LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Susan Scrimshaw upon the occasion of
her designation as recipient of the 2013 Capital Region Sponsor a Schol-
ar Founder's Award for Educational Advancement on June 12, 2013

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, Dr. Susan Scrimshaw has given not only of her time and ener-
gies but also of her competence, intelligence and leadership and conse-
quently has been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Dr. Susan
Scrimshaw upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2013
Capital Region Sponsor a Scholar Founder's Award for Educational
Advancement to be celebrated on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Franklin
Terrace Ballroom, Troy, New York; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Susan Scrimshaw is a dedicated and enthusiastic community
partner of Capital Region Sponsor-A-Scholar; since becoming President of
The Sage Colleges in March of 2009, she has actively continued the
college's commitment to Sponsor-A-Scholar and over 50 high school schol-
ars have now attended and graduated from The Sage Colleges; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Susan Scrimshaw's career spans over 33 years of dedicated
work as a faculty member and administrator at two large universities;
subsequently, The Sage Colleges, according to U.S. NEWS AND WORLD
REPORT, were named one of the "50 Best" regional, private universities
in the north; and
WHEREAS, An accomplished scholar and respected researcher, Dr. Susan
Scrimshaw is the author of five books, as well as numerous journal arti-
cles and reports; and
WHEREAS, In addition to her membership on many boards, Dr. Susan
Scrimshaw serves in leadership capacities in several professional and
academic organizations; she is a fellow of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, the American Anthropological Association,
and the Society for Applied Anthropology; and
WHEREAS, Furthermore, Dr. Susan Scrimshaw is a past president of the
Society for Medical Anthropology, and has served as president of the
board of directors of the U.S. Mexico Foundation for Science; and
WHEREAS, Educators like Dr. Susan Scrimshaw provide a tremendous
service to the future of our State and Nation, inspiring generations of
young people in their educational journeys and ensuring their success in
their future years; 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
honor Dr. Susan Scrimshaw upon the occasion of her designation as recip-
ient of the 2013 Capital Region Sponsor a Scholar Founder's Award for
Educational Advancement on June 12, 2013; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. Susan Scrimshaw.