Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Jeff Marshall, center, poses for a picture after being presented a plaque by commissioners Art Swannak, left, and Dean Kinzer, right.
Whitman County commissioners presented a plaque from the Washington State Association of County Engineers June 18 for State Program/Project Manager of the Year to Jeff Marshall, a project engineer for Whitman County.
Marshall, a 20-year county employee, works in road project design, bridge inspections, vault and records operations, rock quarry permits and crushing, pavement management, and IT functions of the Public Works Department.
He was nominated for the award by Mark Storey, Whitman County Public Works director and a member of the state engineering association.
"Jeff takes on all kinds of responsibilities," said Storey. "He does a zillion things."
Storey's nomination letter noted that in his 17 years as Whitman County Engineer Marshall is the "one individual who stands out as exemplary when it comes to program management."
Specifically, Marshall's work on the county pavement-preservation program encompasses 424 miles of paved roads, for which, in the past 10 years, the county has put a higher emphasis on the condition of paved roads over gravel and dirt roads.
In 2009, Whitman County's paved roads were classified a 58 by the Washington State County Road Administration Board. In 2017, it had increased to an 82 on a scale of 100.
"A significant portion of that improvement can be directly attributable to Jeff's efforts," said Storey.
"Congratulations, and your dad may not steal you from us," said Commissioner Art Swannack, referring to Marshall's father John, a county commissioner from Lincoln County.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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