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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 8
BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Sandra Chaisson Brown upon being recognized in 2014
as a Louisianian of the Year by Louisiana Life magazine
A RESOLUTION1
To commend Sandra Chaisson Brown upon her selection by Louisiana Life magazine as a2
Louisianian of the Year in 2014.3
WHEREAS, Sandra Chaisson Brown grew up in Lafayette where she earned a4
nursing degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and began her medical career5
as a nurse at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; and6
WHEREAS, Ms. Brown's desire to teach led her to New Orleans to obtain a master's7
degree from the LSU Health Sciences Center, and while working at Charity Hospital in New8
Orleans, Ms. Brown pursued a doctorate in nursing; and9
WHEREAS, heeding the call to help launch a master's degree program at the nursing10
school at Southern University and A&M College, Ms. Brown moved to Baton Rouge; after11
being awarded a post-doctoral fellowship, she became certified as a nurse practitioner12
through a program at the University of Tennessee and returned to Southern University to13
launch a nurse practitioner program in 1996; and14
WHEREAS, Ms. Brown expanded Southern University's offerings to include a Ph.D.15
nursing program with a doctor of nursing practice curriculum, and for her dedication to16
quality in nursing education at Southern University's nursing school, Ms. Brown was named17
Nursing Educator of the Year by the Louisiana State Nurses Association and Louisiana18
Nurses Foundation in the spring of 2013; and19 HLS 14RS-1494 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, the Southern University nurse practitioner program graduates an1
average of forty students a year, turns out the largest number of minority nurse practitioners2
in the country, and its students boast a ninety-five percent success rate on the national3
certification exam; and4
WHEREAS, the health and prosperity of the citizens of Louisiana are due in large5
part to the talents and skills of hardworking people like Sandra Chaisson Brown, and it is6
appropriate to commend her upon her recognition as a Louisianian of the Year in 2014 by7
Louisiana Life magazine.8
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the9
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Sandra Chaisson Brown upon her prestigious10
designation by Louisiana Life magazine as a Louisianian of the Year in 2014; does hereby11
express its appreciation for the positive imprint her work in nursing has made upon the12
healthy fabric of our great state; and does hereby extend best wishes to Sandra Chaisson13
Brown as she continues to sow seeds of good health in the land of Louisiana.14
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted15
to Sandra Chaisson Brown.16
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Pierre HR No. 8
Commends Sandra Chaisson Brown upon her selection by Louisiana Life magazine as a
Louisianian of the Year in 2014.