Honor Student Award Resolution

Senate Resolution No. 761 BY: Senator METZGER HONORING David O'Keefe upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2019 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence on April 24, 2019 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 David O'Keefe upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2019 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence to be celebrated at the USA Today and Phi Theta Kappa New York Academic Scholars Lunch Reception on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at the Albany Capital Center, Albany, New York; 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 468,000 students in more than 7,500 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, David O'Keefe, a senior at SUNY Orange, truly embodies the power of SUNY; and WHEREAS, A proven leader and role model, this extraordinary young man is being recognized not only for academic achievement, but also for the profound impact he has had on SUNY Orange and the community-at-large; and WHEREAS, As David O'Keefe takes his leave of SUNY Orange, he bequeaths a legacy of academic achievement, school involvement and community service to which others may aspire; and WHEREAS, David O'Keefe stands poised on the threshold of a broad and challenging world, a testament to the love and nurturing care of his family, friends and school; and WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is proud to honor David O'Keefe, a young man and able scholar, recognizing the value of his labors and the promise of his future; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to honor David O'Keefe upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2019 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence on April 24, 2019; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to David O'Keefe.