Background
Falkie, Thomas Victor was born on September 5, 1934 in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Victor J. and Aldona M. Falkie.
mining engineer engineering executive
Falkie, Thomas Victor was born on September 5, 1934 in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Victor J. and Aldona M. Falkie.
Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1956; Master of Science in Mining Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1961.
Fellow, research assistant, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1956-1961;
various staff and managerial positions, International Minerals and Chemical Corporation, Skokie, Illinois, 1961-1969;
various staff and managerial positions, International Minerals and Chemical Corporation, Bartow, Florida, 1961-1969;
professor, head mineral engineering department, Pennsylvania State University, 1969-1973;
director United States Bureau Mines, Department Interior, Washington, 1974-1977;
president, Berwind Natural Resources Corporation, Philadelphia, 1977;
board directors, Berwind Natural Resources Corporation. Board directors Cyprus-Amax Minerals Company. Adjunct Professor industrial engineering U. Florida/University of Southern Florida, 1966.
Consultant United Nations, 1971-1973. Chairman coal task force projectind. study United States Government, 1974. Chairman interagency task force Federal Council on Science and Technology, 1975-1976.
National arbitrator of joint industry health and safety committee of United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association, 1973. Member board mineral and energy resources National Research Council, 1982-1988. Member of advisory committee mining and mineral resources research Department Interior, 1988-1994.
Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (honorary), Society Mining Engineers of American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (distinguished member, board directors 1971-1975, 84-87, vice president 1977-1979, chairman Philadelphia section 1980-1981, president 1988, Erskine Ramsay medal 1991), Pennsylvania Coal Association (board directors 1980-1990), National Mining Association (board directors since 1994), American Coal Foundation (chairman since 1993), National Academy Engineering (councillor since 1994), Mining and Metallurgical Society American (Distinguished Alumnus award Penn State University Mineral Engineering Department 1995), SigmaGamma Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Union League Club (Philadelphia).
Married Jean C. Broscius, November 27, 1957 (deceased April 2001). Children: Ann, Thomas, Lawrence, Michael, Christine.