South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 1491

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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Hayes
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24569sd10.docx

Introduced in the Senate on June 1, 2010
Introduced in the House on June 1, 2010
Adopted by the General Assembly on June 1, 2010

Summary: Dr. Terri Langston

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    6/1/2010  Senate  Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-24
    6/1/2010  House   Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ-118

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6/1/2010

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND DR. TERRI LANGSTON, SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER FOR HEALTH REFORM AT THE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION, FOR HER INNOVATIVE AND IMPORTANT WORK IN MAKING HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR COUNTLESS AMERICANS.

Whereas, born and raised in Greenville, Terri Langston proved to be an outstanding scholar earning a bachelor of arts from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, and a master of arts in German from Ohio State University; and

Whereas, she earned a Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Bonn in Germany where she served as a translator for the medical faculty for the University of Bonn Medical School, and she earned a doctorate in comparative literature at Emory University Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts; and

Whereas, devoted to ensuring safe, quality, affordable health care for all Americans, she serves as a senior program officer for health reform at the Public Welfare Foundation and has worked on health care and the financing of health care since 1987; and

Whereas, she has served as a development associate for the College of Arts and Sciences of Georgia State University, the development officer for Wesley Woods Geriatric Center of Emory University, and a grants administrator and clinic director in the Department of Internal Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital; and

Whereas, recognized by the philanthropic community for her innovative work and leadership in health-care advocacy, she is the recipient of the Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly are pleased to recognize this daughter of the Palmetto State for her significant contributions to health care and as an advocate for health care throughout the Southeast. 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 commend Dr. Terri Langston, Senior Program Officer for Health Reform at the Public Welfare Foundation, for her innovative and important work in making health care accessible and affordable for countless Americans.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Terri Langston.

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