Society of Economic Geologists Ralph W. Marsden Award for 2004 Citation of Thomas A. Loucks

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President Hitzman, distinguished guests, members and friends of the Society: I am honored today to present Thomas A. Loucks as the 2004 recipient of the Ralph W. Marsden Award. Ralph was a distinguished member of the Society and served the Society, the SEG Foundation, and the former Economic Geology Publishing Company as Treasurer from 1976 until his untimely death in late 1986. His outstanding service was recognized shortly thereafter with the establishment of this award bearing his name. Tom Loucks received a bachelor’s degree in 1971 and a master’s degree in 1973, both in geology, from Dartmouth College. From 1974 through 1983, he was employed successively as a research geologist and exploration project geologist by the Kennecott Exploration, Bear Creek Mining, Climax, and Amax companies. In 1984, he enrolled in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, specializing in strategic management and finance, and received an MBA degree in 1985. He then worked for three years as a business development analyst for Newmont Mining in New York. In 1988, he joined Denver-based Royal Gold, and over the following 11 years, held increasingly responsible management positions leading to Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer. He is currently President-CEO of Trend Mining Company. Now, you’ll have to bear with me as I attempt to highlight Tom’s record of service to the Society and his accomplishments, which are interwoven with a number of major developments in the Society over the past 15 years. When, in 1991, …