A Geographic Information Officer on the way?

State CIO Matt Miszewski delivers on his promise to recruit a GIO, and the Wisconsin Land Information Board is dissolved as of July 1, 2005.

Charles Groat resigns as Director of U.S. Geological Survey

In response to Groat’s resignation, Interior Secretary Gale Norton named Dr. P. Patrick Leahy as acting director.

USGS Director Charles Groat Resigns

Groat to return to University of Texas at Austin.

David Woodward receives Earle J. Fennel Award from ACSM

The late David Woodward was posthumously awarded the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) Earle J. Fennel award for 2005.

2005 Board Members and Award Winners Announced at WLIA Conference

At the February 24 WLIA business meeting and awards luncheon, results of the recent Board election were announced. Members of the 2005 WLIA Board of Directors are: Continuing Members: Ken Pabich (President) – Calumet County …

Lillesand Receives 2005 SAIC/Estes Memorial Teaching Award

The ASPRS recently honored Dr. Thomas M. Lillesand with the 2005 SAIC/Estes Memorial Teaching Award.

2005 SAIC/Estes Memorial Teaching Award announced

UW-Madison professor honored with the award.

Mary Galneder

For this issue we talked with Mary Galneder who has led the UW-Madison’s Robinson Map Library for the last 38 years. She will be retiring in August.

Greetings from the New Editor

Jim Lacy joins the SCO as new Associate State Cartographer.

Wisconsin loses renowned cartographer

Arthur Robinson was world renowned in academic cartography