1981 - The First Graduates

    In 1981, the Association’s Annual Meeting focused on education and expansion. The first person from the Survey Engineering Program at the University of Calgary graduated in 1981 and, in the same year, the first graduate from the University of Alberta Survey Science Program received his commission as an Alberta Land Surveyor.

President Jerry Rasmuson indicated that the flexibility of having two university programs would allow the Association to achieve and maintain an expanded profession. At the same time, Mr. Rasmuson also indicated that the expansion of the surveyors’ practice, rather than expanding the profession, might allow the land surveyor to regain or maintain the professional stature that was enjoyed in the past.

In other matters, the Association was concerned about the rising costs of discipline cases and that all complaints seem to stem from a breakdown in communication. The Association members approved a public relations program with the objective of increasing public awareness of the profession of surveying.

After four years of holding the line on increases in active membership fees, Council was forced to increase fees by 12%; the 1981 budget estimated total revenues of $158,800. Despite the fee increase, Council did approve the installation of typesetting equipment at a cost of approximately $6,000 to facilitate the preparation of ALS News.

 

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