Shelton
Named MoDOT District Engineer
JEFFERSON CITY - Mark Shelton, Jefferson City, has been named
as the new district engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation's
Southeast District. He'll start his new duties July 1.
Shelton replaces Scott Meyer, who left to take a job with
Southeast Missouri State University.
Shelton
has worked for MoDOT for almost 20 years and currently is the
assistant state construction and materials engineer. He
has also worked in Materials for Districts 5 and 6 and the Central
Office. He has served as operations engineer for District
7 and field materials director for Central Office.
"Mark
will bring a great deal of expertise, energy and enthusiasm to
the Southeast District," said MoDOT Director Pete Rahn.
"We're pleased he accepted this position, and I know he's eager
to get to work."
"I
am very excited about this opportunity and look forward to working
with MoDOT staff in the Southeast District, as well as the folks
in the communities we serve," Shelton said.
Shelton,
a licensed professional engineer, has a bachelor's degree in civil
engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla. He and
his wife, Sheila, have two daughters, Jordan, 14, and Katelyn,
10.
Headquartered in Sikeston, MoDOT's Southeast District serves Bollinger,
Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid,
Pemiscot, Perry, Scott, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard
and Wayne counties.
Mark Shelton
