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R-293  Page 1 of 1
2026
No. R-293. House concurrent resolution congratulating University of Vermont
Distinguished Professor and Vermont Climatologist Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux
on winning the Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science.
                                         (H.C.R.241)
  Offered by Representatives Austin of Colchester, Bishop of Colchester, Critchlow of
Colchester, and Pezzo of Colchester
   Offered by Senators Baruth, Brennan, Gulick, and Vyhovsky
   Whereas, one of the truly remarkable faculty members of the University of Vermont
(UVM) is Distinguished Professor of Geography and Geosciences and Vermont State
Climatologist Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, and
   Whereas, a graduate of the University of Toronto, she holds graduate degrees from
McGill University in Montreal, including a doctorate in climatology and geographic
information systems, and her research interests encompass “hydroclimatic natural hazards
and climate literacy, climate services, [and] geospatial climate and land-surface
processes,” and
   Whereas, Dr. Dupigny-Giroux is a leading expert on “floods, droughts and severe
weather and the ways in which these affect the landscape and peoples of Vermont [and
the northeastern United States],” and
   Whereas, her teaching portfolio examines climatology, physical geography, and
remote sensing, and beyond the UVM campus, she has worked extensively with K–12
teachers and students, incorporating satellite usage into pre-college climatology
curriculums, and
   Whereas, she is a fellow of the American Meteorological Society, currently serves on
three National Academy of Sciences panels, and is a past president of the American
Association of State Climatologists; as a researcher and applied climatologist, Professor
Dupigny-Giroux has contributed to all five national climate assessments, including
serving as the lead author for the northeast chapter of the rendition, and has held
leadership positions on Vermont and federal climate-associated initiatives, and
   Whereas, recently, the American Association for the Advancement of Science
bestowed on her one of its premiere tributes, the Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public
Engagement with Science, recognizing the “demonstrate[d] excellence … [of her]
contribution to public engagement with science,” and her extraordinary career as an
admired scholar and public official uniquely qualified her for this distinct honor, now
therefore be it
   Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
   That the General Assembly congratulates University of Vermont Distinguished
Professor and Vermont Climatologist Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux on winning the
Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science, and be it further
  Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
UVM Professor and Vermont State Climatologist Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux.
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