Newsletters

View WAAIME Fall 2025 Newsletter EN | ES

  • Midyear meeting was a howling success
  • Investing in the future: $365,000 in WAAIME Scholarships awarded
  • 30 years of impact; Young scholarship winners inspire
  • Help shape WAAIME’s future: Nominate a leader today
  • WAAIME congratulates its scholarship recipients
  • WAAIME elects 2026 Executive Committee officers
  • Iris Whinnen-Owen named 2025 Founder’s Award recipient; A lifetime of leaderhip
  • Careers That Rock; Initiative expands nationwide
  • WAAIME Mexico DF Section: Supporting the next generation of engineers
  • WAAIME Torroen Section: Investing in future mining leaders
  • WAAIME Chile Section: Celebrating future mining professionals
  • WAAIME Lima Section: Inspiring innovation through education

View WAAIME Spring 2025 Newsletter EN

  • WAAIME Chair Column: Preparing for another banner year
  • Zenovia Kunasz receives 2024 WAAIME Founders Award
  • Oh, What a Night! WAAIME Student Reception at MINEXCHANGE 2025
  • WAAIME’s popular selfie tag contest marks another succesful year at MINEXCHANGE 2025
  • International news; Updates from international sections

View WAAIME Fall 2024 Newsletter EN

  • WAAIME scholarships; Supporting students and building futures in mining
  • WAAIME establishes Rebecca Bweupe-Siwale Memorial Scholarship; Daughter Natasha Siwale first recipient
  • Resilience, leadership and a unified vision; A look back at 2024
  • Jaqueline (Jackie) Herrera appointed to WAAIME Executive Committee
  • PA-West Section awards scholarships and observes centennial anniversary
  • 2024/2025 WAAIME Scholarships
  • WAAIME Founder’s Award presented to Zenovia (Zenia) Kunasz
  • WAAIME International Updates from WAAIME Sections

View WAAIME Spring 2024 Newsletter EN

  • A future look at WAAIME: Strategic planning update
  • Rebecca Siwale Joins WAAIME Executive Committee
  • WAAIME Chair Column: Leadership developments underway
  • WAAIME Founders Award presented; Nominations open for 2025 award
  • Phoenix lights up for future miners at WAAIME’s star-studded reception
  • Minutes from the WAAIME Annual Board Meeting at MINEXCHANGE
  • WAAIME selfie tag event celebrates fifth year at MINEXCHANGE in Phoenix, AZ
  • PA-West section of WAAIME celebrates 100th anniversary
  • International news; Updates from international sections

View WAAIME Fall 2023 Newsletter EN

  • Update; WAAIME looks to the future
  • 2023 Midyear Meeting; WAAIME Midyear meeting minutes
  • Why we do what we do as WAAIME; What our work means
  • University of Kentucky WAAIME Scholarship winners
  • South Dakota School of Mines WAAIME Scholarship winners
  • News update from WAAIME La Serena-Chile Section
  • News update from WAAIME Torreon-Mexico Section
  • News update from WAAIME Lima-Peru Section
  • News update from WAAIME DF-Mexico Section

View WAAIME Spring 2023 Newsletter EN

  • A warm welcome to new volunteers WAAIME looks to the future
  • Omnibus resolution approved; opens new chapter in WAAIME’s story
  • Call for nominations now open
  • Selfie-tag contest and door prizes featured at WAAIME student reception
  • Selfie-tag contestants score cash
  • PA-West preps for Young scholarships
  • News update from WAAIME La Serena-Chile section
  • News update from WAAIME Torreon-Mexico section
  • News update from WAAIME Santiago-Chile section
  • News update from WAAIME DF-Mexico section
  • News update from WAAIME Lima-Peru section
  • WAAIME executive leadership
  • Donate to Iris Whinnen Owen Chest Fund
  • Excerpts of annual meeting minutes
  • Scholarship meeting minutes
  • Accepted scholarship applicants 2023

View WAAIME Spring 2022 Newsletter EN

  • Call for nominations for Founders Award and Executive Committee
  • Mexico-Torreon section starts year with 15 scholarships and annual mineral essay contest
  • Peru-Lima section hosts first webinar; shares stories of women in mining spanning three generations
  • Chile-Santiago section welcomes 10 new scholarship holders for the 2021-2022 year...
  • ...and Chile-La Serena section catches up with former and current scholarship recipients
  • WAAIME Chile ups visibility on LinkedIn
  • Mexico City section appoints new chair and committee members
  • WAAIME Chair report
  • Selfie Tag attracts strong participation
  • Founders Award presented to LaPointe
  • Snapshots from MINEXCHANGE 2022

View WAAIME Fall 2020 Newsletter EN

  • Midyear report on WAAIME activities
  • Eugenia Lomelin will receive the WAAIME Founders award
  • Comments from Santiago Section scholars
  • Torreon section presents essay contest winners and scholars
  • Peru supports scholars; holds CEO roundtables and webinars
  • La Serena Section news and activities
  • Recipients of WAAIME national scholarships
  • Photos of WAAIME national scholarship recipients
  • Recipients of Young Scholarships

View WAAIME Fall 2019 Newsletter EN

  • Midyear report on WAAIME activities
  • Executive Committee visits Peru
  • Report from Arequipa — Perumin
  • West Virginia, UNR and St. Francis present WAAIME scholarships
  • WAAIME scholars at Virginia Tech
  • Lydia Hull wins the WAAIME Founders Award
  • Pinal Mountain distributes books to students
  • News and photos from Torreón
  • Photos from the the Peru meeting
  • News from Chile — La Serena and Santiago
  • Photos from the 24th World Scout Jamboree

View WAAIME Spring 2019 Newsletter EN

  • Highlights of another great WAAIME Annual Meeting
  • Minutes of the WAAIME Finance Meeting
  • Virginia Tech presents WAAIME scholarships
  • Minutes of the WAAIME Scholarship and Executive Committee Meeting
  • News and photos from Torreón
  • Chile Santiago section supports scholarship students
  • Happy Mother’s Day from La Serena