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Tuesday, February 28, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Take Advantage of Study Groups » Check out the calendar for upcoming study group dates to prepare for both CST, SIT and RPLS exams. Click here f...
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Don't Forget to Vote in the 2020 NSPS Elections » NSPS Members - Don't Forget to Vote Thanks to all who have voted already! On, or about, December 1, 2019 NSPS member...
Thursday, June 20, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) New College Apprenticeship at Richland College for Surveying » Along with TSPS Chapter 5 President John (JT) Truong RPLS, Chris Freeman, RPLS, we've been working with Richland College f...
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Chapter 2 Raises Food and Monetary Donations for the Holidays » Recently, Chapter 2 - North Central Texas, hosted a donation drive for a local charity, Tarrant Food Bank. The chapter hel...
Thursday, September 20, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Chapter 11 participates in Save Texas History » Chapter 11 members Noel Nicholls, Dorothy Taylor and Chester Varner participated in the Save Texas History Symposium...
Monday, August 20, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Chapter 11 Officers Installed » On Thursday August 16 Mike Haberer, TSPS Past President, installed the new officers for the Alamo Chapter 11. They are fro...
Thursday, April 26, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) High Plains Experience Holds Final Point Ceremony for Craig Alderman » The instructors for the High Plains Experience Seminar (comprised of TSPS members from Chapters 1, 10, 16, and 18) held a...
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Chapter 20 Holds Final Point Ceremony for Jerry Moorer » TSPS Chapter 20 held a Final Point Ceremony for Mr. Jerry Moorer, RPLS #1572 on Saturday April 21, 2018 to honor his lifel...
Monday, April 9, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Chapter 12 Participates in GPS on Benchmarks Campaign for 2018 National Surveyors Week » For the 2018 National Surveyors Week, TSPS Chapter 12 - Coastal Bend assisted the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS)...
Friday, March 23, 2018 (3 Comments - view/add) Chapter 2 Visits Otis Brown Elementary Career Day » TSPS Chapter 2 - North Central Texas member, Jamie Gillis, attended the Otis Brown Elementary Career Day in Irving, TX on...
Monday, March 5, 2018 (2 Comments - view/add) Chapter 5 Members Give Surveying Presentation to STEM Students » TSPS Chapter 5 - Dallas members, Philip Adams (current Chapter 5 Representative) and John "JT" Truong (current Chapter 5 P...
Friday, March 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Chapter 4 Supports Career Day at Birdwell Elementary » TSPS Chapter 4 - East Texas member, Connor Brown, attended the Birdwell Elementary Career Day on Wednesday, February 28. T...
Thursday, February 15, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Chapter 5 Hosts Texas Senate Candidate at February Meeting » Phillip Huffines (R) was the Chapter 5 - Dallas guest on Tuesday Feb 13, 2018, and spoke to the chapter about his running...
Monday, February 12, 2018 (2 Comments - view/add) TSPS Chapter 13 Member Retires from Army After 35 Years » Pictured: David A. Rolbiecki, his wife Judy, and Brigadier General Tracy R. Norris Chief Warrant Officer Four, David...
Friday, January 19, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Chapter 12 Supports Del Mar College GIS Day » On November 15, 2017, several members of TSPS Chapter 12 - Coastal Bend helped celebrate Geography Awareness Week at...
Thursday, January 11, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) TSPS Chapter 12 Holiday Social Recap! » On December 1, 2017, TSPS Chapter 12 - Coastal Bend hosted their Holiday Social at the Dos Comales Cantina in Corpus Chris...
Friday, December 15, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) TSPS Chapters 2 & 5 host 1st Annual Winter Social » On Tuesday, December 12, TSPS Chapter 2 - North Central Texas, TSPS Chapter 5 - Dallas, and a group of Young Surveyors hos...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) Chapter 5 - Dallas Announces New Officers » Congratulations to the new officers of TSPS Chapter 5 - Dallas! Pictured left to right: Doug Turner (front), S...
Monday, July 31, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Chapter 11 (Alamo) Annual Fishing Tournament a HUGE Success! » The 12th Annual Hook, Line and Surveyor Fishing Tournament held on Saturday, July 22nd was a HUGE success! It was the larg...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Chapter 5 Scholarship Fund Growing, Assisting Survey Students » Chapter 5 Scholarship Fund Growing, Assisting Survey Students Submitted by Chris Freeman, Chapter 5 member, ...
Monday, May 15, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) TSPS Chapters Support NSPS at Boy Scouts of America Jamboree » TSPS Chapters 9 & 13 have made donations in support of the National Society of Professional Surveyors participation in...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) TSPS Exhibits at Two Major TX Conferences » February 12-14: Texas Young Surveyor members, Julianne Henson and Stuart Warn...
Thursday, April 13, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) Chapter 17 Sends Two Teams to SkillsUSA State Competition » SkillsUSA State Competition was held on April 7th & 8th in Corpus Christi, TX. TSPS Chapter 17 has recently starte...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Chapters 11 & 22 Talk Surveying at Career Day » TSPS Chapter 11 members, John DeHan and Chester Varner, Jr., and Chapter 22 member, Paul Carey, talk land surveying at Pea...
Thursday, March 9, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Chapter 2 Talks Surveying at Career Days » Thursday, March 9, 2017 Chapter 2 member and TSPS Director & Public Relations Chair, Jamie Gillis, visited with m...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) TSPS Chapter 2 Member Featured in Point of Beginning Magazine » Stuart Warnock, RPLS #6579, GISP, owns Pioneer Mapping , located in Fort Worth, Texas. He has 13 years of geospatial expe...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 (1 Comment - view/add) Chapter 10 Sparking Surveying Interest at Career Days » Thursday, November 3rd was an early morning for TSPS Chapter 10 - Permian Basin members, Tim Pappas and Brady Stanford...
Monday, September 26, 2016 (7 Comments - view/add) URGENT - Prayers Requested for Surveyor » TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I have a close friend in need right now. His name is J.D. Billings, a fellow surveyor in Kilgor...
Monday, September 26, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Chapter 5 Members Support SkillsUSA Statewide » LTRA Named Ysleta Independent School District Partner of the Month The Ysleta Independent School District (YISD...
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 (1 Comment - view/add) 11th Annual Hook, Line & Surveyor Fishing Tournament a Success! » TSPS Chapter 11 (Alamo) hosted the 11th Annual Hook, Line & Surveyor Fishing Tournament on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) TSPS Chapter 9 Member Featured in Point of Beginning Magazine » Deward K. "Karl" Bowles, RPLS #4966, runs B&B Surveying Company , based in Houston. He has been involved with land su...
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Chapter 13 Annual Picnic » Garrett Thompson (Past Chapter President) and Neal Hagood headed up the annual "Instrument Toss" game with instruments pro...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Chapter 2 Sparking Surveying Interest at Career Days » Representatives from TSPS Chapter 2 presented at two career days earlier this May. Students exhibited interest i...
Friday, May 20, 2016 (1 Comment - view/add) Chapter 4 Active in Student Recruitment Campaign » During the 2016 school year, Chapter 4 visited 33 high schools with 33 posters and 825 brochures delivered . They also pa...
Monday, May 16, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Education outreach in Victoria, TX » On March 24, 2016, students from DeLeon Elementary School in Victoria, TX (led by Assistant Principal Carl Frisch) do...
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