22 September 2008

Winners of the 2008 Carlson Software National Senior Mine Design Competition Announced

MAYSVILLE, Ky. – Students from Virginia Tech, the University of Nevada-Reno, and the University of Kentucky took the top three places in the annual Carlson Software National Senior Mine Design Competition.

Carlson Software sponsors the competition, which is open to the ABET accredited mining engineering schools. Schools are invited to participate regardless of Carlson Software use.

Virginia Tech seniors Steve Keim, Travis Tyndall, and Andrew Wren took the top prize and will receive $2000 for the project in addition to having their names engraved on a plaque, updated and maintained by Carlson Software, at their school.

Second place and $1000 were won by Reed Tolotti and Jay Gillion, seniors at the University of Nevada-Reno. Adam Ramsey, Keith Harris, and Chad Damron submitted the third place project for which the University of Kentucky seniors were awarded $500.

The official presentation of the awards will be at the 2008 Annual Joint Central Appalachian Section, SME, West Virginia Coal Institute Meeting to be held Oct. 16-18 at The Greenbrier at White Sulfur Springs, W.V.

Carlson Software, founded in 1983 and renowned for its personal service, has a nearly 25-year history of providing cutting edge software to the mining industry. Available in modules – Geology, Surface, Underground, Basic Mining, and Mine Financials – Carlson Mining gives users the chance to choose exactly what they need. Carlson Software supports the mining engineering academic community by sponsoring the senior design competition and providing its software free to qualifying institutions.

For more information about Carlson Software and the new Carlson Mining 2009 release, contact Carlson Software at 800-989-5028 or visit www.carlsonsw.com/mining.

About Carlson: Carlson Software, an independent company founded in 1983, develops software solutions to bring the land development professional from concept to completion. The 25-year-old company is well known for its comprehensive civil, surveying, mining, plus machine control and positioning software solutions. Its unlimited, free technical support and dedication to customer service is unique in the industry. Carlson Software has branch offices in Boston, Atlanta, Front Royal, Va., and Queensland, Australia.

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