Technical Paper Awards
Introduction
The Institute nationally presents prizes for papers presented or published during the year. In addition a number of branches offer awards presented at their meetings or submitted in competition. The winners are determined by a sub-group of the Education Committee which includes the Secretary and honorary officers and/or committee members. Presentation of the awards is made at the Annual Conference. The Institute’s national and international awards are as follows:
Caernarfon Award
Endowed by the North Wales branch from income raised in 1987 by a seminar on the proposed Quarries (Explosives) Regulations.
The single prize recognizes the best international paper for its technical merit, either in its coverage of advances in quarry practice or innovations designed to increase efficiency in some aspect of ‘quarrying’, in its broadest sense.
The award is made annually to a winning author, based in the UK or overseas (being either a member or a non-member of the Institute) and published in an Institute journal. The value of the award is up to £1,000.
Winners of Caernarfon Award
1989 B.A. Bartley (New Zealand)
1990 R. Pemberton
1991 C. McKenzie (Australia)
1992
1993 K. Holley (Hong Kong)
1994 C.C. Hollinsworth
1995 Dr M. Smith
1996 W. Grayson (USA)
1997 Dr B. Denby
1998
1999 I. Dumitru, M. Formosa, I. Browne, K. Lieber (Australia)
2000 H. van der Zanden (Netherlands)
2001 A. Cluett (South Africa)
2002 R. McLellan (Australia)
2003 A.J. von Wielligh, N.D.L. Burger and T.L. Wilcocks (South Africa)
2004 S. McCahon and B. Bouzaid (New Zealand)
2005 G. Laing, A. Happy, M. Harris, A. Hanna & C. Renhart (New Zealand)
2006 G.W. Bolsover
2007 G. Chan, D. Pallot, D. Hogan (Hong Kong)
Ruston Bucyrus Award
Endowed by Ruston Bucyrus Ltd.
Up to two prizes may be awarded annually (normally a single prize) for papers read to seminars, conferences, courses or symposia of the Institute, or submitted in competition. It is open to UK members of any grade. The last date for entries is 30 June. Value: £200.
Winners of Ruston Bucyrus Award
1st Prize 2nd Prize
1963 M.J. Martin
1965 J. Hoskinson and D.P.D. Tandy
1967 J. Brook
1968 S. Ellison
1969 R. Aspin
1970 D.P. Jones
1971 J.R. Cuthbert
1972 A.W.J. Lissenden J.S. Ornsby
1973 G.J. Mortimer
1974 B.J. Greenland and
T Saunt
1975 T.J. West E. Saunders
1976 R. Farahar A. Ditcher
1977 G.L. Lee G.P.T. Byron and J.M. Hobbs
1978 S.P.A. Savery and
S. Scott
1979 A.R. Groom G. Mortimer
1980 G.R. Phillipson T.T. Henshaw
1981 F.W. Raspass
1982 J.W. Trahair G.J.N. Collin
1983 R.F. Earle T. West
1984 Dr I.J. Brown T.J. Wilton
1985 J. Cook C.V.B. Cunningham
1986 B. Keys E. Hill
1987 M. Cameron
1988 A. Littler H. Wilson
1989 S.P.A. Savery J. Mortimer
1990 P. Tomes Dr G. Wilson
1991 P. Rothwell T.R. Last
1992 K. Rothery W.N. Pilling and A. Oates
1993 N. Nolan
1994 P.E. Papard
1995 D. Nicholson
1996 M. Falconer Hall
1997 C.E. Robson
1998 R. Clark
1999 G.W. Bolsover
2000 R.N. Humphries
2001 P. Brain
2002 R.P. Pearce
2003 D.E.Highley
2004 E.M. Reed
2005 C. Evans
2006 A. Connolly
2007 J.C. Barritt
Marston Award
Endowed by Mr C.E. Marston, President of the Institute in 1966-68
It provides an annual prize for the best paper presented to a branch meeting by a UK member of any grade employed within the quarrying industry. The last date for entries is 30 June. Value: £200.
Winners of Marston Award
1974 A.A. Jones
1975 J.F. Yeoman
1976 D. Taylor
1977 J. Baxter
1978 K. Orrell-Jones
1979 J. Cleeton
1980 M.J. Arthur
1981 N. German
1982 K.S. Walton
1983 R.D. Burton
1984 B.F. Kavanagh
1985 J.M. Harvey
1986 S. Absolom
1987 C. Holl
1988 S. Pulman
1989 H. Corfield
1990 J. Thompson
1991 D. Tidmarsh and K. Larson
1992 M. Thomas
1993 G.R. Shove
1994 P. Bowden
1995 Dr. G. Walton
1996 J. Leivers
1997 J. Cleeton
1998 K.A. Riley
1999 G. Clark
2000 S. Scawthon
2001 Dr. D. Nicholson
2002 J A Hackett
2003 J. Ford
2004 C. Barbour
2005 B. Cleaver
2007 S.P.A. Savery
In the case of the Ruston-Bucyrus and Marston Awards, if papers have not been published in Quarry Management, a typed or word-processed copy should be submitted together with illustrations.