13 Header Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon | www.plso.org Member Spotlight Lance has been a member of PLSO since 2000. Until recently, Lance was president of the Blue Mountain chapter, and served as secretary for four years and was on the Legislative Committee for two years. It was his mentor Dan who would take him to the PLSO meetings, workshops, and conferences. “This additional education became the foundation of my surveying knowledge,” Lance says. “Most of my education came from the PLSO. I have had great opportunities given to me by some great surveyor teachers and I try to pass that on by encouraging all my young surveyors to be active in the PLSO. I take all our surveyors, licensed and unlicensed, to the conference every year.” Yes, he did eventually get licensed and take some college classes here and there, but he didn’t get a surveying degree. Lance says that a path of becoming a surveyor without getting a formal degree is one that should be accessible to young people, like it was for him. “If you’re getting your education through experience, then the PLSO is a great way to do that,” he says. Lance feels strongly that a non-degree path to a surveying career can be a boon for young people who are not interested in or well-suited for a formal education in college. “There’s a huge group of people like that and we have to be able to figure out how to reach them and let them know that this career is still a possibility for them,” Lance says. In his free time, Lance works around the house and garden and cares for and rides his horses. He’s also interested in the legal side of surveying, especially collecting evidence and evaluating that evidence. In fact, he thinks that maybe he might have enjoyed being a lawyer for surveying. One thing he did do to further his education is to take some mediation training. “I’ve done a lot of boundary work where people are ready to shoot one another,” he says. “I like being able to work it out with them so they’re all happy about it in the end.” I’ve done a lot of boundary work where people are ready to shoot one another, he says. I like being able to work it out with them so they’re all happy about it in the end. Lance on a survey in Huntington, Oregon. Lance on a survey on the Umatilla River. CK3 50th anniversary with Cliff Bentz (U.S. House of Representatives), Dan Cummings (mentor), and Lance King.
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