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Sky Chamard has been selected as an Honorary Member of ASPRS – The Imaging & Geospatial Information Society. An Honorary Member is identified as an individual who has rendered distinguished service to the Society and has attained distinction in advancing the science and uses of photogrammetry, remote sensing and related disciplines. Honorary Members are elected for life and do not exceed 25 in number at any given time.
Sky Chamard received his Bachelors degree from Oregon State University in 1959 and his Masters on Operations Research from George Washington University in 1966. Sky spent thirty plus years in the U.S. Forest Service as a Forester and Engineer. In 1953 he recognized photogrammetry and remote sensing as laborsaving technologies for transportation and forestry planning, and has since been a strong proponent of the technology. After serving in various positions of increasing responsibilities he was assigned to establish the Forest Service’s Geometronics Service Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, and as its Director. After his retirement from the Forest Service he served as a consultant for several private firms. He has served the Society as Regional officer in two Regions and Regional Director and spent twelve years as a member of the National Executive Committee. He was appointed in 1981 to the Evaluation for Certification Committee and as Chair since 1985. He is a member of the IGIF Board of Trustees and serves as Secretary.
He received ASPRS Presidential Citations for his many years of contributions to the board and Executive Committee in 1999 and for the establishment and development of the ASPRS Evaluation for Certification Committee in 1998. He also received a Certificate of Appreciation for Meritorious Service for his contributions tot the XVIII ISPRS Congress in Vienna, Austria in 1997. He also received the Ford Bartlett Award in 1993 along with Presidential Citations in 1970, 78, 82, 88, and 89. He continues as an active member of the profession.
Founded in 1934, ASPRS is an international professional organization of 7,000 geospatial data professionals. ASPRS is devoted to advancing knowledge and improving understanding of the mapping sciences to promote responsible application of photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information systems and supporting technologies. For additional information about ASPRS, visit our web site at http://www.asprs.org.
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(28 March 2000)