Frank A. Mosier was born December 27, 1929, in Hoxie, Kansas; one of eleven children of Decker and Lela Mosier. He attended a local country school located near their farm through the eighth grade and finished his primary education at Sheridan County High School, graduating in 1947.
An avid high school athlete, Frank enrolled at Kansas State University in Physical Education with plans to teach and coach. However, a year of college wrestling plus years of working on the farm, resulted in a recurring back problem. He switched majors and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Accounting in 1951. Following graduation, he accepted a position as the first K-State Athletics Ticket Manager, a position he held for the next 10 years. During that time, Frank continued to pursue his interest in sports by officiating high school football, basketball, and wrestling. Additionally, he continued taking classes at K-State leading to the completion of a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics in 1958.
In 1961, Frank joined the Kansas Farm Bureau as Associate Director of Research and Legislation. This position introduced Frank to the world of politics, through lobbying and meeting with Kansas Legislators in Topeka and members of the U.S. Congress in Washington DC. After five years with the Farm Bureau, Frank joined in an effort through the College of Engineering at K-State to establish the Shilling Institute of Technology on the site of the former Schilling Air Force base in Salina. Frank served as the inaugural Business Manager and Director of Student Affairs at the Institute, now known as K-State Salina. Subsequently, Frank took a position as Assistant Vice President and Agricultural Representative with the First National Bank in Manhattan.
In 1968, Bob Dole contacted Frank to work as his Finance Director during his campaign for the United States Senate. Following his election, Senator Dole appointed Frank as his representative in Kansas; a job that gave Frank the opportunity to travel and meet people across the entire state. This familiarity with the state served Frank well as he accepted a Presidential appointment as the State Executive Director of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, a position he held from 1970-1993, with a 4-year hiatu