Professor Ian Ritchie, CEO of the Parker Centre, has been awarded the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) President's Award for 2000.

The citation reads: "Professor Ritchie is acknowledged by his peers in the profession as one of the top hydrometallurgical researchers in the world. In the AJ Parker CRC, he has created the world's pre-eminent hydrometallurgical research organisation."

The AusIMM President's Award is given annually in recognition of notable achievement in the minerals industry in some specific sphere of activity eg exploration, production, construction, education, research etc.