| Richard L. Elgin, PhD, PE, PLS
Vice
President
Education
B.S. Civil Engineering, Missouri University of Science and
Technology, 1974.
M.S. Civil Engineering, Missouri University of Science and
Technology, 1976.
PhD Surveying, University of Arkansas, 1982.
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 Missouri University of Science and Technology. 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, Missouri University
of Science and Technology as an Assistant Professor (1980-1984).
He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at Missouri
University of Science and Technology.
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, Professional Land Surveyors and
Landscape Architects. He is a principal in the firm
Elgin, Knowles & Senne, Inc.
Dr. Elgin is a member of Missouri Society
of Professional Surveyors (MSPS), National Society
of Professional Engineers (NSPE), National Society of Professional
Surveyors (NSPS), American Congress of Surveying and Mapping
(ACSM), Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, the Missouri University of
Science and Technology Academy of Civil
Engineers, Surveyor's Historical Society, Missouri
University of Science and Technology Order of the Golden Shillelagh, Missouri
Historical Society, and the Rolla Rotary Club.
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.
Professional
Registrations
Missouri Professional Land Surveyor
PLS-1682.
Missouri Professional Engineer E-18619.
Arkansas Professional Land Surveyor PLS-870.
Arkansas Professional Engineer E-5508.
Kansas Professional Land Surveyor PLS-729.
Email Address
richard.elgin@elginsurvey.com
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