The Oregon Surveyor Vol. 38, No. 1, 2015 Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Executive Secretary Aimee McAuliff e PO Box 230548 Tigard, OR 97281 503-303-1472 Toll-free: 844-284-5496 execdirector@plso.org www.plso.org Publications Committee Greg Crites, PLS, Editor gac@deainc.com Paul Galli • gallip@co.cowlitz.wa.us Chuck Wiley • charleswiley@gmail.com Published by LLM Publications, Inc. PO Box 91099 Portland, OR 97291 503-445-2220 • 800-647-1511 www.AssociationPublications.com President Linda L. Pope, linda@llm.com Advertising Dan Hartzog, danh@llm.com Design Lisa J. Switalla, lisa@llm.com Contents Editor’s Note, by Greg Crites, PLS 2 From the PLSO Chair, by John Thatcher, PLS 3 View from the PLSO offi ce, by Aimee McAuliff e 5 2014 Surveyor of the Year—David Williams, PLS, WRE 7 Cadastral tales, by Bob Taylor, PLS 10 #16 Leaving The Cadastral Surveyors: Cold Fingers #17 My First Seven Years at M.I.T. EGAC Committee Report—Jan. 2015, by Joe H. Ferguson, PLS 12 Surveyors nationwide donating to help “A Gift to the Nation,” from the NSPS 13 A Gift to the Nation donation form 14 The Epic Survey of Mason and Dixon, by David S. Thaler, P.E., F.NSPE 15 BLM Public Land Survey Plats, by Mary J.M. Hartel, BLM 19 Lost Surveyor, by Pat Gaylord, PLS 20 Professional Listings Inside Back Cover © 2015 LLM Publications, Inc. Give your company a fresh look. 503.445.2220 800.647.1511 www.AssociationPublications.com The Oregon Surveyor is a publication of the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon (PLSO). It is provided as a medium for the expression of individual opinions concerning topics relating to the Land Surveying profession. Address changes & business All notifi cations for changes of address, membership inquiries and PLSO business correspondence should be directed to Aimee McAuliff e, PO Box 230548, Tigard, OR 97281; 503-303-1472; execdirector@plso.org. Editorial matters & contributions of material The Oregon Surveyor welcomes your articles, comments and photos for publication. PLSO assumes no responsibility for statements expressed in this publication. Editorial matters should be directed to Greg Crites, gac@deainc.com. Advertising policy Advertising content and materials are subject to approval of the PLSO Board and LLM Publications, Inc. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising that simulates copy; material must be clearly marked as “Advertisement.” For advertising, contact: Dan Hartzog, danh@llm.com; 503-445-2229, 800-647-1511 x2229. Send display ads to ads@llm.com. For submission guidelines, email ads@llm.com.
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