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Student Spotlight

Are You Lance Bardoun:
Missing Out
on Potential Lance Bardoun is currently
Clients? a student in the Surveying
Program at SUNY-ESF, Ranger
Did you know
our “Find a School in Wanakena, NY. He is
Surveyor” search feature is our also a Student Member of
most visited page on our website? NYSAPLS. Lance has been
Help the public find you on our learning the role of survey
website by making sure your
member profile is up to date. Login to verify your address, technician for several summers
add the type of work you perform and add your photo or working with the Crew at
company logo. If you need assistance, contact our office. David Bardoun Land Surveying.
We’re happy to help!
Like many other surveyors that
grew up around the tripod,
Lance grew up helping pull
tape, carrying stakes and
keeping the rod plum when his dad needed a hand. Lance also
grew up going to Wanakena during the summers, visiting during
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Alumni Weekend and staying at the Alumni House as Dave is a
graduate of the class of ‘91. It is no surprise that after high school
NYSBELSG Seeking Public Lance wanted to go to SUNY ESF with the aspirations of going
Board Member to Ranger School.
The NYS Education Department’s Lance isn’t just following in the footsteps of the previous surveyor,
Board for Engineering, Land Surveying he is blazing his own line. At this year’s NYSAPLS Conference
and Geology is accepting nominations Lance was awarded two scholarships: Creighton C. Fee
for a Public Board Member. Scholarship, which is awarded to a student enrolled in a full-
The public member must be a consumer of either time, ABET accredited, surveying degree curriculum at the
professional engineering, land surveying, or professional SUNY ESF Ranger School, with at least a GPA of 2.75, and the
geology services and may not hold interests in the Niagara Frontier Scholarship, awarded to a student
organization, financing, or delivery of such services. demonstrating academic success and social responsibility
Land Surveyors may consider their clients as potential consistent with the standards promulgated by the Niagara
public members. Frontier Land Surveyors Association.
Applications for Board membership may be submitted Lance enjoys the balance of field and office with a small company
directly by interested individuals, or nominations may come and particularly Boundary Retracement. “At times it feels like
from colleagues, consumer groups, professional associations, solving a mystery,” says Lance. “Doing the deed research and
or others. plotting, trying to find the ‘missing pieces.’ Interpreting the old
For additional information, or to submit nominations, please deeds can be difficult but it is rewarding when you uncover that
see the description of State Boards or contact the State Board old called for monument out in the field.”
for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology at survey@nysed.gov
or (518) 474-3817 ext. 140. After graduating from Ranger School in May, Lance is going to
continue to work at David Bardoun Land Surveying over the
The official call for nomination is linked here: https://www. summer. He is looking forward to gaining more experience and
op.nysed.gov/boards/calls-board-nominations#engineering- becoming licensed.
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