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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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