Pub. 16 2024 Issue 1

4 Letter from the Editor 5 Thoughts from the Chair 8 2024 NSPS Annual Report 11 Marc Brown, PE, PLS UCLS 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient 12 Nolan C. Hathcock UCLS 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient 14 UCLS Welcomes New Leadership for 2024-25 16 Old Spanish Trail 22 Western Federation of Professional Surveyors Report 26 2022 Surveyor of the Year Trent Williams 27 2023 Surveyor of the Year Christopher Donoghue 28 Ron Whitehead Celebration of Life and Final Point 29 Utah Council of Land Surveyors Conference Mapping the Future: Lessons From the Past, Tools of Tomorrow ©2024 UCLS Foresights is published by the The newsLINK Group LLC for the land surveyors profession of the state of Utah and similar organizations on a complimentary basis. UCLS Foresights is not copyright protected, therefore articles, except where specifically copyright noted, may be reprinted with proper credit given. Articles appearing in the Foresights publication do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint or endorsement of UCLS, its officers, board of directors or the editor. Contributions are encouraged and may be submitted to UCLS at ucls@ucls.org. Utah Council of Land Surveyors EXECUTIVE BOARD 2024 State Chair CHAD HILL Chair Elect DARRYL FENN Past Chair ANDY HUBBARD NSPS Representative DANIAL PERRY WFPS Representative MIKE NADEAU Treasurer BRAD MORTENSEN To contact any of the UCLS officers, please visit ucls.memberclicks.net/officers. Contents 16 8 On the cover: Mineral Corner in Big Cottonwood Canyon Donated by Meridian Engineering Inc.

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