The National Association of County Engineers (NACE) 1996 Annual Management and Technical Conference, held in Seattle, Wash. Feb. 3–8, saw the installation of John O. Trent, Pierce County (Wash.) public works and utilities director, as its president.
Trent has been the Pierce County public works and utilities director since 1990. Prior to this assignment, he served as the assistant public works director and county engineer from 1986 to 1990.
His responsibilities include two major areas: transportation and environmental services.
He is responsible for 1,835 miles of road; including 1,100 miles in urban areas; 161 bridges; 110 computerized traffic signals; 360 vehicles, and a ferry operation.
Environmental services include solid waste, sewer utilities, water resources, watershed planning and administrative services. Pierce County is an urban county with over 630,000 in population.
Trent has been a member of NACE since 1973, previously serving as president-elect, secretary-treasurer and Western Region vice president.
Other officers installed included James Floyd Lawrence, Colbert County, Ala., county engineer, as president–elect; Duane A. Blanck, Crow Wing County, Minn., as the secretary–treasurer; William C. Kenley, Polk County, Fla. county engineer, as Southeast Region vice president; James E. Blair, Benton County, Ore. public works director, as Western Region vice president; Dan Ratermann, county engineer of McDonough and Henderson counties, Ill., as North Central Region vice president; David L. Miller, Medina County, Ohio engineer, as Northeast Region vice president; and George Sugars, public works director, Reno County, Kan., as South Central Region vice president.
Additionally, James E. Blair, director of public works, Benton County, Ore., was selected as Rural County Engineer of the Year and John Circle, Franklin County, Ohio, was selected as Urban County Engineer of the Year.
NACE, with approximately 1,800 members in 45 states and Canada, has a three-fold objective: 1) to advance county engineering and management by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information, 2) to foster and stimulate the growth of individual state organizations of county engineers, and 3) to improve relations and the spirit of cooperation among county engineers and other agencies in the solution of mutual problems.
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