FSMS Award Recipients

Director of the Year

1975 John Gargis 
1976 Bob Wigglesworth 
1977 Don Burns 
1978 Dan Gentry 
1979 Jim Shiskin 
1980 James F. Aylward 
1981 Buell H. Harper, Jr. 
1982 Robert A. "Buddy" Bannerman 
1983 Buell H. Harper, Jr. 
1984 Buell H. Harper, Jr. 
1985 Samuel E. Fischbein 
1986 James A. Bennett, Jr. 
1987 Dodie Keith Lazowick 
1989 Robert L. Graham 
1990 Nicholas D. Miller

Fellow Member

1964 R.H. "Ham" Jones
1964 Perry C. McGriff
1964 James A. Thigpenn, III 
1965 N/A 
1966 N/A 
1967 N/A 
1968 N/A 
1969 N/A 
1970 N/A 
1971 N/A 
1972 N/A 
1973 N/A 
1974 N/A 
1975 Shields E. Clark
1975 Eugene W. Stoner
1975 William V. Keith
1975 James M. King
1975 William C. Hart, Sr.
1975 H.O. Peters
1975 Merrill McMillan 
1976 N/A 
1977 N/A 
1978 James F. Shivler 
1979 William L. Boyd 
1980 Broward P. Davis 
1981 E.R. Brownell 
1982 Robert W. Wigglesworth 
1983 Paul T. O'Hargan 
1984 N/A 
1985 N/A 
1986 N/A 
1987 N/A 
1988 N/A 
1989 N/A 
1990 N/A 
1991 Bruce Durden
1981 Dan Gentry 
1992 E.R. "Dick" Emerson 
1993 N/A 
1994 Carl G. Miller 
1995 N/A 
1996 N/A 
1997 Oscar W. Pittman 
1998 Dominick F. Cavone 
1999 N/A 
2000 N/A 
2001 N/A 
2002 Robert L. Graham 
2003 N/A 
2004 Thomas Brownell 
2005 Gary Rayman 
2006 Louis R. Campanile, Jr. 
2007 N/A 
2008 John N. Breed
2008 Michael J. Whitling 
2009 Robert Jackson
2009 Ray Niles 
2010 Mary Hanna Clodfelter 
2011 W. Lanier Mathews, II 
2012 Allen Nobles
2013 Alvin Gloer 
2014 David Gibson
2017 Bon A. Dewitt
2017 Robert B. Strayer, Jr.
2018 John Liptak
2018 Dianne M. Collins
2019 Richard Pryce
2020 Russell Hyatt
2021 Howard Ehmke
2022 Gregory Alan Prather
2023 Don Elder
2024 Earl Soeder
2024 Rick Ritz

FSPLS Land Surveyor of the Year

1970 James A. Thigpenn, III 
1971 Eugene W. Stoner 
1972 Perry C. McGriff 
1973 Edwin R. Brownell 
1974 William V. Keith 
1975 Paul T. O'Hargan 
1976 Robert S. Harris 
1977 Charles O'Quinn 
1978 David Gibson 
1979 Bill Wallace 
1980 N/A 
1981 George C. Cole 
1982 Broward P. Davis 
1983 William B. Thompson, II 
1984 Buell H. Harper, Jr. 
2010 N/A 

Honorary Member

1965 William C. Wattles 
1966 N/A 
1967 Mandell Glicksburg 
1968 Jon S. Beasley 
1969 N/A 
1970 N/A 
1971 N/A 
1972 N/A 
1973 N/A 
1974 N/A 
1975 N/A 
1976 Dean Frank Maloney
1976 Carl Hammarstrom
1976 Walter G. Robillard 
1977 N/A 
1978 James F. Shivler 
1979 William L. Boyd 
1980 Barry Willis 
1981 Barbara Herrick 
1982 Lane Bouman 
1983 Garry Lengemann 
1984 Mallory E. Horne 
1985 N/A 
1986 N/A 
1987 N/A 
1988 N/A 
1989 N/A 
1990 N/A 
1991 Walter Reinhardt 
1992 N/A 
1993 N/A 
1994 N/A 
1995 N/A 
1996 N/A 
1997 N/A 
1998 N/A 
1999 Irene Wilson 
2000 Dick MacDonald 
2001 N/A 
2002 Marilyn C. Evers 
2003 N/A 
2004 Christa Patterson 
2005 Ronald Villella 
2006 The Honorable Jeff Kottkamp 
2007 Claire Duchemin 
2008 N/A 
2009 Michael Gambino 
2011 David Daniel 
2012 N/A
2013 Dave Doyle 
2014 No Nominations
2016 Dr. Joe Knetsch
2017 Curtis W. Sumner
2018 Donald A. Wilson
2019 Dave Holt
2022 Tom Steckler
2023 Regenia Lee Cherry

H.O. Peters Surveyor of the Year

1985 Jan L. Skipper 
1986 H. Bruce Durden 
1987 Jan L. Skipper 
1988 W. Lamar Evers 
1989 Steven G. Vrabel 
1990 W. Lamar Evers 
1991 Robert A. "Buddy" Bannerman 
1992 Robert L. Graham 
1993 Nicholas D. Miller 
1994 Loren E. Mercer 
1995 Steven M. Woods 
1996 Robert D. Cross 
1997 Gordon R. Niles, Jr. 
1998 W. Lanier Mathews, II 
1999 W. Lanier Mathews, II 
2000 John N. "Jack" Breed 
2001 Arthur A. Mastronicola 
2002 Michael H. Maxwell 
2003 John M. Clyatt 
2004 Stephen M. Gordon 
2005 Stephen M. Gordon 
2006 Robert W. Jackson, Jr. 
2007 Michael J. Whitling 
2008 Robert W. Jackson 
2009 Pablo Ferrari 
2010 Steve Stinson 
2011 Daniel D. Ferrans 
2012 Jeremiah Slaymaker
2013 Ken Glass 
2014 Russell Hyatt
2016 Dale Bradshaw
2017 Louis R. Campanile, Jr.
2018 Robert B. Strayer
2019 Dianne Collins
2020 Donald J. Elder
2021 Harold "Hal" Peters
2022 Lou Campanile, Jr.
2023 Howard Ehmke
2024 Jack Breed

Jim Bennett Board Member of the Year

1991 John N. Breed 
1992 Fritz Conrod, III 
1993 John N. Breed 
1994 Raymond Niles
1994 Louis R. Campanile, Jr. 
1995 Richard H. Lawrence 
1996 Dennis E. Blankenship
1996 Charles J. Dunbar 
1997 Louis R. Campanile, Jr. 
1998 Louie G. "Lou" Bush 
1999 Arthur Mastronicola 
2000 Allen K. Nobles 
2001 Stephen M. Gordon 
2002 R. Thomas Snow 
2003 Michael J. Whitling 
2004 MaryHanna Clodfelter 
2005 Robert W. Jackson, Jr. 
2006 Thomas Brownell 
2007 Bon Dewitt 
2008 Joe Stokes 
2009 Rick Pryce 
2010 Richard D. Pryce 
2011 W. Lanier Mathews, II 
2012 Rick Ritz
2013 Rick Ritz 
2014 Rick Ritz
2016 Nick DiGruttolo
2016 Don Elder
2017 Don Elder
2018 Don Elder
2019 Don Elder
2020 Dodie Keith-Lazowick
2021 Gregory Alan Prather
2022 Samuel Thomas Hall
2023 Robert "Bob" Johnson
2024 Earl Soeder

Life Member

1969 H.O. Peters 
1970 Bruce C. Bamman 
1971 N/A 
1972 N/A 
1973 N/A 
1974 N/A 
1975 James H. Dowling
1975 Perry McGriff
1975 Merrill McMillan 
1976 N/A 
1977 N/A 
1978 N/A 
1979 N/A 
1980 William B. Heath 
1981 T.O. Moorhead 
1982 Bill Hart, Sr. 
1983 N/A 
1984 N/A 
1985 N/A 
1986 N/A 
1987 N/A 
1988 N/A 
1989 N/A 
1990 N/A 
1991 Walter C. Caldwell 
1992 Robert A. "Buddy" Bannerman
1992 Eugene W. Stoner 
1993 Harry W. Marlow
1993 Donald P. Ramsay 
1994 N/A 
1995 N/A 
1996 N/A 
1997 Edwin R. Brownell, Jr. 
1998 N/A 
1999 Blair Conner
1999 Buell H. Harper, Jr. 
2000 W. Lamar Evers
2000 Steven M. Woods 
2001 N/A 
2002 N/A 
2003 C. Fred Deuel, III 
2004 Loren E. Mercer 
2005 Oscar Pittman 
2006 William G. Wallace 
2007 N/A 
2008 Mike Maxwell 
2009 Arthur Mastronicola 
2010 John N. (Jack) Breed 
2011 Gordon R. Niles, Jr. 
2012 N/A 
2013 John Clyatt
2013 Mike Whitling
2014 Lanier Mathews
2015 Louis R. Campanile, Jr.
2017 Thomas Brownell
2017 Daniel D. Ferrans
2018 Allen K. Nobles
2019 Bon Dewitt
2022 Robert B. Strayer Jr.
2023 Dianne Collins
2023 John Liptak
2024 Rick Pryce

Outstanding Civic Contribution of the Year by a Professional Surveyor and Mapper

1976 Bob Ward 
1977 Broward P. Davis 
1978 Ben Blackburn 
1979 Victor Haas 
1980 Eugene W. Stoner 
1981 Harry Marlow 
1982 Dan Gentry 
1983 Fred R. Thompson 
1984 Dick Emerson 
1985 Bob McLaughlin, Jr. 
1986 Wil Christiansen 
1987 W. Lamar Evers 
1988 Bill Hart, Jr. 
1989 Dade County Chapter 
1990 Gregory Clary 
1991 Jim McLaughlin, Jr. 
1992 Louis R. Campanile, Jr. 
1993 Joseph S. Boggs 
1994 R. Kent Green 
1995 N/A 
1996 F.E. "Arnie" Arnold 

Perry C. McGriff Outstanding Professional for Civic Contribution Award

1997 Arthur A. Mastronicola
1997 Dennis E. Blankenship 
1998 Arthur A. Mastronicola 
1999 Michael Maxwell 
2000 N/A 
2001 Kimberly Buchheit
2001 Shirley Zeller 
2002 Robert Strayer 
2003 B. Greg Rieth 
2004 Richard M. Creech 
2005 Steve W. Stinson 
2006 Michael J. Whitling 
2007 Collier-Lee Chapter 
2008 B. Gregory Rieth 
2009 Susan Jackson 
2011 Scott McLaughlin
2013 Robert Strayer 
2014 No Nominations
2016 Bob Strayer
2017 Steven W. Stinson
2023 Richard Allen
2024 Brett Wood

Professional Excellence Award

1984 Dudley-Reilly Associates 
1985 Norman Gimpel, PLS 
1986 Paul Dukas, PLS 
1987 William Carbaugh, PLS 
1988 UF Surveying and Mapping Program 
1989 Valencia CC Surveying & Mapping Program 
1990 Ronnie Taylor 
1991 Hillsborough County Survey Dept. 
1992 Leonard P. Wood
1992 Florida A&M University 
1993 N/A 
1994 Frank J. Conkling 
1995 Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Survey and Mapping 
1996 Hillsborough County Survey Dept. 
1997 Lombardo & Skipper, Inc. 
1998 Charlotte County Survey Department 
1999 Tampa Bay Survey & Mapping Scholarship Fund 
2000 Southeastern Surveying & Mapping Corporation 
2001 Ed McDonald 
2002 Bon DeWitt
2002 Michael F. Garcia 
2003 Joseph M. Stokes 
2004 Michael J. Whitling 
2005 WilsonMiller, Inc. 
2006 Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Inc.
2006 Indian River County Surveying & Mapping Section 
2007 Florida Department of Environmental Protection 
2008 Judith Garcia 
2009 Lengemann of Florida, Inc. 
2010 Howard Ehmke
2010 Tim Whitaker
2013 John Clyatt
2013 Allen Nobles 
2014 Claire Duchemin
2015 Chad Thurner
2016 Martin County Survey Division
2017 Pamela W. Nobles
2017 Richard D. Pryce
2018 Allen K. Nobles
2018 Richard D. Pryce
2019 Richard Allen
2020 Celeste Van Gelder
2021 Scott Harper
2021 Ron Hanson
2022 Dr. Amr Abd-Elrahman
2023 Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
2024 Justin Thomas

Scientific Research of the Year

1984 Terry Wilkinson, PLS 
1985 George M. Cole, PLS 
1986 N/A 
1987 N/A 
1988 N/A 
1989 Orange County Survey Dept. 
1990 Max Cherbonneaux, PLS 
1991 Thomas Jennings, PLS 
1992 Florida Department of Transportation 
1993 Dr. Joseph Knetsch 
1994 Paul T. O'Hargan 
1995 James Morris Smith 
1996 Florida Resources & Environmental Analysis Center 
1997 Mark Eckl 
1998 N/A 
1999 N/A 
2000 Theodore "Ted" Riggs 
2001 N/A 
2002 George W. Massey 
2003 Ronnie L. Taylor 
2004 R. Scott Harris 
2005 N/A 
2006 N/A 
2007 N/A 
2008 N/A 
2009 John Gargis 
2011 W. Lamar Evers 
2012 David Newcomer
2013 Dave Doyle 
2014 Florida Department of Transportation
2016 FDEP/DSL Bureau of Survey & Mapping

Steve Woods Exceptional (Outstanding) Volunteer Award

2013 Lamar Evers
2014 Bob Strayer
2016 Lanier Mathews
2017 Dianne Collins 
2018 Pamela W. Nobles
2019 Jack Breed
2020 Earl Soeder
2021 Donald Elder
2022 Richard D. Pryce
2023 Lou Campanile, Jr.
2024 Pam Hyatt