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NSPS Nevada CST Program:
The Certified Survey Technician (CST) board is working on a
Directors Report “training the trainer” program for facilitators and a student
guide for CST Candidates showing where they can find study
materials and information on the CST program. 343 candidates
By: Nancy J. Almanzan, PLS have passed the CST exams in 2023.
The Fall 2023 Meetings were held in Cleveland, Ohio, from Surveyor’s Historical Society:
September 19-22, 2023. The Surveyor’s Historical Society participated in a program in
Iowa where relatives of people buried in the cemetery could do
2023-2024 Executive Committee: a video of their loved one, and a QR Code would be attached
President: Bob Akins, Ohio to the headstone so people could scan the code and see the
President-Elect: Davey Edwards, Texas video. The committee also participated in setting the Point of
Vice President – Linda Foster, North Dakota Beginning and the Final Point for Ralph Waldo Emerson. The
Secretary: Craig Amey, Michigan Point of Beginning was set at his birthplace in Boston, Mas-
Treasurer: Bob Miller, Pennsylvania sachusetts.
Immediate Past President: Amanda Allred, Washington
ExCom Director (2 years) – Jeff Clendenning, South Carolina TrigStar Program:
ExCom Director (2 years) – Tim Murphy, Indiana Jerry Juarez has retired as the chair of the TrigStar Committee,
ExCom Director (1 year) – Tim Brewer, Mississippi and Aaron Leach is the new chair. The committee has devel-
oped a new format for the national exam.
Committee Meeting Highlights:
Workforce Development Committee:
NSPS Foundation: The Workforce Development Committee is working on materi-
The 2023 NSPS Foundation officers are: als to assist the states. They are also working on providing
Rick Howard – Chair standardized presentation materials for various potential tar-
Danny Martinez – Vice-Chair get audiences, including middle and high school students and
Nancy Almanzan – Secretary service men and women transitioning out of the military. The
Cotton Jones – NSPS Trustee committee also created a recruitment video, which is posted
Danny Martinez – NSPS Trustee on the NSPS website and can be edited for states.
The NSPS Foundation has increased the amount of the Slavoj Education Committee:
Scholarship from $2000 to $5000 and can grant multiple The Education Committee is looking at ABET accreditation to
awards per year. TrigStar is also adding a $ 5,000 scholarship. determine what role NSPS could be involved in. The Education
Students must have participated in the TrigStar Program. The Committee serves in an advisory capacity with the Certified
NSPS Foundation also has several other scholarships available, Survey Technician (CST) program. The committee is also work-
and students in surveying programs are encouraged to apply. ing on an update to the definitions book and making it digital.
The deadline to apply for scholarships for 2024 is January 19, The last update was in 2005.
2024. The NSPS Foundation is looking to partner with corpora-
tions or companies that may donate funds to the foundation Scout Committee:
for scholarships in the company’s name. The NSPS Foundation The Scout Committee is working on a rewrite for merit badge
is having a membership drive. It has 4 categories of member- requirements. The new requirements introduce scouts to the
ship depending on the contribution amount: Regular Member technology and methodologies surveyors use today. The com-
($50/year), Century Member ($100/year), Sustaining Member mittee used the new requirements at the Scout Jamboree in
($500/year), and Lifetime Member ($5000/one-time). Trust- July, and it went over very well. They awarded 226 surveying
ees are not automatically members. Dues are paid every year merit badges during the jamboree, and it took an average of
(except for life members) and go to the general fund for the 3.5 hours under the new requirements as opposed to 8 hours
operation of NSPS Foundation. Anyone can be a member of the with the previous program.
NSPS Foundation. Please visit https://www.nsps.us.com/ and
select the Foundation tab for more information on member- Western States Directors Council
ship and the NSPS Foundation. Glen Thurow gave a presentation on the CFedS program. There
are 515 active CFedS, and the program has received 100 new
FIG Working Week: applications. Glen reviewed the new website with WSDC and
The FIG Working Week was held in Orlando, Florida in May discussed the 20-week outline and rejuvenation of the program.
2023. Attendees from 85 countries were registered for the Nominations and elections for a new chair, vice-chair, and Sec-
conference. There were 350 presentations, including a keynote retary. Mike McEvilly (Washington) was nominated and elected
presentation by NGS Director Juliana Blackwell. as Chair; Matt Morris (Montana) was nominated and elected as
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