Goodwyn Holmes Award
Goodwyn Holmes Award Nomination Rules and Information
Each year, one member of TCI - The Coal Institute may be selected to receive this greatly coveted award, the purpose of which is:
- To provide an acknowledgement of meritorious service.
- To encourage constructive thinking and individual enterprise.
- To stimulate professionalism and more active thinking for the promotion of the coal industry, coal utilization, and sales activity.
It is incumbent upon every member of the TCI in good standing to assist the Committee of Award by submitting to the President of the TCI prior to May 1st each year the name of a person who is felt to have qualified through service and professional demeanor for the honor of this award. The Goodwyn Holmes Medallion will be awarded to the one selected at our Summer Trade Seminar Banquet.
Past recipients are:
Recipient | Year Honored |
B. T. Prince, Jr. | 1977 |
Harry L. Tiller, Jr. | 1978 |
A. C. Young | 1979 |
Richard Crane | 1980 |
J. R. (Kenny) Gillum | 1982 |
W. Sidney Asbury | 1983 |
Charles H. Pruett, Jr. | 1984 |
R. H. Hall, Jr. | 1985 |
Steven D. Isaacs | 1986 |
W. F. Peck | 1987 |
Jeffry D. Swift | 1988 |
E. E. McBurney | 1989 |
John H. Kell | 1990 |
Larry Yarger | 1991 |
Ronald A. Munse | 1992 |
John F. Justice | 1993 |
David R Hutto | 1994 |
J. T. (Tim) McSherry | 1995 |
F. W. (Rick) Clark, Jr. | 1996 |
Linda C. Mann | 1997 |
Ronald L. Whalen, Jr. | 1998 |
Andrew W. Cox | 1999 |
John R. Spencer, Jr. | 2000 |
Dan Edwards | 2001 |
Ina L. Justus | 2002 |
Al Pitcher | 2003 |
Ken Jenkins | 2004 |
William F. Davison | 2005 |
Joe Frye, Jr. | 2006 |
Greg Wetzel | 2007 |
Jerry Boyd | 2008 |
Mark Musick | 2009 |
Steve Perkins | 2010 |
Edward Harrington | 2011 |
James Beauvais | 2012 |
Patrick C. Runey | 2013 |
Barbara Coppola | 2014 |
Jeff Lamb | 2015 |
Tim Carr | 2016 |
Donnie Peake, Jr. | 2017 |
Nathan Boone | 2018 |
Tony Rowser | 2019 |
Jim Thompson | 2020 |
Justin Musick | 2022 |
Timothy J. Whelan | 2023 |
Tim "Deuce" Patterson | 2024 |