News Release No. 403

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
STAFF MEMBER NAMED 'SURVEYOR OF THE YEAR'

Volume 33-403

Contact: Mike Flowers

(For immediate release)

573-368-2300

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, SEPT 29, 2005- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Dan Lashley, Cadastral section chief with the Division of Geology and Land Survey (DGLS), was presented with the 'Surveyor of the Year' award by the Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors. The award is given annually to a professional land surveyor member who has contributed freely of their time and service to the society for public benefit. The award was presented to Lashley at the 48th annual convention held Sept. 23 in Lake Ozark.

Along with professional duties with DGLS, Lashley provided technical assistance to private practicing professional land surveyors and answered inquires from the general public concerning land surveying and boundary related questions. During the past year Lashley has made numerous presentations about the original government surveys conducted between 1815 and 1855 in Missouri, and the mapping and surveying of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

For more information on the Land Survey Program with the Division of Geology and Land Survey, please contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or 573-368-2300, or visit www.dnr.mo.gov/geology.

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NOTE TO EDITOR: A photograph related to this story is available online at www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel/surveyor.jpg. The cutline for the photo: Dan Lashley, Surveyor of the Year, shares a moment with Mimi Garstang, state geologist and director of the Division of Geology and Land Survey during awards ceremony. DNR photo.