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(L-r) Rebecca Morton and Charles Toth .
Birdseye Citation
Charles Toth
Purpose:
The Col. Claude H. Birdseye President’s Citation
was established in 1965 as a tribute to one of the founders
and the first president of the Society. Each year at the An-
nual Convention it is conferred on the outgoing president in
recognition of her/his contributions to the Society.
Donor:
ASPRS Foundation
The Birdseye Citation carries with it a gold Past President’s
Key, and a hand-engrossed certificate. The retiring President
will also receive the Presidential Gavel mounted on a walnut
plaque.
ASPRS Conference Management Awards
Conference Director, Karen Schuckman
Technical Program Director, Jerome J. Lenczowski
Workshop Coordinator, Amr Abd-Elrahman
Purpose:
The intent of this award is to recognize the great
effort put forth by the individuals who volunteer their time
to assist in the planning and execution of a successful annual
conference.
Donor:
The ASPRS Foundation
The award is an engraved plaque with the conference pro-
gram cover.
Robert E. Altenhofen Memorial Scholarship
Fangning He
Fangning He is a doctoral candidate at Purdue University,
Lyles School of Civil Engineering, in the field specialization of
Geomatics, specifically 3-D modeling. His research employs
aerial triangulation and least-squares processes that Bob
Altenhofen would have appreciated. He is well published in
refereed journals and numerous other venues. He also has
excellent academic recommendations. His faculty advisor is
Associate Professor Ayman Habib.
Purpose:
First given in 1986, the Robert E. Altenhofen Me-
morial Scholarship is intended to encourage and commend
college students who display exceptional interest and ability
in the theoretical aspects of photogrammetry.
Donor
: The ASPRS Foundation. This award was originally
established by Mrs. Helen Altenhofen as a memorial to her
husband, Robert E. Altenhofen, past president of ASPRS.
He was an outstanding practitioner of photogrammetry and
made notable contributions to the mathematical aspects of
the science.
The Altenhofen Scholarship consists of a check for $2,000 and
a hand-engrossed certificate.
Abraham Anson Memorial Scholarship
Ryan Jackson
Ryan Jackson is an undergraduate at California State Uni-
versity Fresno majoring in Geomatics Engineering with con-
centrations in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. He has
been on the Dean’s List every enrolled semester and has a
GPA of 3.71. Ryan will graduate in spring 2017. He has been
a tutor for the Advanced Adjustments Computations and
(L-r) Amr Abd-Elrahman, Jerome J. Lenczowski, Karen Schuckman, and
Charles Toth.
(L-r) Fangning He and Charles Toth.
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