Background
Franke, George Edward was born on February 23, 1936 in Uniontown, Missouri, United States. Son of Albert Carl August and Leola Susanna (Kassel) Franke.
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George Edward Franke
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George Edward Franke, American highway engineer. Registered professional engineer, Kentucky. Recipient District Award of Merit, Boy Scouts American, 1980; decorated Meritorious Service medal (2), Army Commendation medal with oak leaf cluster, Armed Forces Reserve medal wiht 10 year device, Army Reserve Component Achievment medal with 2 oak leaf clusters.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Missouri School Mines and Metallurgy, 1958.
Career
Assistant resident engineer, Kentucky Department highways, Cadiz, Lietchfield, Kentucky, 1958-1964; district traffic engineer, Kentucky Department highways, Paducah, Kentucky, 1964-1967; district maintenance engineer, Kentucky Department highways, Paducah, Kentucky, 1967-1970; district operations engineer, Kentucky Department highways, Paducah, Kentucky, 1970-1973; assistant director division maintenance, Kentucky Department highways, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1973-1978; chief district engineer, Kentucky Department highways, Lexington, Kentucky, 1978-1980; transportation engineer, Kentucky Department highways, Frankfort, 1981-1993; director division of equipment, Department of highways, 1993-1996; retired, 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Scoutmaster, troop leader Boy Scouts American, Frankfort, 1975-1981. Committee chairman elders, stewardship and evangelism Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lexington, 1980-1990. Sunday school teacher 5th-8th grades, 1990-1993, religious instructor 5th & 6th grade, since 1994.
Member Aid Association for Lutherans, Lutheran Brotherhood, choir. Colonel Corps of Engineers, United States Army Reserve, 1958-1990. Member National Society of Professional Engineers, Kentucky Society Professional Engineers (state scholarship chairman 1990-1992, President's award 1992-1993), Kentucky Association Transportation Engineers, Reserve Officers Association (state resolutions chairman 1980-1993, Certified of Appreciation 1992).
Connections
Married Luella Augusta Koenig, February 21, 1959. Children: David George, Matthew Paul, Sarah Annual.
Awards
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Recipient District Award of Merit, Boy Scouts American, 1980. Decorated Meritorious Service medal (2), Army Commendation medal with oak leaf cluster, Armed Forces Reserve medal wiht 10 year device, Army Reserve Component Achievment medal with 2 oak leaf clusters.Recipient District Award of Merit, Boy Scouts American, 1980. Decorated Meritorious Service medal (2), Army Commendation medal with oak leaf cluster, Armed Forces Reserve medal wiht 10 year device, Army Reserve Component Achievment medal with 2 oak leaf clusters.