Bill Text: TX HR179 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Lance Kinney on his receipt of the national and Southern Zone Meritorious Service Awards from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-27 - Reported enrolled [HR179 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR179-Introduced.html

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83S10401 BPG-D
By: Howard H.R. No. 179

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Lance Kinney, executive director of the Texas Board
of Professional Engineers, has received two prestigious honors from
the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying;
and
WHEREAS, In April 2013, Mr. Kinney was presented with the
Meritorious Service Award for the NCEES Southern Zone; he
subsequently was selected as the recipient of the organization's
national Meritorious Service Award; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kinney has served on the Texas Board of
Professional Engineers for nearly a decade, and he is responsible
for all agency programs and activities; in addition, he represents
TBPE at state and national functions and travels around Texas to
deliver licensing and ethics outreach presentations at
universities, companies, and association meetings; he has served
NCEES in a number of capacities, chairing its MBA, Computer Based
Testing, and Software Engineer committees; in addition, he guided
the hosting of the organization's 2012 Southern Zone meeting in
Austin; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan previously worked in the
semiconductor industry for 11 years, and he has lectured as an
adjunct professor in the engineering and technology department at
Texas State University and in the electronics and advanced
technologies department at Austin Community College; currently
working on his doctorate in instructional technology at The
University of Texas at Austin, he holds a bachelor's degree in
physics from UT and a master's degree in industrial technology from
Texas State University; and
WHEREAS, Lance Kinney has distinguished himself through his
commitment to the advancement of his profession, and he may take
justifiable pride in this well-deserved recognition of his
contributions; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Lance Kinney
on his receipt of the national and Southern Zone Meritorious
Service Awards from the National Council of Examiners for
Engineering and Surveying and extend to him sincere best wishes for
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Kinney as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.