LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating John Wadach, Monroe Community
College Professor of Engineering, on being named a Distinguished Teach-
ing Professor by the State University of New York Board of Trustees

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to take note of and
publicly acknowledge individuals whose exemplary careers, accomplish-
ments and purposeful lives have significantly enhanced the quality of
education in the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, John Wadach, Professor of Engineering at Monroe Community
College (MCC), Rochester, New York is such an individual; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to recognize and
commend John Wadach upon the occasion of being named a Distinguished
Teaching Professor by the State University of New York Board of Trus-
tees; and
WHEREAS, The Distinguished Teaching Professorship, the highest honor
conferred upon SUNY teaching faculty, recognizes and honors mastery of
teaching at the graduate, undergraduate, or professional levels; and
WHEREAS, Candidates for the Distinguished Teaching Professorship must
have demonstrated consistently superior mastery of teaching, outstanding
service to students and commitment to their ongoing intellectual growth,
scholarship, and professional growth, and adherence to rigorous academic
standards and requirements; and
WHEREAS, Professor John Wadach is one of only 25 SUNY faculty, and the
only community college faculty member, to be so honored this year; and
WHEREAS, Professor Wadach's innovations and leadership skills have
propelled Monroe Community College's engineering sciences program to
unprecedented success in enrollment, national competitions, and trans-
ferability; and
WHEREAS, His influence as a professor and his tenure as chair of the
department doubled enrollment, revitalized engineering advisement, and
brought national recognition to the MCC program; and
WHEREAS, John Wadach's students are seven-time Two Year Engineering
Science Association Design State Champions and four-time American Socie-
ty for Engineering Education Design National Champions and, after trans-
fer, excel at prestigious universities; and
WHEREAS, Professor Wadach's innovations in course development thor-
oughly restructured the engineering science curriculum at MCC; he
improved MCC's engineering graphics and electronic engineering courses,
introduced state-of-the-art software packages, and initiated cross-de-
partmental collaborations to modernize the curriculum and provide inter-
disciplinary training for students; and
WHEREAS, Anticipating developments in the field, Professor Wadach, in
addition, created a curriculum which heralded advances at Rochester
Institute of Technology (RIT), one of MCC's main transfer institutions;
and
WHEREAS, Professor Wadach is a model teacher and advisor who lives, it
might seem, for his students; he has worked tirelessly to create a
state-of-the-art engineering program which has enabled MCC engineering
students to consistently receive honors in national competitions and to,
after completing their MCC program, transfer to some of the most presti-
gious engineering schools in the country; and
WHEREAS, In addition to the contributions he has made, and the stature
he has brought to Monroe Community College in his field, John Wadach has
consistently demonstrated his dedication to his students and his commit-
ment to making MCC's engineering program so successful and merits the
highest commendation; and

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is proud to recognize, with admiration
and grateful tribute, the illustrious accomplishments and commitment to
excellence of this distinguished educator; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate and commend John Wadach upon the occasion of being named a
Distinguished Teaching Professor by the State University of New York
Board of Trustees; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to John Wadach.