LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Stanley (Lee) Telega for his 25 years of
distinguished service to Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative
Extension

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body seeks to acknowledge those individuals
whose professional lives serve to enhance the stature of the State of
New York; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that
the quality and character of life in the communities across New York
State are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those
individuals who are devoted to the welfare of the community and its
citizenry; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Stanley (Lee) Telega for his 25 years of distinguished service to
Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative Extension; and
WHEREAS, Lee Telega, who holds degrees from Pennsylvania State Univer-
sity and the University of Tennessee, in Animal Science, served as a
fellow in the United States Senate, handling U.S. Farm Bill policy; and
WHEREAS, As a Cornell Cooperative Extension agent, Lee Telega focused
his career on improving dairy farm management through the PRO-DAIRY
program, as one of the original members of the program since its incep-
tion in 1988; and
WHEREAS, Lee Telega also served as Cornell's representative on a tech-
nical advisory committee of the New York City watershed agricultural
program during the 1990s, tasked with farm environmental planning to
ensure safe drinking water for the city; and
WHEREAS, Lee Telega has also worked with the New York State Agricul-
tural Environmental Management (AEM) Program, helping producers, public
agencies, and private consultants reduce the risks of environmental
impacts from dairy, poultry and livestock farms; and
WHEREAS, Lee Telega has also worked to facilitate dialogue in disputes
between farmers and their neighbors and communities; and
WHEREAS, He represented Cornell College of Agricultural and Life
Sciences and Cornell Cooperative Extension on the New York State Soil
and Water Conservation Committee, providing technical expertise; and
WHEREAS, Lee Telega has also worked as an agricultural specialist for
the Office of Government and Community Relations, seeking to connect the
expertise and resources of Cornell to emerging agricultural issues and
debates in the political area; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Stanley (Lee) Telega for his 25 years of distinguished service to
Cornell University and Cornell Cooperative Extension; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Stanley (Lee) Telega.