Officers
The Officers of the Wyoming Engineering and Surveying Society are elected to serve a one-year term at the Annual Business Meeting held in February of each year.
Officers elected to serve from
February 8, 2024 to February 6, 2025
Bryce Dorr, PE, President
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Jeff Young, PE, Vice President
Lander, WY 82520
Garrett Zimmer, PE, Secretary/Treasurer
Casper, WY 82609
Shelby Carlson, PE, Past President (non voting)
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Several committees, listed below, are appointed annually by the President to conduct the business of the Wyoming Engineering and Surveying Society. These committees are generally formed in the months preceding the annual convention in February. Anyone interested in serving on these committees should contact the President of WES.
The Nominations Committee recommends a slate of officers to the membership for consideration and vote.
Committee: Harrison Carter Chairman, Ryan Kobbe, and Murray Schroeder
The Legislative Committee reviews legislation pending before the current session of the Wyoming Legislature and reports to the membership at the annual meeting.
Committee Chairman: Mark Madsen ( Chairman)
The Site Selection Committee selects host facilities for future conventions and negotiates certain provisions of the contract. The selection is based on a rotation involving the Sheridan Holiday Inn, the Laramie Hilton Garden Inn, the Cheyenne Holiday Inn, and the Cheyenne Little America. The committee reviews proposals received from other host facilities to consider incorporating them into the rotation.
Committee Chairman: Will Dolinar ( Chairman)
The Resolutions Committee develops resolutions and presents them to the general membership for consideration at the annual meeting.
Committee: Josh Fuller Chairman, Thom Edgar, Mike Donnell, Mark Madsen
The Finance Committee reviews and makes recommendations relative to the finances of the Society.
Committee Members: Jeff Bates Chairman, Peter Hutchison, Harrison Carter
The Publicity Committee promotes WES and its members.
Committee Chair: Ryan Waterbury
Committee Members: Heath Overfield
Other committees are presented on the following pages of this site:
SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
PRESIDENTIAL PROJECT AWARD COMMITTEE
Past Presidents
| Elected President(Home) | Site | Year | Elected President(Home) | Site | Year | |||
| 1918 | *Frank C Emerson, Worland | Cheyenne | 1919 | 1976 | Paul A. Rechard, Laramie | Rawlins | 1977 | |
| 1919 | *J.C. Fitterer, Laramie | Thermopolis | 1920 | 1977 | *George L. Christopulos, Cheyenne | Sheridan | 1978 | |
| 1920 | *J.C. Fitterer, Laramie | Laramie | 1921 | 1978 | J. Kenneth Kennedy, Wheatland | Jackson | 1979 | |
| 1921 | *Ambrose Hemingway, Casper | No Meeting | 1922 | 1979 | *Donald R. Lamb, Laramie | Cheyenne | 1980 | |
| 1922 | *Ambrose Hemingway, Casper | Cheyenne | 1923 | 1980 | Al “Boots” Nelson, Jackson | Casper | 1981 | |
| 1923 | *J.W. Wisda, Rawlins | No Meeting | 1924 | 1981 | *Dale Vandenburg, Cheyenne | Gillette | 1982 | |
| 1924 | *J.W. Wisda, Rawlins | Cheyenne | 1925 | 1982 | *Frank Luers, Casper | Cody | 1983 | |
| 1925 | *Z.E. Sevison, Cheyenne | Casper | 1926 | 1983 | Don Livingston, Cody | Douglas | 1984 | |
| 1926 | *Elmer K. Nelson, Laramie | Cheyenne | 1927 | 1984 | *Frank Trelease, Cheyenne | Sheridan | 1985 | |
| 1927 | *William C. Newell, Casper | Casper | 1928 | 1985 | Wayne Johnson, Rock Springs | Rock Springs | 1986 | |
| 1928 | *Clyde W. Atherty, Cheyenne | Cheyenne | 1929 | 1986 | *William Grenier, Laramie | Riverton | 1987 | |
| 1929 | *John B. Clearly, Casper | Laramie | 1930 | 1987 | *R .Ken Beach, Laramie | Cheyenne | 1988 | |
| 1930 | *Howard F. Bell, Cody | Cheyenne | 1931 | 1988 | *Alfred DeBernardi, Rock Springs | Casper | 1989 | |
| 1931 | *Joel Q. Naret, Cheyenne | Cheyenne | 1932 | 1989 | *Bob Schultz, Casper | Gillette | 1990 | |
| 1932 | *Herbert L. Kennedy, Casper | Cheyenne | 1933 | 1990 | Maynard Johnson, Casper | Cody | 1991 | |
| 1933 | *E.C. Gwillim, Sheridan | Cheyenne | 1934 | 1991 | Forrest Kepler, Laramie | Sheridan | 1992 | |
| 1934 | *W.A. Norris, Cheyenne | Casper | 1935 | 1992 | *Walter Pilch, Sheridan | Laramie | 1993 | |
| 1935 | *W.B. Schilling, Casper | Laramie | 1936 | 1993 | Sally J. Steadman, Laramie | Riverton | 1994 | |
| 1936 | *R.D. Goodrich, Laramie | Cheyenne | 1937 | 1994 | E. Mark Williams, Casper | Cheyenne | 1995 | |
| 1937 | *James B. True, Cheyenne | Casper | 1938 | 1995 | *John I. Dolinar, Green River | Casper | 1996 | |
| 1938 | *H.E. Robinson, Casper | Cheyenne | 1939 | 1996 | James Spell, Sheridan | Rock Springs | 1997 | |
| 1939 | *Joseph A. Elliot, Wheatland | Laramie | 1940 | 1997 | *Martin Pedersen, Rawlins | Sheridan | 1998 | |
| 1940 | *H.T. Person, Laramie | Casper | 1941 | 1998 | Raymond Jacquot, Laramie | Gillette | 1999 | |
| 1941 | *R.J. Templeton | Cheyenne | 1942 | 1999 | Peter Hutchison, Cheyenne | Cheyenne | 2000 | |
| 1942 | *Earl Lloyd, Cheyenne | Cheyenne | 1943 | 2000 | Stanton J. Abell, Jr., Worland | Casper | 2001 | |
| 1943 | *Ellis Hudman, Rock Springs | Cheyenne | 1944 | 2001 | Bruce R. Yates, Sheridan | Sheridan | 2002 | |
| 1944 | *George T. Cunningham, Cheyenne | Cheyenne | 1945 | 2002 | Joseph W. Manatos, Rock Springs | Cheyenne | 2003 | |
| 1945 | *George T. Cunningham, Cheyenne | Cheyenne | 1946 | 2003 | John A. Steil, Cheyenne | Casper | 2004 | |
| 1946 | *Charles M. Smith, Thermopolis | Casper | 1947 | 2004 | Harry J. Kessner, Green River | Gillette | 2005 | |
| 1947 | *J.G. Smith, Cheyenne | Casper | 1948 | 2005 | Michael K. Purcell, Cheyenne | Cheyenne | 2006 | |
| 1948 | *J.A. Cole, wheatland | Cheyenne | 1949 | 2006 | Robert R. Norton, Jackson | Sheridan | 2007 | |
| 1949 | *John E. Wiley, Cheyenne | Casper | 1950 | 2007 | *Corky Stetson, Gillette | Cheyenne | 2008 | |
| 1950 | *O.P. Reed, Cheyenne | Cody | 1951 | 2008 | Jerry Jessen, Cheyenne | Casper | 2009 | |
| 1951 | *I.J. Matthews, Casper | Casper | 1952 | 2009 | *Jim Cavalli, Laramie | Laramie | 2010 | |
| 1952 | *H.W. Read, Cheyenne | Laramie | 1953 | 2010 | Dave Schropfer, Casper | Cheyenne | 2011 | |
| 1953 | *A.M. Zuill, Casper | Casper | 1954 | 2011 | Thomas Edgar, Laramie | Sheridan | 2012 | |
| 1954 | *A.J. McGaw, Laramie | Cody | 1955 | 2012 | Joe Lord, Laramie | Casper | 2013 | |
| 1955 | *Robert M. Sensintaffer, Casper | Cheyenne | 1956 | 2013 | Jeff Fuller, Sheridan | Laramie | 2014 | |
| 1956 | *Kirby H. Olds, Cheyenne | Casper | 1957 | 2014 | Erin Gates, Cheyenne | Cheyenne | 2015 | |
| 1957 | *L.C. bishop, Cheyenne | Newcastle | 1958 | 2015 | Dave Engels, Sheridan | Sheridan | 2016 | |
| 1958 | *Lloyd W. Taggart, Cody | Laramie | 1959 | 2016 | Dave Whitman, Laramie | Casper | 2017 | |
| 1959 | *Joseph T. Banner, Laramie | Cheyenne | 1960 | 2017 | Amy Allen, Cheyenne | Laramie | 2018 | |
| 1960 | *George R. MacDougall, Cheyenne | Casper | 1961 | 2018 | Amy Allen, Cheyenne | Cheyenne | 2019 | |
| 1961 | *Joseph S. Bailey, Cheyenne | Sheridan | 1962 | 2019 | Murrary Schroeder, Laramie | Cheyenne | 2020 | |
| 1962 | *R. Lee Donley, Casper | Casper | 1963 | 2020 | Ryan Kobbe, Laramie | Virtual | 2021 | |
| 1963 | *A.J. Hull, Jr., Laramie | Cheyenne | 1964 | 2021 | Ryan Kobbe, Cody | Sheridan | 2022 | |
| 1964 | *H.L. Worthington, Casper | Jackson | 1965 | 2022 | Harrison Carter, Jackson | Casper |
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| 1965 | *Carl R. Oslund, Sheridan | Laramie | 1966 | 2023 | Shelby Carlson, Cheyenne | Laramie | 2024 | |
| 1966 | *Eric J. Lindahl, Laramie | Cheyenne | 1967 | |||||
| 1967 | *Ross G. Stapp, Cheyenne | Rawlins | 1968 | |||||
| 1968 | *Malcolm D. Martin, Cheyenne | Casper | 1969 | |||||
| 1969 | *Floyd A. Bishop, Cheyenne | Jackson | 1970 | |||||
| 1970 | *Glenn B. Mullens, Laramie | Cheyenne | 1971 | |||||
| 1971 | *Melvin Webb, Cheyenne | Rock Springs | 1972 | |||||
| 1972 | John S. Bereman, Cody | Thermopolis | 1973 | |||||
| 1973 | *John d. Alyea, Cheyenne | Casper | 1974 | |||||
| 1974 | *G.W. Griggin, Casper | Cheyenne | 1975 | |||||
| 1975 | *Robert Jack Smith, Rawlins | Cody | 1976 | |||||