Service Activities of R. Larry Grayson

Industry/Academic Services:

• Campus P&T Committee, University of Missouri-Rolla, 2006-2007


• Chair, Mining Technology & Training Commission, National Mining Association, 2006


• Chair, Management Task Force, University of Missouri-Rolla, 2005


• Member, Budgetary Affairs Committee, University of Missouri-Rolla, 2004-2006


• Member, Student Conduct Committee, University of Missouri-Rolla, 2004-2005


• Chair, Quenon Endowed Chair of Mining Engineering Search Committee, 2002-03


• Member, Committee of Department Chairs, University of Missouri-Rolla, 2000-present


• Member, Provost’s Advisory Committee, Vice Provost for UMR Global


• Member, Student Scholastic Appeals Committee, 2002-03


• Chair, Search Committee for Library Director, 2002


• Member, Library and Learning Resources Committee, 2002-03


• Member, Quality Assurance Committee for National Occupational Research Agenda, NIOSH, 1999-2000.


• Member, NIOSH Secondary Review Committee (programmatic reviewer of research grant applications), 1999-2000.


• Co-organizer and major sponsor of NIOSH Workshop on Construction, Agriculture, and Mining Partnerships, 2000.


• Moderator for Keynote Session entitled “Meeting 21st Century Challenges to Mining” at SME 2000 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, February 28.


• Extensive service to the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., as outlined earlier.Presented Mine Health and Safety Management: Approaches, Issues, and Tools workshop at the NIOSH Underground Stone Seminar, Cincinnati, OH, December 9, 1998.


• Co-presenter at University of Missouri-Rolla Longwall Mining short course for BHP Minerals, San Juan Basin, New Mexico, February, 1998.


• Chair, Underground Mining Session, Coal Division, 1998 SME Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 9-11.


• Session Chair, 1997 Northwest Mining Association Annual Meeting, December 15, 1997, Spokane, WA: NIOSH Panel Discussion – Practical Safety and Health Concerns.


• Member, Chancellor’s Grievance Hearing Panel, UMR, 1996-1998.


• Member, Quenon Professorship Search Committee, UMR Department of Mining Engineering, 1996.


• Graduate Council Representative, UMR Department of Mining Engineering, 1997.


• Co-Instructor, MSHA-approved new annual refresher training format at Mingo Logan Coal Company, Wharncliffe, WV, July, 1996.


• Co-Director and Instructor, Project Evaluation Methods short course, given to professional engineers at Mingo-Logan Coal Company, Wharncliffe, WV, July, 1995.


• Peer-reviewed 45 technical articles for USBM, SME, IEEE-IAS, NIOSH, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, and Mineral Resources Engineering.


• Instructor, Professional Engineers Exam Review short course, West Virginia University, October, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987.


• Made 18 public-related presentations at professional organizations, hearings, community events, educational institutions, and a television currents events program.


• Chaired, Search Committee for Dean, College of Agriculture and Forestry, West Virginia University, 1993-94.


• Member, University-wide Health and Safety Committee, 1994.


• Coordinated the first WVU-hosted Pittsburgh Coalbed Methane Forum, 1993.


• Chaired seven other technical sessions at various conferences.


• Conducted a two-day hearing by the West Virginia Mine Inspectors Examining Board on the petition for dismissal of an inspector submitted by the Office of Miners Health, Safety and Training, 1992-93; submitted decision in form of an order.


• Member, TQM Design/Coordinating Team and TQM Steering Committee, West Virginia University, 1992-94.


• Member, Service and Academic Rewards Task Force, West Virginia University, 1992-93.


• Member, Search Committee for Associate Vice President, Finance, West Virginia University, 1992.


• Participated in the US Bureau of Mines and Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education workshop entitled "Health, Safety and Environmental Regulatory Issues in Mining and Mineral Industries: An Assessment of the Adequacy of College Curricula," in Washington, D. C., on May 12, 1992.


• Member, Benedum Economic Development Proposal Committee, West Virginia University, 1992.


• Member, Search Committee for Dean, College of Engineering, West Virginia University, 1991-92.


• Member, Search Committee for Director, National Research Center for Coal and Energy, West Virginia University, 1991-92.


• Chaired the West Virginia University Task Force on Establishing an Undergraduate Program in Environmental Science/Engineering, West Virginia University, 1991-92.


• Presented technical overview of respirable dust compliance sampling procedures on WNPB public television program entitled "Stateline Friday," April 12, 1991.


• Member, Search Committee for Dean, College of Mineral and Energy Resources, West Virginia University, 1990-91.


• Member, Search Committee for an Assistant Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, West Virginia University, 1989-90.


• Senate Bookstore Advisory Board, West Virginia University, 1989-90.


• Director and Instructor, Production and Cost Management Techniques for Coal Mine Managers short course given West Virginia University: 1989, 1988, 1986.


• Instructor, Surface Subsidence Engineering and WVU's Subsidence Model, August 1988.


• Instructor, 36th Coal Preparation Short Course, West Virginia University, August, 1987.


• Demonstrator at Mining Engineering Computer Software Workshop, WVCMI and CAS-SME Joint Fall Meeting, October 22-24, 1987.


• Instructor, Longwall Mining Short Course, West Virginia University, August, 1985.

Professional Services:

Memberships:

• Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME), AIME
• Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America (PCMIA)
• St. Louis Section of SME-AIME, formerly
• Illinois Mining Institute (IMI), formerly
• International Society of Mine Safety Professionals (ISMSP), formerly
• St. Louis Coal Club, formerly
• Southeast Missouri Section of SME-AIME (now defunct)
• Mine Inspectors Institute of America (MIIA), formerly
• Holmes Safety Association (HAS), formerly
• National Safety Council (NSC); organizational member, formerly
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE); formerly
• West Virginia Coal Mining Institute (WVCMI); formerly
• Southeast Missouri Safety Association; formerly
• SME, Washington, D.C. Section; formerly
• Golden Key National Honor Society
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Committee Activities:

• Mine Safety Technology and Training Commission, as chair, which is an independent commission with expenses funded by the National Mining Association and focusing on technology and training solutions to the 2006 Sago Mine and Darby Mine disasters and to address proactively mine safety issues.


• Education and Professional Strategic Committee, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (2006-2008)


• Ramsay Gold Medal Award Committee, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (2006-2009)


• Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, 2004-2005 (served as Chair)


• Executive Committee, representing Mineral and Energy Resources Section, Board on Natural Resources, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, 2001-2004; Chair of Mineral and Energy Resources Section, 2004.


• Student Member Affairs Committee, SME, 2004-2006


• Frank F. Aplan Award Committee, 2003, AIME, Chair


• Robert Earl McConnell Award Committee (2001-02), AIME, 2002 Chair


• Board of Directors, SME (1999-2002), representing Coal Division


• Program Chair, 2000 SME Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City


• Chair, 2000, Coal Division, SME


• Coal Division Executive Committee, SME-AIME (1993-2001)


• Program Chair, Coal Division, 1998 SME Annual Meeting, Orlando


• Program Committee, SME 1998 Annual Meeting, Orlando


• Program Coordination Committee, SME (1995-96)


• Distinguished Member Award Committee, SME-AIME (1995-97; 1999)


• Distinguished Service Award Committee, Coal Division, SME-AIME (1997-2000)


• Stefanko Award Committee, SME Coal Division (1997-99)


• Frank F. Aplan Award Committee, SME (2000)


• Ramsay Medal Award Committee, AIME (1994-97; 2006-present, chair for 1996)


• Council of Education, SME-AIME (1995-99; Chair, 1995-97)


• Committee on Educational Quality, SME-AIME (1995-97)


• Education Planning Committee, SME-AIME (1989-91; chair 1991)


• Underground Mining Unit Committee, Coal Division, SME-AIME (1995-98; publications chair for 1996; chair for 1997)


• Scholarship Committee, Coal Division, SME-AIME (1996-99)


• Research and Development Unit Committee, Coal Division, SME-AIME (1995-98)


• Health & Safety Unit Committee, Coal Division, SME (1993-1996)


• Eavenson Award Committee, Coal Division, SME (1993-1996)


• Operations Research Unit Committee, Mining & Exploration Division, SME-AIME (1987-1993; chair 1993)


• Member, Mine Safety and Health Administration Academy Visiting Committee (1995-96)


• Board of Directors, Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America, (1989-2000; 2nd Vice President, 1996)


• Coal Research Committee, National Safety Council, Coal Mining Section (1987-1993)


• West Virginia Coal Mining Institute (1991-1995; Secretary-Treasurer)

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