S*0466 Concurrent Resolution, By Scott, Alexander, Anderson, Bright, Bryant, 
Campbell, Campsen, Cleary, Coleman, Courson, Cromer, Davis, Elliott, Fair, Ford, 
Grooms, Hayes, Hutto, Jackson, Knotts, Land, Leatherman, Leventis, Lourie, 
Malloy, L. Martin, S. Martin, Massey, Matthews, McConnell, McGill, Nicholson, 
O'Dell, Peeler, Pinckney, Rankin, Reese, Rose, Ryberg, Setzler, Sheheen, 
Shoopman, Thomas, Verdin and Williams
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CAROLYN HOUSE STEWART, THE
 TWENTY-EIGHTH PRESIDENT OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC., FOR HER
 SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION, AND TO WELCOME HER TO THE
 PALMETTO STATE AS SHE ADDRESSES THE GAMMA NU OMEGA CHAPTER ON FOUNDERS DAY.

   01/27/11  Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)
   02/01/11  House  Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence
                     (House Journal-page 3)

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CAROLYN HOUSE STEWART, THE TWENTY-EIGHTH PRESIDENT OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC., FOR HER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION, AND TO WELCOME HER TO THE PALMETTO STATE AS SHE ADDRESSES THE GAMMA NU OMEGA CHAPTER ON FOUNDERS DAY.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly are pleased to learn that Carolyn House Stewart will speak to the Gamma Nu Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Founders Day celebration in Columbia on February 19, 2011; and

Whereas, a native of Columbia, Carolyn Stewart earned a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida and a Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1977; and

Whereas, she has served as an assistant litigation counsel for Jim Walter Corporation, an assistant state attorney, an assistant county attorney, and staff counsel for Travelers Insurance Company, as well as having practiced law in a private firm; and

Whereas, an experienced trial lawyer, she recently completed a five-year term as a member of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners and is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Middle and Southern District of Florida, the United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit and 5th Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court; and

Whereas, she is a member of Hillsborough County Bar Association, George Edgecomb Bar Association, National Bar Association, and The Florida Bar, and she has served as a faculty member and workshop leader for The Florida Bar's Advanced Trial Advocacy Program; and

Whereas, the recipient of the 2006 Achievement Award from the Florida Commission on the Status of Women, Carolyn Stewart currently serves as the twenty-eighth international president of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and is the immediate past international vice president and former international secretary to the sorority; and

Whereas, under her leadership as the sorority's National Program Committee chairman, she obtained one hundred thousand dollars in grants from the United States Department of Transportation to promote vehicle-passenger-safety initiatives and "Buckle Up" in the African-American community; and

Whereas, active in her community, she is a life member of the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women and is a member of Allen Temple African Methodist-Episcopal Church where she formerly served as a trustee; and

Whereas, members of the South Carolina General Assembly are grateful for the noteworthy contributions that Carolyn House Stewart has made in the field of law and for her celebrated visit to our State. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize and honor Carolyn House Stewart, the twenty-eighth president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., for her significant contributions to the legal profession, and welcome her to the Palmetto State as she addresses the Gamma Nu Omega Chapter on Founders Day.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Carolyn House Stewart.