LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Mel Aaronson upon the occasion of his
designation by District 21 of the United Federation of Teachers as the
recipient of the UFT Executive Leadership Award at its Annual UFT Schol-
arship Fund Dinner Dance on April 22, 2010

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend illustrious individuals of distinguished purpose whose lives
have been committed to the pursuit of excellence in the education of the
youth of the Empire State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Mel Aaronson upon the occasion of his designation by District 21 of the
United Federation of Teachers as the recipient of the 2010 UFT Executive
Leadership Award; and
WHEREAS, Mel Aaronson, UFT Treasurer and Teacher Member of the Teach-
ers' Retirement System of The City of New York (TRS), will be honored at
District 21's Annual UFT Scholarship Fund Dinner Dance, to be held at El
Caribe Country Club in Brooklyn on Thursday, April 22, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Mel Aaronson has been involved in Union affairs for 50 years;
he has been a High School Chapter Leader and Delegate to AFT and NYSUT
Conventions and Assemblies and currently serves as Treasurer of the UFT;
and
WHEREAS, In recognition of his enduring, outstanding, and dedicated
service, he has been honored with the UFT's Smallheiser and Jules Kolod-
ny Awards; and
WHEREAS, An expert on pension and retirement matters and a nationally
recognized leader in public employee retirement matters, Mel Aaronson
has served as a member of the Governor's Task Force on Public Employee
Pension Systems as well as Chairman of the Pension Subcommittee of the
Municipal Labor Committee and Vice President of the National Conference
on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS); and
WHEREAS, Mel Aaronson is responsible for overseeing UFT's outstanding
pension services and his service in this regard has been exceptional; he
has spoken to and consulted with thousands of UFT members on pension and
retirement matters; he has authored the highly acclaimed UFT Pension
Handbooks and is, in addition, Co-editor of both the UFT's pension news-
letter "Pension News" and its NEW YORK TEACHER magazine's "Secure Your
Future" column; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our attention
it is appropriate to publicly proclaim and commend them for the edifica-
tion and emulation of others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Mel Aaronson upon the occasion of his designation by District 21
as the recipient of the District 21 UFT Executive Leadership Award at
its Annual UFT Scholarship Fund Dinner Dance on April 22, 2010; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Mel Aaronson.