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The University of Utah has chosen Thomas Hethmon to occupy the Western Mining Presidential Endowed Chair in Mine Safety, a new faculty position funded by a $1.5-million endowment from Barrick Gold of North America and CONSOL Energy.
Hethmon, who lives in Sandy, is an industrial safety expert who serves as senior vice president for health, safety, and environment at Dyno Nobel Inc., an international blasting-services firm with offices in Salt Lake City. He has also worked as an executive at Rinker Materials Corp. and Phelps Dodge Corp.
"The University of Utah is uniquely positioned to influence industrial safety and health management in the U.S. and abroad," said Hethmon in a prepared statement. "The [U.] College of Mines has an international reputation for academic excellence, a long and positive relationship with the industry, and its administration is completely supportive of our plans for the chair."
Hethmon holds degrees in kinesiology from University of California, Los Angeles and health science from Cal State Northridge.
The Salt Lake Tribune