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SAIMM Past Presidents

(*) Indicates Deceased Past President
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1894 - 1900 | 1900 - 1950 | 1950 - 2000 | 2000 onwards

2022 IJ Geldenhuys Elias Matinde (2024 – 2025)
2022 IJ Geldenhuys William Joughin (2023 – 2024)
2022 IJ Geldenhuys Z. Botha (2022-2023)
2022 IJ Geldenhuys IJ Geldenhuys (2021-2022)
2021 VG Duke width= VG Duke (2020-2021)
2019 A S Macfarlane M I Mthenjane (2019-2020)
2019 A S Macfarlane A S Macfarlane (2018-2019)
Selo Ndlovu 2017 small Prof S Ndlovu (2017-2018)
C Musingwini C Musingwini (2016-2017)
R Jones RT Jones (2015-2016)
J. Porter JL  Porter (2014-2015)
2013-M. Dworzanowski M Dworzanowski (2013-2014) 
2012-G. Smith GL Smith (2012-2013)
2011-N. vd Merwe N van der Merwe (2011-2012)
2010-GVR.Landman GVR Landman (2010-2011)
2009-JC.Ngoma JC Ngoma (2009-2010)
2008-AM.Garbers-Craig AM Garbers-Craig (2008-2009)
2007-RGB-Pickering RGB Pickering (2007-2008)
2006-RPH.Willis RPH Willis (2006-2007)
2005-WH-vanNiekerk WH van Niekerk (2005-2006)
2004-FMG.Egerton FMG Egerton (2004-2005)
2003-TR.Stacey TR Stacey (2003-2004)
2002-SJ.Ramokgopa SJ Ramokgopa (2002-2003)
2001-AAB.Douglas AAB Douglas (2001-2002)*
2000-Dr.LA.Cramer LA Cramer (2000-2001)
1999-MH.Rogers MH Rogers (1999-2000)
1998-JR.Dixon JR Dixon (1998-1999)
1997-R.P.Mohring RP Mohring (1997-1998)*
1996-Dr.N.A.Barcza NA Barcza (1996-1997)
1995-D.A.J.Ross-Watt DAJ Ross-Watt (1995-1996)
1994-J.A.Cruise JA Cruise (1994-1995)
1993-H.Scott-Russell H Scott-Russell (1993-1994)*
1992-J.P.Hoffman JP Hoffman (1992-1993)*
1991-R.D.Beck RD Beck (1991-1992)
1990-H.G.Mosenthal HG Mosenthal (1990-1991)*
1989-Dr.O.K.H.Steffen OKH Steffen (1989-1990)*
1988-C.E.Fivaz CE Fivaz (1988-1989)
1987-B.C.Alberts BC Alberts (1987-1988)*
1986-Dr.H.Wagner H Wagner (1986-1987)
1985-H.E.James HE James (1985-1986)*
1984-J.D.Austin JD Austin (1984-1985)
1983-Prof.R.P.King RP King (1983-1984)*
1982-Prof.A.N.Brown AN Brown (1982-1983)
1981-G.Y.Nisbet GY Nisbet (1981-1982)*
1980-Dr.P.R.Jochens PR Jochens (1980-1981)*
1979-D.A.Viljoen DA Viljoen (1979-1980)*
1978-Dr.M.C.Atmore MG Atmore (1978-1979)*
1977-P.A.vonWielligh PA Von Wielligh (1977-1978)*
1976-Dr.M.D.G.Salamon MDG Salamon (1976-1977)*
1975-Dr.R.E.Robinson RE Robinson (1975-1976)*
1974-Prof.R.P.Plewman RP Plewman (1974-1975)*
1973-P.W.J.vanRensburg PWJ van Rensburg (1973-1974)*
1972-Dr.J.P.Hugo JP Hugo (1972-1973)*
1971-Prof.D.D.Howat DD Howat (1971-1972)*
1970-V.C.Robinson VC Robinson (1970-1971)*
1969-J.K.E.Douglas JKE Douglas (1969-1970)*
1968-R.C.J.Goode RCJ Goode (1968-1969)*
1967-P.Lambooy P Lambooy (1967-1968)*
1966-D.Gordon.Jones D Gordon Jones (1966-1967)*
1965-H.E.Cross HE Cross (1965-1966)*
1964-D.M.Jamieson DM Jamieson (1964-1965)*
1963-J.F.Reid JF Reid (1963-1964)*
1962-J.deV.Lambrechts J.deV Lambrechts (1962-1963)*
1961-D.G.Maxwell DG Maxwell (1961-1962)*
1960-W.S.Findlay WS Findlay (1960-1961)*
1959-R.J.Adamson RJ Adamson (1959-1960)*
1958-M.Barcza M Barcza (1958-1959)*
1957-H.Simon H Simon (1957-1958)*
1956-W.Bleloch WM Bleloch (1956-1957)*
1955-H.Britten H Britten (1955-1956)*
1954-L.A.Bushell LA Bushell (1954-1955)*
1953-M.C.G.Meyer MCG Meyer (1953-1954)*
1952-D.D.Stitt DD Stitt (1952-1953)*
1951-C.J.Irving CJ Irving (1951-1952)*
1950-W.E.Gooday WE Gooday (1950-1951)*
1949-O.A.E.Jackson OAE Jackson (1949-1950)*
1948-F.G.Hill FG Hill (1948-1949)*
1947-A.Clemes A Clemens (1947-1948)*
1946-L.Falcon M Falcon  (1946-1947)*
1945-J.T.McIntyre JT McIntyre (1945-1946)*
1944-P.J.L.Bok PJ Louis Bok (1944-1945)*
1943-C.Biccard.Jeppe C Biccard Jeppe (1943-1944)*
1942-J.V.Muller John V Muller (1942-1943)*
1941-T.Meyer Theo Meyer (1941-1942)*
1940-J.H.Dobson JH Dobson (1940-1941)*
1939-E.H.A.Joseph EHA Joseph (1939-1940)*
1938-P.E.Hall PE Hall (1938-1939)*
1937-R.S.G.Stokes RSG Stokes (1937-1938)*
1936-T.K.Prentice TK Prentice (1936-1937)*
1935-R.A.H.Flugge-DeSmidt RA Flugge-De-Smidt (1935-1936)*
1934-E.C.Ranson EC Ranson (1934-1935)*
1933-P.N.Lategan PN Lategan (1933-1934)*
1932-T.Nimmo.Dewar V Nimmo-Dewar (1932-1933)*
1931-A.King A King (1931-1932)*
1930-J.Henderson J Henderson (1930-1931)*
1929-H.Pirow H Pirow (1929-1930)*
1928-J.A.Woodburn JA Woodburn (1928-1929)*
1927-R.N.Kotze Sir Robert Kotze (1927-1928)*
1926-H.R.Adam HR Adam (1926-1927)*
1925-H.A.White HA White (1925-1926)*
1924-C.J.Gray CJ Gray (1924-1925)*
1923-F.W.Watson FW Watson (1923-1924)*
1922-G.A.Watermeyer GA Watermeyer (1922-1923)*
1921-F.Wartenweiler F Wartenweiler (1921-1922)*
1920-J.Chilton J Chilton (1920-1921)*
1919-J.Gray J Gray (1919-1920)*
1918-H.S.Meyer HS Meyer (1918-1919)*
1917-G.Hildick-Smith G Hildick-Smith (1917-1918)*
1916-J.A.Wilkinson JA Wilkinson (1916-1917)*
1915-J.E.Thomas JE Thomas (1915-1916)*
1914-G.H.Stanley GH Stanley (1914-1915)*
1912-W.R.Dowling A Richardson (1913-1914)*
1912-W.R.Dowling WR Dowling (1912-1913)*
1911-C.B.Saner CB Saner(1911-1912)*
1910-J.Moir J Moir (1910-1911)*
1909-A.Mc.A.Johnston A.McA Johnston (1909-1910)*
1908-R.G.Bevington RG Bevington (1908-1909)*
1907-J.Yates J Yates (1907-1908)*
1906-EH.Johnson EH Johnson (1906-1907)*
1905-Dr.WM.Cullen W Cullen (1905-1906)*
1904-WA.Caldecott WA Caldecott (1904-1905)*
1903-SH.Pearce SH Pearce (1903-1904)*
1899-1903-JR.Williams JR Williams (1899-1903)*
1898-Dr.J.Loevy J Loevy (1898-1899)*
1897-C.Butters C Butters (1897-1898)*
1896-WR.Feldtmann WR Feldtmann (1896-1897)*
1895-AF.Crosse AF Crosse (1895-1896)*
1894-W.Bettel W Bettel (1894-1895)*

Brigadier Stokes Memorial Award

award3Background

In 1980 the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy instituted a prestigious award to commemorate Brigadier Stokes for his outstanding and unique contribution to the South African Mining Industry over a period of many years. This award consists of a Platinum medal. The award is made to an individual for the very highest achievement in the South African mining and metallurgical industry, and is not necessarily based on technical considerations.

Former Recipients
1980    H F Oppenheimer
1981    Dr W Bleloch
1982    Dr F G Hill
1983    Dr A Whillier (Postumously)
1984    Professor D G Krige
1985    Dr R E Robinson
1986    Professor M D G Salamon
1987    Dr T F Muller
1988    Dr W J (Wim) de Villiers
1989    Dr R A Plumbridge
1990    W G Boustred
1991    P du P Kruger
1992    E Pavitt
1993    Professor D A Pretorius
1994    Dr H Wagner
1995    Dr O K H Steffen
1996    B E Hersov
1997    D W Horsfall (Posthumously)
1998    B P Gilbertson
1999    L Boyd
2000    A H Mokken
2001    T L Gibbs
2002    J Ogilvie Thompson
2003    P V Cox
2004    H J Smith
2005    P Motsepe
2006    Prof G T van Rooyen

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