Dave Bucknam Outstanding Instructor Award

This award was established by the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs and was first presented in 2006 in memory of Dave Bucknam (1941-2004). Any active or inactive state, tribal, or federal employee designated as an instructor by the OSM National Technical Training Program is eligible for the Dave Bucknam Outstanding Instructor Award. This individual must exhibit the special qualities of dedication, leadership, compassion, and commitment as epitomized by Dave Bucknam in promoting the training of state, tribal, and federal employees. This award is presented at the National Association of Abandoned Mine land Programs' annual conference.

This year's winner is:

Michael Heilman

Past Years Dave Bucknam Award Recipients

  • Travis Parsons

    Deputy Director West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation

  • Tom Hines

    OSMRE retired

  • Melvin H. Yazzie, Principal Mining Engineer, Navajo Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Department

  • John Mack, P.E., OSMRE

  • Tom Henderson, Montana

  • Brent Means, OSMRE

  • Jay Hawkins, OSMRE

  • Mike Richardson, OSM

  • Richard L. Beam, Pennsylvania

  • Nancy Roberts, OSM

  • Eric Francis Perry, OSM

  • Eric Cavazza, Pennsylvania AML

  • Vann Weaver, OSM

  • Pat Park, West Virginia AML

  • Ed Carvey, OSM

  • Fred Sherfy, OSM

  • Allen Kraps, OSM

  • Mike Kastl, Oklahoma AML