SLS 17RS-789 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 71
BY SENATORS COLOMB, BARROW, HEWITT, MIZELL AND PETERSON AND
REPRESENTATIVES AMEDEE, CARPENTER, DAVIS, EMERSON,
HILL, HILFERTY, HODGES, HORTON, JACKSON, NANCY
LANDRY, MARCELLE, MORENO, NORTON, SMITH, STOKES,
THOMAS AND WHITE
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Courtney Lynn Lott on being selected to receive a
Women of Excellence Award and a Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation
Scholarship.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend Courtney Lynn Lott on being selected to receive a Women of Excellence
3 Award and a Louisiana Legislative Caucus Foundation Scholarship.
4 WHEREAS, Courtney Lynn Lott is the daughter of Timothy and Karen Lott; and
5 WHEREAS, she attended Mount Carmel Academy high school in New Orleans
6 where she was a valedictorian, an ambassador, and a member of the student council; and
7 WHEREAS, Courtney is an industrial engineering major at Louisiana State
8 University (LSU) and maintains a 3.99 grade point average; and
9 WHEREAS, as a member of Delta Gamma Sorority, she was Director of Rituals and
10 received the honor of Most Outstanding Sophomore; and
11 WHEREAS, Courtney's other honors include the LSU Academic Scholars Resident
12 Award, the TOPS Honors Award, the Willow Johnson Memorial Scholarship, and The
13 Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi; and
14 WHEREAS, she was recently selected to work on a project with LSU Academic
15 Affairs to improve the campus tour process, applying statistical analysis and reengineering
16 tools, and prior to this position, Courtney worked at the LSU Chevron Center, where she
17 assisted in managing the operations of the engineering studio; and
18 WHEREAS, she attended an LSU study-abroad program last year, visiting several
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1 corporations in Berlin, Leipzig, and Munich, Germany, as well as Prague, Czech Republic,
2 which confirmed her desire to pursue a career which focuses on efficiency, quality, and
3 sustainability, not only for the benefit of the company, but for the workers, the environment,
4 and all of society; and
5 WHEREAS, Courtney accepted a position as business analytics intern with ArcBest,
6 an integrated logistics solution company headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas, during the
7 summer; and
8 WHEREAS, Courtney is a long-time dancer and her love of ballet continues as she
9 takes classes at LSU and a studio in Baton Rouge in her spare time, and she also has a
10 passion for mission and volunteer work and is a leader at her church and at Young Life
11 summer camps; and
12 WHEREAS, recipients of the Women of Excellence Awards exhibit characteristics
13 of integrity and professionalism, personify excellence in their area of specialty, and are
14 committed to community service to better society as a whole; and
15 WHEREAS, for 2017, there are four categories for the Women of Excellence
16 Awards: College Women of Excellence, High School Women of Excellence, Louisiana Hero
17 of Excellence, and Nonprofit of Excellence; and
18 WHEREAS, the recipients of the 2017 Women of Excellence Awards are being
19 recognized at the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation's Women of
20 Excellence Awards & Scholarships Ceremony and Reception on Tuesday, May 9, 2017; and
21 WHEREAS, Courtney has been named a recipient of a 2017 Women of Excellence
22 Award in the category of College Women of Excellence and is also a recipient of a
23 Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship for her accomplishments
24 and personification of excellence in integrity, character, academics, leadership, and
25 community service; and
26 WHEREAS, Courtney merits a sincere and heartfelt measure of commendation for
27 her dedication to excellence and her outstanding accomplishments, and it is appropriate for
28 the Legislature of Louisiana to commend Courtney upon receipt of a 2017 Women of
29 Excellence Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation and a
30 Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship.
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1 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
2 commend Courtney Lynn Lott upon receipt of a 2017 Women of Excellence Award from
3 the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation in the category of College Women
4 of Excellence and the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship; does
5 hereby recognize and record for posterity her singular contributions to the citizens of
6 Louisiana; and does hereby extend enduring appreciation for the tremendous pride and honor
7 that she brings to her community and the state of Louisiana.
8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
9 Courtney Lynn Lott.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
SCR 71 Original 2017 Regular Session Colomb
Commends Courtney Lynn Lott on being selected for a 2017 Women of Excellence Award
and a Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship.
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