SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 813
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
  congratulate Govind Nadkarni, P.E., on being named vice
  president for the Southern Zone of the National Council of
  Examiners for Engineering and Surveying and to welcome members of
  the group to Austin for their annual meeting; and
         WHEREAS, The National Council of Examiners for Engineering
  and Surveying is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing
  professional licensure for engineers and surveyors, facilitating
  professional mobility, and promoting uniformity of the licensure
  process; and
         WHEREAS, Members of the council represent boards from all
  50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the
  United States Virgin Islands; Govind Nadkarni, P.E., was elected
  to serve as vice president for the Southern Zone in 2009; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Nadkarni received a bachelor of science
  degree in civil engineering from Gujarat University in India and
  a master's degree from the University of Southern California; he
  established Govind and Associates, Incorporated, a civil,
  structural, survey, and marine design services company, in 1984;
  he started Govind Development in 2009, and it has grown to 55
  employees; and
         WHEREAS, For many years, Mr. Nadkarni has provided his
  expertise to a variety of professional associations and
  cultural, humanitarian, and technical groups; he served as
  chairman of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers from 2006
  to 2008, and he has served as a mentor to numerous young
  engineers; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
  Legislature, hereby commend Govind Nadkarni, P.E., for his many
  contributions to the field of engineering and extend to him best
  wishes for continued success in all his future endeavors; and, be
  it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
 
  Hinojosa
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on April 20, 2011.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate