Eric Charles Prosh (1957-2013) - Ad Perpetuam Rei Memoriam.
Eric Charles Prosh, (December 17, 1957 – September 3, 2013) was a Canadian paleontologist, geologist, and civil servant who worked in Nunavut.
Early life
Dr. Eric Charles Prosh studies the diversity of the Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems (CCRE) 18 km offshore at the Smithsonian Carrie Bow Cay Field Station on the Meso-American Barrier Reef in Belize [16°48'11.0"N, 88°04'55.2"W : 16.803059,-88.084197] in 1980.
Prosh joined Nunavut's Department of Economic Development and Transportation in 2006, and became the Director of Minerals and Petroleum Resources.[2] He was a key player on the Nunavut Mining Symposium organizing
committees, during a period of strong growth in the regional economy, driven by the mining sector.[3][4] He died suddenly on September 3, 2013 en route back to Iqaluit after a holiday.
One of the annual Nunavut Mining Awards sponsored by Canadian North Airlines is named after him. The Eric Prosh Government/Organization Award is in recognition of the contribution of a government department or organization to the advancement of the mining industry in Nunavut.[5]
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