The First Forty Years of NACE 1956 through 1995 - FACERS

CHAPTER IX
August, 1964 to July, 1965
President, Robert T, Carrier
Gene see County, New York
NACE began 1965 with a membership of 950 members, as a result of the Illinois County Highway
Superintendents Association and the Province of Ontario County Engineers Association bringing
in 100% of their members.
1965 NACE Conference
The Fifth NACE Management-Research Conference was held April 21-24, 1965, in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. A NACE booklet entitled ‘What NACE Does”, listing the ten (10) guide manuals with
a brief description of each, was distributed to the membership. A new committee was organized to
compile a model Constitution and By-Laws for State County Engineers Associations.
NACE created an annual Engineer of the Year Award. The award was divided into two categories,
Rural and Urban, with an engineer to be selected for each category.
The first Engineer of the Year Awards were presented to:
Rural Engineer of the Year
Urban Engineer of the Year
Warren G. Davison
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
John J. Leslie
St. Louis County, Missouri
In May, 1965, NACE participated in the fifth County Government Institute, sponsored by NACO
in Indianapolis, Indiana, on the subject of the Board-Engineer Management System.
1965 NACO Conference
NACE participated in the NACO Annual Conference in San
Diego, California, July 11-14, 1965. Discussion at the
Committee and Association meetings centered around the past
and the future of NACE NACE was informed that neither the
BPR nor ASF could commit further funding at tha time The
NACI Research Committee decided to nvestigate several
other sources of funding during the year, so that work could
continue on the manuals and publications
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