Nominate a Miner

The 2010 Miners’ Celebration will focus on miners (past and present) with a goal of recognizing their contributions to the mining industry and their local communities.
We invite you to nominate a miner for an award at the 2010 Miners’ Celebration. The award winner could be your father, a former boss, or someone who saved your life in a mine disaster. Nominations will be accepted for heroism, innovation, or community service. Deadline for submission is May 1st.

Miners’ Celebration 2010 will be the platform for acknowledging the contributions of miners (past and present) through a special awards ceremony. Nominations are being accepted online and at the MSTC office. Please fill out the form below. Nomination Examples

Nomination Criteria:
Must be a resident of WV. (Alternately, they must have been a resident of WV for the time period related to the nomination).
They must have served in the mining industry in the last 100 years.
They must not be a friend or family member of any MSTC employee.

Thank you for submitting your nominations. All nominations are currently being reviewed.

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Example Nomination for the Heroism Category:
My grandfather Joe Smith, started working in the coal mines when he was 16 and worked for over 40 years. He was involved in 3 mining disasters, and spent 14 hours saving the lives of two of unconscious co-workers in one of the disasters, at great peril of his own life. But that’s not why he is a hero to me. He is a hero because he worked hard every day of his life, never expecting gratitude from anyone, and he was always ready to take me fishing in the summer even after a hard day’s work. I love you Grampa.

Example Nomination for the Innovation Category:
My uncle Joe Smith worked in WV coal mines from 1984-1998. During his time there he worked on the electrical systems. His major contribution as far as I am concerned was the invention of more durable wiring that resisted moisture and physical damage better than existing products. Coal miners help keep the lights on, and he helped keep the coal miner’s lights on.

Example Nomination for the Community Service Category:
My neighbor, Joe Smith was a coal miner for as long I knew him. He passed away last spring, but his memory lives on. Time, and time again he could be found helping someone in our community with a plumbing problem, or splitting firewood for someone who was ill. At his funeral it seemed that there was no person he had not impacted in our community. He served on the volunteer fire department, was an active participant in our local government public meetings, volunteered as a Sunday School teacher at his local church, and would help anyone who needed help. I would like to nominate him posthumously for his contribution to our local community.

2010 Miners’ Celebration Agenda

The 2010 Miners’ Celebration will carry on the tradition of the Mine Safety Technology Consortium of providing a forum for the coal industry to share ideas and promote interest in the West Virginia coal mining industry. The 2010 Miners’ Celebration will provide three tracks of presentations and speakers with a theme of continued development and progress in the WV mining industry. The three tracks this year are: Coal Technology Development, Coal Heritage Development, and Coalfields Community Development.

Speakers for the 2010 Miners’ Celebration include: Congressman Nick J. Rahall, II (invited), State Senator Mike Green, Mike Castle, former Director of the WVDEP, Christy Bailey, Director of the National Coal Heritage Area, Jeff Woods, Director of the Coalfield Community Development Office, the West Virginia Division of Energy, VISE, Dr. Tony Szwilski, from Marshall University, Tammy Horn, Eastern Kentucky University, CEDAR, and companies and historians serving various aspects of the mining industry.

Schedule of Events*

Wednesday, June 16

12pm-6pm	Exhibitor and conference set-up
6pm-7:30pm	Exhibit booths open and Welcome Reception

Thursday, June 17

8am-8:30am	Registration in Exhibit Area
8:45am	Breakfast
9:45am	Kickoff session featuring
	Sen. Mike Green and CEDAR
10am	Breakout Session 1
11am	Break
11:15am	Breakout Session 2
12:30pm	Lunch - Because of You... awards ceremony
	Congressman Nick J. Rahall, II Invited
2:30pm	Breakout Session 3
3:30pm	Break
3:45pm	Breakout Session 4
4:45pm	Adjourn

*Schedule subject to change

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