A Look at the History of the Federal Highway Administration
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December 2

1965	Administrator Rex Whitton approves changes in the Highway Engineer Training Program as recommended by an Agency study group he appointed to review training. The changes are designed to improve the curriculum's effectiveness and achieve a sizable increase in productive work accomplished by junior engineers.
1968	Interim EEO policies and procedures go into effect governing prequalification of Federal-aid contractors and subcontractors.
1992	FHWA sponsors the first meeting of the National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee, authorized by the Symms National Recreational Trails Act of 1991, part of ISTEA. The committee will review the use of funds allocated by the States under the new trails funding program and establish and review criteria for trail-side and trail-head facilities that qualify for funding. The committee will also recommend policy changes that will advance the Symms Act. George Schoener, Chief, Intermodal Division, is FHWA's ex-officio representative, along with Recreational Trails Program Manager Christopher Douwes.

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