LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Evelyn Blose Holman upon the occa-
sion of her designation as the recipient of the 2011 Bay Shore - Bright-
waters Distinguished Citizen Award

WHEREAS, Individuals who distinguish themselves in their profession and
in service to their community merit the highest commendation; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to recognize
and commend Dr. Evelyn Blose Holman upon the occasion of her designation
as the recipient of the 2011 Bay Shore - Brightwaters Distinguished
Citizen Award; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Holman, retiring Superintendent of the Bay Shore Union
Free School District, truly merits this high honor, to be presented at
the Eleventh Annual Bay Shore - Brightwaters Distinguished Citizen Award
Dinner being hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Bay Shore and
the Bay Shore Business Improvement District in her honor at Captain
Bill's Restaurant in Bay Shore on Friday, April 29, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Upon her arrival in 1994, Dr. Holman set in place a new
direction toward excellence in Bay Shore's schools; she instituted new
programs and initiatives for student development including the Interna-
tional Baccalaureate program, full-day Kindergarten and pre-school
programs, Naviance computer assistance for college preparation, and
individual tutoring helping students prepare for writing their college
entrance essays; and
WHEREAS, Significant achievements for which Dr. Holman may be credited
include SAT scores rising above the State and national averages, Bay
Shore Senior High School's recognition as a Suffolk County Human Rights
High School, and the School District becoming a four-time winner of the
National School Boards Association's MAGNA Award for its Annual Communi-
ty Summit, School-Community Collaboration, Wellness Alliance and Bay
Shore Senior High School's Multimedia Program; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Holman holds a Bachelor of Science degree from
Pennsylvania's Indiana State College and M.Ed. and PH.D. degrees from
the University of Maryland; she taught sixth grade through university
level, wrote for and edited various publications, and has been a speaker
at numerous local, State and national conferences; and
WHEREAS, Named three times to the Top 100 Superintendents in North
America list, Dr. Holman has been a catalyst for change throughout her
career in education; in Bay Shore, she hosted monthly meetings for
community committees that solidified school and community initiatives,
including the Bay Shore Schools Arts Education Fund, Business Advisory
Board, and the nationally recognized Bay Shore School District Community
Summit; and
WHEREAS, She has taught classes in Community Engagement at Hofstra
University and Administration at the University of Maryland, and she
mentors new Suffolk County school superintendents for BOCES; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Holman's myriad awards and honors include the New York
State Senate's Woman of the Year Award, the New York State United Teach-
ers' Friend of Education Award, the Council of Administrators and Super-
visors' Service Award; she received the New York State Alliance for Arts
Education's and the New York State Council of School Superintendents'
Leadership in Arts Education Award and she was elected to the Middle
States Regional Council of the College Board; and
WHEREAS, Most recently, she received the Adults and Children with
Learning and Developmental Disabilities Educator of Excellence Award and
the Maritime Museum's Outstanding Educator Award, was named one of Long

Island's Top 50 Women, and was honored at Hofstra University's Cele-
bration of Suburban Diversity; and
WHEREAS, As a Fulbright China scholar who collects Chinese robes and
textiles, Dr. Evelyn Holman has used her analytical skills to weave
invaluable changes into the fabric of the Bay Shore schools and communi-
ty; and
WHEREAS, Now as Dr. Holman completes her exemplary service as Super-
intendent of the Bay Shore Union Free School District, the Bay Shore
community is proud to honor this remarkable educator for her 17 years of
visionary leadership, her community activism and collaborative spirit,
her commitment to excellence, and her advocacy for Bay Shore and Bright-
waters; 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, it is appropriate to proclaim and commend them for the edification
and emulation of others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
recognize and commend Dr. Evelyn Blose Holman upon the occasion of her
designation as the recipient of the 2011 Bay Shore - Brightwaters
Distinguished Citizen Award at the Eleventh Annual Bay Shore - Brightwa-
ters Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner on April 29, 2011; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. Evelyn Blose Holman.