HLS 15RS-2537 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 149
BY REPRESENTATIVES ST. GERMAIN, BARROW, HILL, HODGES, JACKSON,
NANCY LANDRY, MORENO, NORTON, SMITH, STOKES, THIERRY,
WHITNEY, AND WOODRUFF AND SENATORS BROOME, BUFFINGTON,
DORSEY-COLOMB, AND PETERSON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dr. Tiffany M. Stewart upon her receipt of a 2015
Women of Excellence Award from the La. Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To commend Dr. Tiffany M. Stewart upon her receipt of a 2015 Women of Excellence
3 Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation for her
4 achievements in the field of Health and Medicine.
5 WHEREAS, Dr. Stewart received a bachelor of science degree in psychology from
6Florida State University in 1996, and in 2002, she received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology
7from Louisiana State University; and
8 WHEREAS, Dr. Stewart completed a residency in clinical psychology at the Medical
9University of South Carolina in 2002, and from 2002 until 2004, she served as director of
10the Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center inpatient unit eating disorders program;
11and
12 WHEREAS, Dr. Stewart is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Louisiana
13and is currently an associate professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton
14Rouge where she serves as the director of the Behavior Technology Laboratory: Eating
15Disorders and Obesity; and
16 WHEREAS, she has a research program that studies body image, eating disorders,
17and obesity, with a focus on assessment, treatment, and prevention; she has been a pioneer
18in the development and testing of e-health technologies and community-based programs in
19order to disseminate prevention and treatment efforts to large populations; and
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1 WHEREAS, another of Dr. Stewart's commendable achievements is spearheading
2unique, large, multi-site prevention studies that have included the development and
3deployment of novel approaches for health behavior change; this notable work has attracted
4multimillion dollar grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Department
5of Defense to help develop and test programs and conduct studies related to eating disorders
6and health behaviors; and
7 WHEREAS, Dr. Stewart has led the way for further research through her academic
8investigation of health behaviors related to body image, eating disorders, obesity, and
9women's health; her extensive research has attracted investors and capital to form an
10assessment, prevention, and treatment enterprise which employs state-of-the-art methods to
11improve the health of individuals and communities; and
12 WHEREAS, Dr. Stewart is founder and CSO of Body Evolution Technologies,
13Incorporated, a venture capital-funded entrepreneurial endeavor based on scientific
14discoveries at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and other universities across the
15country; and
16 WHEREAS, she influences individuals outside of her work environment by
17dedicating time to teach cycling and yoga classes; and
18 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation created the
19Women of Excellence Awards to recognize and honor extraordinary women of excellence
20across the state for their outstanding achievements and contributions; and
21 WHEREAS, recipients of the Women of Excellence Awards exhibit characteristics
22of integrity and professionalism, personify excellence in their area of specialty, and are
23committed to community service to better society as a whole; and
24 WHEREAS, for 2015, there are six categories for the Women of Excellence Awards:
25Business, College Woman of Excellence, Health and Medicine, High School Woman of
26Excellence, Louisiana Hero of Excellence, and Nonprofit of Excellence; and
27 WHEREAS, the recipients of the 2015 Women of Excellence Awards are being
28recognized at the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation's Women of
29Excellence Awards Gala on Tuesday, May 26, 2015; and
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1 WHEREAS, Dr. Stewart has been named a recipient of a 2015 Women of Excellence
2Award in the field of Health and Medicine for her accomplishments which demonstrate that
3she has truly excelled in the areas of health and medicine and her contributions in these
4fields have resulted in the betterment of lives; and
5 WHEREAS, Dr. Stewart merits a sincere and heartfelt measure of commendation for
6her dedication to excellence and her outstanding accomplishments, and it is entirely
7appropriate for the Legislature of Louisiana to commend Dr. Stewart upon her receipt of a
82015 Women of Excellence Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus
9Foundation and to recognize her vital contributions to the citizens of Louisiana.
10 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
11commend Dr. Tiffany M. Stewart upon her receipt of a 2015 Women of Excellence Award
12from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation for her achievements in the
13field of Health and Medicine; does hereby recognize and record for posterity her singular
14contributions to the citizens of Louisiana; and does hereby extend enduring appreciation for
15the tremendous pride that she brings to her community and the state of Louisiana.
16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
17to Dr. Tiffany M. Stewart.
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)]
HCR 149 Original 2015 Regular Session St. Germain
Commends Dr. Tiffany M. Stewart upon her receipt of a 2015 Women of Excellence Award
from the La. Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation.
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