National Association of State Land Reclamationists
The Dean Spindler Reclamationist of the Year Award

The Dean Spindler Reclamationist of the Year Award

Deadline for applications is July 31st. 

This award was established to recognize exemplary work done by state regulatory professionals in the field of mined land reclamation.

Instructions:

Please ensure that you download the correct form for your nominee’s category- Regulatory Personnel or Non-Regulatory Personnel.

When completing this form, you may use additional pages as needed to offer additional details. If additional pages are used, please cross reference your answer/response to the corresponding question.  All answers/responses should be concise and brief.  To accompany this form, you may wish to attach any supportive documents, newspaper articles, letters of commendation, etc. to support your nomination.

Dean Spindler Reclamationist of the Year Award

Submit this completed form along with any attachments and email it no later than July 31st of each year, to:

Jeff Meitrott at [email protected]

Email (s) should be no larger than 5MB.

Past Recipients:

2023 – Halina Duda, New York

2022 –Jerry Zaykoski, New York

2016 –  Daniel Kestner, Virginia

2014 – Kenneth W. Coomer, Virginia

2012 – Danny Robinson

2006 – Dean Spindler , Iliinois

2003 – Jim Raymond, Georgia

2002 – Doug Jensen, Utah

1999 – Steve Potter, New York

1997 –Frank Schnitzer, Oregon

1995 –Bud Cates, Florida

1994 – Joe Schueck, Pennsylvannia

1993 – Pat Walker, South Carolina

1992 – Floyd Durham, Arkansas

1989 – Dean Spindler, Illinois

1983 – Sandy Pruit, Utah