Rural County Engineer of the Year Award & Urban County Engineer of the Year Award
The rural engineer will represent a county with a population no greater than 100,000. The urban engineer will represent a county with a population greater than 100,000.
Qualifications of Eligible Nominees
Each state will be limited to one (1) nominee for each award. The state's nominee should be submitted by the President of the State organization. If there is no State organization, then the first nomination received from a voting member within the State will be accepted. Nominations must be received at least two (2) months prior to the Annual Meeting date (deadline usually December 31st to allow time to review). If a non engineer is selected for the award (s) the actual award that year will be titled the Urban or Rural Road Professional of the Year. All nominations must be submitted to the Chair of the Awards Committee.
Nomination for Award
A nominee for the County Engineer Award does not necessarily have to occupy the County Engineer position. For example, Public Works Directors, Staff Engineers and Highway & Road Superintendents or other professional road manager titles may be eligible for the award. In order to assure a representative number of nominations, each Regional Vice President is urged to canvas his or her region for candidates, possibly by contacting the Presidents of State Associations of County Engineers and current year in which they are serving. Members of the Executive Committee and Awards Committee are not eligible for the award during the current year they are serving.
The award, presented each year at the NACE Annual Meeting, shall read as follows: "For the application of efficient engineering management principles and standards for the economic design, construction, maintenance and operation of public works facilities as approved and published by the National Association of County Engineers Management Research Project Manuals and Guides."
Point Rating System
The Awards Committee will use the following rating system in its selection process for Urban and Rural Engineer of the Year:
- Description of the major achievements by the nominee in performance of his or her County Engineering functions:
Maximum of 30 points - personal judgment of each of the judges of all candidates.
- Professional positions held, beginning with current employment:
Maximum of 30 points - personal judgment of each of the judges of all candidates.
- NACE activities including number of years in NACE, committee service and office held:
Maximum of 30 points -
2 points for each five years in NACE
4 points for each year of committee service
6 points for each year of service as an officer/Board of Directors
- Engineering areas in which licensed professionally:
Maximum of 10 points -
Registered Engineer: 8 points
Registered Land Surveyor: 2 points
- Professional organizations of which the nominee is a member (excluding NACE):
Maximum of 20 points -
2 points per each national organization
2 points per each state organization
2 points for each year the person held an office in a local organization
4 points for each year the person held an office in a state or national organization
- Awards and honorary appointments received or outstanding contribution to the professional community:
Maximum of 5 points - personal judgment of each of the judges of all candidates
- Published articles in professional or trade magazines and formal papers prepared for presentation to professional or trade conference:
Maximum of 5 points - personal judgment of each of the judges of all candidates
- Community service or club awards nominee has received:
Maximum of 10 points - personal judgment of each of the judges of all candidates
TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS - 140
As approved by the NACE Board of Directors on July 12, 1997 NACo Conference Baltimore, Maryland
As Modified by the NACE Board of Directors on July 14, 2007 NACo Conference, Richmond, Virginia
To submit a nomination for Engineer of the Year Awards, see the Awards Form.