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