H*3655 Resolution, By Govan, Cobb-Hunter, Ott, Sellers, Hosey, Brantley, Agnew, 
Alexander, Allen, Anderson, Anthony, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, 
Battle, Bedingfield, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Breeland, G. Brown, 
R. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Chalk, Chellis, Clemmons, Clyburn, Coleman, Cooper, 
Cotty, Crawford, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Duncan, Edge, Frye, Funderburk, 
Gambrell, Gullick, Hagood, Haley, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, 
Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, Herbkersman, Hinson, Hiott, Hodges, Howard, Huggins, 
Jefferson, Jennings, Kelly, Kennedy, Kirsh, Knight, Leach, Limehouse, 
Littlejohn, Loftis, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, Mahaffey, McLeod, Merrill, Miller, 
Mitchell, Moody-Lawrence, Moss, Mulvaney, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Owens, 
Parks, Perry, Phillips, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, M.A. Pitts, Rice, Rutherford, 
Sandifer, Scarborough, Scott, Shoopman, Simrill, Skelton, D.C. Smith, 
F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Spires, 
Stavrinakis, Stewart, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, Toole, Umphlett, Vick, Viers, 
Walker, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Witherspoon and Young
 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DR. ARTHUR KENNEDY, OF ORANGEBURG
 COUNTY, FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AS
 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS, INCORPORATED, AND TO WISH
 HIM ALL THE BEST IN HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

   03/07/07  House  Introduced and adopted HJ-5

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DR. ARTHUR KENNEDY, OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY, FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS, INCORPORATED, AND TO WISH HIM ALL THE BEST IN HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, an able an inspiring leader, Dr. Arthur K. Kennedy has served as Chief Executive Officer of Family Health Centers, Incorporated since 2001; and

Whereas, a 1987 graduate of the University of Ghana Medical School, Dr. Kennedy earned a degree in microbiology from the University of Toronto in 1990, and completed a Family Practice Residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin, St. Michael Hospital; and

Whereas, during his time as Chief Executive Officer of Family Health Centers, Dr. Kennedy oversaw the construction of a new St. George Medical Center and a new St. Matthews' Medical Center; and

Whereas, Dr. Kennedy also initiated exceptional programming advances for Family Health Centers, including the creation of a new Pharmacy Assistance Program to provide prescriptions to the underinsured and the institution of the Americorps student program; and

Whereas, an active community leader, Dr. Kennedy was appointed to serve on the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors from 2003-2006 and served on the Advisory Committee of the National Institutes of Health Grant with Voorhees College and Clemson University; and

Whereas, before becoming affiliated with the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina in 1998, Dr. Kennedy was affiliated with St. Catherine's Hospital and Kenosha Memorial in Kenosha, Wisconsin; and

Whereas, Dr. Kennedy has made immeasurable contributions to Family Health Centers, Incorporated, to his Orangeburg community, and to the State of South Carolina, and the South Carolina House of Representatives is certain that he will continue to impact countless lives in the years to come. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, recognize and honor Dr. Arthur Kennedy, of Orangeburg County, for his outstanding contributions to the State of South Carolina as Chief Executive Officer of Family Health Centers, Incorporated, and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Dr. Arthur Kennedy.