The project began with Steve Hubertus. In 2002, Doug Myers, a well known, loved and respected Surveyor and member of APAPLS passed away after a long battle with cancer. It was Steve's thought to commemorate Doug in some way, but the options were few. The Allegheny Plateau Scholarship had recently been dedicated to the memory of Robert Lucas (another deceased member of the society). It occurred to Steve that there should be a way to commemorate other respected members of the Land Surveying community, and some form of permanent monument seemed like the best option