[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 186 (Thursday, December 1, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING RICK ZIEGENFUSS, CITY ADMINISTRATOR OF HOLLISTER, MO

                                 ______
                                 

                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 1, 2022

  Mr. LONG. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Rick Ziegenfuss, the 
City Administrator of Hollister, MO.
  Born and raised in Iowa, Rick enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 
20 in 1970. He underwent basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood in 
Missouri, before moving on to advanced individual training with the 
11th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division at Ft. Carson Colorado, he was 
then assigned to the 1st Battalion 133rd Infantry in unit supply. In 
1974 he graduated with honor from Infantry Officer Candidate School at 
Ft. Benning, Georgia. He served as an anti-armor platoon leader and a 
rifle platoon leader with Company C, 1 Battalion 133d Infantry. He then 
was assigned as the Battalion Personnel Officer. He went on to command 
Company C 1st Battalion 133rd Infantry and later served as the S3 
Operations Officer for the 2nd Brigade, 34th Infantry Division. He then 
attended the Army's Command and General Staff College at Ft. 
Leavenworth, Kansas where he graduated with honors. He commanded the 
2nd Battalion (Mechanized) 133rd Infantry, he also completed his BA 
Degree in Personnel Management from Mary Crest College. From there he 
became the State Operations and Training Officer for the State Area 
Command for Iowa. He was discharged from the military in 1992 after 22 
years of service, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the 
military, he started his own environmental company which he later sold 
to his partner. He then moved from Des Moines, Iowa to the Ozarks and 
began a career as a commercial printer. He did that for 10 years and 
was the Vice President of Operations for the Bech-LaRue Corporation. In 
2002 he went to work for the City of Hollister as City Administrator, a 
position he remains in to this day.
  Rick has been actively involved in the local community since moving 
to the Ozarks. He has served on many boards including Branson Veterans 
Task Force from 1995 to 2001, Downtown Branson Main Street Association 
from 2001 to 2002, Freedom Quest Corp from 1999 to 2001, Hollister Area 
Chamber of Commerce from 1999 to 2003, Campaign Committee Tri-Lakes 
United Way since 2011, Taney County Transportation Advisory Board since 
2011, Public Sector co-chair Ozarks Regional Economic Partnership in 
2007, Chairman of Tri-Lakes United Way Campaign in 2012, Chairman of 
the Board for the Taney County Partnership from 2012 to 2013, Chairman 
of the Tri-Lakes Bio Solids Partnership from 2010 to 2014 and Chairman 
of the Air Service Development Committee-Branson Regional Airport since 
2014.
  For his countless efforts, he has been recognized by the Branson 
Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, the Ozark Mountain Family YMCA, the 
Branson Veterans Taskforce and the Citizens of Hollister, MO, to name a 
few.
  Madam Speaker, after nobly serving his country in the military, Rick 
Ziegenfuss moved to the Missouri Ozarks and has made this his home. 
Since coming here, he has become actively involved in a vast number of 
charities and local organizations and has served his local community as 
City Administrator for 20 years. His work is laudable, and I am honored 
to recognize his continued service to the local community today.