[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 23, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E12]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING WILLIAM A. MOSSBARGER FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO CENTRAL 
                                KENTUCKY

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                          HON. ERNIE FLETCHER

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 23, 2002

  Mr. FLETCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mr. William 
A. Mossbarger on the occasion of his retirement from Fuller, 
Mossbarger, Scott and May. Bill has dedicated his life to improving the 
Bluegrass area and the lives of Central Kentucky's residents.
  A native of Glendale, Kentucky, Bill had an early interest in both 
basketball and engineering. As a student at Glendale High School, he 
played in the Kentucky State Boys Basketball Tournament, known 
affectionately in Kentucky as the ``Sweet Sixteen.'' Bill moved to 
Lexington in 1956 to attend the University of Kentucky, where he played 
on the Freshmen Basketball team for the legendary basketball coach of 
the Kentucky Wildcats, Adolph Rupp. In 1961, Bill graduated from the 
University of Kentucky College of Engineering with a Bachelor of 
Science degree in Civil Engineering. He went on to receive his Master 
of Science degree in Structures from the UK College of Engineering in 
1963.
  Bill began his distinguished engineering career at the University of 
Kentucky in the research lab, where he rose to become the head of the 
Engineering Mechanics Section. In 1966, he left UK to organize the 
consulting firm of Fuller and Mossbarger, Civil Engineers, Inc. with 
Mr. Don Fuller. In 1968, the firm opened its arms to Mr. John Scott and 
became Fuller, Mossbarger and Scott, Civil Engineers, Inc. The firm 
welcomed Mr. Audrey May in 1973, and the firm's current title took its 
place in the Lexington community. Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott and May 
(FMSM) specializes in geotechnical evaluations for structures, highway 
designs, and locks and dams. FMSM has expanded significantly from its 
original office in Lexington, with offices in Hazard, Kentucky; 
Louisville, Kentucky; and Cincinnati, Ohio.
  Notable clients of Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott, and May include the 
United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Kentucky Department of 
Highways, Ashland Oil, Inc., the Kentucky Finance Administration 
Cabinet, the Kentucky River Authority, and the Lexington-Fayette Urban-
County Metro Government.
  Bill has also made significant contributions to the Central Kentucky 
community and the entire state. He is a past President of both the 
Kentucky Consulting Engineering Council and the Kentucky Society of 
Professional Engineers. He is a fellow of the American Consulting 
Engineers Council and serves as a Board Member of the Cincinnati Bible 
College. As a past Chairman of the Board of Elders for Southland 
Christian Church in Lexington, Bill was a natural choice to chair the 
Building Commission when Southland decided to construct a new 
sanctuary.
  While achieving so much in his professional life, Bill has remained a 
devoted husband to his wife, Martha, and a loving father for his four 
children, Belinda Meyers, Carol Kearns, Evan Mossbarger and Dee 
Mallory.

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