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PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Neil B. Livasy, PS

April, 2008

REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED FOR JEFF LUCAS’ PROGRAM. If you have not signed up for the Jeff Lucas program on “Property Rights & The Professional Surveyor”, you are encouraged to do so. To be held at the Doherty Hotel in Clare on May 2, this promises to be an outstanding program taught by one of the better speakers in our profession. A registration form is included in the current issue of the Michigan Professional Surveyor as well as on the MSPS web site. See you there!

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GOLF/FISHING ON THE CALENDAR. Besides the seminar with Jeff Lucas on May 2, the Ferris State University Burt Mullett Chapter will hold a golf outing on Friday, May 9 in Big Rapids.

The next day, May 10, the third annual walleye fishing tournament will be held near Bay City.

Registration forms for both of these events are also in the Michigan Professional Surveyor.

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DON ROSS DEATH NOTED. Donald W. Ross, P.S., and a Life Member of the MSPS, of Donald W. Ross Associates, Brighton, died on March 28 at the age of 69. Most recently he had served the Southeast Chapter as a Director and as the Chapter Representative to the MSPS Board until his health did not allow him to continue. Services were held on April 1 in Brighton.

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STATEWIDE EMAIL FOR TIMELY NOTIFICATION TO BE CREATED. Recently, the need to have an effective and timely process to inform the MSPS membership of certain events such as a change in schedule or information about the members became apparent.

To facilitate this quick manner of notification, members are urged to provide an email address to the MSPS so you can be made aware of breaking news on any subject. Since many emails are returned “undeliverable”, please review your email address and make certain it is correct. If you do not have an email on file with us currently…only about 350 members do…please provide us with yours.

Also, should you change your email address, please let us know when that occurs.

Currently, the President’s Report is only distributed through email and many Chapters are selecting this process as a way to inform their members about Chapter meetings.

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PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS. Chris Cotter, P.S. and Steve Neumann, P.S., both of the Central Chapter; Phillip Jelsema, Southwestern Chapter and David Weber, Central Chapter, both Associate Members and the following Student Members: Aaron Keller, Daniel Palczynski, Dennis Hill, Ben VanderJagt, Aron Wolff and Brad Dillon of Ferris State and Steve Curelli, Michael Rood, Ted Dumke and Michael Wyatt of Michigan Tech. Welcome.