[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 156 (Tuesday, November 13, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING BRADFORD L. COWGILL FOR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE GREATER 
                          LEXINGTON COMMUNITY

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                          HON. ERNIE FLETCHER

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 13, 2001

  Mr. FLETCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Bradford L. 
Cowgill for his lifelong commitment and dedicated service to his 
hometown--Lexington, Kentucky. Brad, born to Sue Ann Bradford Cowgill 
and the late Ben L. Cowgill, attended Fayette County Public Schools, 
graduating from Henry Clay High School. He received his bachelor's 
degree in political science and economics from Vanderbilt University 
and returned to Lexington to receive his Juris Doctor degree from the 
University of Kentucky School of Law. While at UK, Brad founded and 
served as editor of the law school newspaper, Dicta, and was a member 
of the Moot Court Board.
  Following graduation, Brad joined the Lexington law firm of Brown, 
Sledd and McCann, where he became partner in 1982. In 1985, the firm 
merged with Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs. Currently, Brad's practice is 
concentrated in corporate matters and commercial litigation, with 
emphasis on construction-related claims and clients. He is a regular 
lecturer on construction law topics and is a member of the Forum 
Committee on the Construction Industry of the American Bar Association. 
Active in leadership positions in the Kentucky Bar Association, Brad is 
a former chairman of the Continuing Legal Education Commission and 
served as chairman of the 1990 Annual Meeting of Kentucky Attorneys.
  Brad's commitment to improving the Lexington community is 
demonstrated by mentioning the current activities in which he is 
involved. He currently serves as Chairman of the United Way of the 
Bluegrass, Chairman of the Lexington Community College council and the 
following boards: Governors Scholar Program, the Lexington YMCA, 
Bluegrass Tomorrow and the New Century Lexington Partnership. He has 
served as an executive committee member and general counsel to the 
Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce and on the boards of Lexington 
United and the Better Business Bureau. He has also served for three 
years as board chairman of Saint Joseph Hospital.
  In 1993, Brad served as Council-Member-At-Large of the Lexington-
Fayette Urban County Government by appointment of Mayor Pam Miller. In 
1994, he founded TEAM (Toward Efficiency in Administration and 
Management) Lexington, Inc., a non-profit organization that conducted a 
nine-month study of the personnel policies and practices of the Urban 
County Government. In 1995, Brad and others founded the New Century 
Lexington Partnership, which was a community-wide visioning and 
planning program undertaken by Lexington's major organizations and 
institutions. Brad has also served as Chairman of the Lexington-Fayette 
Historic Commission and of the Lexington Transit Authority.
  Brad's service not only includes a multitude of civic and government 
activities, he is committed to improving public education in Fayette 
County. He recently served on the Superintendent's Advisory and Key 
Communicators Committees for the Fayette County Public Schools. In 
1992-93, Brad co-authored ComPEL IV, a Chamber of Commerce study of the 
Fayette County Public School administration. He has served on the Task 
Force on Excellence in the Fayette County Schools and is a 1980 and 
1990 graduate of Leadership Lexington.
  Brad's accomplishments are shared with his wife, Margaret, and his 
three children: Bo, 20; Ben, 17; and Ann, 14.
  Central Kentucky is a better place because of Brad's active 
involvement in the Lexington community. His commitment to improving the 
lives of others around him is commendable. Today, Mr. Speaker, I salute 
and thank Mr. Bradford L. Cowgill for dedication to the Lexington 
community.

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