A pair of Butler County employees were recently recognized for outstanding service to the county.

County Engineer Dennis McCall was named the 2013 Alabama County Engineer of the Year by the Association of County Engineers of Alabama.

McCall is a past president of ACEA who continues to serve in a leadership role on the ACEA board. He has also distinguished himself in leadership on the national level with the National Association of County Engineers. He is Alabama’s past state director for NACE and currently serves as the organization’s southeast region vice president.

ACEA, a professional organization, is an affiliate of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama.

County Administrator Diane Kilpatrick has recently received the Tenure in Office Award from the Association of County Administrators of Alabama for her decade of service as county administrator.

Kilpatrick, who holds the designation of Certified County Administrator, is a past president of ACAA, a statewide professional organization that is also an affiliate of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama.

The Association of County Commissions of Alabama is a statewide organization representing county government in Alabama. ACCA promotes improved county government services in Alabama, offers educational programs for county officials and their staff members, administers insurance programs for county governments and employees, offers legal advice, and represents the interests of county government before state and federal organizations and agencies.