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Vaughn oversaw some of the state’s largest projects including nearly 100 miles of interstate highway from Birmingham to the Mississippi line. He was also involved with the development of the Dauphin Island bridge, the Cochran-Africatown USA bridge, I-565 and I-165. He was instrumental in industry recruiting efforts that brought Mercedes, Honda, Hyundai and Thyssen Krupp to Alabama. Vaughn established ALDOT’s Office of Environmental Compliance and Office of Highway Safety Operations within the Department of Transportation.
He was appointed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to serve as a member of a congressionally-created safety committee. In addition, he served as chair of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) safety management subcommittee. As a result of the group’s success, a 1,000-page highway safety manual was published in 2010. The guidebook is being implemented nationwide.
Vaughn is former president of the Alabama section of the American Society of Civil Engineers and served on several policy committees of the AASHTO. He was the first chairman of the University Transportation Center for Alabama and also serves on the advisory board of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Vaughn is a member of Auburn University’s Civil Engineering Industry Liaison Council, and received the Outstanding Civil Engineer Alumnus award in 2009. He retired from the U.S. Naval Reserves Civil Engineer Corps at the rank of commander.
Dale York earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Auburn in 1976 and a master’s degree in 1978. After graduation, York joined Lane/Bishop/Hodnett, Inc. He quickly advanced in the company, being promoted to an associate in five years. In 1987, York was invited into the firm as a stockholder and principal, and the company was renamed LaneBishopYorkDelahay (LBYD), Inc.
York was instrumental in the company’s growth to one of the largest providers of civil and structural engineering services in the Southeast. As senior principal and chairman of LBYD, he has made a permanent impact on the state of Alabama and future generations of engineers. He completed more than 650 projects throughout the Southeast and is a registered professional engineer in Alabama and 14 other states. In 2006, LBYD was inducted into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame.
With more than 30 years of experience in structural engineering, York is devoted to serving and giving back to his profession through his involvement in several engineering councils and organizations. He served as national director, president and vice president of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Alabama, president of the Coalition of American Structural Engineers Alabama chapter, president of the Joint Engineering Council of Alabama, and chairman of the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council.
York has also served as state representative for the National Council of Structural Engineers Association and as director of the American Concrete Institute Central Alabama chapter. He was a member of the Alabama Building Code Study Commission, a group charged with recommending changes to the state building code, as well as a member of the committee responsible for suggesting amendments to the Alabama State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
York was presented with the Young Engineer of the Year award by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1986. In 2004, he was recognized as Engineer of the Year by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Alabama, and was named a fellow in 2010. Auburn University honored York with the Civil Engineering Outstanding Alumnus Award in 2006.
