Frank P. Moolin Jr. (1934–1982) was the senior engineer in charge of the

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. He graduated from the

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magna cum laude with an engineering degree. Moolin worked on various projects including a refinery in

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. After finishing work on the pipeline, Moolin started a construction consulting company. He also served as chief executive officer for the conglomerate Alaska International Industries, and became a vice president of Western Airlines. He was awarded "Construction's Man of the Year" by '' Engineering News-Record'' magazine. In 1982, he died of leukemia. Shortly before his death, he stated:

"Perhaps I am being immodest, but I believe that in my career, I have accomplished many things. And foremost among them is the successful construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. I am confident that history will place the TAPS project among the highest technological achievements of engineering and construction. We had a very tough job to do, and we did it well."

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* Alaska's Digital Archives �
Moolin reading on an airplane
* Alaska's Digital Archives �
Moolin standing next to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
1934 births 1982 deaths American civil engineers Trans-Alaska Pipeline System University of Chicago alumni 20th-century American engineers Deaths from leukemia {{US-engineer-stub