DOT promotes first woman to division engineer

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Karen E. Fussell, a Wilmington native and 22-year veteran of the state Department of Transportation, became the first woman named a DOT division engineer Wednesday when she was put in charge of all Highway Division work in a six-county region around Wilmington.

Fussell has an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from N.C. State University and is a licensed professional engineer. She will oversee DOT employees in Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender and Sampson counties.

"We are proud to name Karen as Division 3's new division engineer," Jim Trogdon, DOT chief operating officer, said in a news release. "Karen has proven her ability to manage large projects, engage the community and build effective and efficient teams."

In her most recent job, Fussell was a resident engineer overseeing road projects in the Wilson area.

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