2019-J1658

Honoring MD. Abdullah Al Wadud upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a 2019 Scholarship Award

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2019-J1658



Senate Resolution No. 1658

BY: Senator MONTGOMERY

HONORING MD. Abdullah Al Wadud upon the occasion
of his designation as recipient of a 2019
Scholarship Award by the Community Council for
Medgar Evers College, Inc.

WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to commend and
pay tribute to those young people who, by achieving outstanding success
in their educational endeavors, have inspired and brought pride to our
majestic Empire State; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
MD. Abdullah Al Wadud upon the occasion of his designation as recipient
of a 2019 Scholarship Award by the Community Council for Medgar Evers
College, Inc. celebrated at its 16th Annual Spring Scholarship and
Leadership Awards Luncheon on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Brooklyn, New
York; and

WHEREAS, MD. Abdullah Al Wadud is currently a Computer Science major
at Medgar Evers College and has a 3.135 GPA; and

WHEREAS, Accepted into the NASA Space Grant Internship, MD. Abdullah
Al Wadud will participate on a team to build a CubeSat prototype to be
launched on a High-Altitude Balloon Experiment (HABE); and

WHEREAS, In 2008, MD. Abdullah Al Wadud developed software while
attending school in Bangladesh where he led design, development,
implementation, data structures and algorithms both front-end and
back-end; and

WHEREAS, A true asset to society, MD. Abdullah Al Wadud volunteers
at Red Crescent, Bogra, Bangladesh for Disaster Management as a Team
Leader; and

WHEREAS, MD. Abdullah Al Wadud, in achieving this high academic
honor, may take just pride in the inspiration and contribution to the
spirit of excellence he brings to his family, friends, community and
school; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor MD. Abdullah Al Wadud upon the occasion of his designation as
recipient of a 2019 Scholarship 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 MD. Abdullah Al Wadud.

actions

  • 23 / May / 2019
    • REFERRED TO FINANCE
  • 30 / May / 2019
    • REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
  • 30 / May / 2019
    • ADOPTED

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