WVSPS Announces 2025 Award Winners at Annual Convention
We are excited to announce the 2025 Chapter of the Year, Surveyor of the Year, Surveyor Technician, and Map Contest award winners, each of which were presented at the 57th Annual Convention, held at Days Inn & Suites in Flatwoods, West Virginia from February 6-8.
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Tom Rayburn (center) displays his plaque after receiving the 2025 WVSPS Surveyor of the Year Award at the 57th Annual WVSPS Convention earlier this month in Flatwoods, WV. Surrounding Rayburn are past WVSPS Surveyor of the Year Award winners.
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New WVSPS President Dwayne Hall (right) and Immediate Past President Jason Smithson (left) during the transfer of power at the 57th Annual WVSPS Convention earlier this month in Flatwoods, WV.
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Kaden Statler (left) holds his Surveyor Technician of the Year Award, alongside WVSPS President-Elect Doug Bell (right) at the 57th Annual WVSPS Convention earlier this month in Flatwoods, WV.
Map Contest
Subdivision Plats
- 1st Place, Stacey Brown
- 2nd Place, Garrett Devericks
- 3rd Place, Kevin Brockett
Boundary/Cadastral Maps
- 1st Place, Kevin Brockett
- 2nd Place, Dwayne Hall
- 3rd Place, Leon Mallow
Topographical Maps
- 1st Place, Leon Mallow
- 2nd Place, Kevin Brockett
ALTA/NSPS Survey Maps
- 1st Place, Kevin Brockett
- 2nd Place, Garrett Devericks
Miscellaneous
- 1st Place, Kevin Brockett
2025 Chapter of the Year
Eastern Panhandle Chapter
2025 Surveyor of the Year
Tom Rayburn
2024-25 Surveyor Technician of the Year
Kaden Statler
Congratulations to all of our award winners this year!
Be on the lookout for the WVSPS Spring 2025 Newsletter, The West Virginia Surveyor, in the coming weeks, which will feature photos from this year’s convention and more!