Winners

2022
Curtis Markwart
Curtis Markwart is the Senior Manager, Mining at the K+S Potash Canada Bethune Mine located in Bethune Saskatchewan. He is accountable for site mining activities which includes solution mining operation, well services, mine planning, geology, and drilling. He joined K+S Potash Canada as part of the mining team in 2012 during the greenfield stage Legacy Project and has been part of the combined effort to develop the site into full operation.
Markwart grew up in Regina and graduated from the University of Regina in 2009 with a degree in Petroleum Systems Engineering.

2022
Emily Jepson
Emily Jepson is Manager, Environment and Regulatory Affairs at Westmoreland Mining. She has sixteen years of experience working at a coal mine and has had a variety of responsibilities including regulatory reporting, environmental monitoring, and reclamation planning. In the most recent years, she has been focused on carbon policy regulations and compliance.
Jepson grew up in a coal mining family in southern Saskatchewan and developed a passion for mining early in her career. She enjoys being part of the reclamation activities and day to day operations at site.
Jepson graduated with a degree in environmental systems engineering for the University of Regina and is a registered professional engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan.