14 The Oregon Surveyor | Vol. 47, No. 1 Life Member Oran D. Abbott Oran D. Abbott PLSO is an organization that we have chosen to be a part of and help sustain through our annual membership fees. There are those among us who have given to this organization time and time again, so much that it only makes sense that PLSO give back to them for a change. One such mechanism for recognizing the contributions of tenured members is through awarding of Life Membership status. Life membership status shall be granted only in recognition of distinguished service to this corporation and to the profession. Nominations are submitted to the Board and voted on in December of each year. Oran Abbott has a long record of service to the PLSO and surveying community. Oran began his surveying career in 1971 after graduating from Oregon State University and a short stint in the Army. Oran joined the PLSO in 1975 and by 1976 was a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in the state of Oregon. Oran spent three decades with Wilsey & Ham/ WH Pacific and then nearly a decade at Chase Jones & Associates. As a young LSIT fresh out of university, Oran was a trove of helpful knowledge in field techniques and boundary resolution. Oran encouraged the young survey staff at W&H to get involved with the PLSO. In the mid ‘90s, Oran guided an intrepid group of surveyors to the top of Mt. Hood to settle the issue of its height with use of GPS observations. From 2002 to 2012, Oran was the editor of The Oregon Surveyor. Even in his long-deserved retirement, Oran stays involved with the PLSO as a regular attendee of the annual conference and the occasional chapter meeting. Life Member Dan Cummings CK3, LLC Dan Cummings Dan Cummings began his surveying career in 1972 while in high school. He moved to Ontario, Oregon, and attended Trinity Valley Community College’s surveying program while working for G&W Engineering, where he eventually became a partner and which led to the company name Gaschler & Cummings. Dan became a Licensed Surveyor in January 1988 and joined the PLSO. Dan has worked on projects across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. He completed an amazing project in Alaska with enough stories about bears, islands, boats, helicopters, avalanches, and powerlines to fill a movie. If you have time, ask him about the project sometime. Dan continued his surveying journey through several business partners and company name changes. He partially retired from CK3 in 2010 but still consults and provides support on complex boundary projects. In 2010, Dan became the City of Ontario’s Planner, Community Development Director, and City Surveyor, and most recently their City Manager (quite the retirement). Dan has always been very active in the PLSO and has pushed all his surveyors, drafters, and survey helpers to become members. He has always taken his staff to the annual conference and chapter meeting. Dan held officer positions with the Blue Mountain Chapter between 2018–2020. 2023 Awards
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