WVSPS Announces 2026 Award Winners at Annual Convention
We are excited to announce the 2026 Chapter of the Year, Surveyor of the Year, Surveyor Technician, and Map Contest award winners, each of which were presented at the 58th Annual Convention, held at the Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia!
New WVSPS President Doug Bell (right) and Immediate Past President Dwayne Hall (left)
during the transfer of power at the 58th Annual WVSPS Convention in Wheeling, WV.
Curtis Keplinger (left) displays his plaque after receiving the 2026 WVSPS Surveyor of the Year Award
alongside Leon Mallow (right) at the 58th Annual WVSPS Convention in Wheeling, WV.
Ryan Cartwright (middle) holds his Surveyor Technician of the Year Award, alongside WVSPS Board of
Directors Paul Hicks (left) and Mack McCarty (right) at the 58th Annual WVSPS Convention in Wheeling, WV.
Future Surveyor of the Year Noah Miner (right) and 1st Place Boundary/Cadastral Map Contest Winner
Jacob Petry (left) at the 58th Annual WVSPS Convention in Wheeling, WV.
Map Contest
Subdivision Plats
– 1st Place, Leon Mallow
Boundary/Cadastral Maps
– 1st Place, Jacob Petry
– 2nd Place, Phil Peterson
– 3rd Place, Robert Andriotto
Topographical Maps
– 1st Place, Stacey Brown
– 2nd Place, Kevin Schafer
ALTA/NSPS Survey Maps
– 1st Place, Leon Mallow
Miscellaneous
– 1st Place, Mack McCarty
2026 Chapter of the Year
– Little Kanawha Chapter
2026 Surveyor of the Year
Curtis Keplinger
2025-26 Surveyor Technician of the Year
Ryan Cartwright
2026 Future Surveyor of the Year
Noah Miner
Congratulations to all of our award winners this year! Be on the lookout for the WVSPS Summer 2026 Newsletter, The West Virginia Surveyor, in the coming weeks, which will feature photos from this year’s convention and more.