Submitted by the Williams Chapter with recommendation for approval by the Board of Directors.

Action at the meeting: This resolution passed as amended.

Commemorative Resolutions

Resolution #1: To thank Dr. Crosby, Officers of the Society and the Sigma Xi Staff.

Whereas, Dr. Michael Crosby, other distinguished officers  of the Society, members of the Board of Directors and Sigma Xi staff have worked for over a year to organize a meeting worthy of celebrating Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society’s 125th Anniversary; and

Whereas, The theme for this celebration is firmly aligned with the core value of the Society and signifies that we all should “come up higher”; now, therefore let it be

Resolved, That the 112th Annual Assembly of Delegates of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society commends Dr. Michael Crosby for a very successful meeting; and

Resolved, That this Assembly commends the other officers, members of the Board and the Sigma Xi staff for their assistance in organizing and running this 125th Anniversary meeting entitled The Responsible Researcher: Conscience and Collaboration.

Action at the meeting: This resolution passed unanimously.

Resolution #2: Submitted by Dr. Jerry Baker, Executive Director of Sigma Xi, to commend the Hanscom Chapter for its 59 years as a chapter.

Whereas, The United States Air Force Research Laboratory located at Hanscom Air Force Base was realigned and the research engineers and scientists were assigned to other locations in the United States; and

Whereas, The Hanscom AFB Chapter 210, chartered in 1952, examined several options to continue as a chapter but in the end the decision was reached to forfeit their charter on April 30, 2011; and

Whereas, The Chapter was comprised of 100 to 200 researchers annually at the Air Force Research Laboratory, its predecessor organizations going back to the MIT Radiation Laboratory, and industrial and university partners in eastern Massachusetts; and

Whereas, The chapter fostered excellence in the Departments of Defense science and technology and organized monthly colloquia of broad interest; and

Whereas, The AFRL research on electromagnetics related to antennas for radio astronomy, radar, and satellite communications; geophysics research  on space sensing, solar, interplanetary, magnetospheric and ionospheric physics and space weather; and solid state research on electro-optics, new electronics materials, surface acoustic wave devices and silicon focal plane arrays; and

Whereas, The Hanscom Chapter helped nurture the growth of the Mass High-Technology Crescent surrounding Boston; now, therefore let it be

Resolved, That the Annual Assembly of Delegates of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society commends the Hanscom Chapter for serving the Society as a chapter for 59 years.

Action at the meeting: This resolution passed unanimously.

Resolution #3: submitted by Dr. Jerry Baker, Executive Director of Sigma Xi on behalf of the Sigma Xi membership and the dedicated staff of the Society.

Whereas, What began as an ideal of honor, has developed into a high ground of ethics, discipline and dedication; and

Whereas, What began as a passion for vigorous research, has remained unwavering in the pursuit of knowledge, of understanding and of challenging the very limits of humankind's ability to question and reach for answers; and

Whereas, We are companions in zealous research, and as a grand assembly, we commend the brilliant men and women who have led Sigma Xi and its members through times of wonder, times of discovery, times of accomplishment and times of reflection; and

Whereas, The success and longevity of Sigma Xi is based upon the labors of leaders at all levels who give of themselves for the benefit of students, of career scientists, of those who have retired and of the memories of those who left their mark and have passed on; now, therefore be it

Resolved, That the 112th Annual Assembly of Delegates of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society hereby honors its 125 years of national and chapter leadership; over generations of scientists of every discipline, what began as an idea of research science education has evolved into an international community of students, professionals and emeriti—including Nobel laureates; and

Resolved, That today, we honor those volunteers who gave of themselves to promote scientific research in our colleges and universities, in our business and non-profits, in our governments, and in our hearts and minds; because leaders don't lead organizations any more than scientific research is led by laboratories; leaders lead people, and without them—without those who inspire, who unify, who facilitate, who empower, who enable—we are adrift; and

Resolved, That Sigma Xi is about companionship, about unity, about purpose and distinction; our principles of honor, ethics and the diffusion of information would not have prevailed, not have survived, not have grown, were it not for our leaders; Sigma Xi could not have enabled the brilliance, creativity, and the tenacious and dogged pursuit of truth and understanding that is the very nature of the Sigma Xi member were it not for our leaders; and

Resolved, That on this, our 125th anniversary of Sigma Xi, we honor every leader of every chapter, every leader of the greater Society, and every member who has ever said, "Yes, I Will," for the benefit of Sigma Xi and its members; and

Resolved, That we thank you for your service; we thank you for your perseverance; we thank you for your dedication, your hours, your insight, and your passion; we would not be standing here today were it not for you, and the noble shoulders upon which we stand in building our great Society; and

Resolved, That we are an honor society, and today, we honor you for your leadership in the past and for your endeavors in the future, because you, and your fellow members, are the future of Sigma Xi.

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