[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 63 (Friday, May 13, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE LIFE OF WILLIAM R. ``BILL'' ALLDER, JR., NATIONAL 
            GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SENIOR EXECUTIVE

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 12, 2005

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of the life of William 
R. ``Bill'' Allder, Jr., a senior executive with the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Bill Allder, who faithfully 
served the United States Government for more than 30 years, passed away 
on May 7, 2005. He was a dedicated public servant who made a lasting 
contribution to keeping our Nation safe.
  Mr. Allder was a respected leader at the National Oceanic Service, 
the U.S. Geological Survey, the Defense Mapping Agency, the Central 
Imagery Office, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, and most 
recently, NGA, where he served as the Director of NGA's Strategic 
Transformation Office. He helped stand-up NGA's predecessor, the 
National Imagery and Mapping Agency. An intellectual pioneer of the 
Nation's geospatial intelligence discipline that has become a bedrock 
of the intelligence community, Mr. Allder was a world-class information 
technology manager who directed the development and deployment of 
large, complex systems worldwide.
  To the legions of government employees and aerospace and defense 
contractors he managed over the years, he will be most remembered for 
his photographic memory, unerring judgment, decisive leadership, and 
wonderful sense of humor. Mr. Allder's numerous awards include the 
Meritorious Service Award, the Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the 
Presidential Rank Awards of Meritorious Executive, and several 
Distinguished Executive Awards. He is survived by his wife Susan 
``Soozi'' Allder, a daughter Jacquelyn and a son, William R. Allder 
III, and by two sisters, Elizabeth ``Bette'' Rutherford and Diane 
DuBois. Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me in honoring the exceptional 
life of an extraordinary public servant who will be greatly missed by 
all.

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