Honor Student Award Winner

Senate Resolution No. 3250 BY: Senator BRESLIN HONORING Katherine Gowing upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2020 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to act, in accord with its long-standing traditions, honoring the youth of today, and leaders of tomorrow, whose character and achievements best exemplify the ideals and values cherished by this great State and Nation; and WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Katherine Gowing upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2020 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence; and WHEREAS, The Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence honors State University of New York students who have best demonstrated their integration of academic excellence with other aspects of their lives, which may include leadership, campus involvement, athletics, career achievement, community service or creative and performing arts; and WHEREAS, Established in 1998, the Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence is the highest student recognition in the State University of New York (SUNY) system; and WHEREAS, The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating more than 424,000 students in more than 7,000 degree and certificate programs on 64 campuses, with more than three million alumni around the globe; and WHEREAS, Each campus establishes a selection committee, which reviews exemplary members of its college community who are graduating; nominees are then forwarded to the Chancellor's Office and are subject to a second round of review; finalists are then recommended to the Chancellor to become recipients of the Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence; and WHEREAS, As recipient of this most prestigious award, Katherine Gowing, a student at the University at Albany, truly embodies the power of SUNY; and WHEREAS, A proven leader and role model, this extraordinary young woman is being recognized not only for academic achievement, but also for the profound impact she has had on the University at Albany and the community-at-large; and WHEREAS, Katherine Gowing graduated summa cum laude in political science and public policy in two and a half years while simultaneously competing on the University at Albany's women's soccer team; and WHEREAS, Katherine Gowing also interned at the Rockefeller Institute of Government, and has earned several awards from the University at Albany and New York State for her accomplishments and research on the politics of reproductive health; and WHEREAS, As Katherine Gowing takes her leave of the University at Albany, she bequeaths a legacy of academic achievement, school involvement and community service to which others may aspire; and WHEREAS, Katherine Gowing stands poised on the threshold of a broad and challenging world, a testament to the love and nurturing care of her family, friends and school; and WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is proud to honor Katherine Gowing, a young woman and able scholar, recognizing the value of her labors and the promise of her future; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to honor Katherine Gowing upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2020 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Katherine Gowing.