1997 John Goris (1956)

1997    JOHN GORIS (1956)

Civil and mining engineer,

Engineer for the Utah State Department of Highways

Engineer and researcher for the US Bureau of Mines

Awarded the US Bureau of Mines Federal Engineer of the Year (1992)

Received the Secretary of Interior Valor Award for saving a life

Internationally recognized for research on mining ground support systems

Published numerous scholarly papers on mining and civil engineering