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PRINTER'S NO. 1135
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
824
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY PITTMAN, AUGUST 15, 2019
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, AUGUST 15, 2019
AN ACT
Designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19010, on that
portion of United States Route 119 over the Yellow Creek in
Center Township, Indiana County, as the Dr. Patricia
Hilliard-Robertson Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Dr. Patricia Hilliard-Robertson Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Patricia Hilliard-Robertson lived a life of service
to others and as an exemplary role model for women in STEM
education.
(2) Dr. Hilliard-Robertson was born on March 12, 1963,
in Indiana and grew up in Homer City. Dr. Hilliard-Robertson
graduated from Homer Center High School and the Indiana
University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a bachelor of
science degree in biology in 1985.
(3) In 1989, Dr. Hilliard-Robertson earned a medical
degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania. She then
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completed a three-year residency in family medicine and was
certified by the American Board of Family Practice.
(4) From 1992 to 1995, Dr. Hilliard-Robertson practiced
medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania. She was on the staff of St.
Vincent Hospital where she served as the clinical coordinator
for medical students in training and also provided training
and supervision for resident physicians.
(5) In 1995, Dr. Hilliard-Robertson was one of two
fellows selected to study aerospace medicine at the
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston and at
the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas.
(6) While enrolled as a space medicine fellow, Dr.
Hilliard-Robertson completed a research project where she
studied eccentric and concentric resistive exercise
countermeasures for space flight. She also served as a member
of the faculty at UTMB in the departments of Family Medicine
and Emergency Medicine.
(7) In 1997, Dr. Hilliard-Robertson joined the Flight
Medicine Clinic at Johnson Space Center and served as the
Chairman of the Bone, Muscle and Exercise Integrated Product
Team.
(8) In 1998, NASA selected Dr. Hilliard-Robertson for
the Astronaut Candidate Training program. Upon completing
training, Dr. Hilliard-Robertson served as the office
representative for the Crew Healthcare System (CheCS) and as
Crew Support Astronaut (CSA) for the International Space
Station Expedition-2 Crew.
(9) Dr. Hilliard-Robertson passed away on May 24, 2001.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
19010, located on that portion of United States Route 119 over
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the Yellow Creek in Center Township, Indiana County, is
designated the Dr. Patricia Hilliard-Robertson Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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