Growing up in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and embarking on to Penn State, Drew Meyer became the university’s first mineral economics student. Fate brought him to the minerals industry through life-changing guidance from his academic advisor, and Meyer graduated with his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Mineral Economics. After serving in the Army in psychological warfare in Vietnam, Meyer led a 39-year career with Vulcan Materials Company. Meyer’s unique skills in mineral identification, market predictions, and mining logistics made him invaluable to Vulcan and its quarry acquisitions. A past SME President and SME Legion of Honor Member, Meyer has a rich 58-year history with SME. Meyer was among the catalysts of SME, pushing for programming changes as he elevated interest in aggregates within SME. Meyer helped facilitate the birth of SME’s Industrial Minerals Division and is a recipient of the AIME Hal Williams Hardinge Award for exemplary service in the industrial minerals sector.