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Alfred State Competes in NSPS Student Competition

The students from Alfred State
College’s survey program traveled
to Washington, D.C. in April
to compete in NSPS’ Annual
Student Competition. The
contest began Sunday evening
with a meeting to discuss the
upcoming competition. Since
From left to right: there were so many students
Foit-Albert Hosting Fall CST Exam Dominic Tronetti, Jeffrey Ellis, Garrett Fitch, involved this year, the contest
Kirk Mohawk, Connor Ingham
was spread across 2 days to allow
Foit-Albert Associates will be hosting their annual for all students to participate
fall Certified Survey Technician (CST) testing session in both the field events and
at its Buffalo office on Friday, September 27, 2024. monument scavenger hunt. On
Exam session time runs from 12:00pm to 4:00pm. Wednesday, team interviews were
Testing is available for CST levels 1, 2 & 3. This event conducted, along with an awards
is open to the general public. luncheon. Additional contests

Exam location: and games were added for fun
Foit-Albert Associates this year including a Period
295 Main St, Suite 200 From left to right: Dress Contest, Esri “StoryMap”
Buffalo, NY 14203 Jesse Larson, Noah Wolf, Matthew Stungis, Competition, Jeopardy game
Benjamin Kingsley, William Kotwica
Examinees should submit their exam applications to and School/Program T-Shirt
directly NSPS online at https://cstnsps.com/apply- Contests. Alfred State sent two
online/. Once the application is approved, please teams whom performed well.
contact Roy Garfinkel, LS to reserve a seat for the They won the Jeopardy quiz
September 27th testing: night contest which consisted
of surveying-based questions.
Roy Garfinkel, LS This was a great accomplishment
Foit-Albert Associates competing against so many
Office: (716) 856-3933, x247 teams and Alfred State received
Mobile: (585) 405-2426 prizes including each student
Email: rgarfinkel@foit-albert.com receiving the NSPS Glossary
Want to learn more about the CST program? of Surveying Associated Terms.
Visit https://cstnsps.com/ An Alfred Student commented
“The planning from NSPS made
all the events and activities such
a cool experience. It was fun
to meet and compete against
students from so many different
schools.”

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