Alumni Information

Alumni News and Milestones:

This page celebrates career achievements and milestones of our alumni. If you would like to add your achievements (whatever they may be), send them via email to Dr. Hongzhi Song (hongzhi.song@tamucc.edu).

New Registered Professional Land Surveyors from the Fall 2018 TBPLS examinations:

Payton Johnson, Spring 2019, RPLS 6961

Austin Burklund, BS 2017, RPLS 6879

James “Gus” Ladwig, BS 2017, RPLS 6835

Cole Strevey, BS 2015, RPLS 6731

Young Surveyor of the Year Recipients

Davey Edwards, MS 2009, RPLS 5627, LSLS 5627 named Young Surveyor of the Year for 2006 by the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors

Miguel Escobar, BS 2001, RPLS 5630 named Young Surveyor of the Year for 2007 by the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors

James Gillis, BS 2012, RPLS 6019 named Young Surveyor of the Year for 2011 by the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors

The following alumni are Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyors:

1) Billy Bernsen, BS 1999, RPLS 5506

2) Miguel Escobar, BS 2001, RPLS 5630, LSLS 5630

3) Greg Hauger, BS 1999, RPLS 5639

4) David Layman, BS 2000, RPLS 5770

5) Adrian Reyes, BS 2000, RPLS 5806

6) Louis Bergman, BS 2002, RPLS 5815

7) Stephen Blaskey, BS 2004, RPLS 5856, LSLS 5856

8) Michael Brown, BS 2002, RPLS 5857

9) Jessie Loetz, BS 1999, RPLS 5872

10) Angela Pham, BS 1999, RPLS 5878

11) Xavier Sandoval, BS 2000, RPLS 5886

12) Jimmy Walton, BS 2001, RPLS 5889

13) Brianne Bernsen (Savory), BS 2002, RPLS 5898

14) Isidro Garza, BS 2001, RPLS 5905

15) Keith Howard, BS 2004, RPLS 5949

16) Brad Lipscombe, BS 2004, RPLS 5952

17) Matt Loessin, BS 2004, RPLS 5953

18) Edward Riley, BS 2002, RPLS 5963

19) Zach Savory, BS 2003, RPLS 5966

20) Corey Shannon, BS 2005, RPLS 5967

21) Paul Guerrero, BS 2002, RPLS 5992

22) Allen Peloquin, BS 2004, RPLS 5998

23) Steven Wisnoski, BS 2003, RPLS 6006

24) Sergio Canales, BS 2004, RPLS 6040

25) Sasha Lockamy (English), BS 2003, RPLS 6053

26) Victor Mendez, BS 2004, RPLS 6056

27) Tres Smith, BS 2005, RPLS 6069

28) John Glas, BS 2004, RPLS 6081

29) Derek Pierce, BS 2000, RPLS 6090

30) Oliver Pollard, BS 2005, RPLS 6091

31) Michael Partridge, BS 2005, RPLS 6125

32) Troy Thomas, BS 2002, RPLS 6130

33) Michael Calhoun, BS 2004, RPLS 6143

34) Jordan Garrett, BS 2008, RPLS 6154

35) Matt Jones, BS 2005, RPLS 6162

36) Stacy Lee Little, BS 2008, RPLS 6163

37) Steve Mizel, BS 2000, RPLS 6165

38) Stacey Mora (King), BS 2002, RPLS 6166

39) Gabe Bernier, BS 2003, RPLS 6185

40) Brooks Cooper, MS 2009, RPLS 6193

41) Andy Dobbs, BS 2007, RPLS 6196

42) Nathan Eby, BS 2007, RPLS 6198

43) Luther Frobish, BS 2007, RPLS 6200

44) Lyndon Nance, BS 2007, RPLS 6206

45) Brett Walker, BS 2003, RPLS 6216

46) Davey Edwards, MS 2009, RPLS 5627, LSLS 5627

47) Desiree Hurst, MS 2010, RPLS 6230

48) Michael Rollin, BS 2001, RPLS 6236

49) Robert Arbuckle, BS 2008, RPLS 6247

50) Brett Butts, BS 2007, RPLS 6254

51) Scott Ellis, BS 2007, RPLS 6261

52) Andrew Jimenez, BS 2005, RPLS 6270

53) Andrew Lopez, BS 2006, RPLS 6277

54) Jason McMillan, Certificate 2006, RPLS 6279

55) Adam Diehl, BS 2008, RPLS 6346

56) Sage Earnest, Certificate 2008, RPLS 6343

57) Brian Kraft, Certificate 2007, RPLS 6345

58) Charles Steffler, MS 2010, RPLS 6315

59) Dustin Trousil, BS 2007, RPLS 6335

60) Cara Williams, BS 2003, RPLS 6336

61) Cole Barton, BS 2006, RPLS 6368

62) John Fugate, BS 2008, RPLS 6360

63) Jeremy Kowis, BS 2006, RPLS 6361

64) Randy Marshall, BS 2009, RPLS 6365

65) Jeremy Bludau, BS 2007, RPLS 6390

66) Enrique Elizondo, BS 2008, RPLS 6386

67) Noah Huntington, MS 2012, RPLS 6401

68 James Gillis, BS 2012, RPLS 6019

69) Charles Hay, BS 2008, RPLS 6437

70) Lindsay McDonald, MS 2010, RPLS 

71) Sherman Posey, BS 2009, RPLS 6433

72) Toby Stock, Certificate 2007, RPLS 6412

73) Wesley Gaertner, BS 2010, RPLS 6483

74) Paul Myers, BS 2010, RPLS 6490

75) Cory Silva, BS 2007, RPLS 6500

76) Ryan Stanley, BS 2010, RPLS 6485

77) James Carr, BAS 2012, RPLS 6458

78) Matthew Raabe, BAS 2011, RPLS 6402

79) Jeffrey Lueders, PB 2007, RPLS 6512

80) Derek Snoga, BS 2009, RPLS 6511

81) Chris Carlson, BS May 2007, RPLS 6559

82) Chris R. Garza, BS Aug. 2008, RPLS

83) Daniel Parker, BS May 2012, MS Dec. 2014, RPLS

84) Travis Wachtstetter, BS Aug 2010, RPLS 6577

85) Sage Earnest, Geomatic Certificate 2008, RPLS 6343

86) Brett Rinne, BS 2012, RPLS 6586

87) Manuel Fernandez, MS 2013, RPLS 

88) Salvador Salas, BS 2015, RPLS 6612

89) Christopher B. Wells, BS 2007, RPLS 6615

90) Christopher Wachtstetter, BS 2008, RPLS 6587

91) Samuel Shumaker, BS 2009, RPLS 6580

92) Cole Strevey, BS 2015, RPLS 6731

The following alumni are Texas Licensed State Land Surveyors:

1) Davey Edwards, MS 2009, RPLS 5627, LSLS 5627

2) Stephen Blaskey, BS 2004, RPLS 5856, LSLS 5856

3) Miguel Escobar, BS 2001, RPLS 5630, LSLS 5630

The following alumni are Registered Land Surveyors in Other States:

1) Michael Brown BS 2002, Arizona RLS 50150, Colorado PLS 38201, Kansas PS 1552, Louisiana PLS 5083,

North Dakoda LS-7382, New Mexico PS 18329, Nevada PLS 20610, Ohio PLS 8720, Utah PLS 7434320-2201, Wyoming PLS 13652

2) Emily Schad, BS 2002, Arizona RLS 47495

3) Oliver Pollard, BS 2005, Louisiana PLS 5020

4) Nijaz Karacic, MS 2008, Louisiana PLS 4984

5) Davey Edwards, MS 2009, Oklahoma RPLS 1612

6) Stephen Blaskey, BS 2004, Louisiana PLS 5107

The following alumni are Certified Federal Surveyors:

1) Davey Edwards, MS 2009, Certified Federal Surveyor #1038

2) Michael Brown, BS 2002, Certified Federal Surveyor #1264

The following alumni are Certified GIS Professionals (GISP):

Damion Scholz, BS 2002, GISP 2008

Jill Scholz (Crowson), BS 2001, GISP 2008

Davey Edwards, MS 2009, GISP 2009

John Fell, BS 1999, GISP 2009

Jeremy Scott, BS 2004, GISP 2009

Sasha Lockamy (English), BS 2003, GISP 2012

Richard Smith, Ph.D., BS 2003, MS 2006, GISP 2014

The following alumni have successfully completed a graduate degree:

OC Cantu, BS 2001, MS Information Management Systems 2003, University of California at Berkeley

Chad Hall, BS 2001, MS Geography 2004, Oklahoma State University

Emily Hirsch (Lundblad), BS 2001, MS Geography and Oceanography 2004, Oregon State University

John Wood, BS 2001, MS Geographic Information Science 2005, Redlands University, Ph.D. Coastal Marine System Science 2013, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

John Fell, BS 1999, MS Geographic Information Science 2006, University of Texas at Dallas

Richard Smith, BS 2003, MS Computer Science 2006, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Ph.D. Geography 2012, University of Georgia

George Crandall, BS 2002, MS Environmental Science 2005, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. George is currently working on a PhD at George Mason University in Environmental Science and Policy

Nathan Eby, BS 2007, MS Geospatial Surveying Engineering 2008, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Noela Cordelia Garza, BS 1999, MS Geospatial Surveying Engineering 2008, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Xavier David Sandoval, BS 2000, MS Geospatial Surveying Engineering 2008, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Ali McKenzie, BS 2007, MS Geospatial Surveying Engineering 2008, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Anglea Pham, BS 1999, MS Geospatial Surveying Engineering 2008, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Snehel Bhakta, BS 2007, MS Geospatial Surveying Engineering 2008, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Damien Scholz, BS 2002, MS Geospatial Surveying Engineering 2010, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Luther Frobish, BS 2007, MS Geospatial Surveying Engineering 2011, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Thomas Davis, MS 2014, MS Geospatial Surveying Engineering 2014, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Daniel Parker, BS 2012, MS Geospatial Surveying Engineering 2014, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Kristina Drysdale, BS 2013, MS Geospatial Surveying Engineering 2015, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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