The Department of Geography and Environmental Management is very pleased to announce the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS) award winners for the 2015-16 academic year.
Paul Donchenko
In his own words, Paul reflects on receiving the AOLS Educational Foundation Award,
It
is
a
recognition
of
the
effort
that
I
put
into
my
studies
and
the
endeavor
of
academic
success.
It
will
also
provide
me
with
a
greater
financial
security
when
I
graduate
in
the
near
future.
Foremost
however,
it
is
an
appreciation
of
the
AOLS
for
the
importance
of
investing
in
future
generations
and
helping
students
succeed
in
their
studies
so
that
they
can
enter
the
workforce
as
productive
citizens.
In
the
future,
Paul
plans
to
work
in
the
GIS
or
remote
sensing
fields,
developing
technologies
that
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
people
all
over
the
world.
Mark
Ong
By attending the lectures as well as learning to use various surveying tools, performing mathematical problems to solve surveying questions and participating to multiple labs, Mark feels as though he has a strong foundation to become a land surveyor. Though he sees it as a challenging career it is one he hopes to join upon graduation.
In his own words, Mark describes the value of Geodesy & Survey.
The skill sets that I’ve learned from this course would’ve excelled my performance and knowledge about the activities and projects that were going on during the time of my previous co-op placements. It could’ve initiated me to contribute more as I would’ve known more about surveying techniques used out on the field when measuring and extracting both quantitative and qualitative data on various transportation infrastructures.
Mark was surprised and is honoured to receive the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors Educational Foundation Award and is very appreciative for the financial support.