Honor Dr. Blackman’s Leadership

Senate Resolution No. 1018 BY: Senator MONTGOMERY COMMENDING Dr. Terrence R. Blackman upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Education Leadership Award by the Community Council for Medgar Evers College, Inc. on April 27, 2019 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize that the quality and character of life in the communities across New York State are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those individuals who would devote themselves to the welfare of the community and its citizenry; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend Dr. Terrence R. Blackman upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Education Leadership Award by the Community Council for Medgar Evers College, Inc. to be celebrated at its Annual Spring Scholarship and Leadership Awards Luncheon on Saturday, April 27, 2019; and WHEREAS, In the late 1960s, a diverse group of residents, clergy and elected officials formed the Community Council to provide access to a quality college education for students living in central Brooklyn; along with New York City University, the Council established Medgar Evers College in 1970; and WHEREAS, Dr. Terrence R. Blackman currently holds the titles of both Dean of The School of Science, Health Technology and Associate Professor of Mathematics at Medgar Evers College in the City University of New York; prior to this dual role, he served as the Chair of the College's Mathematics Department, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Research Policy and Practice in the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver, and a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); and WHEREAS, As Dean, Dr. Terrence R. Blackman has been a dynamic advocate for innovation in teaching, learning and research; he has committed the institution to developing a scientific culture which will successfully and sustainably recruit, retain, develop and graduate highly competent, motivated students who can advance knowledge in science, health, technology, and other areas of scholarship in a manner that will lead the community and New York State as a whole into the 21st Century; and WHEREAS, Dr. Terrence R. Blackman works on aspects of the Jacquet Langlands correspondence in the Langlands Program and is also actively engaged in research on many issues which surround "Equity & Excellence" in the teaching and learning of mathematics and science in general and in urban minority communities in particular; and WHEREAS, This remarkable scholar has presented his work at local, national and international conferences and published in journals in both mathematics and mathematics education and has been supported by the United States Department of Education and the National Science Foundation (NSF); and WHEREAS, Devoted to his profession, Dr. Terrence R. Blackman is a member of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM), the American Mathematical Society (AMS), and its Committee on Science Policy which serves as a forum for dialogue about matters of science policy involving representatives of society, government and other interested parties; and WHEREAS, Dr. Terrence R. Blackman is also a contributor to the Conference of African American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences (CAARMS) and frequently speaks about issues related to student success in mathematics; and WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who enhance the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown a long and sustained commitment to excellence certainly have earned the recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to commend Dr. Terrence R. Blackman upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Education Leadership Award by the Community Council for Medgar Evers College, Inc.; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Dr. Terrence R. Blackman.