Marion Sonnenfeld Award Scholarships, which recognize outstanding female students who exemplify leadership, hard work and a good sense of community, were presented to Anna Ferrante, Kiri Ramos, and Quinn Patton.
The Council for Women’s Concerns awarded the 2014-2015 scholarships to the three recipients at the annual awards ceremony held in November in the William’s Center Horizon Room.
Ms. Ferrante is a senior Applied Mathematics major, with a concentration in Statistics and minors in Spanish and Public Health. She carries a cumulative GPA of 3.87 and is currently a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematical Honor Society, and Fredonia State Honors Program. Anna works for the Faculty Student Association Catering Department as a student leader. She is involved with Women’s Ultimate Frisbee, Tennis Club, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and is a weekly Bible leader. Anna also currently volunteers at the First Trinity Lutheran Church serving in the nursery, Vacation Bible School and Holiday Orchestra.
Ms. Ramos is a junior majoring in Inclusive Childhood Education, with a concentration in Spanish and Middle School Extension. Her cumulative GPA is a 3.92 and she has been listed every semester on Fredonia’s Dean’s list. She currently is in the Honors Program and is a top position on the Volunteer Committee for the Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society, along with being a member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Council. Kiri volunteers as part of Colleges against Cancer, helping to organize the Relay For Life event. Also, she acts as a tutor for Elementary and Middle School students, and serves as a tour guide for Fredonia.
Ms. Patton is a senior with a major in Communication Disorders and Sciences, a minor in Psychology, and she carries a cumulative GPA of 4.00. Quinn is a recipient of Fredonia’s President’s Award for Excellence and is currently a member of Fredonia’s Honors program, Communication Disorders Student Society and is Chapter Vice President of the Golden Key International Honour Society. In addition, Quinn is a certified Karate Instructor, has served as an Honors Program mentor and has been a volunteer for Mount St. Mary’s Hospital.
Marion Sonnenfeld taught German as a member of the State University of New York at Fredonia faculty for 25 years. She was honored as a SUNY Distinguished Professor and became the first female Dean of Arts and Humanities. Dr. Sonnenfeld carried the virtues of her parents of loving life, being a faithful and loyal friend, having an outstanding work ethic and taking pride in her work.
The Council for Women’s Concerns seeks to help ensure a productive educational and work environment for faculty and staff at Fredonia, particularly in areas related to women's concerns. It focuses on general issues of campus climate and programs as they affect faculty and staff, and on policies and procedures which affect women on campus. Functioning as an advisory group, the CWC acts as a liaison between Fredonia employees and the Administration on matters of university policy and procedure related to women’s concerns.
CWC will begin accepting scholarship applications from students for the 2015-2016 academic year in the Spring 2015 semester. Female students with at least sophomore standing and with at least one academic year remaining before graduation may apply.
Additional information can be found on the Council’s website https://www.fredonia.edu/about/offices/council-womens-concerns.
