John
L. Craig has been the Director of the Nebraska Department of Roads
since 1999. The Department is the surface transportation agency responsible
for highway, rail, public transportation, and other programs throughout
Nebraska. He is on the Board of Directors
of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials (AASHTO) , Chair of the Nebraska Railway Council, and
on the Advisory Board of the Nebraska Logistics Council. He is a
past member of the Board of the Intelligent Transportation Society
of America, Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board,
National Academies, Chair of the AASHTO Asset Management Task Force,
and Chair of the Joint Committee comprised of AASHTO, Associated
General Contractors, and the American Road and Transportation Builders.
He previously served 24 years as a commissioned
officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with assignments in
the continental United States, Alaska, Korea, and Europe.
He has Bachelor of Science and Master of Science
degrees from Central Missouri State University and a Master of Science
degree from the University of Alaska.
John is married to the former Kathleen
Sue Shea of Warrensburg, Missouri, and they have three children:
a daughter, Heather, and two sons, Brian and Michael.
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