Bill Text: NY J00227 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 227 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Honoring Dr. Elizabeth Thorndike as recipient of the 2018 Frank M. Hutchins Adirondack Environmental Education Leadership Award

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-01-15 - ADOPTED [J00227 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J00227-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 227

BY: Senator LITTLE

        HONORING Dr. Elizabeth Thorndike upon the occasion
        of her designation as recipient of the 2018 Frank M.
        Hutchins    Adirondack    Environmental    Education
        Leadership Award by the Adirondack  Park  Institute,
        Inc.

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  that  the
continuing welfare of the citizens of the State of New York  is  greatly
enriched   and   reliably   served   by   the  purposeful  endeavors  of
organizations and individuals who are committed to the  preservation  of
our  natural  environment and the enhancement of the appreciation of the
distinctive features of our surroundings, and to the economic well-being
of the areas in which they exist; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Dr.  Elizabeth  Thorndike  upon  the  occasion  of  her  designation  as
recipient  of  the  2018  Frank  M.  Hutchins  Adirondack  Environmental
Education  Leadership Award by the Adirondack Park Institute, Inc. (API)
to be celebrated at its Seventh Annual Awards Gala on Friday,  September
21, 2018, at the Adirondack Hotel in Long Lake, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Proceeds  from  this  auspicious  event  will  benefit the
environmental  education  programs  at  both   SUNY   ESF's   Adirondack
Interpretive  Center  (AIC)  in  Newcomb, New York, and the Paul Smith's
College VIC; and

  WHEREAS, Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Thorndike, a  founding  member  of  the
API,  has  been  a  valuable  proponent  of  the Adirondack Park and its
residents;  her  contributions  to  the  Adirondacks  and  environmental
education are unparalleled, as is her inherent decency and dedication to
everything she does; and

  WHEREAS,  She  holds  bachelor's  and master's degrees from Stanford
University and Harvard University and a doctorate  in  natural  resource
policy and planning from Cornell University; and

  WHEREAS,  In  2016,  the  Adirondack Research Consortium renamed the
Adirondack Achievement Award the Dr. Elizabeth W.  Thorndike  Adirondack
Achievement  Award  honoring her many contributions to the betterment of
the organization and the Adirondack community; and

  WHEREAS, Dr. Liz Thorndike has been a  member  of  the  Consortium's
Board  of Directors since 2001 and served as Vice President from 2003 to
2006 and as President from 2006-2008; and

  WHEREAS,  Under  her  leadership,  the  Consortium  has  become   an
established 501.c.3 with a sustainable funding stream which she supports
generously; and

  WHEREAS,   Dr.  Liz  Thorndike  served  as  a  Commissioner  of  the
Adirondack Park Agency from 1980 to 1995, and as a  member  of  Governor
Mario  Cuomo's  Environmental  Advisory Board from 1985 to 1994; she has

also been a member of the New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority's Board since 1997, where she chairs the Waste and  Facilities
Management Committee; and

  WHEREAS,  Furthermore,  Dr.  Liz  Thorndike  was  founder, executive
director,  president,  and  member  of  the  board  of  the  Center  for
Environmental  Information  (CEI)  in  Rochester, New York, from 1973 to
2007; and

  WHEREAS, Her past and present board affiliations include:  the  Girl
Scouts of Genesee Valley, Association for Protection of the Adirondacks,
Sierra  Club  (Rochester  Regional  Group),  New  York  State College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell (Advisory Council), Cayuga Lake
Watershed Network, Adirondack Park institute, Paul Smith's College,  and
Finger Lakes Land Trust (Advisory Board); and

  WHEREAS,  It is incumbent upon all citizens to recognize and applaud
the efforts of individuals such as Dr. Liz Thorndike who work tirelessly
on behalf of protecting our natural  surroundings  for  the  benefit  of
present and future generations of New Yorkers; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Dr. Elizabeth Thorndike upon the occasion of  her  designation  as
recipient  of  the  2018  Frank  M.  Hutchins  Adirondack  Environmental
Education Leadership Award; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Dr. Elizabeth Thorndike.