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Minerals Education for Everyone by Bonnie Love, Editor, WorldWide Drilling Resource ® This month’s Editorial Focus is on education and training; and this is right up our alley. The Women In Mining Education Foundation (WIMEF) is dedicated to showing the public just how important the mining industry is to our everyday lives. We use fun, hands-on activities to demonstrate the value of minerals. Make your Own Toothpaste is a popular activity. We provide all of the ingredients and explain how the minerals in toothpaste work to keep your teeth strong and clean. This activity teaches basic science and math. Another activity enjoyed by attendees is Cookie Mining . In this activity, students purchase a “mine” (a chocolate chip cookie) and “tools” (toothpicks and paper clips) to mine chocolate chips. Once mining is complete, students are paid for their “lode” of chocolate chips. Then it’s time to reclaim the mine, by putting as much of the cookie back together as possible. Students learn about finance, math, and engi- neering. My personal favorite is a play on Mineral Match . Groups are given everyday items, and try to match the item with the mineral/rock used to create it. People are often surprised with the results. Do you know of a group, school, or organiza- tion who would benefit from learning more about minerals and the mining industry? Let us know, we love to share our activities. Hemimorphite is a zinc silicate mineral found in calamine lotion. Kaolin is used for ceramics, paint, paper, plastics, and rubber. In addition to sun- screen and acne treatment, zinc oxide is use in paint, makeup, lubricants, and adhesives. Rutile, more commonly known as titanium dioxide, is used in a food coloring, plastics, paper products, and paints. The M’s on this popular candy are made with rutile. Are you in the mining industry and looking for a way to make a difference? Women In Mining is always looking for new members of any gender. For more information, visit www.womeninmining.org Byproducts of coal are used for artificial sweeteners, soap, aspirins, solvents, dyes, plas- tics, and fibers such as rayon and nylon. Engineering Scholarships Awarded Adapted from Information by the Deep Foundations Institute The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the nonprofit, charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded several scholarships to civil engineering students focusing on geotechnical and/or environmental engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The 2017 recipients of the Charles J. Berkel Memorial Scholarship were University of Illinois students Tomasz Rutkowski, Emiliano Alvarez, and Joseph Binkowski. The awards were presented by DFI Educational Trust board member, Rudy Frizzi, of Langan Engineering and Environmental Services. The scholarship is named in memory of Charles J. Berkel, chairman of the board of Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc., and a graduate of the University of Illinois. Berkel generously committed $1 million to the DFI Educational Trust to create this scholarship endowment fund. Currently, four universities receive $12,500 annually from the Scholarship Fund: University of California at Berkeley, University of Illinois, Auburn University in Alabama, and the University of Houston. The 2017 recipient of the Dennis J. Leary Memorial Scholarship was University of Illinois student Roland Adrian. The award was presented by Alan Poeppel of Langan. The scholarship is named for Dennis J. Leary, a partner at Langan and a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The scholarship is part of the Trust’s Langan Engineering and Environmental Services Legacy Fund, which was established in 2015 with a $200,000 donation from Langan Engineering & Environmental Services and an additional contribution of more than $100,000 generously made by many principals of Langan. Emiliano Alvarez and Rudy Frizzi. Roland Adrian and Alan Poeppel. 38 JULY 2017 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®