SUNY Chancellor Honors Student Excellence

Albany – SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher today honored 228 college students from SUNY campuses throughout the state with the 2010 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.

“The 228 students we honor today have excelled academically and taken advantage of what SUNY has to offer outside the classroom,” said Chancellor Zimpher. “These students are proven leaders, athletes, artists, community servants and much more. Congratulations to all of the students receiving today’s award and thank you all for your genuine dedication to student excellence.”

The Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence was created 13 years ago to recognize students who have best demonstrated, and been recognized for, the integration of academic excellence with accomplishments in the areas of leadership, athletics, community service, creative and performing arts or career achievement. The average Grade Point Average (GPA) for all recipients this year is 3.8.

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.

Complete Listing of 2010 Recipients

This year, 228 students from 63 SUNY campuses were honored with the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. Recipients of this year’s award have an overall Grade Point Average of 3.8 and records of significant contributions to their campuses and communities.

Each recipient received a framed certificate and medallion, which is traditionally worn at commencement.

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating nearly 465,000 students in 7,669 degree and certificate programs on 64 campuses. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunity, visit www.suny.edu.

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