Washington County Engineer Jacob Thorius was recently reelected to a national title.

Thorius will remain at his post of South-Central Region Vice President of the National Association of County Engineers (NACE). His term will run through April of 2024. NACE is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional association in its 66th year, representing over 2,400 county road officials and related professionals in the U.S. and Canada. Thorius says it is an honor and privilege to serve the nation’s county road professionals, and he looks forward to continuing NACE’s work to ensure county transportation infrastructure priorities are placed at the forefront of federal policy. Thorius has served in this role since 2019, and has been Washington County Engineer since January of 2012. He’s also involved with the Iowa County Engineers Association, serving on their executive board, safety committees and as a member of the Iowa Highway Research Board, which is tasked to find ways to improve Iowa’s infrastructure.