LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION paying tribute to the University at Albany Foun-
dation upon the occasion of hosting the 2012 Citizen Laureate Awards
Ceremony and congratulating this year's honorees

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve the
best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration and
cannot be sufficiently extolled; and
WHEREAS, This year's honorees have given not only of their time and
energies but also of their competence, intelligence and leadership and
consequently have been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to pay tribute to the
University at Albany Foundation upon the occasion of hosting the 2012
Citizen Laureate Awards Ceremony, and to recognize this year's honorees
on Thursday, November 1, 2012, at the Hall of Springs, in Saratoga, New
York; and
WHEREAS, For more than 30 years, the University at Albany Foundation's
Citizen Laureate Awards have honored outstanding leaders in business and
industry, government and academics; each of the laureates enriches their
community in distinctive ways- economically, scientifically, culturally,
intellectually, and socially- their efforts are helping to transform
their region; and
WHEREAS, On this most auspicious occasion, the University at Albany
Foundation will recognize 2012 Citizen Laureate Award recipients, Katha-
rine Briar-Lawson, and I. Norman and Micki Massry; and
WHEREAS, Recipient of the 2012 Academic Laureate Award, Katharine
Briar-Lawson has served as the Dean of the University at Albany's School
of Social Welfare since 2000, and is a leader in child welfare, social
welfare, social work education and aging and workforce development; and
WHEREAS, Katharine Briar-Lawson has served as president of the
National Association of Deans and Directors of Social Work and has been
highly influential in improving university-community relationships as
well as establishing innovative social service collaborations and inter-
national partnerships; and
WHEREAS, This year's Community Laureates Award recipients, I. Norman
and Micki Massry have been recognized throughout the Capital Region
Community for their remarkable citizenship; and
WHEREAS, Both I. Norman and Micki Massry have served on numerous
community boards and organizations including, St. Peter's Healthcare
Services, the College of Saint Rose, United Jewish Federation, the Capi-
tal Region Friendship Circle, the Jewish National Fund of the Capital
District, and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, to name a few; and
WHEREAS, Katharine Briar-Lawson, and I. Norman and Micki Massry have
been called upon to contribute their time and talents to countless civic
and charitable endeavors and have always given of themselves unstinting-
ly; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of their community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Katharine Briar-Lawson, and I.
Norman and Micki Massry have stood constant in dignity, good grace and
humor; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by individuals
for the benefit of others which Katharine Briar-Lawson, and I. Norman
and Micki Massry have displayed throughout their lives; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to pay
tribute to the University at Albany Foundation upon the occasion of
hosting the 2012 Citizen Laureate Awards Ceremony, and to congratulate
this year's honorees; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the University at Albany Foundation, Katharine Briar-Lawson,
and I. Norman and Micki Massry.