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.
	Howard
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 179 was adopted by the House on June
	25, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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	Chief Clerk of the House