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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Heather Keister of Lubbock was named the 2024 |
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Engineer of the Year by the South Plains Chapter of the Texas |
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Society of Professional Engineers; and |
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WHEREAS, The highest honor given to a TSPE member, this |
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prestigious accolade recognizes an individual whose work has |
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advanced the engineering profession while making a meaningful |
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difference in their community; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Keister has more than two decades of experience |
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in civil engineering, and she has specialized in stormwater, |
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transportation, infrastructure, planning, and development; in |
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2013, she helped to establish the Freese and Nichols office in |
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Lubbock, and under her able leadership, the engineering, planning, |
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and consulting firm has played an instrumental role in numerous |
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infrastructure projects in West Texas and has expanded its presence |
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in the region; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure with Freese and |
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Nichols, Ms. Keister has been involved in projects such as the City |
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of Lubbock road bond program, for which she spearheaded the citizen |
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committee, and she led the development of the 2023 Upper Brazos |
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Regional Flood Plan; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Keister has served on committees and boards for |
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Lubbock Area United Way, the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, the City |
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of Lubbock, the TSPE South Plains Chapter, Leadership Lubbock, and |
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the Texas Chapter of the American Public Works Association; she has |
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further distinguished herself as a trusted mentor to engineering |
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students, and she has delivered a number of presentations at Texas |
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Tech University; among her many honors, she was named the 2024 |
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Businessperson of the Year by the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Heather Keister's dedication, expertise, and |
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commitment to excellence have greatly benefited her fellow Texans |
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and earned her the respect and admiration of her peers, and she may |
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indeed reflect with pride on her accomplishments; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Heather Keister on being named the |
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2024 Engineer of the Year by the South Plains Chapter of the Texas |
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Society of Professional Engineers and extend to her 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 Ms. Keister as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |