List of MES Chairs

Chairs of the Mineral Economics Society and then the Management and Economics Society were as follows:

List of Chairs of the Mineral Economics Committee/Mineral Economics Society/Management and Economics Society

Mineral Economics Committee

Robert Elver   1974/75   Founding Chair
Robert Elver   1975/76
Robert Elver   1976/77
William Barbour   1977/78
Glen Wittur   1978/79
Donald J. Worth   1979/80
André Dorr   1980/81
Walter F. Atkins   1981/82
Robert J. Keyes   1982/83
Gerhard Anders   1983/84
John Postle   1984/85
Greg Daniels   1985/86
George Espley   1986/87
Bruce Jamieson   1987/88
John Lydall   1988/89
David Harquail   1989/90
Allan Clark   1990/91
Philip Martin   1991/92

 

Mineral Economics Society

Kerry D. Smith   1992/93
Don MacLean   1993/94
Gordon McCreary   1994/95
Paul Lunney   1995/96
Craig Roberts   1996/97
Robert Halupka   1997/98 *
Keith Spence   1998/99, 1999/00
Jane Spooner   2000/01, 2001/02
Brian Johnston   2002/03, 2003/04

*At the end of his term, Rob Halupka suggested that a two-year term would be more appropriate since it takes a year essentially to learn all that goes on. However, it will be seen that several chairs have served longer than two years and/or have stepped back into the position.

 

Management and Economics Society

Jane Spooner and Ted Yates   2004/05
Barbara Mossop   2005/06, 2006/07
Keith Spence   2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10
Alicia Ferdinand   2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13
Richard Jundis   2013/14
Alicia Ferdinand   2014/15
Dr. Carlos da Costa   2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20
Dr. Jacqueline Allison   2020/21, 2021/22
Dr. Carlos da Costa   2022/23, 2023/24