Adam Tonnos, sales manager at the Sudbury-based BESTECH, has been recognized on the national stage, having been awarded the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM)'s prestigious Past Presidents' Memorial Medal.

Given out at the CIM's annual conference and exhibition in Vancouver in early May, the award recognizes someone under 45 years of age whose accomplishments set an outstanding example to young CIM members and youth interested in a career in the minerals industry. 

Tonnos joined CIM in 2003, becoming the organization's youngest member.  He has since participated in a number of boards and committees at the local and national levels. 

He now serves as chair of the CIM Sudbury Branch, and is assisting with the organization of the Maintenance Engineering and Mine Operators' (MEMO) October 2010 Conference in the city.

Past recipients of the Past Presidents' Memorial Medial include Eira Thomas, executive chairman and director of Stornoway Diamond Corporation, and Anne Marie Toutant, vice-president of Suncor Energy.

CIM is made up of 11,000 members from across Canada, spread across industry, government and academia and dedicated to the discovery, production, use and economics of minerals, metals and petroleum.