{"id":1829,"date":"2016-03-22T12:11:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T17:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dunwoody.edu\/blog\/?p=1829"},"modified":"2016-03-28T07:54:29","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T12:54:29","slug":"dunwoody-surveying-students-win-1st-place-in-2016-nsps-student-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2016\/dunwoody-surveying-students-win-1st-place-in-2016-nsps-student-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunwoody Surveying students place 1st in 2016 NSPS Student Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Second-year students Wyatt Spencer, BJ Klenke, Doug Pouliot, Joe Irey, Brandon Davis, Jake Blue and team observer Patrick Kowal took first place in the two-year degree program category of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nspsmo.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&amp;pageid=664\">2016 National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Student Competition<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1830\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1830 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_7085.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Wyatt Spencer, BJ Klenke, Doug Pouliot, Joe Irey, Brandon Davis, and Jake Blue.\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_7085.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_7085-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L to R: Wyatt Spencer, BJ Klenke, Doug Pouliot, Joe Irey, Brandon Davis, and Jake Blue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The annual event\u2014which was held in conjunction with the 2016 Surveying &amp; Mapping Conference\u2014was held in Crystal City (Arlington), VA, and was open to all two- and four-year colleges across the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New event, new skills<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To enter the competition, the Dunwoody team\u2014advised by Surveying &amp; Civil Engineering Technology Principal Instructor Kelly Ness\u2014had to complete a boundary and topographic survey of a parcel of land, approximately 10 acres in size, for a hypothetical land development project.<\/p>\n<p>The team was then required to create a \u201cmetes and bounds legal description\u201d of the land lot (i.e., a description of the land and its boundaries) and construct a plot map of the surveyed area.<\/p>\n<p>This information\u2014along with a safety plan, field notes and data calculations\u2014was compiled into a final project binder and then presented to a panel of industry experts and competition judges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to complete the project, we had to develop the types of skills that are used everyday in the industry,\u201d Ness said. \u201cThat was the most beneficial piece for the students\u2014the knowledge and skills obtained throughout the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>A welcome win<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A first-time event for Dunwoody and the students, Ness said he couldn\u2019t be more pleased with the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinning the competition is a huge achievement and one that will be recognized by future employers and peers in the surveying community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spencer, Klenke, Irey, Davis, and Blue will graduate with an associate\u2019s degree in Surveying &amp; Civil Engineering Technology this May. Pouliot will follow in Fall 2016. Kowal hopes to participate in the 2017 NSPS Student Competition next Spring.<\/p>\n<p><em>The College would like to thank industry partner <a href=\"http:\/\/westwoodps.com\/\">Westwood Professional Services<\/a> for their generous donation, which allowed the students to travel to<\/em>\u2014<em>and participate<\/em> <em>in<\/em>\u2014<em>the competition.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/construction\/surveying-civil-engineering-technology\/\">Learn more about Surveying &amp; Civil Engineering Technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second-year students Wyatt Spencer, BJ Klenke, Doug Pouliot, Joe Irey, Brandon Davis, Jake Blue and team observer Patrick Kowal took first place in the two-year degree program category of the 2016 National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Student Competition earlier this month. 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