Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors

MSPS 2021 Award Winners published in the December 2021 edition of Missouri Surveyor. For the full article, see the December edition of Missouri Surveyor. http://missourisurveyor.org/im//document/mspsdec21_620.pdf

Claims to Land and the Second Board of Commissioners by Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors member Steven Weible published in December 2021 edition of Missouri Surveyor. MSPS member Steve Weible continues his research and writing about surveys and land claims of Missouri’s early-statehood era The courts as a means for the final settlement of the as yet unconfirmed private land claims in Missouri had not proven to be satisfactory for the claimants. In January 1831 ...the General Assembly of Missouri had sent a memorial to Congress, recommending the creation of a board of land commissioners endowed with sufficient powers to achieve full and final justice between the government and these claimants. They believed that such a tribunal should adopt as its rule of action, to confirm every claim which the government of either Spain or France would have confirmed had no transfer of the territory been made (ASP:PL Vol. 6, pg 300). For the full article, see the December edition of Missouri Surveyor. http://missourisurveyor.org/im//document/mspsdec21_620.pdf See more

The December 2021 edition of Missouri Surveyor is in the mail; also available on the MSPS website at http://missourisurveyor.org/im//document/mspsdec21_620.pdf

Capitol View: A Look at Surveying Legislative Matters published in the December 2021 edition of Missouri Surveyor. For the full article, see the December edition of Missouri Surveyor. http://missourisurveyor.org/im//document/mspsdec21_620.pdf

We had an excellent turnout at the 64th Annual Meeting of MSPS last week at Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake of the Ozarks.

Wrapping up on the final day of the 64th Annual Meeting today.

Time is running out...get your raffle tickets!!

Join us Thursday, September 23rd for the monthly Lunch & Learn webinar from 12:00-1:00 pm. Jerrod Hogan and Mark Nolte will be discussing Rule Changes, Recent Legislation Impacting Licensees, Common Complaints and much more!

HELP US and SUPPORT the SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS! MSPS and SW Chapter of MSPS are raffling tickets for a compass marked "A.S. Aloe & Co. 7567, St. Louis" from the collection of Dick Elgin. Buy your tickets ahead of time or get them at the Annual Meeting. The drawing will be held during the Annual Meeting on October 14-16, 2021. You do not need to be present to win, but you do have to buy the tickets to win!

The deadline to make your hotel reservations for the Annual Meeting is Wednesday, September 15th - Call today to lock in the special room rate! Follow the link below for all the Annual Meeting information you may need and to get registered. http://missourisurveyor.org/read_this_article.php

The MSPS Annual Meeting will be here before you know it. Click the link below to sign up! https://www.missourisurveyor.org/read_this_article.php

MSPS Lunch and Learn with Scott Howell. Remember to join us next month to receive one PDU!

Merchandise is hot off the press!! Call the MSPS office to order yours today! 573-635-9446 We now have hooded sweatshirts and black pocket tees :)

The 64th Annual Meeting will be here before we know it! Follow the link for more details! https://mspsevents.com/

New Exhibit at State Museum Features a Historic Surveyor’s Compass; Family of Bob Myers Shares the Artifact The Missouri State Museum in the State Capitol has opened a new exhibit which features a surveying connection to our state’s history. Part of the museum’s commemoration of the Missouri Bicentennial, the exhibit Missouri Trailblazers includes the surveyor’s compass used by Joseph C. Brown in the establishment of Missouri’s early borders. For the full article, see the December edition of Missouri Surveyor. https://www.missourisurveyor.org//document/mspsdecember202

MSPS Honors its 2020 MVP; Steve Weible Awarded Surveyor of the Year The Surveyor of The Year award has been presented annually to a dedicated member of MSPS since 1987. The recipient is one who gives their time and exudes effort and dedication to land surveying, while working within the society for the betterment of the profession. These prerequisites are fulfilled indeed by this, our 2020 designee as the MSPS Surveyor of the Year, Steve Weible. For the full announcement, see the December edition of Missouri Surveyor. https://www.missourisurveyor.org//document/mspsdecember202

Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors featured in POB Magazine! In the October edition of POB, MSPS Immediate Past-President Susanne Daniel was interviewed for the article The establishment of the Fifth Principal Meridian’s Initial Point is one of Missouri’s most celebrated land surveying projects. Except the initial point is actually in the middle of a cypress swamp in Arkansas, explains Susanne Daniel, PLS, president of the Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors. As the story goes, deputy surveyors Prospect K. Robbins and Joseph C. Brown surveyed north from the mouth of the Arkansas River and west from the mouth of the St. Francis River, respectively. For the full interview, see the December edition of Missouri Surveyor. https://www.missourisurveyor.org//document/mspsdecember202

MSPS Awards the Myers Service Award to Gerald Bader It is so deemed that most deserving of honor in 2020 is a fellow member held in high regard as a land surveyor and leader in MSPS. Our Robert E. Myers Memorial Service Award honoree is Gerald Bader of Ste. Genevieve. For the full announcement, see the December edition of Missouri Surveyor. https://www.missourisurveyor.org//document/mspsdecember202

At the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors (October 23, Oasis Hotel & Conference Center, Springfield, Missouri), newly elected officers and directors were installed to lead the organization in the coming year. Please join our association in recognizing these leaders and the positions they now hold: President Earl Graham of Park Hills. Mr. Graham is the Director of Surveying for Grimes Consulting in south St. Louis County. President-Elect - ...Brad McCloud of Hermann, in private practice. Vice President Ray Riggs of West Plains. Mr. Riggs is the Survey Vice President for Missouri of Florabama Geospatial Solutions. Secretary-Treasurer - Bob Anderson, Lee’s Summit. Mr. Anderson is the Manager of Anderson Survey Company. Board of Directors Kirk Baldwin of Anderson Engineering, Inc, Kansas City Regional Survey Manager. Board of Directors Chris Ferguson, Rolla. Mr. Ferguson is the Title Program Manager for the Mark Twain National Forest.

Thank you to all the AMAZING Exhibitors at the MSPS Annual Meeting!

It's that time of year again!!! Registration has been extended till Saturday October 10th! Call our office at 573-635-9446 OR follow the link for more information!!! https://www.missourisurveyor.org/

The Annual Meeting is coming up in October. Mark your calender's!! Follow the link for more information. https://www.missourisurveyor.org//msps-am-flyer-2020_540.p

"Making New Decisions Based on Old Decisions"

63rd Annual Meeting. The first day is in full swing. Thank you to everyone for social distancing and wearing your mask!

MSPS Young Surveyors Be sure to find this page on Facebook and stay current with the MSPS Young Surveyors Network.

April 28-29, 2017

Have you registered to attend the 2017 Spring Workshop yet? Time is wasting! http://www.missourisurveyor.org//doc/sw-2017-flyer_389.pdf

Now available! https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Public-Survey-Syst//ref=sr_1_1

Dr. Richard 'Dick' Elgin received the 2016 Surveyor of the Year Award at the Annual Conference for his contributions to the profession of surveying. Congrats Dick!