Ohio Receives Two Awards and has Two Officers Elected at the Annual NACE Conference
(Left photo: Dean Ringle, P.E., P.S., CEAO Executive Director and Greg Wilkens, P.E., P.S., Butler County Engineer Right photo: Ringle, Joe Dura, P.E., Design Department Manager at the Montgomery County Engineer's Office, and Paul Gruner, P.E., P.S., Montgomery County Engineer)
The National Association of County Engineers (NACE) recently held their annual conference in Buffalo, New York. At the conference, two Ohio representatives received national awards. Greg Wilkens, P.E., P.S., Butler County Engineer received the David P. Brand Safety Award. Joe Dura, P.E., Design Department Manager at the Montgomery County Engineer’s Office received the Program/Project Manager of the Year Award. Congratulations Greg and Joe!
Also at the conference, two Ohio County Engineers were elected to NACE office. Stephen McCall, P.E., P.S., Champaign County Engineer was elected to the office of 2021 NACE Secretary/Treasurer. Jeff Linkous, P.E., P.S., Clinton County Engineer was elected to serve as Northeast Region Vice President. Congratulations Stephen and Jeff, and thank you for your service to CEAO and to NACE!
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