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The tees, allows for the formation of Student and Young Surveyors
Network Chapters, and adds the NALS website and E-News as
President’s official publications of the Association. In addition, there are
non-substantive changes to correct spelling and grammar. A
copy of the proposed Bylaw Amendments and voting instruc-
Message tions were emailed to NALS members. The deadline to cast a
ballot is June 30, 2023.

The Nevada Young Surveyors Network, headed by Heather
Keenan, are heading out to explore our great state! Join the
Nevada YSN for a great time camping, fishing, and old travers-
ing July 28-30, 2023, at Angel Lake Campground. Register at
By: Nancy J. Almanzan, PLS , NALS President NVYSN-2023-CAMPING.EVENTBRITE.COM.

Hello and welcome summertime! The NALS Education Foundation will be hosting a golf tourna-
ment to benefit the scholarship fund in Reno on Friday, August
NALS has been busy over the last several months! We had a 4th at the Wolf Run Golf Course. Special thanks to our Gold
great conference with CLSA in Reno at the end of March. Thank Sponsor, Monsen Engineering! Registration is now open, and
you to the conference committee for all your hard work to put sponsorships are available. Please visit the NALS website to
on a fantastic event for our 50th Anniversary! We kicked it off register for this fun event!
with a NALS Gala and were honored to have 16 of our Past
Presidents, as well as one of our founding members, Bill Muller, NALS 50th Anniversary Memorabilia is available to order online.
in attendance. Thank you to the committee for putting on an Please visit the NALS website to order baseball caps, challenge
awesome slideshow of NALS events over the years. We are truly coins, and Berntsen brass paperweights with the NALS 50th An-
blessed to belong to such a great association of professionals niversary logo. The Nevada YSN and mentor Robert Carrington
and have the honor of following in the footsteps of our founding are currently working on reestablishing the geographic center
members and past presidents. of Nevada. We will be celebrating this event in October near
Nevada Day, so be on the lookout for more information soon.
Congratulations to our award recipients for 2022! Carl C.deBaca
received the Life Member Award. Carl has dedicated many, Thank you all for your support this year. I look forward to seeing
many, years to NALS and he has shown exemplary service to the you at a NALS Event near you soon!
Association throughout his years of involvement. Carl is the 18th
Life Member recipient of NALS. Carl also received the Article of
the Year for 2022. Congratulations Carl! The 2022 Meritori-
ous Service Award was given to Jerry Juarez. Jerry has been
involved with NALS, TrigStar, and the NALS Education Foundation About the Cover...
for many years. He is a great promoter of the Land Surveying
Profession for young people to consider, in Nevada and through-
out the country. Congratulations Jerry! And finally, the first ever
“True North” Award was given to Dorothy Calegari and Crissy
Willson for being the driving force behind NALS, helping us to be
our best and ensuring NALS is successful by offering great ben-
efits for our members. Congratulations Dorothy & Crissy!

As many of you know, members of NALS joined forces to encour-
age our State Board of Registration to keep the state-specific
exam as part of licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor in
Nevada. Members wrote letters and attended meetings and
workshops voicing opposition to removing the exam from the
licensure process for Land Surveyors in Nevada. Our collective,
unified voice was heard, and the board rescinded the recom-
mendation to remove the exam in their final report to Governor
Lombardo. Thank you to the officers, members, and surveyors in
Nevada for your support on this important issue.

The NALS Board of Directors is recommending proposed changes A composite image of different photos taken from the article
to the Association’s Bylaws. These proposed bylaws allow for Living Legend - Paul S. Pace, PLS in this edition of The Nevada Traverse.
the Immediate Past President to have a vote on the Board of Do you have a cover shot you would like to submit?
Directors, provides clarification regarding Liaisons and Commit- Email: nals@NvLandSurveyors.org

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