HONORING STEWART RESNICK FOR RECEIVING THE BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE FOUNDATION INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPIST OF THE YEAR AWARD; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 50
(Extensions of Remarks - March 21, 2019)
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HONORING STEWART RESNICK FOR RECEIVING THE BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE
FOUNDATION INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPIST OF THE YEAR AWARD
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HON. KEVIN McCARTHY
of california
in the house of representatives
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Mr. McCARTHY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and recognize Mr.
Stewart Resnick as the recipient of the 2019 Bakersfield College
Foundation Individual Philanthropist of the Year Award.
Stewart is the chairman and president of The Wonderful Company, a
multi-billion dollar global company known for its iconic brands like
Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, POM Wonderful, and FIJI Water,
to name a few.
The Wonderful Company empire began in 1978 when Stewart and his wife
Lynda Resnick purchased a parcel of California Central Valley farmland.
Since then, Stewart has overseen all financial, legal, real estate,
strategy, human resources, and business operations for the company.
Under his guidance, Wonderful has become so successful that every year,
nearly half of all American households purchase their products.
The Wonderful Company has continuously given back to the communities
where its employees live and work--contributing an average of $50
million annually to community development efforts, educational
programs, and a comprehensive employee health and wellness program
Stewart has long been passionate about free market sustainability, and
has made significant investments in sustainability research, including
implementing advanced irrigation technologies, extensive solar
installations at Wonderful facilities, and utilizing fuel cells to
generate electricity without combustion or air pollution. Additionally,
Stewart founded the Resnick Sustainability Institute at the California
Institute of Technology (Caltech), which focuses on innovative science
and engineering research to develop solutions to global energy
challenges.
Even outside of The Wonderful Company, Stewart's philanthropy is far-
reaching. Among his generous contributions are The Milken Institute's
Lynda and Stewart Resnick Center for Public Health, the Stewart and
Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at the UCLA School of Medicine,
the Resnick Program for Food Law & Policy at the UCLA School of Law,
and the Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion at the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art.
Stewart's generous philanthropic efforts make him a well-deserving
recipient for the Bakersfield College Foundation Silver Medal, and I
want to thank him for his many selfless contributions to the
communities and citizens of the Central Valley.
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