2026 Surveyors' Conference Recap: Connections, Education, & Impact

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make the 2026 Surveyors’ Conference in Hershey such a standout event! From our dedicated attendees and engaging speakers to our generous sponsors, exhibitors, students, hosts, and guests, it took nearly 600 of you to create an energizing, collaborative experience that truly showcased the strength of our profession. 

Conference certificates are now available in attendees’ online profiles. You can download yours by following the step-by-step instructions available here. 

Be sure to check out the video recap and full photo gallery to revisit the connections, learning moments, and fun that made this year’s conference so memorable. We’ve included a few highlights below to get you started! 

Thank you for being part of another remarkable gathering—we couldn’t have done it without you. 

Thanks to our 2026 Conference Sponsors: 

• Premier Conference Sponsor: Trumbull Corporation

• Foundation Sponsor: Arpenteur, LLC

• Foundation Sponsor: Javad GNSS, Inc.

• Party Package Sponsor: Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

• Coffee/Snack Break Sponsor: Dawood, a Woolpert Company

• Coffee/Snack Break Sponsor: Foundation Risk Partners

• Coffee/Snack Break Sponsor: SPK Engineering, Inc. 

• Lunch Sponsor: Keystone Precision Solutions

• Dinner & Reception Sponsor: Pennoni Associates

• Registration Bag Sponsor: Precision Laser & Instrument, Inc.

• Printing Sponsor: Print-O-Stat, Inc.

• Notebook Sponsor: Remington & Vernick Engineers 

Thanks to our 2026 Conference Exhibitors: 

• Aerotas 

• Argos Geomatics 

• Atwell 

• Carlson Software 

• CHC Navigation USA Corp 

• Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. 

• Civil Training LLC 

• Cooper Aerial Surveys 

• Deed Reader Pro 

• Emlid 

• eSurveying 

• Foundation Risk Partners 

• Frontier Precision 

• Javad GNSS Inc. 

• Keystone Precision Solutions 

• Kucera International, Inc. 

• Leica Geosystems 

• National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) 

• Penn State University (Wilkes-Barre) 

• Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors (PSLS) 

• PLS Foundation 

• Precision Laser & Instrument, Inc. 

• PrimaVerse 

• Print-O-Stat, Inc. 

• Richter Total Office 

• SAM Surveying and Mapping 

• Soft Dig 

• The Underground Detective 

• TopCon Solutions 

• Trinity Subsurface LLC 

Award Winners at the 2026 Conference 

Congratulations to the following award winners that were recognized at the 2026 Surveyors’ Conference. 

• 2025 Surveyor of the Year = Richard Shewman, PLS 

• 2025 Chapter of the Year = Delaware Valley Chapter 

• 2025 President’s Award = Michael Given, PLS 

• 2025 Distinguished Service Awards 

  • Brent Birth, PLS 

  • Ryan Deglau, PLS 

  • Keith Houser, PLS 

  • Glenn Cody Johnson, PLS 

  • Karl Kriegh, PLS 

2025-2026 PLS Foundation Scholarship Winners 

McMillen Engineering Scholarship Winner - Kade Rhule 

College Level: 

• Gabrielle Avila 

• Noah Collins 

• Liadan Connor-Park 

• Nicholas Cosper 

• Nathanael Given 

• Luke Jones 

• Joshua Kishbagh 

• Dylan Koptchak 

• Tristian Sliker 

• Aaron Wood 

• Tristan Zawalsh 

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High School Level: 

• Thomas Henehan 

• Alexander Kobel 

• Zackary Semke