H.R. No. 17
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, James Denny Dannenbaum has been named the 2004
Houston Engineer of the Year by the Greater Houston Chapter of the
Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE), and this
well-deserved honor presents an ideal opportunity to reflect on
this esteemed Texan's numerous contributions to his profession and
his community; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Mr.
Dannenbaum holds licenses in professional engineering and
professional land surveying in Texas and Louisiana, and for four
decades has served as the president and CEO of Dannenbaum
Engineering Corporation, the consulting firm that he founded; and
WHEREAS, His company's many noteworthy accomplishments
include the organization of the Acres Homes project, the master
engineering plan for Lake Livingston's Waterwood development, the
master plan development of the West Harris County Regional Water
Authority, and the organization of Brownsville's first large-scale
seawater desalination project; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Dannenbaum's stature among his professional
peers is evident from the many honors they have accorded him, and
since being named the Outstanding Young Engineer of the Sam Houston
Chapter of the TSPE in 1967, he has gone on to serve on the
organization's Young Engineers Committee on Public Affairs and to
chair its Engineers' Council on State Affairs; moreover, he has
served as a director and president of the Coastal Industrial Water
Authority and a member of the executive committee of the Texas Water
Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Dannenbaum has also lent his time and expertise
to a number of other organizations, including The University of
Texas Civil Engineering Visiting Committee, the Texas Water
Foundation Executive Committee, the Greater Houston Partnership,
The University of Texas Natural Science Foundation, and The
University of Texas System Advisory Committee on Intellectual
Property Management; and
WHEREAS, In recognizing Mr. Dannenbaum for his myriad
professional accomplishments, the TSPE also honors a concerned and
compassionate citizen whose contributions to the common good extend
far beyond his work as an engineer and businessman; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate James Denny Dannenbaum on being
named the 2004 Engineer of the Year by the Greater Houston Chapter
of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and commend him on
his outstanding career achievements; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Dannenbaum as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Callegari
Wong
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 17 was adopted by the House on March
2, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House