LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Joseph L. Assini upon the occasion
of his designation by Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn as the recipient of
its Robert Kadiu Man of the Year Award on March 19, 2009

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend individuals who have distinguished themselves in their chosen
field of endeavor, in their community, or through a lifetime of good
citizenship; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and fully in accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the intent of this Legislative Body to
commend Dr. Joseph L. Assini upon the occasion of his designation by
Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn as the recipient of its Robert Kadiu Man of
the Year Award; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Joseph L. Assini will be honored at the school's 2009
President's Gala and Silent Auction, Celebrating 145 Years of Educa-
tional Excellence, to be held at El Caribe Country Club in Brooklyn on
Thursday, March 19, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1863, Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn is the oldest
private coeducational college preparatory day school in Brooklyn, and
one of the oldest in the nation, and has a proud tradition of a strong
Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade educational program; and
WHEREAS, Each year at its President's Gala, the Adelphi Academy of
Brooklyn proudly honors outstanding members of the Adelphi Academy fami-
ly and community who exemplify and support its mission and whose lives
and accomplishments exemplify the tenets of the school; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Joseph L. Assini, D.P.M. and former member of the Adelphi
Academy Board of Trustees, truly merits such recognition; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Assini has been serving Brooklyn's Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst
and Dyker Heights communities as a podiatrist for more than 25 years; he
currently has an office in Bay Ridge and also practices in Staten
Island; and
WHEREAS, He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from St.
Francis College in 1978 and went on to attend the New York College of
Podiatric Medicine, graduating in 1983 and completing his Surgical
Preceptorship at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn in 1984; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Assini is a Diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric
Surgery and of the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary
Podiatric Medicine, as well as a Fellow of the American College of Foot
and Ankle Surgeons and of the American College of Foot and Ankle
Orthopedics; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Dr. Assini has served as Chairman of the Depart-
ment of Podiatry at Victory Memorial Hospital in Bay Ridge and at
Doctors' Hospital, Staten Island; he is currently the Associate Director
of Podiatric Medical Education at Staten Island University Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Assini diligently and ably served as a member of the
Board of Trustees of Adelphi Academy for five years, retiring, as Board
Chairman, in 2008; and
WHEREAS, With him throughout have been his wife Loretta and their
children Theresa, Christina and Joseph, all of whom are proud to be part
of his life and rejoice in his accomplishments; and
WHEREAS, Conferral of this Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn high honor is a
well-deserved and fitting recognition of his many achievements and
contributions; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Dr. Joseph L. Assini upon the occasion of his designation by
Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn as the recipient of its Robert Kadiu Man of
the Year Award on March 19, 2009; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. Joseph L. Assini.