“Heavy Metal” Scholarship Fundraiser

The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will host the “Heavy Metal” scholarship fundraiser from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct., 27, at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center’s Rushmore Hall. The event will feature mining, geology, metallurgy and music with interactive demonstrations, including blacksmithing, gold panning, a robotic volcano rover and live rock-themed performances by the pep band and dance team.
A $1,000 Delta travel package will also be raffled, along with a Vertex membership and Mines gift bag with four basketball season tickets.
Silent auction items include a 2003 PRS Singlecut guitar and a wine basket featuring wines from countries with mining operations worldwide. Additionally, the blacksmithing club will sell hand-forged metal roses, and the geology department will sell minerals.
Tickets are $50 a person, and all proceeds go to fund student scholarships. The event is the second annual signature scholarship event, with last year’s theme of “Cocktails & Chemistry” raising $20,000.
Sponsors include: Bursch Travel, Black Hills Energy, Innovative Materials and Processes, Midcontinent Communications, RESPEC, Simpsons Printing, Black Hills Corporation, Liv Hospitality, Lynn, Jackson, Schultz, & Lebrun, Ketel Thorstenson, Sanford Underground Research Facility, Nooney & Solay, RPM, Laurie and Loralie Chamberlin and Dr. Richard and Nancy Gowin.
For more information or to register, visit www.sdsmt.edu/heavymetal/.