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The dedication to our profession and especially to those of us who
have been able to lead our state associations under her direction
Editor’s and guidance.

Corner Dorothy Calegari, on behalf of all of the Western State
Associations that have benefited from your leadership, we
THANK YOU for showing us what GREAT leadership can
accomplish when we all work together for the same goal! There
By: Trent J. Keenan, PLS is no doubt that you are a living legend!

Living Legends & Leadership Edition! Although this entire edition is about Dorothy and Leadership,
we all understand that Dorothy would be upset if we failed to
acknowledge the entire AMS team, especially Crissy Willson, for
When discussing the Living Legends Edition, it became obvious
that Dorothy Calegari would be our Living Legend and that the their support of Dorothy. THANK YOU!
secondary theme for this edition would be Leadership. Leaders
such as Dorothy Calegari go together like the moon and stars. CSN Update:
Since 1973, Dorothy has served as executive director of the
California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA) and for a few Dr. Sims has his Provost’s approval of the program and is
western states. Having been appointed Executive Director of the scheduled to meet with the President of CSN and his cabinet for
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CLSA on January 28, 1978, Dorothy served the organization for their approval on September 15 . So, fingers crossed, we are
37 years. You may be asking yourself, how does Dorothy qualify still looking at the Fall of 2024 academic school year for the first
as a Nevada Living Legend in light of this? In reviewing the old classes to begin. However, I would like to put out that there have
Nevada Traverses, our central address was changed from Las been a few conversations with UNR and Great Basin College
Vegas to Santa Rosa, California, sometime in the summer of 1988 potentially merging. More to come on this, and another update
until the 4 Quarter of 1993. Rita stated in the article that she will be provided in the next edition, our annual Education Edition.
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and the current board were honored to hire Dorothy and AMS.
The opinions expressed by Rita and others remain relevant today. Let’s look at what else is in store for this edition.
NALS may have suffered from some gaps in Dorothy’s leadership.
However, I am confident that if you ask any NALS member, we We are back with another article from The Digital Mapper. We
could not be in a better position due to AMS and Dorothy. receive an update from Mr. Detwiler on the Northern Nevada GPS
Network and he asks for assistance in expanding and updating
Like Rita, I had the privilege of serving as President of NALS the overall system.
in 2015 when AMS requested to submit a proposal for their
services. Back then, my wife Lisa and I handled everything Carl has written an insightful article on the subject of ethics and
related to the central office duties for NALS; I was the Treasurer how to deal with a problem surveyor in your local area. Let me
and handled all membership dues, made membership cards, know what you think and what you would do in certain situations
mailed them, etc. Additionally, I was responsible for building after you have read the article.
and maintaining the NALS website. As a result, when AMS
presented us with a proposal and our current budget allowed I will also be publishing a couple of articles this month. One is
us to accommodate this, we, as a board, seized the opportunity! the follow-up article to the Workforce Development article about
Consequently, Lisa and I were no longer required to play quasi- Servant Leadership in the last edition, and the other is about
executive directors on a nightly basis. This was a win-win the need to attract a wide range of individuals to our profession.
situation for everyone, especially the State of Nevada. The two topics are equally pertinent. If you have any comments,
please let me know.
This article illustrates Dorothy’s passion for mentoring and
her desire to help others succeed. Among the quotes that I Furthermore, there is also a discussion/reminder about Nevada’s
particularly liked in the article is the following one: while not Right of Entry laws and a brief history of how this statute was
every position fits every volunteer, there is a role for anyone who is enacted.
willing to dedicate their time and talents to the association. Leading
in this manner is what leaders do. From Jim Collins› first best- As always, please send in your comments or articles so that
seller, ‹Good to Great,› the metaphor refers to placing the right what we print is what you want to read! Articles for the next
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people in the right seats on a bus. Imagine doing this every year edition are due on November 1 , please. Every man owes a part
because the board changes positions and volunteers leave, only of his time and money to the business or industry in which he is
to return years later to find a new seat. Dorothy has been able engaged. No man has the moral right to withhold his support from
to do this for over fifty years in the ever-changing landscape of a an organization that is striving to improve the conditions within his
professional association with so many different personalities. It sphere! – Theodore Roosevelt
is truly a blessing that Dorothy has dedicated so much time and

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