PRINTER'S NO. 3241
No. 595 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY GRUCELA, BAKER, BISHOP, CREIGHTON, DiGIROLAMO,
FLECK, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GIBBONS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, JAMES,
KILLION, MANTZ, MUSTIO, PARKER, RAMALEY, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, PAYNE, CAPPELLI,
YOUNGBLOOD, SAYLOR, READSHAW, WOJNAROSKI, KULA, PALLONE,
GINGRICH, MANN, HELM, COHEN, YUDICHAK, SOLOBAY, J. WHITE,
CAUSER, HARKINS, EVERETT, CALTAGIRONE, GEORGE, WATSON,
SONNEY, J. EVANS, M. O'BRIEN, SCAVELLO, MILNE, O'NEILL,
KORTZ, TRUE, BEAR, PHILLIPS, MILLARD, PICKETT, MUNDY,
GOODMAN, McILHATTAN AND MOYER, FEBRUARY 14, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 14, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of February 17 through 23, 2008, as
2 "Engineers' Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Engineers are highly trained professionals who
4 utilize their scientific knowledge and technical skills in
5 creative and innovative ways to fulfill the essential needs and
6 specific interests of our society; and
7 WHEREAS, These dedicated professionals face the major
8 technological challenges of our time, such as rebuilding towns
9 devastated by natural disasters, cleaning up and reclaiming our
10 environment and assuring safe, clean and efficient sources of
11 energy; and
12 WHEREAS, There are many different types of engineering
13 specialties, including agricultural, mechanical, industrial and
1 chemical engineering, all of which serve a vital role in the
2 everyday lives of all residents of this Commonwealth; and
3 WHEREAS, Professional engineers remain dedicated to investing
4 in our future, from designing information systems that will
5 propel our nation to unprecedented success in the 21st century,
6 to encouraging young mathematics and science students to realize
7 the practical power of their knowledge; and
8 WHEREAS, Citizens and communities look to our knowledgeable
9 and skilled engineers to meet the challenges of tomorrow as the
10 vast possibilities of the future unfold before us; therefore be
11 it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
13 week of February 17 through 23, 2008, as "Engineers' Week" in
14 Pennsylvania.
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