[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 125 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO KENNETH MAHAL

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 29, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my good friend Mr. 
Kenneth Mahal for his outstanding service to his community and to his 
country.
  Ken is a retired architect who is licensed to practice in 50 States, 
District of Columbia, Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. He has a 
wealth of academic experience, having graduated from the University of 
Minnesota, the Architecture at Chicago Technical College, and the 
Harvard International Business School in Vevey, Switzerland. Ken has 
also served in the military during War II as a fleet radar 
countermeasures director on aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga.
  At age 30, Ken served as a volunteer to the Bloomington Planning 
Commission, where he served as vice chairman for 6 years. During his 
tenure with the planning commission, Bloomington, Minnesota, won the 
Best Cities Award twice. Because of his insistence for strong zoning, a 
strategic piece of land was saved until the world renowned Mall of 
America was built there.
  As former C.E.O. of Ellerbe Architects and Engineers, the 8th largest 
firm in the U.S., Ken developed sales and marketing of architectural 
and engineering services, creating the first professional firm in this 
field. The firm developed sales projection marketing plans, which 
computerized fee projections.
  Ken also owns L.K. Mahal & Assoc., a consulting firm specializing in 
concept design to real estate search. The firm provided full service 
design and construction oversight, plus served as a consultant to the 
Children's World Day Care centers and franchise project development. 
For 25 years, the firm represented the University of Notre Dame. Some 
other clients include the NIH Medical Center Washington, DC, Mayo 
Clinic as well as assisted in the UNLV Medical Center expansion 
project.
  Presently, Ken is president of the Nevada Seniors Coalition, NSC, and 
writes a monthly column for Vegas Voice. As president, Ken focuses the 
organizations efforts on local growth issues such as air, water and 
traffic concerns. NSC also works on State and national issues for 
seniors, their children and grandchildren, enhancing the conditions of 
our senior citizens.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I honor my good friend 
Mr. Kenneth Mahal for his steadfast commitment to his community and to 
his country. I wish him luck with all of his future endeavors.

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