Senate Resolution No. 1018

BY: Senator MONTGOMERY

COMMENDING Dr. Terrence R. Blackman upon the
occasion of his designation as recipient of the
Education Leadership Award by the Community Council
for Medgar Evers College, Inc. on April 27, 2019

WHEREAS, It is the custom 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 would devote themselves 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
commend Dr. Terrence R. Blackman upon the occasion of his designation as
recipient of the Education Leadership Award by the Community Council for
Medgar Evers College, Inc. to be celebrated at its Annual Spring
Scholarship and Leadership Awards Luncheon on Saturday, April 27, 2019;
and

WHEREAS, In the late 1960s, a diverse group of residents, clergy and
elected officials formed the Community Council to provide access to a
quality college education for students living in central Brooklyn; along
with New York City University, the Council established Medgar Evers
College in 1970; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Terrence R. Blackman currently holds the titles of both
Dean of The School of Science, Health Technology and Associate Professor
of Mathematics at Medgar Evers College in the City University of New
York; prior to this dual role, he served as the Chair of the College's
Mathematics Department, an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Education Research Policy and Practice in the Morgridge College of
Education at the University of Denver, and a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); and

WHEREAS, As Dean, Dr. Terrence R. Blackman has been a dynamic
advocate for innovation in teaching, learning and research; he has
committed the institution to developing a scientific culture which will
successfully and sustainably recruit, retain, develop and graduate
highly competent, motivated students who can advance knowledge in
science, health, technology, and other areas of scholarship in a manner
that will lead the community and New York State as a whole into the 21st
Century; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Terrence R. Blackman works on aspects of the Jacquet
Langlands correspondence in the Langlands Program and is also actively
engaged in research on many issues which surround "Equity & Excellence"
in the teaching and learning of mathematics and science in general and
in urban minority communities in particular; and

WHEREAS, This remarkable scholar has presented his work at local,
national and international conferences and published in journals in both
mathematics and mathematics education and has been supported by the

United States Department of Education and the National Science
Foundation (NSF); and

WHEREAS, Devoted to his profession, Dr. Terrence R. Blackman is a
member of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the National
Association of Mathematicians (NAM), the American Mathematical Society
(AMS), and its Committee on Science Policy which serves as a forum for
dialogue about matters of science policy involving representatives of
society, government and other interested parties; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Terrence R. Blackman is also a contributor to the
Conference of African American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences
(CAARMS) and frequently speaks about issues related to student success
in mathematics; and

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown a
long and sustained commitment to excellence certainly have earned the
recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great Empire State;
now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Dr. Terrence R. Blackman upon the occasion of his designation as
recipient of the Education Leadership Award by the Community Council for
Medgar Evers College, Inc.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Dr. Terrence R. Blackman.