The First Forty Years of NACE 1956 through 1995 - FACERS

CHAPTER VIII
July, 1963 to August. 1964
President. John A. Anderson
Marion County, Oregon
1964 NACE Conference
The Fourth Annual NACE Management-Research Conference was held in Jacksonville, Florida,
January 30 to February 1, 1964. It was reported that membership had grown to 567 members and
that the State of Oregon had adopted the manual “Advance Road Programs” to evaluate statewide
highway deficiencies and needs. Each of the six research committees gave elaborate reports on their
activities.
Mr. Baker. Bureau of Public Roads Director of Research, advised that the Bureau might not be able
to provide funding for future NACE work projects.
In June, 1964, the Research Committee met in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and took part in a NACO-NACE
County Government Institute at Coe College. At this meeting several important announcements
were made and discussed. It was reported that Ken Foster had resigned as chief of the Secondary
Roads Division of BPR. Also, it was announced that Marian Hankerd had taken a leave of absence
from the Automotive Safety Foundation (ASF) to further her education, and Howard Bussard
announced that he would retire from ASF in about 18 months.
1964 NACO Conference
NACE participated in the NACO Annual Meeting in Washington, D. C., August 8-12, 1964. During
the conference, NACE funds were discussed in view of the increasing cost of publications and the
fact that funding sources were drying up. Several manuals were either out of print or had been
revised and were ready for publication. Projects submitted to BPR had met with no success, and
were being revised for resubmission. After ASF and NACE officers met with BPR later in the year,
a final grant for completion of the manuals then in final draft, was approved by BPR,
One afternoon during the NACO conference, President Lyndon B. Johnson hosted a reception/buffet
for thc delegate on the South Lawn of the hite House President Johnson hosted NACO and
N CE officers inside the White House pnor to the reception and mingled with the crowd on the
lawn tor a short time prior to the program During the program the President introduced his cabinet
members who were present.
By unanimous vote of the members in attendance at the Annual NACE Membership
Business Meeting the following officers were elected for the coming year:
President
Robert T. Carrier
Genesee County. New York
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