About Dale L. Houdeshell, PE, FASCE, PWLF

Dale L. Houdeshell of Lake St. Louis, Mo., director of public works for the City of Clayton, earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Missouri S&T in 1972. He began his career with Bogina Architect Engineers Inc., in Lenexa, Kan., and held positions as director of streets and engineering, city engineer and manager of public works services in several Midwest communities. Houdeshell retired from the City of Manhattan, Kan., in January to return to the St. Louis area. In Manhattan, he was responsible for managing development review; infrastructure design and construction; water, wastewater and storm water enterprise funds; and a capital improvement and sustainability program. He also provided technical guidance for the Manhattan Regional Airport upgrade, Flint Hills Discovery Center Museum, local parks and pools, and the Department of Homeland Security’s National Bio and Agro-Defense facility. In his current position, Houdeshell is responsible for managing development review; infrastructure design and construction; facilities maintenance; fleet maintenance; forestry; and a capital improvement program. He has held positions with Kansas Society of Professional Engineers (KSPE), American Public Works Association, Transportation Engineers Association of Metro St. Louis and MSPE St. Louis Chapter. Houdeshell is an ASCE Fellow and received the Government Engineer of the Year Award in 2013 from KSPE. Other awards include: Order of the Engineer, Public Works Leadership Fellow, Top 10 Public Works Leaders of the Year and Outstanding Engineer in Government. He is a licensed professional engineer in Missouri and Kansas.