coal industry. ”  The winner is eligible to be nominated for the nationally significant J. W. Woomer Award.

2009 John T. Boyd Memorial “Young Engineer” Award Winner Ryan M. Murray

(Pictured with Dick Gray, Distinguished Member Committee Chair)

Robert P. Kudlawiec presents the John T. Boyd Memorial “Young Engineer” Award Plaque to John T. Boyd II, President and CEO.