Senate Resolution No. 418

BY: Senator MAY

HONORING Dina Eldawy upon the occasion of her
designation as recipient of a 2019 Marshall
Scholarship

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to honor the
young adults of today and leaders of tomorrow whose character and
achievements best exemplify the ideals and values cherished by this
great State and Nation; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Dina Eldawy upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of a 2019
Marshall Scholarship; and

WHEREAS, The Marshall Scholarship is one of the most prestigious
academic honors in higher education, created in 1953 by the Parliament
of the United Kingdom in gratitude for the Marshall Plan, to strengthen
the relationship between the British and American peoples, to support
future leaders, and to promote the advancement of knowledge; and

WHEREAS, Marshall Scholars have gone on to serve with distinction at
the highest levels of government, business, academia, the arts, the law,
and throughout society; and

WHEREAS, A senior at Syracuse University (SU), Dina Eldawy is a
double major in International Relations in the College of Arts and
Sciences and in Citizenship and Civic Engagement at the Maxwell School;
she gives tirelessly of her time and energies as an intern in the North
Side Learning Center teaching English to high school girls from Somalia
and Syria; and

WHEREAS, She has also been involved in interfaith activism on her
campus; worked to educate Bolivian and Peruvian immigrants in Chile;
worked to educate Palestinian refugees in Lebanon; and interned at the
Migration Policy Center in Washington, D.C., working as a research
intern for the National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy; and

WHEREAS, Throughout her educational career, Dina Eldawy has
demonstrated exceptional academic talent; she is a Coronat Scholar at
the Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences, was a member of
the Renee Crown University Honors Program, received the 2018 Truman
Scholar, and was a 2018-19 Remembrance Scholar; and

WHEREAS, This esteemed young woman plans to obtain a one-year
Master's degree from the University of Sussex in Migration and Global
Development; plans to obtain a one-year Master's degree from Oxford
University in comparative and international education; and plans to
dedicate her life to the cause of peace in the Middle East and to
education and immigration policy; and

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when
individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our

attention, 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 Dina Eldawy upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of a
2019 Marshall Scholarship, and to extend best wishes for future success
and well-being; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Dina Eldawy.