MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
1997 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) Carter
Senate Resolution 8
A RESOLUTION HONORING THE ENGINEERS OF MISSISSIPPI DURING NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK.
WHEREAS, engineers have used their scientific and technical knowledge and skills in creative and innovative ways to fulfill society's needs; and
WHEREAS, engineers face the major technological challenges of our time, from rebuilding towns devastated by natural disasters to designing an information superhighway that will speed our country into the Twenty-First Century; and
WHEREAS, engineers are encouraging our young math and science students to realize the practical power of their knowledge; and
WHEREAS, we will look more than ever to engineers and their knowledge and skills to meet the challenges of the future; and
WHEREAS, the week of February 17-21 has been designated as National Engineers Week:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we honor our engineers during this National Engineers Week and express our thanks for the many ways in which their work enriches and improves our world.