[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5204]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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        CONGRATULATIONS TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL ALLEN ESTES, P.E.

  Mr. ASHCROFT. Madam President, congratulations to Lieutenant Colonel 
Allen Estes, P.E., for being selected as one of ten finalists for the 
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Federal Engineer of 
the Year Award. This is an intense engineering competition of highly 
trained and dedicated federal employees, both military and civilian. 
The candidates are accomplished in their education, service, and 
leadership to accomplish their agencies' missions. They have performed 
above and beyond their job descriptions and represent the best and the 
brightest among those who work for all the citizens of the United 
States.
  Lieutenant Colonel Estes commands the 169th Engineer Battalion at 
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where he oversees the training, 
discipline, and management of over 2,000 new soldiers a year in nine 
different military engineering occupational specialities. He 
contributes immeasurably to his community by teaching night courses to 
soldiers and donating that salary to charities and battalion 
activities. Lieutenant Colonel Estes is a pioneer in the application of 
system reliability and optimization techniques for engineering 
structures. His leadership, accomplishments, community service, and 
participation in professional organizations make him ideally suited for 
the Federal Engineer of the Year Award.
  Other finalists for this award who deserve recognition are Gregory M. 
Cunningham, Gary M. Erickson, James D. Wood, George L. Sills, Georgine 
K. Glatz, Brent W. Mefford, Luis Javier Malvar, Lieutenant Kirsten Lea 
Nielsen, and Charles D. Wagner.

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