H*5124 Resolution, By Crawford, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, 
Arrington, Atkinson, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bennett, 
Bernstein, Blackwell, Bowers, Bradley, Brawley, Brown, Bryant, Burns, Caskey, 
Chumley, Clary, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cogswell, Cole, Collins, Crosby, 
Daning, Davis, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Elliott, Erickson, Felder, 
Finlay, Forrest, Forrester, Fry, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, 
Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Henderson-Myers, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hewitt, 
Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, King, 
Kirby, Knight, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mace, Mack, Magnuson, Martin, McCoy, 
McCravy, McEachern, McGinnis, McKnight, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Murphy, B. Newton, 
W. Newton, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pendarvis, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Ridgeway, 
M. Rivers, S. Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Sandifer, Simrill, 
G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, 
Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Thigpen, Toole, Trantham, Weeks, West, Wheeler, White, 
Whitmire, Williams, Willis, Young and Yow
 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR AARON LEACH, AN ASSOCIATE OWNER OF
 ROWE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COMPANY, AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR BEING NAMED
 THE 2017-2018 SURVEYOR OF THE YEAR.

   03/20/18  House  Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 62)

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR AARON LEACH, AN ASSOCIATE OWNER OF ROWE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COMPANY, AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR BEING NAMED THE 2017-2018 SURVEYOR OF THE YEAR.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that Aaron Leach was honored as the 2017-2018 Surveyor of the Year by the South Carolina Society of Professional Land Surveyors (SCSPLS); and

Whereas, an associate owner of ROWE Professional Services Company of Myrtle Beach and Michigan, Mr. Leach graduated from Paul Smith's College in 1993 with an associate's degree in land surveying and came to the Palmetto State by way of upstate New York; and

Whereas, in 1997, he moved to South Carolina and became a licensed professional land surveyor in the State in 2000, in North Carolina in 2008, and in New York in 2010; and

Whereas, Mr. Leach has served as a past president for the SCSPLS and is currently an active member of the Grand Strand chapter and serves on the SCSPLS Education Committee and as chairman of the South Carolina Trig-Star Committee; and

Whereas, he also serves on the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Trig-Star Committee. The Trig-Star Program Contest is an annual high school mathematics competition sponsored by NSPS based on the practical application of trigonometry, and the program recognizes the best students from high schools throughout the nation; and

Whereas, Mr. Leach is deeply committed to ensuring the next generation is interested in and informed about land surveying as a career, and he regularly speaks to middle and high school students throughout the year. He also is involved with the Girl Scouts where he assists girls in achieving the Tree Badge; and

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives values the pride and recognition that Aaron Leach has brought to his profession and to the Palmetto State, and the members look to hear of his continued accomplishments in the days ahead. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Aaron Leach, an associate owner of ROWE Professional Services Company, and congratulate him for being named the 2017-2018 Surveyor of the Year.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Aaron Leach.