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Richard L. Elgin, PhD, PE, PLS
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1974.
M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1974.
PhD 1982, University of Arkansas
Experience
A second-generation surveyor, Dr. Elgin was raised in his
father's surveying business in Rolla, Missouri. After serving
meritoriously as an Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam he returned
to Rolla and received the degrees B.S. and M.S. in civil engineering
from the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR). After working
for a consulting engineer in the Kansas City area for several
years, he attended the University of Arkansas and received
the degree Doctor of Philosophy. Leaving Arkansas, he joined
the faculty of the Department of Civil Engineering, University
of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) as an Assistant Professor (1980-1984).
He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at UMR. In 1984
he became owner and president of Elgin Surveying & Engineering,
Inc., Rolla, Missouri.
Professional Affiliations
Dr. Elgin is a past president of the Missouri Society of Professional
Surveyors (MSPS). He is the coauthor of three books: "Legal
Principles of Boundary Location for Arkansas," "Practical
Surveying Guide to Celestial Observations," and the "Celestial
Observation Handbook and Ephemeris," and is a contributor
to "The Surveying Handbook." He is the codeveloper
of the surveying programs, "ASTRO*ROM," "ASTRO*CARD"
and "ASTRO*DISK." Very active in national surveying
organizations, he serves as a consultant to NCEES, the organization
that prepares the national surveying exam. He is a former
member of the Missouri Board for Architects, Professional
Engineers and Land Surveyors. He is a principal in the firm
Elgin, Knowles & Senne, Inc.
Dr. Elgin is a member of MSPS, National Society
of Professional Engineers (NSPE), National Society of Professional
Surveyors (NSPS), the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping
(ACSM), Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, the UMR Academy of Civil
Engineers, Surveyor's Historical Society, University of Missouri-Rolla's
Order of the Golden Shillelagh, Missouri Historical Society,
and the Rolla Rotary Club. He is a Registered Land Surveyor
in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas, and a Registered
Professional Engineer in Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas.
He received the "Presidents Award" (1990) from ACSM,
was named the MSPE "Young Engineer of the Year"
(1983) and from MARLS received the "Robert E. Myers Service
Award" (1995). Dr. Elgin is an avid collector of early
American surveying equipment.
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