The following persons have become honorary members due to their particularly outstanding contribution to the development and work of the association:

 

Karl Schmitz-Scholl  † (1961-1969)

Dr.-Ing. Franz Schreier  † (1968-1969)

OBD Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Otto Sill  † (1977-1984)

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Erich Thiemer † (1977-2003)

Ass. des Bergfachs Wilhelm Brand (since 1991)

Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Hans Wittfoht † (1991-2011)

Dr.-Ing. Hans Walter (since 1995)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Ernst-Ulrich Hiersche (since 1997)

BürgM Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Dieter Künne (since 1997)

Ass. des Bergfachs Dr.-Ing. Eduard Hamm (since 1997)

Dr.-Ing. E. h. Dipl.-Ing. Christian Roth † (1997-2011)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Günter Girnau (honorary member

of the Board, since 1999)

Dr.-Ing. Karl Kuhnhenn (since 2003)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Adolf Müller-Hellmann (since 2003)

Dipl.-Ing. Hubertus Oelmann (since 2003)

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Richter (since 2005)

StadtDir i.R. Klaus Fehlemann (since 2007)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Haack (since 2007)

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Bandmann (since 2009)