By Aurum Staff

This year’s Mines Medal ceremony  was a great success. The event took place on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. The ceremony honored Lee Rybeck Lynd, a professor from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Lynd was honored for his work dealing with sustainability and biofuels.

In his speech, Lynd said that, “There is abundant evidence that we are embarking on the third resource revolution in the history of mankind.”

There were 472 total people who attended this year’s ceremony, including students, faculty, administrators, and members of the community. This is the third time that the Mines Medal ceremony has been held, and each time has been more successful than the last.

Distinguished leaders: School of Mines President Dr. Robert Wharton, Mines Medal Recipient Dr. Lee Rybeck Lynd and South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard stand for photos Sept. 29, at the Mines Medal award ceremony at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, S.D. Photo by Andrew Turner.

Starting the ceremony: School of Mines President Dr. Robert Wharton gives an opening speech at the Mines Medal award ceremony Sept. 29, at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, S.D. Photo by Andrew Turner.