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The members of the NYSAPLS Auxiliary held another successful   an entry next year. The contest is a great way to display your talent while
        program during the conference. On Wednesday, they held their   promoting the diversity in the services surveyors perform. See page 21
        annual meeting as a tea party brunch and elected new officers.   for this year’s winners. While every entry cannot be declared a winner,
        Throughout the week, the ladies enjoyed spa visits, attended   we applaud all entries and hope you will continue to submit drawings
        presentations and wine tastings, experienced a chair yoga session,   next year.
        played games, and even sang their hearts out with a little karaoke!   A sincere thank you to our regional host, the Genesee Valley Land

        Congratulations to the 2025 Auxiliary Officers:         Surveyors Association. The regional supplied endless volunteer hours
                                                                for our event. On behalf of NYSAPLS, I would like to extend our sincere
          Barbara Marvin, President*                            “thanks” for all your hard work and dedication. Job well done!
          Vice President, Patricia Hinken
          Secretary, Peggy Miller                                 A special thank you to our conference & education committee
          Co-Treasurers, Barbara Marvin* & JoAnn Latourelle     members who have devoted an enormous amount of time and energy
                                                                both onsite and throughout the year to pull off our event successfully:
          *Editor’s note: It is with a heavy heart that I share the sad news
        of Barbara Marvin’s passing shortly after our annual conference.   Conference Committee:
        Just prior to the conference we had learned the heartbreaking
        news of Beverly Morgan’s passing, former Auxiliary President and
        Treasurer. We are all in shock from losing these two dear friends.
        Our condolences to the Marvins and Morgans. We will keep Barb
        and Bev forever in our hearts and memories. You can find their
        obituaries on page 11.

          On Thursday evening, the Young Professionals Committee kicked off
        their annual networking reception with the combined efforts of the
        New York surveying schools for a “Young Professionals and Alumni
        Social”. Conference attendees were invited to meet up with young
        professionals, college alumni and current students from Alfred State,     Kenneth Stigner, LS, PP –    Nicholas Burgher, LS
        SUNY ESF Ranger School and Paul Smiths College for cocktails and      Committee Chair  Christopher Grey, LS
        snacks. During the event, the YP committee unveiled the winners of the            Howard Johannessen, LS
        Field Olympics contest.                                   Michael Bogardus, LS –
                                                                   GVLSA Regional Host Chair  Brian Magee, LS
          Following the YP/Alumni networking event, the Surveyors Social                  Randal Paquin, LS
        began, co-sponsored by the Long Island Association of Land Surveyors   Education Committee:
        and Islip Land Surveying, PC. The event began with a cocktail reception,   Jeremy Thompson, LS – Acting Chair  Adolf Jonietz, LS
        followed by dinner and our annual scholarship auction to benefit the   William Eggers, LS   Jason Larson, LS
        Shaw Scholarship Fund. Live music was provided by Pat Gioia. Between   Thomas Cerchiara, Jr., LS  Daniel Marvin, LS
        the 50/50  raffle and both live and silent auctions, the association   Kevin Hanley, LS  Jonathan Schmidt, LS
        proudly raised over $11,000 for the Shaw Scholarship Fund!
                                                                  In addition, thank you to the 60+ members who volunteered to
          On Friday, the final day of our event, attendees visited with the   assist with classroom sign-in and the registration desk! We could not
        exhibitors one last time and attended morning educational sessions.   do what we do without you!
        After classes, our Annual Membership Meeting was held followed by
        the NYSAPLS Board of Directors meeting (reconvened from their   Mark your calendars now! Our 2026 conference will be held January
        Tuesday night meeting) and the Shaw Fund Annual Meeting. Minutes   26-28, 2026 at the Saratoga Springs City Center and Hilton Hotel in
        for the NYSAPLS board and annual meetings can be found on pages   beautiful downtown Saratoga Springs, NY, hosted by the Eastern New
        32-34 of this issue.                                    York Society of Land Surveyors.
          We strive to make the conference as rewarding an experience as   Congratulations to our Door Prize and Contest Winners:
        possible by providing a unique blend of educational activities, a large   • Grand door prize winner: Sam Zook
        tradeshow and a variety of social and networking events, while   • Welcome reception door prize winner: Brian Willig
        attempting to maintain costs as much as possible. We sincerely hope
        everyone that attended had a great experience and would greatly value   • Surveyors Social door prize: William Eggers, LS
        your feedback. If you haven’t already done so, please take a couple   • Young Professionals door prize winners: David Vaga,
        minutes to take our post conference survey.                 Bobby Van Vellosor, Ariane Tanski
          The survey can be found here:                           • 50/50 Raffle winner: Steve Miller, LS
        https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYSAPLS-post2025           • Field Olympics winners: Kevin Young, LS (Tree Identification);
                                                                    Shyainne Davoy (Pacing); Keihlen Stein (Orienteering); Gary
          Thank you to the 39 participants who entered our Annual Map
        Contest. If you did not participate this year, we encourage you to submit   Benz (Backsight Setup)



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