Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 17–Senators Raggio, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Cegavske, Coffin, Hardy, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, Nolan, O’Connell, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Tiffany, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Oceguera, Anderson, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Atkinson, Beers, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Chowning, Christensen, Claborn, Collins, Conklin, Geddes, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Grady, Griffin, Gustavson, Hardy, Hettrick, Horne, Knecht, Koivisto, Leslie, Mabey, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, McCleary, Mortenson, Ohrenschall, Parks, Perkins, Pierce, Sherer, Weber and Williams

 

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Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Congratulating Dr. Charles R. Goldman for being selected as the recipient of the Nevada Medal given by the Desert Research Institute and sponsored by SBC.

 

    Whereas, Reversing decades of misuse and striving to preserve

 the pristine quality of Lake Tahoe is of great importance to the

 residents of the State of Nevada; and

    Whereas, The recipient of the 2003 Nevada Medal is Dr.

 Charles Goldman, whose single-most important and sustained

 contribution is the 44 years he has spent conducting research on

 Lake Tahoe, which has ultimately increased scientific attention to

 the plight of the Lake over the past decade; and

    Whereas, After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of

 Michigan in Limnology and Fisheries in 1958, Dr. Goldman joined

 the faculty at the University of California, Davis, where he remains

 a Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy

 and serves as Director of the Tahoe Research Group; and

    Whereas, Through his research, most notably at Lake Tahoe,

 Castle Lake in California and Lake Baikal in Siberian Russia, Dr.

 Goldman has proven himself to be an influential and authoritative

 figure in the science of lakes and other freshwater bodies, what he

 tirelessly calls “the queen of the ecological sciences”; and

    Whereas, In 1967, the College of Agricultural and

 Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis,

 established the Tahoe Research Group, headed by Dr. Goldman, in

 an effort to reverse the deterioration of Lake Tahoe and eliminate

 the threat to the Lake’s future; and

    Whereas, Dr. Goldman’s work recently included development

 of artificial wetlands and research on alternatives to conventional

 road salt for de-icing highways, and while continuing to pursue

basic research on lake dynamics, Dr. Goldman has also been able to

translate his findings directly to state, national and international

 policy decisions; and

    Whereas, Among his many prestigious awards, Dr. Goldman

 was awarded a Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship from the National

 Science Foundation in 1964, in 1967 the “Goldman Glacier” in

 Antarctica was named after him, and his most prestigious award to

 date was received in 1998, the Albert Einstein World Award of

 Science, awarded annually to a single individual by a group of

 eminent scientists in recognition of scientific and technological

 achievements that have advanced scientific understanding and

 benefited humanity; and

    Whereas, During his long tenure at the University of

 California, Davis, Dr. Goldman served as the Chairman of the

 Division of Environmental Studies from 1988 to 1992, was the

 founding Director of the Institute of Ecology, serving from 1966 to

 1969 and again from 1990 to 1992, and in 1993 Dr. Goldman was

 chosen as Faculty Research Lecturer, the highest honor for campus

 faculty; and

    Whereas, In addition to being recognized for his passion for

 freshwater research, Dr. Goldman is also known as a valuable

 mentor to the students at the University of California, Davis, having

 mentored approximately 90 graduate students and 30 postdoctoral

 researchers; and

    Whereas, The Nevada Medal is an honor conferred by the

 Desert Research Institute of the University and Community College

 System of Nevada and sponsored by SBC in recognition of

 outstanding scientific, engineering and technical achievement; and

    Whereas, Dr. Goldman’s continuing contributions to the area

 of freshwater research, and more specifically his commitment to

 improving the water quality of one of our greatest natural resources,

 Lake Tahoe, have been recognized, and he is being honored this

 year as the recipient of the Nevada Medal; now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the

 Assembly Concurring, That the members of the 72nd Session

 of the Nevada Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Charles

 Goldman for being named the recipient of the 2003 Nevada Medal

 given by the Desert Research Institute; and be it further

    Resolved, That SBC is hereby commended for its continued

 sponsorship of this medal, which offers well-deserved recognition

 to persons who have demonstrated outstanding scientific,

 engineering and technical achievements; and be it further

    Resolved, That the residents of Nevada will long be grateful to

 Dr. Goldman for his efforts and commitment to improving the

 water quality and beauty of Lake Tahoe; and be it further

    Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and

transmit a copy of this resolution to Dr. Charles R. Goldman.

 

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