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