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From left to right are SUNY Fredonia Vice President for Student Affairs David Herman, senior Kelly Maloney, and SUNY Chancellor John R. Ryan. |
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Chancellor Ryan presented the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence to SUNY Fredonia students Matthew Brysinski of Buffalo, an English major; Monica Erbacher of Newfane, a psychology major; Rachel King of Syracuse, a communication and public relations major; Abigail Losh of Cheektowaga, a communication and public relations major; and Kelly Maloney of Beaver Dams, a communication and public relations major.
The awards are given out annually to students who earn a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.78 or higher and make a significant contribution to their campus or local community.
“Recipients of this year’s awards have excelled academically and, in many cases, far exceeded even their own expectations in their pursuit of higher education and community service,” said Chancellor Ryan. “The Chancellor’s Award for Excellence is given to the best and the brightest students across the SUNY System. I am pleased to see so many recipients this year from nearly all of our campuses. I commend the campus presidents and their faculty and staff for discovering and enhancing student excellence throughout the year.”
Each year, campus presidents establish a selection committee, which reviews exemplary members of their college communities who are graduating. Nominees are then forwarded to the Chancellor’s Office and are subject to a second round of review. Finalists are then recommended to the Chancellor to become recipients of the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating more than 417,000 students in 7,669 degree and certificate programs on 64 campuses.
