LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Jerry MacArthur Hultin, President of
Polytechnic Institute of New York University for his dedicated service
to young people

WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon the people of the State of New York to
recognize and acknowledge those within our midst who have made signif-
icant contributions to the quality of life therein; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Jerry MacArthur Hultin, President of Polytechnic Institute of New York
University for his dedicated service to young people, to be celebrated
on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Youth Summit; and
WHEREAS, Jerry Hultin is the 10th president in the 157-year history of
Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly); appointed on
July 1, 2005, he has overseen substantial growth and financial stability
at the institution; he championed an affiliation with NYU, which was
formalized in July 2008 and gave Poly a global platform while adding
engineering to NYU's diverse list of subject disciplines; and
WHEREAS, From 1997 to 2000, Jerry Hultin served with the United States
Navy as the department's number two civilian leader; in that role, he
was instrumental in a number of innovations that modernized the Navy and
Marine Corps; and
WHEREAS, Combining that experience with his years as an entrepreneur,
one of Jerry Hultin's first steps as the new president of NYU-Poly was
to embrace an academic focus on invention, innovation and entrepreneur-
ship to encourage educated risk-taking among faculty and students as
they pursue technical advances which can change lives; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Jerry Hultin helped create and
support a number of national, non-profit programs that provide leader-
ship, community development and job skills to young people from all
walks of life; a 1964 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1972 grad-
uate of Yale University Law School, he spent more than 25 years in the
private sector in Ohio and Washington, D.C.; his work included the prac-
tice of law, management of small businesses and business consulting in
areas including technology, defense, health care, finance and the envi-
ronment; and
WHEREAS, Last year, Brooklyn Community Foundation and NYU-Poly formed
an expanded partnership to help encourage Brooklyn's young people to
explore careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM); this partnership has assisted the under-resourced
Central Brooklyn elementary, middle and high schools that employ
students' fascination with robots to engage their interest in STEM
subjects; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 2007 with the Brooklyn Community Foundation's
support, NYU-Poly's Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI) pairs teach-
ers from economically disadvantaged Brooklyn schools with graduate
fellows from NYU-Poly's engineering programs to design dynamic, hands-on
classroom lessons, thereby also helping to develop both teachers and
graduate fellows; and
WHEREAS, Ably led by Jerry Hultin, NYU-Poly and its programs benefit-
ing Brooklyn youth will continue to prosper today and into the future;
and
WHEREAS, A true asset to society, Jerry Hultin's distinguished record
merits the recognition and respectful tribute of this Legislative Body;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Jerry MacArthur Hultin, President of Polytechnic Institute of New

York University for his dedicated service to young people; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Jerry MacArthur Hultin.