The Career Service Council at the School of Mines has given its Traditions of Excellence Award for March 2008 to Josh Wilkinson. Wilkinson is a library technician in the Devereaux Library, and has been employed at School of Mines since September 2004. The Career Service Council gives the award to someone who has performed their assigned duties at a high level or above and beyond expectations, who has taken the initiative to promote the concept of successful job completion and has promoted a positive working relationship with students, faculty and staff.
Wilkinson's nomination stated, ""Josh is always a happy presence at the library. He's efficient, polite, and friendly, a definite pleasure to work with. There is no doubt that Josh Wilkinson is an asset to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology."