C. Dale Elifrits, MS GGph’76, professor emeritus of geological engineering, received the 2002 Ivan B. Rahn Education award from The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME).
The award honors Elifrits for his involvement with the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology (ABET) and other educational activities. Elifrits also served as associate director of UMR’s Freshman Engineering Program for several years.