The distinguished lectures held at the Department of Mining Engineering since 2009 are as follows:
- 2009: Kenneth Nemeth
- 2010: Joe Blackburn
- 2011: Harold (Hal) Quinn
- 2012: Steve Miller
- 2013: Joe Craft
- 2014: Andrew Wala — see the presentation here
- 2015: Michael Karmis
- 2016: Steve Gardner — see the presentation here
- 2017: John Mansanti — see the presentation here.