15 Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon | www.plso.org Surveyor of the Year Jack Walker Member since 1984 Surveyor of the Year is a special award meant to honor someone who has represented PLSO and our community well. Only written nominations endorsed by five members in good standing were considered for the Board of Directors to vote on the recipient. Minimum requirements include: • Be a Corporate Member of PLSO for five or more years. • Have a demonstrated history of high competence, integrity, and professionalism. • Assisted qualified and interested people in advancement within the profession. • Career-long service to the profession. Professor Jack Walker earned a master of science in geodesy from Purdue University in 1981. His long career in geomatics spans a wide range of technologies. He specializes in various high-precision positioning applications and is a commercial UAS pilot following the development of this new technology. Jack obtained his license in 1990, has been a PLSO member since 1984, and has supported PLSO in his involvement with the students at Oregon Institute of Technology. He has coordinated with the PLSO annual conference and the OIT students in helping with conference activities over the years. Jack has also given his time in presenting sessions at the PLSO conference, which has helped the PLSO members stay up to date with current technology. Jack’s devotion to the profession and to PLSO has aided all PLSO members in many ways. In addition to these direct contributions, each graduating student is an indirect contribution by Professor Walker. Upon graduation, the students have a broad yet detailed understanding of survey types, legal framework, technologies, and the underlying mathematics. This gives the graduates the ability to interact with other professions (engineers, contractors, attorneys, etc.) and the general public in a way that is perceived as highly professional. And, without having actual data, it is believed these graduates join PLSO at a higher rate than new licensees with other backgrounds. We are proud to nominate Jack Walker for the PLSO Surveyor of the Year and look forward to the PLSO Board of Directors selecting Jack Walker as the Surveyor of the Year. Nominating Group: Tim Fassbender, PLS, CWRE Renee Clough, PLS, PE Rhonda Dodge, PLS Brent Corning, PLS Daryl Anderson, PLS, PE Jack Walker 2023 Awards
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