[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    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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