The National Association of County Engineers (NACE) awarded Logan County Engineer Scott C. Coleman, P.E., P.S., the 2026 NACE Rural County Engineer of the Year during its Annual Technical Conference held in Arlington, Texas.
“Scott has exemplified the very best of our association for many years, I can think of no more deserving candidate to receive this honor,” said Pam Dingman, NACE President and Lancaster County, Nebraska County Engineer. “Scott’s work has improved the safety of his county’s roads and transportation infrastructure, and he is regarded as a national authority on pavement preservation. His work, without question, has improved the quality of life for Logan County residents.”
Logan County Engineer Scott C. Coleman, P.E., P.S., was born and raised in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
He began working for the Logan County Engineer’s Office in 1990 while still a student.
Scott has earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from The Ohio State University, specializing in hydraulics and hydrology.
He returned home to dedicate his career to improving the county’s transportation and drainage systems.
In 2002, he was appointed County Engineer to complete an unexpired term and has since been re-elected six times, a testament to the trust and confidence placed in him by the community he serves.
In its 70th year, NACE is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional association representing over 3,000 county engineers, public works directors, highway commissioners, road managers, and related professionals in the U.S. and Canada.
In the U.S., local roads account for about 75% of highways and roads, or 2.93 million miles.
Counties manage 1.74 million miles of those roads while cities and townships account for another 1.19 million miles.
Counties also own 231,000 bridges and operate one-third of the nation’s transit systems.
