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Friday Webinar Series

Join us on a Friday of every month as we present lectures on a variety of business, project management and surveying subjects. All from the
convenience of your office! And most courses have been approved for NY CE credit! Register on our website, www.nysapls.org.

Featured February Program… Featured April Program…

Professional Ethics for the Land Surveyors Colonial Surveys
Presented by Milton E. Denny, PLS Presented by Eric Gladhill, PLS
February 7, 2025 April 4, 2025
Registration Fees: $75 members, $99 non-members Registration Fees: $75 members, $99 non-members
1.0 NY CE hour for LS/PE 1.0 NY CE hour for LS/PE (Pending)
This course covers not only the history of ethics but gives guidance This course will cover the beginnings of land surveying in America,
on all professional issues dealing with responsibility and standard of when land grants from the crown of England allowed private citizens
care. It provides answers to everyday problems that arise in the day-to- (land developers) to separate parcels of land to sell to immigrants
day functioning of all land surveyors. The course’s coverage of ethics from Europe to settle the land. Various tools of the surveying profession
includes as it relates to those in the field and real-life examples of and old deed descriptions from the early years will be shown and
ethical issues. A special ethics issue will be addressed (How to React if discussed. A federal court case, which involved ancient deed
someone does you wrong). We will also highlight some of the rules of descriptions int he mountains of Western Maryland will be outlined
the New York Board of Regents: Unprofessional Conduct. and discussed. This hearing granted adverse possession against the
state of Maryland, which is contrary to the norm.
By the end of this session participants will be able to:
By the end of this session participants will be able to:
1. Define how Ethics affects reputation of company.
2. Apply business ethics aid in negotiations of projects. 1. Explain the history of the beginnings of land surveying in the
Eastern USA.
3. Determine whether to take a job if there is an ethical issue.
2. Explain the difficulties in reading and understanding ancient
About our Speaker deeds and know how they were prepared.
Milton E. Denny is a registered surveyor in three states, and a veteran of 3. Describe the process of appearing in federal court as an
surveying, mapping and GIS. His special interest has always been in expert witness.
project development and management of firms. He is a past president of About our Speaker
the Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors, a Fellow in the Eric B. Gladhill, PLS has over 45 years of experience in the surveying
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping and served for many profession. He has worked on boundary surveys, topographic surveys,
years on the Board of Direction. Mr. Denny is the author of many manuals title surveys, GPS control, and construction stakeout. His work has
dealing with surveying, mapping and GIS. He is a nationally known primarily been in South-Central Pennsylvania and Western Maryland. He
speaker and lecturer on these subjects and writes a column called “The has presented surveying workshops in Kansas and Pennsylvania. He has
Business Side” for a trade magazine. Mr. Denny recently finished written a book about the interesting people that he has met while
publishing a book on the history of surveying measurement called surveying and is a monthly contributor to xyHT Magazine. He currently
“Surveying the Land: Survey Measurement Devices 1620 to 1920”. He is serves as the Director of Survey Services for KERAMIDA Environmental,
currently serving on the Board of the Surveyor’s Historical Society and Inc. surveying, mapping and GIS. He is a nationally known speaker and
teaches part time for the Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors. lecturer on these subjects and writes a column called “The Business
Side” for a trade magazine. Mr. Denny recently finished publishing a
Save the Date for our March Program! book on the history of surveying measurement called “Surveying the
Land: Survey Measurement Devices 1620 to 1920”. He is currently serving
Program TBA on the Board of the Surveyor’s Historical Society and teaches part time
March 7th, 8:30am – 9:30am for the Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors.

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