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John S. Hassell Jr.
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
In office
July 11, 1980 – February 5, 1981[1]
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Preceded byKarl S. Bowers
Succeeded byRay Barnhart
Personal details
Born(1943-03-05)March 5, 1943
Tallahassee, Florida[2]
DiedOctober 11, 2011(2011-10-11) (aged 68)
Fredericksburg, Virginia
SpouseBarbara Hassell
Children1

John S. Hassell Jr. (May 3, 1943 – October 11, 2011) was an American civil engineer. He became Associate Administrator for Planning in 1977, Deputy Federal Highway Administrator in 1978, and Administrator on July 11, 1980. Prior to his federal career, Hassell served the public as an engineer and planner for the Georgia Department of Transportation. He also had a bachelor's and master's degree in civil engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.[3][4]

Under Hassell's tenure, the Federal Highway Administration:

On October 10, 2011, Hassell died at the Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia.[5]

References

  1. ^ Reagan, Ronald (January 1982). Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1981. Best Books on. ISBN 9781623769321.
  2. ^ Carter, Jimmy (January 1981). Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Jimmy Carter. Best Books on. ISBN 9781623767761.
  3. ^ Maggied, H. S. (2013-11-11). Transportation for the Poor: Research in Rural Mobility. Springer. ISBN 9789401735797.
  4. ^ "Administrators - Federal Highway Administration". www.fhwa.dot.gov.
  5. ^ http://www.pinesfuneral.com/obits/obituary.php?id=535716

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