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NALS Awards Luncheon passion for land surveying with young people in our communi-
ties by talking to High School classes, raising funds for scholar-
ships, participating in Career Fairs, and other types of outreach
programs. They do this without the need or want of recognition
2022 Life Member and praise. They do it for their love of the profession and to
share their survey passion with future generations of surveyors.
Award Carl C. deBaca One such individual has gone above and beyond in his quest to
promote surveying as a great profession for young people to
consider, not only in Nevada but nationally as well.
The Life Member Award is given to an
|individual who has been a member of NALS for Jerry Juarez has been the Nevada and National Trig-Star Chair
at least 10 continuous years, is licensed as a for nearly 20 years. He has presented on surveying at countless
Professional Land Surveyor in the State of Ne- high school classes and administered hundreds, if not thousands,
vada and has shown exemplary service to the of trig-star exams. As national Trig-Star chair, Jerry is respon-
Association and the land surveying profession. sible for coordinating and collaborating with the state trig-star
chairs from all over the country to ensure fairness and maintain
Throughout the history of NALS, there have only been 17 recipi- the integrity of the trig-star exam.
ents of the Life Member Award. All the previous recipients were
active, distinguished, and exemplified leadership, and this year’s In addition to Trig-Star, Jerry has been on the Board of the
awardee is no different. Nevada Association of Land Surveyors Education Foundation
since its inception in 2016 and served as Chair from 2020-
Here’s a list of a few of the many accomplishments of this year’s 2021. Over the past 8 years, thousands of dollars in scholar-
Life Member Awardee, Carl C.deBaca: ships have been awarded to Surveying Students by the NALS
Education Foundation. From participating in auctions and bowl-
2016 NALS State President ing tournaments to raise funds for scholarships, Jerry has been
a vital member of the Foundation Board in raising funds for our
2013-2019 NSPS Director from Nevada future surveyors in Nevada.
2012-2018 – Editor of the Nevada Traverse
2013 - Surveyor of the Year This award is long overdue, and we thank Jerry for his dedication
2016 – Meritorious Service Award and support to Trig-Star, Education, and the Nevada Association
2012, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 – of Land Surveyors.
Nevada Traverse Article of the Year
2019 Von Schmidt Award

Carl has dedicated an insurmountable amount of time, energy,
and resources to the Nevada Association of Land Surveyors. He
advocates for the profession and association through his opin-
ions, fortitude, enthusiasm, and commitment.
Thank you, Carl, for your dedication and congratulations on this
special award.

True North Award
Presented to Dorothy Calegari &
Crissy Willson

As surveyors, we know where north is, right? Most compasses
don’t actually point precisely toward the North Pole. For true
north and magnetic north to come together at this point is a very
special occurrence. In September 2019, for the first time in over
360 years, compasses at Greenwich pointed True North.
2022 Meritorious We are going to look at a different type of True North. One that
is oriented by values, principles, leadership, and service. It is an
Service Award internal compass, unique to everyone, and represents a person’s
Jerry Juarez character, humility, and service to others to make the world, in
our case, the surveying world, a much better place.
There are some people who have been True north is an awareness of direction. It’s guidance and orga-
involved with NALS for many years, volun- nization. It’s motivating, aligning, and empowering the leaders
teering in different capacities to ensure the and members of our associations to do our best for our profes-
association and the profession continually sion of land surveying, ultimately, for the safety and welfare of
move forward. They share their expertise and the public.
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