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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 60
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WHEREAS, Catherine Hejl is retiring as Bryan District engineer |
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for the Texas Department of Transportation on January 31, 2015, |
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concluding an exemplary career that has spanned 30 years with the |
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agency; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the highest-ranking female engineers at |
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TxDOT, Ms. Hejl oversees nearly 300 employees and directs |
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projects totaling more than $400 million; she has proven an |
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exceptionally talented manager, building a strong team and |
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challenging and motivating her personnel to achieve superior |
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results; under her leadership, the Bryan District has received |
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numerous awards from national and state organizations, including |
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the Cement Council of Texas Highways division, the National |
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Asphalt Pavement Association, the Texas Asphalt Pavement |
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Association, and the Associated General Contractors; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2005, as Hurricane Rita approached the Texas |
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coast, Ms. Hejl guided the contraflow of 113 miles of Interstate |
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45 through Walker, Madison, Leon, and Freestone Counties; she |
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worked with employees across her district and the two neighboring |
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districts to successfully complete the contraflow from Houston |
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to Dallas, and by ensuring a smoother evacuation process, she |
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helped save countless lives; among the accolades she has received |
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are the 2014 Outstanding Women in Texas Government Award, the |
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2007 TxDOT Dewitt C. Greer Award, and the Greater Brazos Valley |
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Excellence in Transportation Award; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan earned her bachelor's degree in |
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civil engineering from Texas A&M University, and in 1985, she |
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joined TxDOT as an engineer assistant in the Walker County Area |
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Office of the Bryan District; through her skill and unyielding |
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commitment to excellence, she rose steadily through the ranks in |
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the district, serving as assistant area engineer, Bryan District |
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maintenance engineer, and Bryan Area engineer before becoming |
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Bryan District director of operations in 2004; she was appointed |
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to the top post in the district five years later; and |
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WHEREAS, An outstanding engineer and administrator, |
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Catherine Hejl has earned the deep respect and admiration of her |
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colleagues, and her contributions will continue to benefit the |
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State of Texas in the years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Catherine W. Hejl on her |
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retirement as Bryan District engineer for the Texas Department of |
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Transportation and extend to her sincere best wishes as she embarks |
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on the next exciting chapter of her life; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Hejl as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Kolkhorst |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 26, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |