LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring John Wolbeck upon the occasion of his
designation as the recipient of a 2013 SUNY Chancellor's Award for
Excellence in Teaching

WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body to take note of and
publicly acknowledge individuals of remarkable integrity and character
whose endeavors have enhanced the quality of education in the great
State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing tradition, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor John
Wolbeck upon the occasion of his designation as the recipient of a 2013
SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching; and
WHEREAS, Professor Wolbeck has been the Chair of SUNY Orange's Engi-
neering Department since 2006 and recently concluded his 20th year as a
member of the SUNY Orange faculty, including serving the past 14 years
in a full-time capacity; and
WHEREAS, In 2011, John Wolbeck was among a group of authors who
received the Norbert Gerbier-MUMM International Award for their contrib-
utions to a research paper entitled "Climate control of terrestrial
carbon exchange across biomes and continents"; he proudly accepted the
award, given by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a special-
ized agency of the United Nations, during a special ceremony during the
summer of 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland; and
WHEREAS, John Wolbeck currently serves on SUNY Orange's Governance
Assessment Committee and is Vice President of the Staff and Chairman's
Association; he sits on the SUNY New Paltz College Science Advisory
Board and is a member of the Two-Year Engineering School Association of
New York (TYESA); and
WHEREAS, In the summer of 2011, he oversaw the student construction of
a small-scale replica of the Vin Fiz airplane that Cal Rodgers used on
the first successful cross-country flight, which will be featured in the
City of Middletown's Summer 2013 125th Anniversary Celebration; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend the
efforts of individuals such as Professor John Wolbeck, who, by providing
their skills and talents to our schools, work to support our proud
tradition of public education; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is pleased to have this opportunity to
express its highest admiration for John Wolbeck and to wish him contin-
ued success in his endeavors; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor John Wolbeck upon the occasion of his designation as the recipient
of a 2013 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to John Wolbeck.