Senate Resolution No. 3251
BY: Senator BRESLIN
HONORING Sara Kanampore 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 Sara
Kanampore 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, Sara
Kanampore, a student at SUNY Adirondack, 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 SUNY Adirondack and the
community-at-large; and
WHEREAS, A liberal arts major, Sara Kanampore aspires to make a
difference to many as a social worker; she is the recipient of the
Norman R. McConney, Jr. Award for the Educational Opportunity Program
for Excellence in October of 2019, and made the Dean's List that same
year; and
WHEREAS, Sara Kanampore is also a resident assistant and an active
member of the Upsilon Beta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa; and
WHEREAS, As Sara Kanampore takes her leave of SUNY Adirondack, she
bequeaths a legacy of academic achievement, school involvement and
community service to which others may aspire; and
WHEREAS, Sara Kanampore 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 Sara Kanampore, 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 Sara Kanampore 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 Sara Kanampore.