AIME 150th Celebration, Bethlehem, PA, USA October 2-4, 2021

AIME and Member Society Leadership Install Plaque at Lehigh University for 150th

October 2-4, 2021 leadership from AIME, WAAIME, and its four Member Societies, AIST, SME, SPE, and TMS, met at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, USA, the site of AIME's second meeting (and first technical meeting) on August 15, 1871.  There, the group held its 150th annual Board meeting, welcoming incoming Trustee from TMS, Liz Holm, to replace AIME 2019 President, Hani Henein, and turning the gavel over to incoming President from AIST, Kevin Zeik.  It also installed a plaque on campus (outside Packard Labs) recognizing the close historical ties of the institutions.  They rounded out the day with a dinner at another historic meeting site, the Sun Inn.

AIME then hosted historical talks from each of the Member Societies as well as WAAIME (formerly the Women's Auxiliary of AIME), specifically:

1. The Original 23 – Mike Korb, SME Penn Anthracite Section Past Chair
2. The Friedensville Mining District & the Birth of the U.S. Zinc Industry – Mike Kaas, SME Washington DC Section Past Chair, and Mark Connar, Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites Board Member
3. Ellen Swallow Richards: AIME’s First Female Member – Barbara Arnold, SME Past President
4. WAAIME Then and Now – Beth Price, WAAIME Past Chair
5. The Continuing Development of Modern Steel Products – John Speer, AIME 2017 President (see video link below)
6. Los Alamos National Lab – Ellen Cerreta, TMS 2021 President (see video link below)
7. Oil and Gas Then and Now – Tom Blasingame, SPE Past President

And, finally, attendees toasted to the 150th at a gala dinner where keynote speaker, AIME 2012 and 2020 President, George W. Luxbacher, presented “AIME Then and Now:  1871-2021” and received a rare recognition, the Order of the Golden Fleece. To wrap up the celebration on Monday, a smaller group went on industry field trips in the local region.

Related Links (including videos):

AIME 150th Program

AIME Lehigh Plaque Reveal Video

Sun Inn Self-Guided Tour

AIME Historical Talks Videos:

• Welcome by AIME Executive Director, Michele Lawrie-Munro and AIME 2020 President, George Luxbacher
• AIME 150th Video (produced by SPE)
• The Original 23 – Mike Korb, SME Penn Anthracite Section Past Chair
• The Friedensville Mining District & the Birth of the U.S. Zinc Industry – Mike Kaas, SME Washington DC Section Past Chair, and Mark Connar, Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites Board Member
• Ellen Swallow Richards: AIME’s First Female Member – Barbara Arnold, SME Past President
• WAAIME Then and Now – Beth Price, WAAIME Past Chair
• The Continuing Development of Modern Steel Products – John Speer, AIME 2017 President
• Los Alamos National Lab – Ellen Cerreta, TMS 2021 PresidentOil and Gas Then and Now – Tom Blasingame, SPE Past President
• Oil and Gas Then and Now – Tom Blasingame, SPE Past President
• Closing by Michele and George

AIME Gala Dinner Videos, including conference of the Order of the Golden Fleece

• 150th Champagne Toast
• 150th Gala Dinner Keynote:  AIME 2012 and 2020 President, George Luxbacher
• The Order of the Golden Fleece Conference and Closing
• AIME Order of the Golden Fleece Article

AIME Field Trips and Local Area Information

New Jersey Zinc Company and Palmerton, PA Handout for AIME 150th

Remarks by the last surviving Founder, Henry Sturgis Drinker, at the Silver Jubilee of AIME, Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA, May 16, 1921

To see more photos than those below, visit AIME's Flickr Page (LINK COMING SOON)