STUDENT AWARDS/NEWS Students Earn Prestigious SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence Joe Clark, a Liberal Arts: History degree major, was the recipient of the newly established 2021 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence - Military Service. A U.S. Army veteran, Joe was deployed as a member of the Military Police to Iraq during the early 90s as part of Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He worked in the Student Veterans Resource Ofce and was President of the Student Veterans Joe Clark Organization.
Amber Dorvee
Amber Dorvee, a Nutrition Degree major, is a U.S. Army veteran who is currently in the U.S. Army Reserve. During the Spring 2020 semester, Amber was deployed out of state as part of Army Reserve COVID-19 Medic Response Teams, but she continued taking classes virtually while participating in medical-based training to treat COVID patients. In addition to her military service, Amber has been involved with community veterans food drives and blood drives. She was a member of the College’s Student Afairs Committee and has been named to the Dean’s List.
Melissa Deal, an Assistant Chef Certifcate major, works part-time in the kitchen at the Schuyler Inn, a shelter for displaced families in Menands, N.Y. She also packs food for clients, distributes food, stocks Melissa Deal pantry shelves, and runs food drives for the Mt. Ida Food Pantry in Troy. She has volunteered with Te Welcome Table, Peter Young Housing, Industries, and Treatment (PYHIT), and TrailPraisers worship service for people with disabilities. She was named to the President’s List, is in Phi Teta Kappa Honor Society, Christian Fellowship Club, and the Student Mentoring Program. She was also a notetaker for ADA Transition Services.
Student Chosen for SUNY Educational Opportunity Program Honor
Music Student’s Interpretation of We Shall Overcome Airs on PBS stations Across State Leah Magee’s performance of the civil rights anthem We Shall Overcome began New York State Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Ten and Now, a statewide broadcast event for Dr. Martin Luther King Day. A graduate of the Hoosac School in Hoosick, N.Y., Leah has been playing violin for 10 years and majors in Performing Arts: Music.
Amira Singletary, Culinary Arts major, was one of 45 SUNY students chosen for thr Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence, which recognizes outstanding EOP students for their academic excellence and strength in overcoming signifcant personal obstacles throughout their lives. “Amira has met personal challenges with strength and determination, and has never wavered from excelling in her academic work. As a single mother of three, this is no small feat. Her desire for academic excellence while overcoming personal challenges is the embodiment of the Norman McConney Jr. spirit.” - Jeff Aranda, Director of EOP
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