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EAST TEXAS CHAPTER 4
Our last meeting was held on October 7, 2008. We had a joint meeting with members of Chapter 23 at the Catfish Village Restaurant on Highway 155 near Ore City, Texas. Officers from both Chapters were installed at this meeting by Michael Parker. We had 9 members in attendance. Chapter 23 had twenty-something members present.
Our Chapter Officers, as elected, are as follows:
Dempsey Hannah – Chapter President Shawn Billings – First Vice-President Steven Freeman – Second Vice-President Shane Neally – Secretary-Treasurer Bill Burton – Director Billy Murphree – Director Mike Russell – Director Bob Peyton – Director Wes Turley – Director Willace Johnson – Director
We have a meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2009, at Tyler Junior College. Our speaker will be Michael Parker.
We are looking forward to a very busy 2009.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dempsey Hannah Chapter President
DEEP EAST TEXAS
CHAPTER 6
Our chapter’s Annual
Business meeting and installation of officers was rescheduled due to Hurricane
Ike, held at the Cattle Company Restaurant on October 15, 2008 in Beaumont. We
were honored to have President Coleen Johnson who was accompanied by her husband
Mike. Officers installed by President Johnson 2008-09 year were President, Joe
Breaux; First VP Jeremy Russell; Second VP Ernest Clement, Secretary Treasurer
Richard Worthey; 2 year Directors Tom Rowe & Michael Kethan and 1 year Directors
Jack Meaut and Bill WestBrook.
A revised Chapter
scholarship criteria was presented by the scholarship sub-committee. Revisions
were proposed and agreed upon and the new criteria was then voted upon and
approved by the Chapter membership. A revised scholarship application fitted to
the new criteria will be developed for future use. 3 scholarships were awarded
to three applicants for the fall semester that is already underway.
A very successful
continuing education seminar was held on November 15, 2008 at the MCM Elegante’
Hotel in Beaumont. Speaker Jack L. Avis present “Implementing GIS in a
Surveying Environment.” A Chapter Board Meeting was held on November 20th, 2008 at the Lone Star Steakhouse Restaurant, in Beaumont. The meeting was called to order by President Breaux. Minutes from the last Chapter Board meeting were presented, a financial report was given by the Secretary-Treasurer Richard Worthey. Final details of the Christmas Social and Dinner were planned.
Respectfully submitted, W. J. (Joe) Breaux Chapter President
COASTAL BEND CHAPTER
12 October’s meeting was deferred, as usual, for the State convention. This year was the cruise to Cozumel, and quite a few members from Chapter 12 attended. It was great to visit with other members from all over the state. Although sometimes it was a bit bumpy, a fun time was had by (almost) all.
November’s meeting was held at The Place to Be, a new venue for us. The food was good, moderately priced, and the service was great. The layout of the room was a little strange, with the staircase coming up through the middle of the room, but it was serviceable. Stacy Lyle gave us a presentation on free and publicly available GIS programs and data.
On December 19, we held our Christmas party at the Hilton Garden Inn. It was well attended, and everyone had a good time.
On December 20, Chapter 12 sponsored a CEU Seminar hosted by Stacey Lyle and featuring Garey Gilley of the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying. The topic was “Survey Challenge: Defending Yourself Against a Board Investigation”. The seminar was quite informative, and received excellent reviews.
Michael J.
MacInnis RPLS
PASO DEL NORTE CHAPTER 17
New Local Officers
President - Charles Gutierrez, RPLS Vice-President - Bob Monroe, RPLS Secretary-Treasurer – Larry Derwers, RPLS Director – Able Ponce, RPLS Director – Tom Rollag, SIT
The TSPS Chapter 17 Paso Del Norte has scheduled a meeting tentative February 19, 2009 on a Thursday evening for Chapter business to discuss the planning on have guest speakers come in. Other than that have nothing to report for the West Texas Area at this time. We hope that attendance will be greater than one person. ______________________ Charles Gutierrrez, R.P.L.S. President, Paso Del Norte chapter
BRAZOS VALLEY CHAPTER 20
We have a meeting
planned for January 22, 2009 in Huntsville.
Respectfully
Submitted, Curtis Strong For
Chapter President -
Henry Mayo NORTH EAST TEXAS CHAPTER 23
Chapter 23 meets bi-monthly.
In October, Chapter held a
joint meeting with Chapter 4 at Catfish Village in Ore City. The program for
the meeting was the installation of new officers and directors. TSPS President
Elect Mike Parker administer the oath of office and challenge to the
membership. Chapter 23 was represented by 13 Surveyors and 3 Lady Friends for a
total of 16.
No meeting was held for
November.
In December, Chapter met
Luigi’s Italian Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant. A program on the gas pipelines in
Northeast Texas was presented by Roy Pope and Ricky Forte of Kinder Morgan North
Texas Pipeline Company. The meeting was attended by 14 Surveyors and
SIT/Technicians and 3 Lady Friends for a total of 19.
No meeting was held for
January.
End of Report, submitted 14
February 2009.
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