Student Honors

STUDENT HONORS

Each year, selected students in Sociology and Criminal Justice are recognized for their academic excellence, perseverance in their field of study, or potential for career excellence. Recent Award Recipients have included:

The Doris Adams Ferguson '53 Memorial Fellowship in Sociology, to a Sociology major for support of a special project

  • 2004 Christi Grinter, The Border Witness Initiative: Travel to Mexico with the NYS Labor-Religion Coalition
  • 2005 Karli Keator, The Broken Promise: Capital Punishment 30 Years Later - A Case Study
  • 2006 Antonia Mormile
  • 2007 Kaitlyn Hammond
  • 2008 Caroline Lynch, Animals and the Environment

The Donald and Denise Meservey Award in Criminal Justice, awarded to a graduating senior Criminal Justice major, for outstanding academic achievement

  • 1998 Gerard Amedio and Cristyn Zeno
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002 Shirley Nelligan
  • 2003
  • 2004 Alicia Altizio
  • 2005
  • 2006 Lynelle Bilinski
  • 2007
  • 2008 Mary-Ellen Stockwell

The Douglas E. Stanley Criminal Justice Award, for achievement and perseverance by a junior Criminal Justice major.

  • 1998 Leslie Norton
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002 Yolanda Chaires
  • 2003
  • 2004 Carmen Warner
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008 Karalin Weilacher

The Linda and Peter Hoffman Award in Sociology, awarded to the graduating Sociology major with the highest GPA

  • 1998 Wendy Vogel
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002 Amy Gregor
  • 2003
  • 2004 Bethanny Millett
  • 2005
  • 2006 Adrianne Turner
  • 2007 Lynn Paradowski
  • 2008 Mary-Ellen Stockwell

The Linda and Peter Hoffman Award in Sociology for Pre-Social Work, for past competence and future potential in Sociology

  • 1998 Cheryl Middlestead
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004 Jessica Gahring
  • 2005
  • 2006 Jacqueline Mallia
  • 2007
  • 2008 Daniela Puorto