Bill Text: NY J00389 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Deena Giltz McCullough upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2023 Businessperson of the Year Award by the North Country Chamber of Commerce

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-02-07 - ADOPTED [J00389 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00389-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 389

BY: Senator STEC

        HONORING  Deena Giltz McCullough upon the occasion
        of  her  designation  as  recipient  of   the   2023
        Businessperson  of  the  Year  Award  by  the  North
        Country Chamber of Commerce

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize  and
commend  the  leaders  of  commerce  and  industry whose accomplishments
contribute to the economic health and prosperity of the  communities  of
the  State  of  New  York,  and  whose  purposeful endeavors as involved
members of the community serve to enhance the quality of  life  therein;
and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Deena Giltz McCullough upon the occasion of her designation as recipient
of the 2023 Businessperson of  the  Year  Award  by  the  North  Country
Chamber  of  Commerce,  which  was celebrated at its 111th Annual Awards
Dinner, "A Winter Wonderland," on Friday, January 27, 2023, at the  West
Side Ballroom in Plattsburgh, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Deena Giltz McCullough is receiving this prestigious award
for her steadfast and unremitting commitment  to  her  Plattsburgh,  New
York,  and North Country communities; she has distinguished herself as a
leading example of both excellence in business and in community support;
and

  WHEREAS, As President and CEO of  Northern  Insuring  Agency,  Deena
Giltz  McCullough  has  impeccably  sustained  a third-generation family
enterprise,  leading  it  to  new  heights  and  building  a  successful
multi-generational team; and

  WHEREAS,   Most  notably,  through  financial  generosity,  personal
engagement and leadership, Deena has continued the legacy of  the  Giltz
family in support of a wide array of community causes and organizations,
including  the  UVM  Health Network and CVPH, SUNY Plattsburgh, Mountain
Lake PBS, the Strand Center for the  Arts,  and  the  Plattsburgh  YMCA,
among others; and

  WHEREAS,  Deena  Giltz McCullough exemplifies not only excellence in
leading a historic  family  enterprise  to  new  heights,  but  also  in
demonstrating  the  conviction  that a strong business requires a strong
community, and that a strong community in turn requires  strong  support
from its business leaders; and

  WHEREAS,  Rare  indeed  is  the  impressive  dedication  shown by an
individual for the benefits of others which Deena Giltz  McCullough  has
displayed throughout her life; 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
honor Deena Giltz McCullough upon the occasion  of  her  designation  as
recipient  of  the  2023  Businessperson  of the Year Award by the North
Country Chamber of Commerce; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Deena Giltz McCullough.