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SUNY Cortland honored students for their contributions to the university at the 38th annual Student Leadership Recognition Banquet held Thursday, April 20 in Corey Union.

Among those recognized were 48 students who played integral leadership roles on campus, one student organization, one faculty member and one staff member. Following are the award recipients:

Outstanding Student Leaders 

Adam Aldrich 

Raquel Berman 

Kaitlyn Clark 

Lauren Cochran 

Sonya Concepcion 

Emma Cranston 

Katherine De Marinis 

Khyla Diggs 

Haley Ferrara 

Kaleb Frierson 

Samantha Frisch 

Carter Galle 

Caesare German 

Christine Gildea 

Rosemarie Groesbeck 

Austin Grunder 

Michaela Henderson 

Mary Hibbard 

Forlendia (Flo) Hunte 

Sigal Keren 

Alyssa LaBelle 

Grayson Lane 

Victoria Lovenguth 

Kareem Lubin 

Vanelys Malave Cruz 

Reilly Mangano 

Joseph Mascetta 

Hellin Medina Rodriguez 

Annabella Nilon 

Tatum Pittman 

Ashley Ramirez 

Brianna Reyes 

Elizabeth Rice 

Angel Schwartz 

Natalya Shatskickh 

Emily Sommer 

Kara Spath 

Emily Thomas 

Nia Vega 

Noah White 

Aaren Woodworth 

Leadership in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 

Caesare German 

Tatum Pittman 

Leadership in LGBTQAIP Advocacy 

Raquel Berman 

Excellence in Leadership 

Kaleb Frierson 

Sigal Keren 

Vanelys Malave Cruz 

Noah White 

Aaren Woodworth 

Outstanding Senior 

Tatum Pittman 

Student Government Association (SGA) Awards 

Outstanding Club Member – Anthony Davison, WSUC  

Outstanding Club or Organization – SUNY Cortland Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 

Outstanding Administrator/Staff Member – Kelly Smith, SGA 

Steven J. Barnes Outstanding Faculty Member – Dr. Kathleen Burke, Economics Department

Outstanding SGA Involvement – Emma Cranston and Emily Sommer 

Vice President for Student Affairs Merit Scholarship 

Riley Meckley 

Michael C. Holland Memorial Scholarship 

Habi Diallo 

Joseph Mascetta 

Meaghan Uhlinger 

The student awardees were invited to share the name of a faculty/staff person who has been influential to them.  Thank you to the dedicated folks identified below.  

Elizabeth Bittel 

Katherine Bonafide 

Kathleen Burke 

Anne Burns Thomas 

Kyle Cannon 

Kathryn Coffey 

Ashley Crossway 

Jessica Cute 

Andrea Davalos 

Gregory Diller 

Peter Ducey 

Bryce Farrell 

Laura Gathagan 

Katrina Hodge 

Christopher Kuretich 

Rhiannon Maton 

Mary Kate Morris 

Matthew Nuesell 

Sonya Petrucco 

Deborah Sharp 

Marinda Souva 

Thomas Spanbauer 

Stephen Vellecca 

Dana Wiley 

Nance Wilson