LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Dr. Susan C. Scrimshaw, Ph.D., upon
the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the Albany
Zonta Organization

WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body to take note of and
publicly acknowledge those exemplary individuals whose purposeful lives
and distinguished careers have been committed to bettering the quality
of life in this great Empire State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Dr. Susan Scrimshaw, Ph.D., upon the occasion of her designation for
special recognition by the Albany Zonta Organization, to be celebrated
at its Annual Status of Women Program on March 16, 2011; and
WHEREAS, This special event will feature Dr. Scrimshaw as guest speak-
er along with her topic "Empowering Women: Our Best Investment in inter-
national Children's Health"; and
WHEREAS, Dr Scrimshaw was formally inducted into office as ninth pres-
ident of The Sage Colleges on October 23, 2009; a graduate of Barnard
College in New York City, Dr. Scrimshaw obtained her Master of Arts
degree and Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University, where she was
a student of the famous cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead; at
Barnard College, she majored in Latin American Studies and Anthropology;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Scrimshaw has held numerous leadership positions in high-
er education institutions across the United States; she had once served
as president of Simmons College in Boston; and
WHEREAS, Prior to her post at Simmons, Dr. Scrimshaw served 12 years
as the dean of the School of Public Health and professor of community
health sciences and anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chica-
go (UIC); prior to those roles, she was associate dean of public health
and professor of public health and anthropology at the University of
California at Los Angeles (UCLA); and
WHEREAS, A respected and accomplished scholar, Dr. Scrimshaw's
research areas include community participatory research methods,
addressing health disparities, improving pregnancy outcomes, violence
prevention, health literacy, and culturally appropriate delivery of
health care; she is the author of five books and numerous journal arti-
cles, book chapters and reports; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Scrimshaw serves in leadership capacities in numerous
professional and academic organizations; she is a fellow of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), as well as of the
American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthro-
pology, and is a past president of the Society for Medical Anthropology;
internationally, she has served as president of the board of directors
of the U.S.-Mexico Foundation for Science; and
WHEREAS, For her work on the health of Latino populations, Dr. Scrim-
shaw received a gold medal from former President Vicente Fox of Mexico;
her many awards also include the Margaret Mead Award from the American
Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology;
and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Dr. Susan C. Scrimshaw, Ph.D., upon the occasion of her desig-

nation for special recognition by the Albany Zonta Organization; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. Susan C. Scrimshaw, Ph.D.