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The Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Reclamation (AMR) Conference’s coveted “Mayfly Award” recognizes individuals who have dedicated a lifetime of knowledge and expertise to the reclamation of abandoned mines in Pennsylvania. The mayfly was selected as the symbol for this award because its presence in a stream signifies clean water.
The tradition of presenting the “Mayfly Award” began at the 2007 Conference and the list of Awardees has grown to represent a long list of distinguished individuals.
2007 – R. John Dawes
& Louise Dunlap
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2008 – Margaret Dunn
& Russ Wagner
2009 – Dr. Robert S. Hedin, Ph. D.
& Dr. Arthur Rose
2010 – J. Scott Roberts
2011 – Dave Hess
2012 – Bernard J. McGurl
& Robert Eppley
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2013 – Bruce Leavitt
2014 – Pam Milavec
2015 – Art Grguric
2016 – Joe Pizarchik
2017 – Tom Grote
& Ed Wytovich
2018 – Craig Morgan
& Dave Mankameyer
2019 – Mark Killar
& Gary Merritt
2021 – Malcolm Crittenden
& Pete Dalby and Terry Morrow
2022 – Tim Ference
& Donna Wagner
Our current artist is Michael Bestwick