5 Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon | www.plso.org From the PLSO Office continues PLSO is able to work towards making this type of impact through its scholarships program. We pool all scholarship money through the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), which runs its scholarship and financial aid application process through Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC). OCF is a shared foundation of Oregon organizations. Once PLSO allocates funds to OCF, it is considered a donation and it is no longer in the control of PLSO. Annual scholarships are awarded each year from the dividends of the account. Each March, PLSO receives a statement detailing how much money is in the PLSO account and the dividends yielded to be awarded by June. PLSO has the option to donate money for the current year to increase the amount of scholarship funds. Any money, dividends, or current-year donations not used for scholarships goes back into OCF to be available the following year. PLSO provides various scholarships, with the selection process running independently, conducted by a primary PLSO scholarship committee (made up of PLSO members) and a PLSO scholarship oversight committee (made up of a majority of non-surveyors and the PLSO scholarship chair and the PLSO chair). Our scholarships include: Bill Guile & L. Brian Weigart Scholarships: Must be enrolled in curriculum leading to land-surveying careers and must be intending to take the Fundamentals of Land Surveying Exam. This year’s recipients are worthy recipients. Austin Martin received a $3,000 award to attend Oregon Institute of Technology as a junior and plans to study surveying engineering. Austin is from Klamath Falls and attended Hood River Valley High School. Austin is the first in their family to attend college. Michael Sanchez received a $4,000 award to attend Oregon Institute of Technology as a sophomore and plans to study surveying technology/surveying. Michael is from Klamath Falls and attended Lebanon High School. Lastly, Cody Therault received a $4,500 award to attend Oregon Institute of Technology as a senior and plans to study surveying technology/surveying. Cody is from Central Point. Sue Newstetter Scholarship: Recipients must also be working towards a career in land surveying, giving preference to female students, or in case of no female applicants, those pursuing a surveying career in a rural area. This year’s recipient is Caitlin Lien, who received a $4,500 award to attend Oregon Institute of Technology as a sophomore and plans to study civil engineering. Caitlin is from Baker City and attended Baker High School. Peter Maring Scholarship: Children, stepchildren, adopted children of PLSO members, and individuals who are under the legal guardianship or were under the legal guardianship up until the age 18, or grandchildren of PLSO members pursuing a post-secondary education in any field of study are eligible to apply for the
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