LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Donna Peters upon the occasion of
receiving the 2009 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching

WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body to take note of and
publicly acknowledge individuals of remarkable integrity and character
whose endeavors have enhanced the quality of education in the great
State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Donna Peters upon the occasion of receiving the 2009 SUNY Chancellor's
Award for Excellence in Teaching; and
WHEREAS, A resident of Nanuet, New York, Donna Peters has been teach-
ing at SUNY Rockland Community College since 1995; she instructs and
supervises students in the clinical area of Rehab nursing at Helen Hayes
Hospital and serves as the student Nursing advisor; and
WHEREAS, As a Nurse Educator, Donna Peters also teaches at Nyack, Good
Samaritan and Helen Hayes Hospitals and AT&T Home Care, and continues to
work as a nurse on a per diem basis at Helen Hayes Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Inducted into the Albertus Magnus Hall of Fame in 2008, Donna
Peters is a published author who is certified by Columbia University as
a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner and served in that capacity for Rock-
land and Westchester Counties from 1997 to 2006; and
WHEREAS, Donna Peters earned Associate of Applied Science and Bachelor
of Science degrees in Nursing from Pace University and a Master of Arts
degree in Nursing Education from New York University; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend the
efforts of those individuals who work to support our proud tradition of
public education by providing their skills and talents to our schools;
and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is pleased to have this opportunity to
express its highest admiration for Donna Peters and to wish her contin-
ued success in all of her future endeavors; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Donna Peters upon the occasion of receiving the 2009 SUNY
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Donna Peters.