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Trig-Star Winners Announced Foit-Albert Associates Hosting
The National Society of Professional Surveyors CST Exam September 29th
(NSPS) announced the recipients of the 2023 Foit-Albert Associates will be hosting its first
Richard E. Lomax National Trig-Star Awards. Certified Survey Technician (CST) Testing session at its Buffalo office
The Trig-Star committee met on July 20-21, on Friday, September 29th, 2023. Exam session time runs from
2023 to determine the top three high school 12:30pm to 4:30pm.
students from the national examinations submitted by state winners.
This year there were 32 state winners submitted. Exam location:
Foit-Albert Associates
The Richard E. Lomax National 295 Main St, Suite 200
Trig-Star Awards are as follows: Buffalo, NY 14203

FIRST Brian Skalman, LS will serve as the exam proctor for the 4-hour test
PLACE session. Testing is available for CST levels 1, 2 & 3.
$2,000 This event is open to the general public.
Examinees should submit their exam applications to directly NSPS
online at https://cstnsps.com/apply-online/. Once the application is
approved please contact Roy Garfinkel, LS to reserve a seat for the
September 29th testing:
Roy Garfinkel PLS
Foit-Albert Associates
Office: (716) 856-3933, x247
Mobile: (585) 405-2426
Zachary Clark
Hankinson HS, North Dakota Email: rgarfinkel@foit-albert.com
SECOND Want to learn more about the CST program? Visit https://cstnsps.com/
PLACE State Ed Seeking Land Surveyors
$1,000 to Serve on Board
The State Education Department is actively
soliciting nominations for actively registered
New York State Professional Land Surveyors
interested in appointment to the State Board for Engineering, Land
Surveying and Geology as detailed in the link below:
https://www.op.nysed.gov/boards/calls-board-nominations#engineering-
land-su
James Willden Professional members of the State Boards are dedicated to public
Gunnison Valley HS, Utah protection and quality professional preparation and conduct. Board
THIRD Members, among other things, advise on licensing requirements,
licensing examinations and practice issues, and provide community
PLACE outreach, as well as participate in licensure disciplinary and/or
$500 restoration and moral character proceedings. More information on
the NYS Boards can be found here:
https://www.op.nysed.gov/boards/state-boards-professions

A form-fillable Application for State Board Membership can be
downloaded here, which may be submitted by a nominator or by the
nominee directly to survey@nysed.gov. Should you have any
questions related to Land Surveying, please contact the Board office
at survey@nysed.gov or (518) 474-3817 ext. 140.
Dhruv Goyal
St. Thomas More HS, South Dakota

22 EMPIRE STATE SURVEYOR / VOL. 59 • NO 5 / 2023 • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER