Bill Text: TX HR768 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Jed Walker on his receipt of the Distinguished Graduate Award from the Texas A&M University Zachry Department of Civil Engineering.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR768 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR768-Introduced.html

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85R5643 JCD-D
By: Kacal H.R. No. 768

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, George E. Walker Jr. was presented with the
Distinguished Graduate Award by the Texas A&M University Zachry
Department of Civil Engineering on November 3, 2016; and
WHEREAS, The Distinguished Graduate Award is given annually
to Zachry Department alumni who have excelled in the civil
engineering profession and who have displayed exceptional
character and community involvement; recipients of the award are
nominated by fellow A&M graduates, and they are selected by the
Texas A&M Civil Engineering Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, "Jed" Walker graduated from Texas A&M in 1984 and
soon after began his career at a regional engineering firm in
Austin, where he worked for six years before returning to his
hometown of Waco; in 2004, he opened his own civil engineering and
surveying firm, Walker Partners, which has since added offices in
Killeen and Austin; and
WHEREAS, Over the past three decades, Mr. Walker has
spearheaded thousands of civil engineering projects in Waco and the
surrounding Central Texas area; some of his most notable
undertakings include the Cameron Park Zoo, Baylor University's
McLane Stadium, and expansions and rehabilitations at the Waco
Regional Airport; he also played a leading role in infrastructure
reconstruction following the 2013 chemical explosion in the city of
West; and
WHEREAS, Alongside his professional accomplishments, Mr.
Walker serves the local community through extensive civic
involvement and has held leadership roles with the Waco Rotary
Club, the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, the Boy Scouts of
America, the Waco Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the
Reicher Catholic High School Board; and
WHEREAS, Jed Walker has contributed to the development and
vitality of the Central Texas area through his outstanding work in
the engineering field and through his service to his fellow
citizens, and he is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jed Walker on his receipt of the
Distinguished Graduate Award from the Texas A&M University Zachry
Department of Civil Engineering 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. Walker as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.