ENROLLED
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 150
BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL
A RESOLUTION
To commend Pennington Biomedical Research Center on its thirtieth anniversary.
WHEREAS, Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center
began with a vision of the late Louisiana philanthropist Claude B. "Doc" Pennington to build
the biggest and best nutritional research facility in the nation, a vision supported by the
generous donation of Claude B. and Irene Pennington; and
WHEREAS, by 1989, Pennington Biomedical had signed a $3.5 million research
agreement with the U.S. Army, and over its three decades, the center has secured more than
$80 million to conduct one hundred thirty research studies for the U.S. Department of
Defense and continues to meet the nutritional needs of our nation's soldiers; and
WHEREAS, through research that includes collaborative efforts with public and
private institutions and that is designed to enhance Louisiana's research infrastructure, the
faculty and staff of Pennington Biomedical continue to work toward its mission "to discover
the triggers of chronic diseases through innovative research that improves human health
across the lifespan"; and
WHEREAS, the research faculty at Pennington Biomedical rank among the world's
research elite, annually winning major competitive grants to fund their work, with each
faculty member bringing in an average of six hundred thirty thousand dollars annually; and
WHEREAS, over the span of three decades, the state of Louisiana has appropriated
$257 million for Pennington Biomedical's basic operating expenses and Pennington
Biomedical faculty members have generated $826 million in extramural funding, making
Pennington Biomedical an economic engine for the state of Louisiana; and
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WHEREAS, Pennington Biomedical's research findings are among the most quoted
in scientific literature; and
WHEREAS, Pennington Biomedical is a world-renowned institution with ongoing
clinical research trials that involve Louisiana participants and that test ground-breaking new
treatments for obesity and diabetes; Pennington Biomedical has participated in the
development of medications within every class of pharmaceuticals available to treat
diabetes, which is an epidemic in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, 2018 marks Pennington Biomedical Research Center's thirtieth
anniversary; it is appropriate to acknowledge the history of this Louisiana resource as faculty
and staff continue their dedicated work to achieve "Doc" Pennington's vision.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the many accomplishments of Pennington
Biomedical Research Center during its thirty years of service and does hereby publicly
document profound gratitude of the House of Representatives to Claude B. and Irene
Pennington for their generous philanthropy which established Pennington Biomedical
Research Center and continues to support this world-class research facility.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the executive director of LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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